Guiding leaders across Southeast Asia to connect more deeply, lead more authentically, and grow with courage.
Personal Philosophy
After 15 years of leading and scaling organizations, I’ve come to believe this:
What we try to solve with hard skills is often a deeper call for personal growth in how we relate, communicate, and lead.
That’s why I created Green Tara Leadership. I wanted to offer the kind of space I wish I’d had: one where leaders can develop the emotional depth, relational skills, and inner clarity needed to lead courageously, while still holding the weight of running teams and companies.
The name is inspired by my time living in Bhutan, where I was introduced to Green Tara, a figure in Buddhist tradition known for her courage, wisdom, and compassion.
She represents the ability to act from deep intuition — something I believe every great leader must cultivate. These are the values I now work to grow in others across Vietnam and Southeast Asia.
The Four C’s of Connected Leadership
Our signature leadership development approach empowers leaders to transform their leadership impact and team’s performance through the power of connection:
Reconnect with your inner core’s wisdom to make clear and confident decisions and rely less on external advice and validation. Uncover and express your authentic essence as a leader, rather than play a performed role.
Learn how to blend empathy and clear accountability to communicate with maximum influence. Gain the skills and confidence to communicate even the most difficult truths directly, with care.
Develop your emotional awareness skills to unlock a leadership superpower. Learn to recognize, process, and discover the insights behind emotions—both yours and others'.
Build your tolerance for sitting with fear and moving forward anyway. The most important business and team decisions are constrained not by data or expertise, but by fear. Learn how to welcome vulnerability to unlock your most courageous moves.
Our Starting Point
I grew up in Europe and the U.S. and I am proud of my Vietnamese roots. Fifty years after my family left Vietnam, I’ve made the country and region my home — and the focus of my life’s work.
I combine my global experience with deep cultural care and understanding for Vietnam and the region.
My experiences taught me how to connect, influence, and lead from within. Now, I’m honored to support other leaders in doing the same.
Our Head Facilitator
Executive Leader, Operator, and Transformation Coach
I bring over a decade of operating and leadership in high-growth organizations. I was trained in the world-renowned “Interpersonal Dynamics Course” (also known as “Touchy Feely”) on leadership soft skills at Stanford Business School, which I later applied during my time as a VC Investor at Monk’s Hill Ventures and as an Operator in high-growth, scale-up companies.
As former Director of Product and member of the Executive Team at Glints (the largest HR-tech startup in Southeast Asia), I helped to scale the company from Series B to Series D, from 70 to 1000 employees, and to achieve 1.5-2x revenue growth YoY.
But what I am most proud of is building several of the highest performing, strongest retention teams in the company and seeing my reports grow into many key leadership roles.
My personal journey spans many cultures, disciplines, and functions. These experiences have taught me how to influence and connect deeply with almost anyone, and how to follow my inner guidance. Skills I now work with my clients to develop.
Program Manager
Operator, Builder, and Connector
Phuong is our Program Manager and Green Tara Leadership’s first full-time hire, where her role involves deepening and accelerating our impact across Program Operations, Go-To-Market, and Alumni Engagement. She brings a history of forging and following her own path: an early alum of Minerva University, she studied in six countries over four years. A former founder herself, she co-founded MỞ - Mơ và Hỏi, one of the largest cohort-based learning education platforms in Vietnam, right after graduating.
Phuong brings ownership, a commitment to excellence, and genuine heart and soul for this work. She deeply believes in the power of human transformation, and walks the talk in the choices she makes and the way she shows up every day. She is a two-time alumna of the GTL Circle program — having joined our very first Circle cohort in Vietnam and again in our signature ILC program — and has believed in our mission from the very start.
What We Offer
We partner with leaders and teams who are looking for real results, not just another off-the-shelf tactical training. We support our clients on the journey of emotional and interpersonal work required for deep transformation and high-performing leadership, teams, and cultures.
Our signature 4-day immersive program for senior leaders, using Stanford’s T-Group methodology to build emotional intelligence and transform how you lead.
Custom leadership development and team coaching for companies scaling their teams. Build leaders of leaders, unlock deeper cross-functional collaboration, scale culture.
Personalized executive coaching for leaders who want dedicated support to grow emotionally, lead more authentically, and communicate with deeper influence.
