AI Issue 5 2018

48 Acquisition International - Issue 5 2018 Queenie Tan is Asia’s premier parenting coach, and she provides a wide range of education support services to an assortment of clients. We profiled the services that Queenie offers as we look for further insight into her impressive level of success. tilising her knowledge and experience, Queenie helps parents by developing their parenting intelligence, enabling them to be better equipped with reading their children’s cues and interpreting them accurately, thus giving parents the ability to respond appropriately. Having operated in the early childhood education industry for over a decade and a half, Queenie set out with the intention of providing her children with a better environment to live in, helping them thrive in a world full of challenges. She achieved an assortment of qualifications having obtained her Montessori Diploma, Bachelors and Masters in Early Childhood Education, and subsequently worked in different international and local preschools in Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong and China. As a result of working in education, Queenie became aware of a lack of high quality parent education services, leaving parents overwhelmed by the amount of random, conflicting information across the internet, and causing a growing level of confusion amongst parents. Queenie also identified a sharp increase in children suffering from childhood anxiety, and a rising number of childhood suicide across Asia. In her attempts to advocate for young children, she realised that she needed to start training parents as they are their children’s first teachers. This lead to her venture to start her own business to provide mentoring and coaching programs for parents that are customised to their children’s individual needs and to the parent’s parenting styles. Queenie believes that this tailored approach is vital to the success of her business. Looking to expand her business, Queenie has recently experienced a sharp increase in her clientele, comprising mostly of Asian parents who live both within Asia and abroad. Due to her expansion, Queenie has grown her team in order to serve her clients better and enable the continuous Company: Queenie Foong Kwin Tan Phone: 00852 9314 1148 Email address: [email protected] Website: www.queenietan.com A Premier Parenting Coach: Achieving Results Through Fantastic Performance U 1804AI06 progress of her business. As a result, Queenie has been able to spend more time with her clients, providing them with a personalised regime which allows her to groom her client’s parenting skills. She has now progressed from running a one-person business, to employing eleven team members who help her manage her social media platforms, website, podcast, videos and e-books. Marking herself out as different from other coaches in the education industry, Queenie has carved out a reputation as Asia’s Elite Parenting Coach as she was raised in Asia. Therefore, Queenie is familiar with the challenges that families face, and is able to utilise her knowledge in her area of expertise to help find the best solution. Additionally, since Queenie received all her qualifications and specialised training from Western Societies, she is in the best position to bring a more progressive, research based approach to her clientele. To acknowledge her success, Queenie was selected for an award from APAC Insider in the Hong Kong Business Awards for Best Parent Education Services & Support in 2017. In order to build and capitalise on her success, Queenie is constantly looking to collaborate with other experts which will provide better education programs for clients. Later this year, Queenie is planning to work with UK’s Leading Child Anxiety and Trauma Expert, designing and implementing programs for parents that will aid parents with highly anxious children, developing resilience. Finally, Queenie is developing a program specifically for parents of school aged children who are struggling with learning difficulties, or are unmotivated with school work. This program educates parents in teaching their children entrepreneurial skills and financial literacy, significantly increasing the child’s potential for success. Despite facing many challenges, nothing seems to be stopping Queenie from achieving her dream of helping parents to help their children thrive.