Asian Leadership Center - Corporate Edge

Where Advisory Insight Meets Transformational Coaching

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About Us

The Asian Leadership Center was established to address the distinct challenges faced by many Asian American leaders.

World-renowned coaches and seasoned C-level advisors, each a respected leader in their own right, come together in a unified, purpose-driven collective.

Backed by Corporate Edge’s systems approach, we don’t just coach executives. We embed strategic advisory and leadership development into the fabric of your organization.

Individual growth. Team alignment. Enterprise-wide impact.

An Elite Leadership Collective Built for Impact

We operate as a unified, elite collective—a powerhouse team of seasoned Asian Leadership executive coaches and advisors. Our collaborative model brings together a breadth of expertise, ensuring every client benefits from diverse perspectives and consistent, high-impact coaching, aligned with strategy, culture and enterprise goals.

mike takagawa, Co-founder Asian Leadership Center, C-level Advisor

Corporate Edge Founder & CEO, Stanford Distinguished Careers Institute Fellow, Stanford Graduate School of Business Instructor

Dave Lu, Co-founder Asian Leadership Center, C-level Advisor

Hyphen Capital Founder, Silicon Valley veteran (Yahoo!, eBay, Apple), Serial Founder and former CEO, Emmy-winning documentary short producer distributed by HBO

Emma Yan, Executive Director, Asian Leadership Center

Former Wall Street Managing Director, 13-year finance career in investment banking, sales and trading, executive coach specializing in career transitions, executive presence and cross-cultural leadership

Wes Kao, Executive Coach

Marketing executive, entrepreneur and advisor, Co-founder altMBA (catalyzing the cohort-based learning movement) and Maven, combines startup execution with intellectual rigor

Dr. Seema Yasmin, Executive Coach

Emmy-award winner and Pulitzer Prize finalist, interdisciplinary force – a physician, journalist, academic and author, holds academic roles at Stanford and UCLA Anderson School of Management

Dr. Hawlan Ng, Executive Coach

Multinational executive coach, specializing in Asian and North American leadership, doctorate-level psychologist

Celine Teoh, Executive Coach

Former McKinsey consultant, strategy executive, and investment banker, helps CEOs and leadership teams “turbocharge” their leadership through executive coaching

Coaching That’s Aligned to Strategy, Culture and Results

Most coaching focuses on the individual. Our approach goes deeper because true leadership growth only sticks when it’s embedded across the system.

Corporate Edge’s systems approach ensures that our executive coaching supports:

C-level Advisory & Coaching

Executive Presence
& High-Stakes Communications

Succession Planning & Transition

Team Dynamics & Alignment

Our model blends the human insight of coaching with the business acuity of real-world executives.

We bring in seasoned founders, CEOs and board-level leaders to advise on:

Scaling leadership in high-growth environments
Navigating complex transitions or succession
Managing investor, board, or global stakeholder relationships

This dual-track approach provides our clients with both personal clarity and enterprise capability.

Whether you're developing next-generation leaders, scaling your C-suite or aligning leadership to strategy—we’re ready to help.

Why choose Asian Leadership Center?

Coaches with deep operational and executive experience
A systems framework that ties growth to business impact
Unified, culturally fluent team working across the globe
Integrated coaching and strategic advisory
Trusted by boards, investors and executive leadership

Elevate your leaders. Drive systemic impact.