Go Ashokh Menon
Financial Advisory Experience
Ashokh started his career in sales distributing insurance solutions. He belongs to the 1st batch of students, who graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Financial Planning in Singapore. He was a contributing author and lecturer for the CFP Module Six (Financial Plan Construction and Professional Responsibilities). Ashokh has also been part of senior leadership teams of Wealth Management Companies in Singapore and Hong Kong. His responsibilities included overseeing the operations of the companies and leading new initiatives to drive the revenues and service offerings of the companies he represented. As head of channel distribution, he was involved in driving new policies and implementing new processes to recruit & retain talent and increase revenues. He designed the learning and competency roadmap for the sales force. He was involved in developing and implementing remuneration structures, incentives schemes, digital advisory platforms, advisory sales processes and ongoing support services for the channel and customers.
Workshop Facilitation Experience
Ashokh is a change practitioner, who has facilitated and coached teams to implement change initiatives. Some projects that he has worked on includes regional functional transformation, new digital implementations and creating of high-performance team cultures.
He has developed & trained certified programs, facilitated workshops and delivered talks in a variety of corporations and government institutions in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Brunei and Hong Kong. The organisations he has worked with includes companies from the Financial Services Sector, Pharmaceutical Sector, Aviation Sector, Service Sector, Media, Agricultural, Medical Services, small medium enterprises and the Public Sectors. The participants in his workshop includes senior leadership and various functional managers Ashokh’s experience of over 30 years includes sales, marketing, training, management, leadership and entrepreneurship. This is evident in his facilitation as he brings together various experiences and practical examples to be implemented in the workplace. He is an engaging speaker, who is passionate about helping organizations apply principles learned during workshops back to the workplace.
Keynote Experience
Go Ashokh’s has spoken in insurance seminars and financial planning events in Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand. He has delivered talks for inhouse learning events. He has delivered talks on How to be a Heart Count Leader and personal performance in the Ideas and inspiration and Up Your Game platforms. He has shared tips on having effective financial habits on youtube that has garnered over six thousand views.
Education/Professional qualifications
- Ashokh graduated with a Bachelor of Business in Financial Planning from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
- He has completed the Kirkpatrick Four Levels™ Evaluation Certification Program
- He is a certified PCI® practitioner
- He has completed the Advanced Certificate in Training and Assessment (ACTA)
- He has attained the Virtual LearnCaster certificate to design and deliver virtual learning experiences
- He is an ICAgile Certified Professional in Agile Coaching
- He is an ICAgile Certified Professional in Agile Team Facilitation
Interests
Ashokh currently sits as a board member for the Children’s Cancer Foundation (CCF). He provides support for the Community Partnership and Volunteer Management initiatives. He has been a volunteer with the social service sector since 1995.