ABOUT ME

Xing Jian (he/him) is the principal coach at Strangerinabar. He is an executive and life coach with 17 years of experience and is a Master Certified Coach (MCC) with the International Coaching Federation. 

He started coaching in 2007, and in 2009, began training coaches. He started his coaching journey in one of Asia’s largest coaching organizations where he honed his skills as a coach and coach trainer for 5 years, and as part of a management team, grew a body of coaches from 15 to 80 individuals in a few short years, with a quarter of these individuals going on to achieve their individual professional certifications with the International Coaching Federation. 

He has worked with clients in the areas of communication, self-confidence and expression, all of which are essential in relationship building (personal and professional), career development and managing team dynamics.

He co-founded and was the communications strategist for STARCHY, a boutique marketing and communications agency. He started his career as a writer and editing in the publishing industry, before moving into public relations for the lifestyle and hospitality space, as well as loyalty marketing account management for multi-million-dollar companies.