Across Asia, business coaches have become influential drivers of growth, innovation, and peak performance in today’s fast-evolving business environment. Whether they are ambitious startup founders, established corporate executives, or industry leaders, professionals across the region are seeking expert guidance to refine strategy, elevate leadership capabilities, and achieve sustainable, long-term success. These coaches combine international perspective with strong local expertise, equipping businesses to navigate complex markets, cultural dynamics and rapid digital transformation with confidence. Here, Top 10 of Asia shares its list of the Top 10 Most Outstanding Business Coaches in Asia (presented in random order), honouring exceptional mentors who are reshaping leadership standards and delivering measurable impact across industries and borders.
Myke Celis (The Philippines)
From coaching award-winning business leaders, celebrities, and top executives to mentoring aspiring and professional coaches worldwide, Myke Celis has built a formidable coaching brand over the years through his wide portfolio of global, high-performing clients, whom he fondly calls his “Unicorns”, and who have become powerful testaments to his success. This multi-awarded Global Master Coach is recognised as the first and only Filipino to be part of the Top 30 Global Gurus in Coaching list for 3 consecutive years (2024-2026) and the only one to ever win a Gold, Silver and Bronze in the Best Life Coach (2024) and Best Wellness Coach (2022, 2023) category of the prestigious Coach Awards. His coaching blog, www.coach-mykecelis.com, is named as the #1 Coaching Blog in the Philippines by Feedspot this year. A 5x bestselling author of the #bestmeever book series, Myke Celis continues to share his knowledge and practice as he champions for inclusivity, diversity, mental health, wellness and wellbeing as a highly in-demand expert across multimedia platforms.
Tom MC Ifle (Indonesia)
Tom MC Ifle is the Founder and CEO of Top Coach Indonesia, a business coaching and consulting firm specialising in helping established SMEs and mid-sized enterprises build scalable, professionally managed organisations. With business experience spanning since 2006, he is recognised for his expertise in strategy execution, operational excellence, and leadership system development. His work focuses on implementing structured KPI systems, Balanced Scorecard frameworks, and Lean Management principles to enable companies to achieve sustainable growth, improve profitability, and reduce founder dependency. Tom has advised numerous business owners and leadership teams in strengthening management capability and execution discipline. He was honoured with the Entrepreneur of the Year 2023 award and serves as a strategic partner of Bank Indonesia in national SME development initiatives. Tom is also the host of Juragan Jaman Now on Metro TV, where he contributes to advancing entrepreneurship and leadership standards across Indonesia and the broader Asian business community.
Suraya Ali (Malaysia)
Suraya Ali is one of Malaysia’s foremost coach and trainer in digital marketing, celebrated for transforming businesses and empowering entrepreneurs to excel online. Holding an honours degree in IT (Data Communications) from Universiti Multimedia, Melaka, she began her career in the tech industry before becoming a full-time entrepreneur in 2007, launching her first ventures — a boutique network and the parenting portal Lunatots. Since 2012, she has focused exclusively on digital marketing, earning a Diploma in Digital Entrepreneurship from Learning Resource Network, UK, and a Digital Marketing Professional Certification from the Digital Marketing Institute, Ireland. She is active in writing and serves as a guest contributor for parenting magazines in Malaysia, as well as several local newspapers, covering topics on digital marketing. A highly sought-after coach and trainer, Suraya has guided countless business owners and government agencies, including MARA and the Malaysian Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC), and has been recognised with numerous awards, solidifying her reputation as a transformative leader and visionary in Malaysia’s digital landscape.
Aalok Gupta (Hong Kong)
Aalok Gupta is a Business & CEO Coach with over 25 years of experience across business leadership, banking and human capital development. He spent the first 15 years of his career leading businesses in large multinational organizations, followed by more than a decade in global and regional HRD leadership. This rare combination enables him to think like a business leader and coach with strong commercial realism, focusing on clarity, decision-making, and execution. Based in Hong Kong, Aalok works with CEOs, founders, and senior leaders across the world, including banking, consulting and professional services. For over 10 years, he has coached executives to strengthen strategic thinking, leadership presence, and execution capability, particularly in complex and fast-changing environments. His coaching style is personalised, practical and business outcome driven; supportive yet challenging. CEOs and leaders work with him to build clarity, increase leadership impact and scale their business to the next level.
Yohanes G. Pauly (Indonesia)
Coach Yohanes G. Pauly is a world-class business coach with over 10,000 flying hours, renowned for transforming leaders, professionals, entrepreneurs, and their teams into creators of profitable, self-sustaining businesses. As the founder of GRATYO® Practical Business Coaching, he combines fun, laughter-filled sessions with practical, results-driven strategies that inspire action and deliver extraordinary outcomes. Recognised globally, Coach Yohanes has earned the No. 1 ranking among the Top 100 Business Coaches in the World and was named Business Coach of the Year at the Coaches Choice Awards in Spain. More than a motivator or trainer, he excels in delivering in-house coaching and training that is both heartfelt and highly actionable. As Founder, CEO, and Master Coach of GRATYO, ranked among the Top 10 Business Coaching Companies in the World, he and his team are dedicated to helping business owners, aspiring entrepreneurs, and professionals build profitable, auto-pilot businesses with ease, efficiency and joy.
Coach Wan (Malaysia)
Wan Najib Wan Hamdan, known as Coach Wan, is one of Malaysia’s leading training consultants, business coaches, and halal entrepreneurship experts, renowned for empowering thousands of entrepreneurs nationwide. As the founder of Coach Wan Academy, he has personally trained nearly 10,000 entrepreneurs, with a special focus on uplifting rural business communities, particularly in Sarawak. A Certified Master Trainer under MDEC’s eUsahawan programme and a certified HRDF trainer, Coach Wan combines world-class coaching expertise with deep industry knowledge. Committed to advancing the halal industry, he has earned multiple certifications including Certified Halal Audit Professional, Certified Halal Executive Professional from JAKIM’s Halal Professional Board, and Certified Halal Trainer from Halal Development Corporation (HDC). Through Coach Wan Training and Consultancy, officially recognised as a Strategic Partner by Malaysia International Halal Academy, he continues to elevate local entrepreneurs and drive halal industry excellence at home and abroad.
Maresa Ng (Malaysia)
Maresa Ng is an entrepreneur, author, investor, professional speaker, and ActionCOACH Asia Master Coach Trainer, who has grown several of her own businesses and has worked with hundreds of entrepreneurs, business owners and CEOs to succeed in turning around their businesses. She is the author of MPH Masterclass Guide to Starting a Business. Having spoken in over a dozen countries regionally, her business-building-seminars have touched the lives of thousands of business people and entrepreneurs. Maresa had achieved Top 3 Firm Builder in Asia Pacific in year 2015, and maintained Top 100 Global Coach in 2012 and 2013. One of her businesses was awarded SME100 Fastest Moving SMEs by SME & Entrepreneur Magazine in 2012. Her track record of both successes and failures has led her to be one of the most prominent business speakers and experts in the region. Described mainly as businesses’ secret-weapon, Maresa has the strategic and tactical ability, energy and passion to take entrepreneurs and businesses to the next level.
Gina Katigbak (The Philippines)
For over three decades, Gina Katigbak has been a powerhouse in business development, sales and direct marketing management, building an exceptional reputation for transforming brands and ventures into thriving successes. With more than 18 years of facilitation and coaching experience, she has led countless high-impact workshops and breakthrough programmes that elevate leadership, sharpen performance, and unlock personal mastery. A Certified Life Coach, Business Coach, Emotional Intelligence Coach, and Meditation Teacher, she earned her prestigious accreditations from the globally recognised International Coaching Federation (ICF) and Association for Coaching (ASC), while continuously expanding her expertise as a lifelong learner. From Breakthrough Leadership Mastery to Go Coach, Coach the Coach, the Abundance Program, Awaken, R.E.A.L. Women, and the Life Coaching School for Women PH, Coach Gina has empowered countless individuals to rise boldly, lead confidently and create extraordinary, lasting success.
Saurabh Kaushik (India)
Saurabh Kaushik stands at the pinnacle of elite coaching as a peak performance business coach and life strategist to leading business owners, celebrity entrepreneurs, and Fortune 500 leaders. Widely regarded as one of India’s foremost Business and Life Coaches, he is trusted by high achievers who are determined to multiply their impact and realise their most ambitious personal and professional goals. Known for delivering unparalleled transformations through his exclusive private one-on-one coaching, Saurabh works discreetly with discerning clients who demand excellence at the highest level. His strategic insight, clarity of vision, and deeply personalised approach have redefined success for countless industry leaders and passionate entrepreneurs. An award-winning coach featured across various prominent media platforms, Saurabh Kaushik has built a powerful reputation for turning extraordinary potential into measurable achievement, making him the go-to strategist for those who refuse to settle for anything less than greatness.
Peter Lam (Malaysia)
For more than three decades, Peter Lam has been a transformative force in business, empowering individuals and organisations to achieve top performance in sales, marketing, leadership, finance and life. As the author of More Business, More Success, he equips entrepreneurs and companies with powerful strategies to increase sales, boost profitability, and build unstoppable high-performance teams. Since 2003, Peter has guided dozens of SMEs to breakthrough growth as a sought-after Business Coach, bringing sharp real-world insight and a rare 20,000-foot perspective that pinpoints game-changing opportunities. A dynamic, high-impact speaker, he has inspired audiences at major business conferences across the region. In 2007, he received the prestigious Action Man Asia-Pacific Award, recognised as Malaysia’s first Platinum Mentor Coach. Passionate and results-driven, Peter is committed to helping corporations, business leaders, and ordinary people succeed and achieve real, improved results.