Harper’s Bazaar describes firebrand Dr Loretta Chen as “a force of nature”, The Straits Times labels her “a Rebel with a Twist”, “Wild Thing”, “Crowd Puller” whilst The Peak calls her a “critical arts entrepreneur”. She was featured alongside Sir Ian McKellen in a special “Meaning of Life” edition in Esquire. The multi-hyphenate scholar turned award-winning creative director is a tour-de-force and is one of Asia’s most recognisable faces, a radio presenter, a leading creative & artistic director as well as a branding & marketing powerhouse with a sharp academic edge.

She has received creative and humanitarian accolades including Best Director and the Amnesty Freedom of Expression award. She has also helmed campaigns for LVMH-Moet Hennessy, Louis Vuitton, Samsung, BNP Paribas amongst others.

Chen is an expert in the field of leadership development, executive coaching, strategic thinking, cross cultural communications. Owing to her strong leadership and oratorical abilities, she was hand-picked to be the International Trainer & Consultant to Druk Holdings and Investments (DHI), the government investment arm of the Kingdom of Bhutan and facilitated a roundtable together with the Chairman of Temasek Holdings. Poised with a commanding presence, she works with top CEOs on their public presentations, media appearances and frequently conducts thought leadership, entrepreneurship and creative workshops for illustrious institutions and foreign universities.

She publishes frequently in academic as well as lifestyle journals and has written a bestseller, Woman on Top : The Art of Smashing Stereotypes and Breaking all the Rules. She is currently working on two more motivational books. Chen was nominated as a Nominated Member of Parliament (Arts & Culture), voted one of Asia’s Most Inspiring Women, a tireless advocate for various charities and worthy social causes. She now runs The Barefoot Group, a creative and design agency as well as Small World, a rain-maker company. She is Visiting Faculty at the School of Leadership and Organisational Studies in University of Southern Maine. She has recently re-located to Honolulu but remains a global citizen and purveyor of life.