Ryan Lim

Ryan is an entrepreneur, Principal Consultant and Founding Partner of QED Consulting. He has worked more than 15 years as a digital marketer and is a pioneer in social media marketing. Ryan is an advisor and strategist to senior management teams of some of the world’s leading businesses and brands with his experience on digital marketing strategies, digital team structures, digital reputation management, digital marketing audits, social media crisis management and social media intelligence. He founded Blugrapes in 2006 and had led his team to be recognized by Marketing Magazine as a top three social media agency since 2012 before joining QED Consulting in 2014. As an industry thought leader, he is constantly sought after by leading marketing publications and events to share his insights and opinions on digital marketing and social media that often shape the regional digital marketing industry. Ryan is often invited to train marketing professionals on digital and social media. He has trained over 3,000 marketing professionals from Fortune 500 companies and government organizations across the ASEAN region. As course developer for leading tertiary institutions, Ryan often lectures at Singapore Management University, Singapore Institute of Management, Aventis School of Management and Ngee Ann Polytechnic. He is also a prolific speaker appearing at key digital marketing industry conferences. On select occasions, he mentors business owners of emerging companies on their digital business and strategies. Ryan currently serves as a Member of the Board of Directors of the Media Development Authority, and sits on Advisory Committee of Centre for Enterprise and Communication at Republic Polytechnic. He is also an Executive Council Member of Institute of Advertising Singapore since 2011.