Professional Background

With a background of well-known and respected mountaineering expert and the 3rd Hong Kong person to reach the summit of Mt. Everest, John is also an expert in experiential training. He has led various experiential training programmes for the Government of HKSAR, corporate, and education sectors. John is delivering training in leadership, teambuilding, personal development, communication skill, and management skill. John has trained over thousands people through training programmes every year.

John has experience of delivering training for public and private sectors as a key facilitator, such as Customs and Excise Department, Civil Service Training & Development Institute, General Grades Office, Education Bureau, Water Supplies Department, Transport Department, HSBC, and McDonald’s Restaurants (Hong Kong) Limited. He is also a Programme Director of Certificate in Adventure Education Train for Trainers programme, SCOPE, City University of HK.

With his over 18 years leading outdoor education training background, John also granted the recognition as a senior rope course instructor, sport climbing instructor, and Leave No Trace master, He also is a NLP Practitioner.

Track Record

Beside John work as facilitator for experiential training programme, he achieved the "7 Summits" and three over 8,000 meteres mountains, and has being an expedition leader to lead participants to overcome wild challenge. Since 1991, he already held international mountain expeditions & adventure tours for 25 times, that took place all over the world, such as, Japan, Malaysia, Canadian Rockies, New Zealand, Tibet, Russia, Kenya, Argentina, Alaska, Nepal.

As a mountaineering expert and with his training experience, John would be able to use his unique experience & training skills to inspire confidence in the participants to overcome all the challenges in the future.

Professional Achievement & Recognition

• RTHK documentary TV programme “香港故事（第十三輯）- 高高的山” (launched at 3rd May, 2010)
• 3rd Hong Kong mountaineer for Mt. Everest summit (21st May, 2009)
• 2nd Hong Kong mountaineer achieve the "Seven Summits".
• 1st Hong Kong mountaineer successfully summit three over 8,000meters peaks.
• Wilderness First Responder International license – WMA, Canada
• Challenge Course technician – AEI / ACCT
• Senior rope course instructor – Rope Course Union of Hong Kong
• Sport climbing instructor – Hong Kong Sport Climbing Union
• First-Aid Certificate, St. John Ambulance
• NLP Practitioner – NLP Canada
• Leave No Trace Master – LNT, USA

Professional Background

With a background of a master NLP Trainer and a registered Clinical Hypnosis Therapist, Elton is also specialized in advising the busy executives how to maintain a balance in life and promote the harmony- working environment. He has led various seminars for public and corporate. Elton is delivering training in communication skill, management skill, presentation skill, leadership skill and personal wellness coaching. Elton has coached over thousands people either through seminars or workshops.

Elton has experience of working and delivering training such as Credit Suisse, Hung Fook Tong, Achiever Track, Manulife (Kowloon East), Phoelia (Far East) Ltd., Hong Kong Institute of Education, Hong Kong Family Learning Association, Hong Kong Institute of Hotel Management and University of Northern Virginia. Elton is being a personal coach of the owner of Mr. Glass in China.

Beside he had been educated as a computer programmer; he also granted the recognition as a holistic therapist as holding certificates of image consultant, nutrition advisor, color therapy, hypnosis therapy and massage therapy. He also is a NLP master trainer. He has been a personal coach for golf pros, managing directors and senior insurance district directors.

Track Record

Before becoming a personal / team coach, he worked for PUREDATA as Special Assistance to the President to merge all the “old tradition” to match the “new tradition” making the company back to well-know and profit-making in Canada. He had represented a lot of global companies as country representative, such as Phoenix, Sanbolic, ACER Aopen, Celestica, MGE UPS systems and Connect 3D. He had been worked in IT world over 18 years, had involved in programming, sales and marketing and also in senior management board.

According to Elton’s professional background and working experience, he perfectly is combining the real world experience and theories together to share the best benefit to clients during all his coaching or training sections

Professional Recognition

• Professional Member of Hong Kong International Coaching Community
• How to be a facilitator – Seneca College
• How to be a Personal Coach – The Learning Annex
• Image Consulting – George Brown College
• Master NLP Practitioner / Trainer – NLP Canada
• Registered Clinical Hypnosis Therapist – USA and Canada
• Registered Nutritional Product Advisor – Canada Food Safety Council
• Certified Nutrition & Wellness Specialist – Can-Fit-Pro
• Sport Coach Level II – Canada
• Rope Course Supervisor – Rope Course Union of Hong Kong

Professional Background

Being a prominent member of the Wilson Learning China consultant team, formerly the Sales Director covering Greater China Region; Tony possesses over 19 years of experience in solution selling, human performance consultancy, professional facilitation & coaching.

He has held various strategic sales and sales leadership positions in both the Information Technology and the Telecommunication sectors serving key global players such as Ingram Micro Inc., Sprint Canada Inc., SBC DataComm, and Wilson Learning in both Canada and Hong Kong.

Passionate in effective communication, experiential learning, and continuous development; Tony has proactively taken on contributing roles such as Team Coach, Facilitator, Master of Ceremony, and Lead Trainer in various social and development events and associations.

Experience / Accomplishments

Tony’s core attributes included but not limited to consulting with business clients & partners such as Porsche, HP, Microsoft, Li & Fung, W. L. Gore & Associates Inc., Mass Transit Railway (MTR), Neo Derm Group, AstraZeneca, Smiths Medical, CREE, Deloitte, Lubrizol, & Caterpillar; and assisting in strategizing and implementing to these companies Human Performance Improvement solutions.

Through past and present experiences, Tony possesses solid skills in conferring with and coaching top executives of different companies to further explore their business performance challenges, identify their personal development priorities, and provide them with the process to formulate strategic business & personal growth directions.

Above and beyond the consulting & coaching experiences, Tony is dedicated in customizing and facilitating result-oriented workshops in serving various business needs from strategic negotiation skills to interpersonal communication skills levels. Tony speaks fluent English, Mandarin and Cantonese and has delivered workshops in over 14 countries covering the North America, Europe, and Asia continents.

Tony’s facilitation & Coaching styles are humorous, energetic, interactive, and motivating.

Areas of Expertise

• Sales & Leadership Effectiveness Development
• Principle Negotiation Skills
• Cross-cultural Communication / Leadership Executive Coaching
• Interpersonal Communication Skills
• Persuasive Presentation Skills
  
  

Education

• B. Sc. specialized in Mathematics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
• M.B.A., Schulich School of Business, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
• M.B.A. Exchange Program specialized in China Business Management, CEIBS (China Europe International Business School), Shanghai, China
• D.B.A. (to be accomplished by 2014), Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong

Professional Background

With a background of Human Resources professional in different multi-national corporate, Chiu is specialized in experiential training. He has organized and delivered various training programme for public, private, and education sectors. Chiu is delivering training in team building, leadership, communication skill, management skill, and personal development.

Chiu has experience of designing and delivering training for well-known corporate and the Government of HKSAR, such as HSBC, McDonald’s Restaurants (Hong Kong) Limited, JP Morgan, National Australia Bank, Customs and Excise Department, Immigration Department, General Grades Office, and Education Bureau.

Beside Chiu had been educated as a HR professional; he also granted the recognition as an adventure trainer, challenge course instructor, and rope access & rescue operator. He also is a NLP Practitioner. In addition, he has been an assistant leader for the Kilimanjaro Expedition 2008, which is also organized by Adventure Plus.

Track Record

Before becoming an adventure trainer, he worked as a HR professional in a famous bank and one of the largest textiles corporate in the world over 6 years. He had involved in HR generalist, remuneration and benefits, training and development, and HRIS implementation.

According to Chiu’s professional background and working experience, he is able to combine the business world and adventure education together to provide tailor-made training programme to the clients to satisfy their needs.

Professional Recognition

• Bachelor of Business Administration (Honours) in HRM - HKBU
• Certificate in Adventure Education for Trainers – SCOPE, CityU
• Challenge Course Certificate – AEI / ACCT
• Challenge Course Instructor – Rope Course Union of Hong Kong
• Level 1 rope rescue operator – RARS HK
• First-Aid Certificate – St. John Ambulance
• NLP Master Practitioner – NLP Canada

Professional Background

With a background of Adventure Outdoor Education, Alex is specialized in experiential training and adventure events. He has organized and delivered various experiential training and events for education, corporate and public sectors. Alex is delivering training in personal development, communication skill, leadership, team building and management skill. Alex has trained various well-known educations in the past 4 years.

Alex has experience of organizing, designing and delivering training for well-known school, corporate and the Government of HKSAR, such as Manchester MBA, CU MBA, CUHK, City University of Hong Kong, TY IVE, Chinese International School, Australian International School, Ying Wah Secondary school, SPCC, Peak School, Clearwater Bay School, St Joseph’s Primary and Carmel Primary School, Deacons, DFS, HSBCI, BOCI, Dairy Farm; Whart T&T, CLP, Correctional Services Department and Food and Environmental Hygiene Department.

With over 4 years outdoor education training background, Alex also granted the recognition as a adventure trainer, challenge course instructor and Wilderness First Responder. He is also a NLP Practitioner. Besides, he has been the core team for Smartone HKChallenge 2007, 2008 and 2010 and The Outward Bound Hong Kong Adventure Race 2009-2011 in which each event has over 200 racers.

Track Record

Before Alex joins Adventure Plus, he worked in the administration department of a global legal firm for 7 years. Thereafter, he worked as a course co-ordinator and corporate instructor in a famous global outdoor experiential learning base organization in Hong Kong for 4 years. He has involved in organizing, designing and delivering programmes to clients and also providing in house training for the outdoor trainers.

According to Alex’s professional background and working experience, he is able to delivery a professional standard of learning outcome to the clients.

Professional Recognition

• Certificate in Adventure Education for Trainers – SCOPE, CityU
• Challenge Course Certificate – AEI / ACCT
• The Associate Instructor – Challenge Course Association of Hong Kong, China
• Wilderness First Responder International license – WMA
• NLP Master Practitioner – NLP Canada
• First-Aid Certificate – Red Cross Hong Kong
• Mountain Leader – Hong Kong Mountaineering Union
• Bronze Medallion – The Hong Kong Life Saving Society