Kathleen Marie O’Brien

Managing Director, Red Shoe Communications Pte Ltd., Singapore

Professional Experience Kathy coaches corporate leaders in communications skills. Executives come to her to strengthen their delivery in important moments such as presentations and media interviews. Her clients include American Express, Hay Group, Oracle, Sony, and the Singapore Exchange. She is also a Visiting Professor at Sasin School of Management, Chulalongkorn University. She was awarded Outstanding PR Mentor by the Institute of Public Relations of Singapore in 2012. Kathy has more than 25 years of experience spanning Asia, Europe, and the US. Before founding Red Shoe Communications in 2001, she was the managing director of Ogilvy Public Relations‟ regional broadcast practice in Asia. She was Director of Branding & Communications for SESAMi Inc. She has also worked in communications for JP Morgan Chase and MasterCard International.  

• B.Sc. in Management, University of Massachusetts
• Certified Solution Focused Coach (CCPC)
• Master Practitioner of Neuro-Linguistic Programming and Neuro-Semantics
• Associate Certified Meta-Coach
• Institute of Public Relations of Singapore Accredited Member

Her many professional associations include:

• Marketing Institute of Singapore
• Foreign Correspondents Association
• International Listening Association
• Adult Educators‟ Network
• Investor Relations Professionals Association Singapore
• Wheelock College Advisory Board