BOLD
Who we are
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BOLD Academy was founded on the belief that anyone can be empowered to find their own ‘bold’ and make meaningful decisions to better themselves and others.
We offer customised workshops and programmes from critical thinking and disposition training, leadership development, parenting in the digital age, to private life and corporate coaching packages. -
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Kristie Chen and Paul Lim
Co-foundersKristie navigates the inquiry space with an expertise that comes with over twenty years of working with the brightest minds in several premium schools across Singapore.
Paul is a passionate educator and dynamic trainer, with an extensive background spanning education, leadership development, project management and the travel industry. -
Our team will empower your journey
through our expertise and experience.
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Over 40 years of combined experience in education, more than half of which in leadership positions, developing potential in teachers and students as HODs, School Staff Developer and Dean.
Self Discovery
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Equipping others through our expertise in thinking dispositions, life coaching, application of Myers-Briggs Type Indicator and The Leadership Challenge Model.
Equip
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Over 5000 students and teachers enabled. And still counting.
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Our capabilities
We provide a wide range of customised programmes that meet your needs.
What it’s like to work with us
Hear what our clients say
Corporate Workshop
My team and I thoroughly enjoyed the full day workshop conducted by Paul and Kristie. Professional, knowledgeable and skilled facilitators, they helped us understand our individual and team needs and shed light on areas that were hidden to us. It was a wonderful retreat cum staff development day for the company! Thank you!
– W.B Tay, Acacia Partners
Student Training
I observed the sessions Paul conducted for my Secondary 3 students on understanding their strengths and weaknesses. The students were captivated by his presence, command of the content, his language and poise.
– Year Head of Secondary 3
Coaching for Teachers
Kristie coaches with a good balance of considerate empathy and objective professionalism. She listened closely to what I shared and her feedback was like holding a mirror for my self-reflection. Her coaching helped me gain clarity among the myriad of choices I was considering and helped to highlight the goals I am pursuing. I would like to thank her for blessing me with her coaching skills!
– T.C, Secondary School teacher
Career Coaching
Kristie was always non-judgmental and determined to help me understand myself better. She was not there to give me answers but to help me arrive at my own enlightenment. I walked away not only with the peace of mind that I had come to a concrete decision but also greater self-awareness of my own thinking process that would help me in future decisions I have to make.
– P. Chan, Public Comms Executive
Teacher Training
I was first introduced to MBTI in a workshop conducted by Paul. He effortlessly distills complex ideas to the lay people and inspires his audience to do better with their newfound knowledge. Paul is a natural when it comes to facilitation. With his reassuring confidence and infectious enthusiasm, he is able to build rapport with his audience easily and draw them into the subject matter to make learning fun.
– S. Tan, Secondary School Head of Department
Student Workshop
Mr Lim was a very good trainer who was able to inspire us. His use of analogies keeps us interested all the time. He is very clear about what he wants to teach us and injects fun into the sessions.
– Student at a leadership workshop
Teacher Training
What I enjoy about Kristie's workshop is that she is methodical and to the point. There's clarity to the objectives and you actually arrive there by the end of the workshop. Kristie presents her ideas elegantly, and is able to give authentic responses to our questions. She's clearly someone who has a hand in customising the materials, rather than just pull a run-of-the-mill course on you.
– L.P, Secondary School teacher