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In this Chinese name, the family name is Khoo.

Adam Khoo
Born
Adam Khoo Yean Ann

(1974-04-08) 8 April 1974 (age 50)
Singapore
EducationBachelor of Business Administration (Honours) (1998)
Alma materNational University of Singapore (1995–1998)
Occupation(s)Entrepreneur, educator, investor & trader
Adam Khoo
Traditional Chinese邱緣安
Simplified Chinese邱缘安
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinQiū Yuán'ān

Adam Khoo Yean Ann is a Singaporean entrepreneur, author and educator. He is the co-founder and Chief Master Trainer of Adam Khoo Learning Technologies Group, one of Asia's largest private educational institutions.[1]

Background and education

Khoo was born on 8 April 1974, to Vince Khoo and Betty L. Khoo-Kingsley. Khoo was enrolled in a government school, Ping Yi Secondary School, where he passed five out of eight academic subjects and finished 156th out of 160 Secondary 1 Express Stream students.[2][1]

He went on to top his school in the GCE 'O' Level examinations with the lowest aggregate score[2] and enrolled in Victoria Junior College, became president of the Economics Society and scored three A's in the GCE 'A' Level examinations.[3]

Khoo entered the business administration faculty at the National University of Singapore (NUS) and graduated with an honors degree in business administration from NUS.[2]

Career

Early business ventures

While still in secondary school, Khoo started a mobile disco business with his friends, providing music and entertainment services at parties. After completing National Service in the Republic of Singapore Air Force at age 21, Khoo partnered with three friends from the National University of Singapore and registered an event management company, Creatsoul Entertainment. The company organized hops, jams and other entertainment activities for individuals, companies and organizations, and was later re-registered as Event Gurus Pte Ltd, an event management company.[1][3]

Motivational training

At 25, Khoo was coaching insurance agents and marketing managers on how to boost sales[2], and in 2002, he co-founded Adam Khoo Learning Technologies Group where he created his first personal development training program, Pattern of Excellence, that taught Neuro-linguistic programming (NLP) techniques to working professionals. In 2004, he co-authored a book on NLP, Master Your Mind, Design Your Destiny.

Youth educator

While still in university, Khoo authored the book I Am Gifted, So Are You! with foreword by Tony Buzan. The book, which covers studying strategies and motivational lessons for students, was translated into 12 languages. In 2003, Khoo created the I Am Gifted! learning camp for children and teenagers. He also founded the Adam Khoo Learning Centre, a tuition provider for primary and secondary education.[3]

Financial educator

Khoo is the creator of Value Momentum Investing, an investment strategy that combines fundamental analysis and technical analysis.[4][5]

In 2005, Khoo started the Wealth Academy masterclass to teach stock investment and trading strategies to aspiring investors. In 2009, during the US bear market, Khoo co-authored the book Profit from the Panic and called the bottom of the stock market crash. In 2017, Khoo founded the Piranha Profits online school for investors and traders worldwide. [6]

Awards and honors

Khoo was conferred with the NUS Business School Eminent Business Alumni Award 2008 and NUS Outstanding Young Alumni Award 2011 for his entrepreneurial achievements.[7] In 2019, his company was ranked top 29th at the Enterprise 50 Awards organized by The Business Times and KPMG.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b c "He made his first million at 26", The New Paper, 27 September 2001
  2. ^ a b c d "I want to be a millionaire by 26", The Sunday Times, 21 October 2001
  3. ^ a b c "Lousy at learning? Take heart", The Straits Times LIFE!, 6 August 1998
  4. ^ ""Big investor but frugal spender"". The Straits Times. Retrieved 22 February 2009.
  5. ^ "From underachiever to millionaire", The Edge Singapore, 18 December 2006
  6. ^ "Paving the road to success, one video view at a time".
  7. ^ "404 - Page not found". www.nus.edu.sg. {{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)
  8. ^ "The Enterprise 50 Awards 2019".
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