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About Fenella Kim

Global Entrepreneur.
Trusted Advisor.

Three-Time Exited CEO.

Nearly three decades of building, scaling, and exiting businesses — across industries, cultures, and continents. Born in Malaysia. Fluent in five languages. Guided by an engineering mind and an entrepreneur’s soul.

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5 Languages
Born in Malaysia
MBA, CPP

Fenella Kim, MBA, CPP

CEO · Leader Transcend LLC · Vistage Chair
Her Story

From Serial Entrepreneur
to Trusted Chair & Advisor.

Fenella Kim is a global entrepreneur, investor, and leadership mentor with nearly three decades of experience driving business transformation. As CEO of Leader Transcend LLC and a Vistage Chair, she leads confidential peer advisory boards for CEOs, Key Executives, and Trusted Advisors — empowering leaders to unlock their potential, accelerate sustainable growth, and build meaningful legacies.

Her engineering foundation, global perspective, and entrepreneurial roots guide her strategic decision-making and people development approach. Her mission is to pay it forward by growing companies that make a meaningful impact — on people’s lives, in communities, and across the world.

“I built these boards because every leader deserves the room I wish I’d had — confidential, challenging, and filled with people who tell you the truth.”

— Fenella Kim, MBA, CPP · Three-time Exited CEO · Vistage Chair

  • Three successful CEO exits — fintech, consumer products & education
  • One of the nation's first Certified Payment Professionals (CPP)
  • MBE certified — won billion-dollar government contracts across multiple states
  • UN representative for BLIA at CSW — promoting women & gender equality globally
  • Inc. 5000 Honoree — multiple consecutive years as fastest-growing company
  • Power List recognition
  • Network of 700 VCs and 100 PE firms
  • Keynote speaker to 4,000+ at Transact Las Vegas fintech conference
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A Chair Who Leads

From the Inside Out.

As a Vistage Chair, Fenella facilitates monthly confidential peer advisory sessions where CEOs and executives come together to address their most pressing challenges — and leave with the clarity and confidence to act. She combines peer advisory sessions with executive coaching and access to world-class speakers.

2.2×

Faster growth vs. non-members

65+

Years Vistage proven results

46K+

Members worldwide

40

Countries represented
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Cultural Heritage & Global Perspective

An Engineering Mind.
A Global Heart.

An Entrepreneur's Soul.

Born in Malaysia and fluent in five languages, Fenella’s cross-border perspective informs everything she builds and everyone she develops. She has managed teams of 500+ employees and agents across 23 U.S. states and expanded businesses globally — bringing a rare international lens to every board she facilitates.
Her engineering foundation meets the empathy of a leader who has lived across five cultures and languages — and the grit of an entrepreneur who has built and exited three companies from the ground up. She doesn’t coach from a framework. She coaches from the decisions she has made.

5 Languages

Fluent across cultures and markets

Born in Malaysia

Global roots, New York leadership

500+ Team Members

Managed across 23 U.S. states

3 Industries

Fintech, consumer products, education

Fenella Kim — Global Leadership Roots

Born in Malaysia · Fluent in 5 languages · Cross-border leadership perspective
What Leaders Say About Fenella

Words From the Leaders

She Has Helped Transform.

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Christopher Yap

CEO · Gabtech Global LLC
“Fenella’s coaching enabled us to grow our revenue by 10x and EBITDA by 100% in just 3 years. Practical, no-BS advice from real personal experience. I would highly recommend her to any business owner serious about growing revenue and profit.”
10× revenue growth · 100% EBITDA growth in 3 years

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OB Rawls

Former CEO · Paysafe Group · Former President · First Data (FISERV)
“Fenella’s coaching enabled us to grow our revenue by 10x and EBITDA by 100% in just 3 years. Practical, no-BS advice from real personal experience. I would highly recommend her to any business owner serious about growing revenue and profit.”
Recognized by global fintech leadership at the highest level

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Timothy Storck

Vistage CEO Board Member
“Fenella has created a high-trust environment where growth actually happens. The speakers alone directly changed how we run our business. I could not recommend her more highly.”
Growth actually happens in her room
Watch Fenella in Action

Inc. 5000 Interview

America’s fastest-growing companies recognition

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The Stevie Awards Interview

Women in Business excellence recognition
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Smart CEO Corporate Culture Awards

Leadership and culture recognition
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Vistage Member Testimonials

What leaders say about Fenella’s boards
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Follow her leadership insights, board updates, and executive commentary

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The Leaders Who Break Through

Never Do It Alone.

One conversation with Fenella will show you exactly what the right room can do for you, your business, and your leadership trajectory.
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