Influence isn't a skill problem. It's a self problem.
EQ Maven. Titanium Hipster. Certified Speaking
Professional. Cindy Tien doesn't do the ordinary.
With over two decades of experience—a decade in high-value acquisition roles with multinational corporations and over another decade speaking, training, and coaching professionals across luxury brands, financial institutions, and global giants—Cindy brings rare credibility and practical insights to every stage.
But it's not just what she speaks on. It's where she's come from. Her nickname "Titanium Hipster" (she's literally metal in her hip), comes from overcoming near-bankruptcy, multiple addictions, and two major hip surgeries. Her journey is one of radical transformation. Her trademark blend of unfiltered honesty, dark humour, and disarming empathy helps others confront blind spots, break through barriers, and change the way they lead, sell, and live.
As the host of her vodcast The Own Your BS show, she continues to challenge leaders to face the truth that's costing them their influence.
Her work rests on one truth: Before you can influence others, you must first influence yourself.
Today, Cindy inspires her audience from her scars, helping leaders and teams break through their BS and turn EQ into influence.
Talking Points
Break Through Your BS to Influence Yourself
Many of us are capable, driven, and doing all the "right" things. And yet something's off. We're unfulfilled. Stuck. Or stuck performing competence on repeat while quietly wondering — is this it? This isn't a motivation problem. It's a truth problem. In this session, Cindy invites the audience to look uncomfortably inward and confront the invisible barriers running the show at work — the internal rules, reflexes, and stories that quietly dictate behaviour, decisions, and self-worth. By seeing themselves clearly, the audience moves out of self-deception and builds self-influence — to choose how they lead and live.Break Through Your BS to Influence Yourself
Key Takeaways:
1. Recognise the real reasons behind unfulfilled potential
2. Identify the invisible barriers quietly shaping behaviour and decision-making
3. Build self-influence to shift influence at work — and in life
The Leader Within: Igniting Your EQ Einstein for Influence
Most workplaces are filled with capable, well-intentioned people. Yet in everyday conversations and decisions, influence is anything but equal. Some voices land. Others hesitate, self-edit, or step back. Not because they lack competence — but because EQ blind spots quietly shape who gets heard, trusted, and included. This session cuts through to examine how EQ really drives influence, access, and impact at work, and why personal performance alone isn't enough. Participants will see how everyday behaviours shape airtime, credibility, and opportunity — and what it takes to shift from individual effort to shared impact.The Leader Within: Igniting Your EQ Einstein for Influence
Key Takeaways:
1. Uncover the EQ factor that shapes influence and access
2. Detect the hidden EQ gaps quietly working against you
3. Shift from personal performance to shared impact
The Power of Recognising YOU
In a world that rewards speed, output, and relentless ambition, burnout rarely arrives with a bang. It creeps in quietly — first as fatigue, then cynicism, then disengagement. Until the day you no longer recognise yourself. High performers are especially vulnerable. The very traits that drive success — motivation, responsibility, high standards — often become the fuel for exhaustion, emotional numbness, and quiet self-betrayal. In this powerful and immersive session, Cindy takes audiences on an unfiltered journey through the realities of burnout — what it looks like, how it hides, and why so many capable professionals don't see it coming. Practical, grounded strategies help individuals interrupt burnout cycles, reclaim clarity, and perform at their peak.The Power of Recognising YOU
Key Takeaways:
1. Recognise the early warning signals of burnout before exhaustion or disengagement takes over
2. Expose the hidden expectations and inner pressures quietly driving overwork, guilt, and self-neglect
3. Identify the critical domains of life that must be restored to rebuild energy, resilience, and long-term effectiveness
Video
Cindy Tien | Speaker Reel | Saxton Global
This showreel draws from multiple live events to capture what makes Cindy one of Asia's most compelling voices on burnout, emotional intelligence, and the inner work of leadership. She doesn't arrive on stage with a polished framework. She arrives with her story — and the honesty to tell it in a way that makes an audience stop, laugh, and quietly recognise themselves. Cindy knows burnout from the inside. Not as a concept to define, but as something she lived through, alongside addiction, near-bankruptcy, and two major hip surgeries. That experience is what gives her work its edge. Leaders don't leave her sessions with a checklist. They leave with a clearer picture of what's been quietly costing them their performance and their influence. Cindy Tien is a Certified Speaking Professional, EQ Maven, and host of The Own Your BS Show. She works with luxury brands, financial institutions, and global organisations across Asia Pacific, helping leaders and teams turn self-awareness into genuine influence.Cindy Tien | Book Launch | Saxton Global
InSide: Break Through Your BS to Influence Yourself is Cindy Tien's unflinching answer to every self-help book that left you feeling seen but unchanged. In this video, Cindy takes the stage at her Singapore launch event to share what the book is really about: the internal work that has to happen before you can genuinely influence anyone else. Raw, funny, and disarmingly honest, Cindy brings the same energy to the stage that made her one of Asia's most sought-after voices on emotional intelligence and leadership. Cindy Tien is a Certified Speaking Professional, EQ Maven, and host of The Own Your BS Show. With over two decades spanning corporate sales leadership and professional speaking, she works with luxury brands, financial institutions, and global organisations to help leaders turn self-awareness into real influence.Cindy's personal journey inspired the audience and left them feeling empowered. She touched hearts and minds with real life stories, provoked us with reflective questions, and kept the audie ... keep reading LinkedIn
Cindy is always positive, cool, and captivating on stage. She truly engaged and inspired our audience. If you want a keynote speaker who makes a real difference, Cindy is your choice. Highly recommended!
Cindy is an authentic and impactful speaker who inspires transformation.
Cindy’s session significantly enhanced our leadership profiles in Singapore and Asia Pacific. She is engaging, professional, and a delight to work with. We are lucky to have found a partner in Cindy.
