RM 5,170,591
Total innovation value
27
Leadapreneurs
RM 191,503
Average value per project
OCBC partnered with Leadapreneur to launch the OCBC Rebel Accelerator (ORA) — a 16-week programme guiding 27 employees from departments as varied as Treasury, Compliance, Operations and Marketing through Challenge 2: DEPLOY. The brief was simple: build, test and validate MVPs that solve real problems and deliver measurable business value. Several were built by employees with no prior technical background.
"With this forum, they are being recognised for building innovation that matters. Many of these processes can be replicated and scaled. Let us build a better world together." — Dato Ong Eng Bin, CEO, OCBC
What we delivered:
27 leadapreneurs across Treasury, Compliance, Operations, Marketing and moreIdentify pain points in their daily work
A 3-week process compressed to 2 days — 93% reduction in process time
A treasury client management tool worth RM 860,000 in validated uplift
An AI-supported compliance prototype, built by an employee with no technical background
CEO-endorsed designs ready for replication and scaling across OCBC
Build Your AI Talent Accelerator
RM8.37 million
Total innovation value
across 3 programmes
3
Successive cohorts
(Axapreneur → Vanguard → Vanguard SE)
50%
Reduction in SME Property
processing time
AXA Affin General Insurance partnered with Leadapreneur three times in succession — Axapreneur, AXA Vanguard, and the most intensive of all, AXA Vanguard Special Edition (6 weeks, MVPs only). Each cohort built on the last. By the third, employees were no longer task-executors; they were entrepreneurial innovators capable of moving from idea to working prototype inside a single programme window. The combined haul: over RM 8.37 million in confirmed innovation value, three live MVPs, and one Champion of the Accelerator.
"If it wasn’t for Leadapreneur, I might have stayed in my comfort zone much longer. This journey taught me how to think like a leadapreneur - agile, innovative, focused and creative." Danny Chia Kai Yan, AXA Talent
What we delivered:
3 successive AXA programmes, each more intensive than the last
20+ employees built fully operational MVPs in the Vanguard Special Edition cohort
3 minimum viable products taken into live AXA business operations
A 50% reduction in turnaround time on AXA's SME Property quotation process
A standing Champion of the Accelerator (Primus) named at the Palace of Champions
Run Your First Three Seasons
$214,000 USD
Total innovation value (MYR 836,000)
24
Leadapreneurs
3
Innovation Cycles
Smart Axiata grew from 45 employees to 900 in seven years to become Cambodia's #1 telco. Reaching the top was the easy part. Staying there meant embedding agile innovation into the leadership layer — fast. Across three cycles of the Corporate Innovation Accelerator, Leadapreneur equipped 24 of Smart's most senior managers to lead real innovation projects from inside their own functions, generating USD 214,000 in measurable value and leaving behind a leadership cadre that could keep building without us.
“For me, it was about thinking beyond my usual area of expertise and open my mind to new possibilities” Smart Axiata Talent
What we delivered:
24 senior managers trained across 3 successive cycles
A measurable USD 214,000 in innovation value over the partnership
Cross-department communication and collaboration visibly improved
A self-sustaining leadership group capable of leading and scaling innovation independently
Future-Proof Your Talent
SGD 79,039,421
Total innovation valuation
across 5 seasons
368
High-potential employees developed
46%
Average promotion rate post-programme
In the Age of AI, only one kind of organisation will win — those that innovate faster, smarter, and at scale. DBS Bank is doing exactly that. Across five seasons of Warriors of WOW (2019–2024), DBS deployed 368 of its top high-potentials into real innovation challenges across Singapore, Indonesia, Taiwan, India, Hong Kong and China. The programme produced 180 deployed projects, SGD 79 million in innovation valuation, an average ROI of 2,665%, and a culture where 46% of every cohort gets promoted. Season 5 alone hit an average project valuation of SGD 374,986 — a 275% jump from Season 1.
“This program gives you real experience working on real problems—linked to actual ROI and value. It’s not hypothetical, it’s not theoretical. It pushes high-potential talent to collaborate, present to senior leaders, and grow into future-ready leaders with the skills and mindset to drive real business impact.” — Joanne Hor, Chief People Officer, DBS
Acheivements:
368 HIPOs developed across 5 seasons and 6 markets
180 projects deployed into live DBS operations (49% deployment rate)
SGD 1.4 MILLION in finance-audited (SCM-verified) cost savings
46% average promotion rate — a measurable talent pipeline, not a training KPI
2,665% average ROI across the full programme
Build Your Warriors of WOW
RM 12,352,270
Total innovation value
33
AI-powered projects pitched
8 weeks
Onboarding to GAMMA Day
Toshiba and TEKA partnered with Leadapreneur in 2025 to run the Toshiba-TEKA Greatness Games, an 8-week AI-powered accelerator. The mission was specific: shift the sales and technical teams from product-led to solution-led selling using AI tools. Three journeys (Problem -> Ideation -> Prototype) took every participant from problem identification to a commercial pitch. The programme closed at the Explorer’s Lodge, where 33 teams presented AI-powered solutions to TEKA leadership.
“The Toshiba Greatness Games was born out of necessity — the need to break away from the usual, to push Toshiba forward in realizing our vision of becoming the #1 Lifestyle Brand in Malaysia. Beyond spearheading the program, I also joined as a participant. And that decision changed me. I’ve learned to think differently, to see challenges through new lenses, and to appreciate how AI can empower rather than replace. The experience has stretched my thinking, refined my leadership, and reignited my passion for growth.”
- Wendy K, Head, HR & Corporate Services
What we delivered:
33 AI-powered innovation projects spanning sales, operations, HR, finance and logistics
RM 12.35 million in combined participant valuations, presented to leadership
Sales and technical teams upskilled in AI tool use, solution design and business case writing
A repeatable Greatness Games format ready for Season 2
Run your first Greatness Games
10,000
Employees, every level
4 weeks
Bank-wide digital deployment
1
Largest single-deployment in
Leadapreneur history
Public Bank Berhad, one of Malaysia's leading financial institutions, didn't want a training course for a select few. It wanted a bank-wide mindset reset. Leadapreneur designed and deployed Innovate or Die — a 4-week digital learning experience pushed through the COSMOS platform to every employee from C-suite to frontline. Video modules, peer review, virtual lectures, and structured assessments. One programme. 10,000 people. Every level. Simultaneously.
"This course showed me how I can transform myself from a traditional manager into a leadapreneur. Excellent." — Public Bank Talent
What we delivered:
A bank-wide deployment to all 10,000 employees inside 4 weeks
Three core modules: Demystifying Industry 4.0, Embracing Digital Innovation, Leading Agile Innovation
A fully digital format scalable to every level of the organisation
A measurable shift in attitude and language toward innovation across the bank
Wake up 10,000 of Your People
RM 548,847,928
Total confirmed innovation valuation
~78
Senior and executive managers
1
Boardroom presentationt
Top Glove Corporation — the world's largest rubber glove manufacturer — partnered with Leadapreneur to design the Accelerated Innovative Leadership Programme (AILP), known internally as Digital Wonderland. Across 4 months in 2021, around 78 senior and executive managers tackled Industry 4.0 head-on across two phases: explore the threats, then build the solutions. Six teams (BigGold, ESG Guardian, Innowave, TG B, Top Revenue, TG Explorer) developed innovation proposals spanning factory digitalization, quality compliance, ESG resilience and sales recovery. The programme culminated in a boardroom presentation to Executive Chairman Tan Sri Dr. Lim Wee Chai, with an innovation valuation of RM 548 million — directly aligned with Top Glove's Fortune Global 500 ambition by 2030.
“My project in this program will help to build good business relationships between the company and customers in exchanging new ideas for sales in addition to the minimisation of claims and complaints from the latter.” —Top Glove Talent
What we delivered:
6 cross-functional teams trained over 4 months across two structured phases
RM 548 million in innovation innovation valuation presented at boardroom level
Innovations spanning factory digitalisation, quality SOP compliance, ESG crisis response, AI-driven pricing and talent retention
Direct alignment with Top Glove's Fortune Global 500 by 2030 strategy
Build your Industry 4.0 Leadership
USD 1,009,000+
Combined innovation value (2016 + 2025)
2
Seasons
38+
Leadapreneurs across two cohorts
AMK Cambodia — one of Southeast Asia's largest microfinance institutions — first partnered with Leadapreneur in 2016, when 18 C-Suite and senior leaders generated USD 124,000 in innovation value in just three months. Nearly a decade later, AMK came back. The 2025 AMK Greatness Tournament took employees through a four-phase journey (Problem -> Idea -> Prototype -> Test) on the COSMOS platform, with AI-assisted prototyping, Innovation Coins, and a Palace of Champions graduation. Combined valuation across both engagements: over USD 1 million. A 9-year proof point that the methodology compounds.
“The AMK Greatness Tournament represents a journey of growth, courage, and self-confidence. It is more than a competition, it is a space where individuals are challenged to step outside their comfort zones, discover their potential, and strive for excellence together. What has been most inspiring to witness is the growth in confidence and ownership. Participants became more courageous in expressing ideas, more supportive of one another, and more confident in stepping into leadership moments, including using AI.” Deth Socheath, Head of Human Resources, AMK
What we delivered:
2 successive partnerships across 9 years (Corporate Innovation Accelerator → Greatness Tournament)
18 C-suite leaders trained in 2016; AMK employees re-trained on COSMOS in 2025
20+ AI-enabled innovation projects across Revenue, Productivity and Service in the 2025 cohort
USD 1 million+ in combined, validated innovation value across both engagements
A 30% improvement in client retention from the 2016 cycle alone
