Martina KwanDaring to Be Different
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Curriculum Vitae

Boardrooms, hotels, animation, furniture, racetracks.

A career built across three continents, two master's degrees, and every industry that told her she did not belong.
Martina Kwan portrait
Work History

Where she has led

Daring to Be Different Coaching
Los Angeles, present
CEO and Certified Mindset, Confidence, Manifestation and Abundance Coach
DK Racing School
Willow Springs, California, present
CEO of the world's first 100% woman-owned racing school open to the public
Neoteric Luxury
Los Angeles and Miami
Co-Founder, CFO, CMO and COO of a multiple award-winning luxury outdoor furniture company
Morgans Hotel Group
New York City and Miami Beach
Financial Controller, Paramount Hotel
Director of Accounting, Hudson Hotel
Interim Controller, Delano Hotel
Lehman Brothers
New York City
Senior Associate, CMBS for the Hotel Conduit
PricewaterhouseCoopers
New York City
Senior Associate, National Real Estate and Hospitality Practice
So! Animation
New York City
Co-Founder and CFO of an award-winning 3D animation boutique
Recipient of Emmy and Telly Awards for producing and production management
KPMG
New York City and Miami
Senior Associate, Audit
Senior Associate, KPMG Advisory, Restructuring
Education

Two master's degrees and counting

  • Certified Lifestyle and Wellness CoachHarvard Medical School
  • Digital Marketing Analytics CertificateMIT Sloan School of Management
  • Master of Science in AccountancyBentley University
  • Master of Science in Hotel and Restaurant ManagementFlorida International University
  • Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, Minor in PhilosophyFlorida International University
  • Associate of Arts in Liberal ArtsAmerican College of Switzerland
Languages
  • EnglishFluent
  • GermanFluent
  • FrenchWorking knowledge
Citizenship
  • United States
  • United Kingdom
Places Lived

Eleven cities, four continents

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Asia
Hong Kong
Middle East
Beirut, Lebanon
Bahrain
Europe
Hamburg, Germany
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Leysin, Switzerland
United States
New York, New York
Boston, Massachusetts
Stamford, Connecticut
Miami, Florida
Los Angeles, California

contact

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Speaking, coaching, retreats, media.

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