Teresa Low
New York City, New York
Overview
I know what it feels like to succeed on paper and still question yourself in the room. Different country. Different industry. Often the only woman. Often the only Asian. When you spend enough time as the outsider, you learn two things: how to read the room, and how to ask better questions. I came to the U.S. from Singapore 30 years ago and built my career inside large global organizations - eventually reaching the C-suite as a CMO. I learned to navigate complexity, politics, growth pressure, and reinvention. But the real capability I developed wasn't just marketing. It was comfort with
About
I know what it feels like to succeed on paper and still question yourself in the room. Different country. Different industry. Often the only woman. Often the only Asian. When you spend enough time as the outsider, you learn two things: how to read the room, and how to ask better questions. I came to the U.S. from Singapore 30 years ago and built my career inside large global organizations - eventually reaching the C-suite as a CMO. I learned to navigate complexity, politics, growth pressure, and reinvention. But the real capability I developed wasn't just marketing. It was comfort with discomfort - the ability to sit in the messy middle when what used to work no longer works and the next answer isn't obvious yet. That's where I do my best work. Most leaders reach a point where delivering results isn't enough. They need to shape decisions, direction, and outcomes at a higher level. That transition is rarely taught. Yet it determines who becomes a strategic executive and who remains the trusted operator. The work I do is rooted in one conviction: when a leader gets clear on who she is becoming - not just what she is delivering - everything else follows. I bring this to my coaching from the inside out. I spent decades as a CMO inside large global organizations - navigating complexity, politics, and reinvention at the highest levels. I know what it costs to perform at that altitude. And I know what it takes to move from the leader who executes brilliantly to the one who shapes what gets decided in the first place. That experience is what I bring into the room with you. I work with high-performing women at inflection points - the moment when capability is no longer the question, but presence, voice, and identity are. We work on the shift from proving value to owning power, so leadership feels grounded rather than performative, and advancement finally reflects your actual impact. I also work with founder-led food and beverage brands as a fractional CMO - bringing the same clarity-first thinking to positioning, marketing architecture, and the moments when what got the brand here isn't enough for what's next. If what got you here isn't enough for what's next, DM me for a 20-minute conversation. Come ready to explore. I'll bring the questions.