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Azran Osman-Rani

As a serial entrepreneur, Azran has reached the pinnacle of success in multiple businesses. From technology to aviation, the former CEO knows how to build a business from the ground up.

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“It has been a real pleasure getting to know Azran and working with him over the years. He is a unique CEO - a great combination of strategic skills and operational acumen. He is a cut-through thinker who can distill complex issues to their essence. Azran is a very good listener and is always open to a counter point of view. Azran's ability to get things done has been instrumental in getting AirAsia X off to a fast start as a new airline with a pioneering business model. Finally, I've always admired Azran's ability to manage a great work-life balance despite a demanding job - he has graduated from Marathons to Ironman competitions!”

Sathish Shankar

Managing Partner, Bain & Company Southeast Asia

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Why you should book Azran Osman-Rani for your next event

Azran inspires audiences to go after what they want by leveraging successful business principles to enhance outcomes in a global market. Offering listeners expansive business management insight, the former CEO helps audiences understand what it takes to succeed.
His presentation provides practical tools and strategies for breaking through ordinary performance to reach high-level results. From globalization to innovation, Azran offers a fresh perspective on tackling age-old corporate challenges.
From the vantage point of working within a corporate structure to overseeing multiple startups, Azran relates and empathizes with listeners.

Azran has served as Senior Director for Business Development at Astro All Asia Network, a start-up. In this role, he oversaw the company’s creative content, digital and traditional media, and strategic technology investments. With experience working on joint ventures throughout Asia, China, and India, his role prepared him for launching subsequent successful startups.

Branching out to fulfill his entrepreneurial dreams, Azran leveraged an extensive business network to launch multiple, consecutive business enterprises. Speaking about corporate culture, he now travels the world inspiring global audiences to accomplish their dreams of business success.

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Keynote by Azran Osman Rani: SPEAKING

Over the last decade, I’ve been privileged to be invited to deliver over 100 keynote addresses and speeches, and moderate panels at various conferences, corporate events, and industry seminars – from Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Hong Kong, Manila, and Shanghai, to Abu Dhabi, Sydney, London, Paris, Copenhagen, New York, and many more.

My speaking engagement clients include Prudential, Standard Chartered, Maybank, Alliance Bank, UOB, Dell, HP, Google, Samsung, Huawei, Shell, Petronas, Cebu Pacific, Ernst & Young, HULT Business School, Singapore Institute of Management, the Institute of Directors, Denmark, and others.

The messages I share on disruptive innovation and challenging the status quo, building brands in emerging markets, shaping an innovative organizational culture and attacker’s mindset, developing leaders and scaling businesses – all come from my direct personal experiences, both the good and the bad. It’s this first-hand authenticity that connects with audiences. I share practical examples of management practices I have used, which can be applied to any organization, big or small, private or public sector – with the right leadership mindset and drive. The biggest value often comes from the question-and-answer exchange that follows, as my stories inevitably spark curiosity and engagement with audiences.

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Keynote by Azran Osman Rani: MASTERCLASS WORKSHOPS

Even more impactful than keynote speeches are my custom-designed masterclass workshops that engage participants with interactive leadership and team-building exercises, actionable frameworks and advice, practical notes, and memorable stories. These are based on my experience as a CEO, organizing many leadership retreats and management workshops to engage and inspire my teams, to rally around a common vision and goals, and raise our professional game.

Themes for my masterclass workshops include:

building high-performance teams: values-based candidate selection and onboarding, performance management and two-way feedback, and mentorship

moving with speed and agility and navigating through uncertainty

design thinking and customer-focused innovation

Maximising mental resilience for peak performance – the Ironman triathlete approach to business leadership.

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Customer Reviews

Sathish Shankar Managing Partner, Bain & Company Southeast Asia

“I loved the way he thought and I loved the way his organisation thought. It made me think how are we going to incorporate that into the various organisations I am involved with. It was inspirational.”

Fiona Harris Chairman, Barrington Consulting Group

“Well I knew Azran already because we are on the Curtin Asia Business Centre advisory Board together so I knew he was a very interesting character and I think he gives you just a different perspective about what's happening in the world.”

Greg Gaunt Executive Chairman, Lavan Legal

“He was exciting, innovative, challenged the status quo. That was the best thing about it and as a consequence makes you rethink a lot of traditional theory.”

Steven Cole Managing Director, Cole Corporate

“Azran set up the AirAsia X brand with the inaugural route being Kuala Lumpur - Gold Coast. The great relationship that was borne out this link with Gold Coast Airport continues. Azran has always been a leader and has worked tirelessly to keep business fresh, exciting and on the way up!”

Michael Curtis Business Development and Marketing Manager

“How many high ranking people in the corporate world will respond to customer feedback and make an effort to incorporate recommendations and change? Well! Azran is one of the select few who makes the effort to respond and address customer needs. I still fly Air Asia in their bucket seats (though they are being changed now) because of the efforts and feedback led by exemplary leadership and good management practices.”

Surjan Singh Director at Green Energy & Carbon Management

Azran Osman-Rani

Successful entrepreneur Azran Osman-Rani offers business success principles

Offering audiences a unique take on innovation and globalization, the impactful keynote speaker leverages his experience to provide practical tools for overcoming business challenges. With a magnetic style and overcoming spirit, Azran brings enriching tools for dealing with business obstacles to global listeners.

A veteran tech entrepreneur, Azran co-founded MoneyMatch, Cognifyx, iflix, and YellowPorter. As CEO of iflix’s Malaysia office and the Group COO, he helped lead the video-on-demand service to expansive growth in 30 markets in Africa, Asia, and the Middle East within three years of the company’s 2015 launch.

As the founding CEO of AirAsia X, a long-haul, low-cost airline, Azran led the company’s start-up, raising capital to launch its first flight. Since 2007, the company grew from owning one to 26 aircraft and employing more than 2,500 employees. With $1billion in annual revenue in 2014, the airline pioneered long-haul firsts, including business class flatbed seating, quiet zones, and fly-through connections. Innovation played an integral role in the airline's success.

As the current founder of a digital health tech brand, called Naluri Hidup, Azran’s new venture offers cost-effective, digital solutions for mental health. Leveraging technology to offer wellness support to users, the brand promotes healthy lifestyles for its customers.