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Qi Zhai-McCartney

Communication Skills for Building Modern Relationships -- at Work and in Life
Emotional Intelligence & Leadership Development
Making Purposeful Career Transitions: From High-Performance to Fulfillment

About

Qi Zhai-McCartney is a psychotherapist, coach, and former investment professional who speaks on modern relationships—at work, at home, in love, and in life.
She began her career in New York and has lived through nine international relocations in pursuit of her first career in sell-side equities and asset management. Now based in Singapore and serving clients around the world from California to Cape Town, Qi helps high-performing individuals and couples move from frustration to fulfillment by cultivating relational intelligence. Her work blends sharp analysis with deep emotional insight, offering a rare perspective on what it means to lead and love with intention.

KeyNote

We live in a world that prizes logic—but runs on emotion.
While we’re trained to optimize productivity, what truly drives performance isn’t efficiency—it’s emotional connection. In today’s workplaces and relationships, the difference between buy-in and burnout, between collaboration and conflict, lies in our ability to connect, communicate, and co-regulate.
In her keynote talks, Qi Zhai-McCartney—former investment researcher turned psychotherapist—challenges audiences to rethink the underpinnings of modern success. Drawing from Wall Street and the therapy room, she explores how relational skills are no longer soft skills—they’re survival skills. Audiences walk away not just with insight, but with the clarity and courage to lead and live more humanly.

KeyNote Topics

Living Your True Colors
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Speaker Reel

I was so inspired by Qi’s Living Your True Colors speech. It was personal, it was professional, it was touching, and it was the best speech I have ever listened to! I was not the only one who teared up in the audience. Thank you for your amazing work, Qi
Miki TsuchiyaOrganizer of Intl Women’s Day Dinner 2025
As someone with a multicultural upbringing, an interracial marriage and a high pressure job, I have experienced struggles that few could understand, relate to, let alone help address. Other therapy and coaching sessions I had prior to seeing Qi didn't really address the root cause of my problems and I almost gave up until I met Qi. Not only is she a wonderful listener, her diverse professional, personal and intellectual background resonates with me deeply. Her approach has been life-changing – I have been able to make positive changes and deepened the bond with my partner, my family, and most importantly myself.
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