Felix Sebastian | Operations Octopus

Felix Sebastian

Ops | Product | General Barnhand

MBA-speak: I grow ideas and bridge the gap between strategy and execution.

Real speak: I’ve been right hand to 2 CEOs (fairly successfully if I say so myself)


"I'm a strategic and operations-focused hands-on do-er/leader with 15 years of experience in various roles at fast-growing digital businesses. I'm looking for a vessel for my (h)ambition - to be a good colleague, to do impactful work, and to support my young family."

Previous Barns

Managing Director / General ManagerFeb 2021 — July 2025
AsiaEdit, Hong Kong & Taiwan
  • 0 to 1 Growth (hard!): Helped company enter a new market and grow there (Taiwan)
  • AI: Meaningfully and ethically integrated AI into legacy workflows.
  • Product: Hands-on prod. mgmt work with proprietary CRM and internal systems
  • Growth (easy!): Launched new services 3x, re-built pricing models to support packages - both increased average order value significantly.
  • Strategy: Developed and executed most of the 3-year growth roadmap (2023-2025) .
Vice President – OperationsJan 2015 — Apr 2019
Wallace Academic Editing, Taipei
Led routine operations (service delivery, quality control, customer service) at Taiwan’s #1 academic language solutions firm. Key success: Developed a scalable quality control mechanism from scratch and helped the company achieve ISO 9001:2015 certification.
Managing Editor2019 — 2021
Taroko, Taipei, Taiwan
Two-year side quest at a venture studio with US-facing legal tech platforms (legaltemplates.net, termly.io) to better understand the internet ecosystem, gaining fundamental knowledge in SEO, SEM, content marketing, email marketing, and social media marketing.

Hashtag Keywords

Strategic Ops PlanningChange & TransformationService Delivery ExcellenceCustomer ServiceJudicious AI IntegrationOps Risk ManagementProcess Optimization

Academic Background

Executive MBA
The Chinese University of Hong Kong (2026)

Bachelor of Engineering in Civil Engineering
Visvesvaraya Technological University, Bangalore (2011)

Current Focus: Since August 2025, I have been on a sabbatical, balancing early parenthood with my EMBA studies (July 2026 graduation) while performing selective consulting and advisory work.
🎉 Happy birthday to the other Felix! :)