MODEST BEAMS
Our team

Incubation, insight and data, under one roof.

INCUBATION, PARTNERSHIP & INVESTMENT
20+YEARS

Shirley Le

  • Formerly in senior leadership at L Catterton, the world’s largest consumer investor, backed by LVMH
  • Incubated multiple beauty brands in China, from zero to scale
  • Brand partnerships, investment and M&A across Europe, the US and Asia
  • 400K+ followers across Chinese social platforms
CONSUMER INSIGHT & GO-TO-MARKET
18+YEARS

Dora Liu

  • Consumer research leader since 2008, across agency and in-house roles
  • Qualitative research for global beauty leaders including L’Oréal and Unilever
  • Product innovation, from concept and formula testing to launch
  • Go-to-market and campaign development tailored to Chinese consumers
DIGITAL, DATA & AI
20+YEARS

Jeff Liu

  • Led China business for a global marketing technology platform
  • Served clients including SHEIN, Lalamove and Cathay Pacific
  • Performance marketing, attribution and digital growth
  • Builds AI tools that turn consumer sentiment into actionable insight