Kk L., Partnership, Market Entry, Investment, Strategy

Location: San Francisco, United States

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KK has 15 years of experiences leading BD, partnership, global market entry, investment, product development, with expertise in negotiation and storytelling. She has track records in Alibaba, Amazon and Grab, and PE/VC as an investor. She’s also a media creator and presenter and grew to 5 million views with a short time.

As an intrapreneur, KK launched Amazon Global into China/Japan, and was the first employee building last mile business at Amazon Southeast Asia from scratch, as well as part of founding team for Grab fintech payment which turned EBITDA positive within 1 year.

TKK
Expert Advisor, Venture Partner, Entrepreneur, Media Specialist
January 2024 - Today (1 year and 4 months)
Singapore
Multiple Projects (Concurrent with Full-Time) 2019 - present
• Advised PE/VCs, government orgs (i.e. Dubai Digital Authority), consulting firms (i.e. McKinsey), and startups/companies on global expansion/business development, market entry strategy, investment, strategic partnerships and digital innovation
• Assisted in teaching in "Entrepreneurship and Investing" course at INSEAD MBA program on market entry, BD and fundraising strategies
• Created and monetized media contents based on analytics of audience segmentation and executed 40 partnership and licensing deals with AI
companies to train AI machine learning
Alibaba Group
Director (Senior Expert), Partnership, Group CEO's Strategy
January 2022 - January 2024 (2 years)
Singapore
• Advised Group CEO on strategies by providing deep insights into ASEAN and international markets, recommending strategic investments and identifying "the next big thing"
• Managed international portfolio growth and increased annual gross merchandize value (GMV) through partnerships with merchants
• Built strategic partnerships, designed and managed Think Tank Program (thought leadership) to grow Alibaba international businesses
• Communicated effectively and liaised with leadership teams in China and multiple international countries to execute business strategies
Grab
Head of Strategy, Partnership & Investments
January 2021 - January 2022 (1 year)
Singapore
• Built a new B2B fintech business and grew to EBITDA positive by building and executing viable SME merchant acquisition strategies
• Led international expansion and partnerships across Southeast Asia by developing business cases for each country and executing strategies
• Established and managed strategic partnerships, joint venture and M&A investments with startups, banks, gov't/regulators, and MNCs
• Built great rapport with C-suite stakeholders and presented business updates in board meetings and monthly senior management reviews

MBA:
THE WHARTON SCHOOL, University of Pennsylvania
2015
MBA:
Master of Arts in Statistics
Columbia University
2010
M.A. in Statistics;
Bachelor of Science
New York University
2008
B.S. in Communication & Media;