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CROSS-BORDER MARKET ENTRY

Enter the U.S. Market with Real Users, Real Content, and Real Teams

Through real users, real content, and real teams, we turn uncertain market attempts into executable pathways.

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SERVICE

What We Do?

Market Validation

Help brands determine whether entering the U.S. market is worth it — before large investment.
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Content & Growth

Identify scalable growth paths through real content testing.
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Talent & Team

Build a local team that can actually execute.
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Campus & User Growth

Acquire early users and real localized content.
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Channels & Partnerships

Build scalable B2B channels and growth pathways.
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Branding, Compliance & Market Readiness

Build a clear, credible, and conversion-ready brand presence in the U.S.
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PROCESS

How It Works?

Start Small → Learn Fast → Scale Right
Step 01
Validate
Step 02
Test
Step 03
Build
Step 04
Launch
ADVANTAGES

Why Us?

01

Real U.S. Users

We work directly with real users across the U.S. — not survey panels. We can activate specific user segments based on your product.

02

Built-in Execution Network

We operate through a built-in network of students and early-career operators across the U.S. — not one-off freelancers.

03

Execution, Not Just Strategy

We do not stop at recommendations. Beyond research and planning, we help translate ideas into real actions.

04

From Validation to Real Market Entry

We help brands move from early signals to real market presence. Beyond validation, we turn what works into execution.

ECOSYSTEM

Our Network

We operate a cross-border network that powers execution.

You don't just need strategy, You need people.

Talent Network

Students and early-career professionals in the U.S.
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User Access

Real users for testing and feedback.
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Creator Network

Content creators and campus ambassadors.
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Cross-border Resources

Brands, projects, and opportunities across China and the U.S.
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WHAT WE DO?

4 Core Services
2 Growth & Expansion

Our comprehensive suite of four core pillars and two growth accelerators provides seamless, end-to-end coverage for your business success.

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Core
Services

01

Market Validation

Help brands determine whether entering the U.S. market is worth it — before large investment.
Product Testing & Validation
  • Conduct real testing with U.S. users + international students
  • Collect data on experience, purchase intent, and competitive comparison
User & Positioning Definition
  • Define core target users (age / scenario / purchasing power)
  • Clarify usage scenarios and consumption logic
Competitive Analysis
  • Structured competitor benchmarking
  • Identify market gaps and differentiation opportunities
02

Content & Growth

Identify scalable growth paths through real content testing.
Content Testing
  • Test multiple formats (UGC / comparison / education / real usage)
  • Analyze performance (clicks / engagement / conversion)
Brand Messaging Optimization
  • Refine structure, messaging, and first-impression clarity
  • Align with U.S. user expectations
Data & Growth Strategy
  • Map conversion funnel (see → understand → trust → act)
  • Define next-stage investment direction
03

Talent & Team

Build a local team that can actually execute.
Team Design
  • Define roles based on stage
  • Avoid over-hiring or mismatch
Talent Matching
  • Source from local networks
  • Focus on execution ability, not just resumes
Execution Support
  • Help set up workflows and collaboration
  • Reduce early-stage trial and error
04

Campus & User Growth

Acquire early users and real localized content.
Campus Ambassador Programs
  • Students handle content, operations, and community
  • Flexible models: sales / execution / branding
Includes:
  • campus referrals
  • promo codes
  • UGC content
  • offline activations
Creator Network
  • Work with U.S.-based creators
  • From selection → matching → execution
  • Generate content assets and brand exposure

Growth
& Expansion

05

Channels & Partnerships

Build scalable B2B channels and growth pathways.
Channel Strategy
  • Identify distributors, retail, e-commerce, and media channels
  • Define entry pathways
Key Stakeholder Outreach
  • Identify decision-makers
  • Design outreach strategy
Deal Execution
  • Prepare materials
  • Improve communication
  • Drive partnerships
06

Branding, Compliance & Market Readiness

Build a clear, credible, and compliant brand presence in the U.S.
Legal & Compliance Foundation
  • We establish the legal and compliance structure required to enter the U.S. market, including:
  • U.S. company formation
  • Trademark search and registration
  • Product compliance and labeling requirements
  • IP protection and basic legal structuring
  • Ensuring brands can enter the market with reduced regulatory risk.
Brand Positioning & Localization
  • Define your core positioning for the U.S. market
  • Adapt messaging, storytelling, and communication style
  • Align visual direction with local expectations
Business & External Materials
  • Prepare key materials for external communication:
  • Pitch decks
  • Websites
  • One-pagers
  • Ensuring clarity, credibility, and conversion in partner and investor discussions
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HOW IT WORKS?

Your End-to-End Blueprint for North American Market Entry

From Validation to Launch: Our proven 4-phase GTM framework de-risks your expansion by combining strategic consulting with on-the-ground execution.

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PROCESS

How It Works?

Start small → Learn fast → Scale right
Step 01
Step 02
Step 03
Step 04
Step 01

Validate

We conduct rigorous feasibility and compliance assessments. Leveraging data modeling and market scanning, we validate your business logic to ensure strategic alignment from day one.

Step 02

Test

Leveraging our elite North American talent and real user pools, we conduct focused product pilots. We gather critical feedback to optimize Product-Market Fit before scaling.

Step 03

Build

We build comprehensive local execution systems. Integrating operations, supply chains, and marketing matrices, we translate abstract strategy into actionable, measurable roadmaps.

Step 04

Launch

We execute precision launch strategies across omnichannel ecosystems. By integrating resources, we drive brand awareness and market penetration for sustainable growth.

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OUR NETWORK

Our elite talent ecosystem A distinct competitive edge

We connect organizations with top-tier professionals through proprietary networks, driving transformative outcomes and sustainable growth.

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NETWORK

Network & Advantage

A System Built on People

Talent Network

Students and early-career professionals in the U.S.

We bridge the gap between ambitious brands and America's emerging workforce.

Our exclusive network provides direct access to top U.S. university students and high-potential early-career professionals.

We help you build a cost-effective, localized talent pipeline in North America, ensuring your brand connects with the next generation of consumers and skilled graduates for sustainable growth.

Bridgethe Gap
ExclusiveNetwork
LocalizedTalent Pipeline

User Access

Real users for testing and feedback.

We are committed to genuine user feedback rather than relying solely on traditional surveys.

By comprehensively tracking and analyzing real user behavior throughout the entire usage process, we conduct multi-faceted testing and observation that covers every interaction point.

This approach allows us to gather authentic, actionable insights and practical suggestions for improvement, driving continuous product refinement and progress.

Full-CycleUser Observation
Multi-PerspectiveTesting
SystematizedAnalysis
ActionableReporting

Creator Network

Content creators and campus ambassadors.

We connect your brand with America's most engaging content creators and dynamic campus ambassadors.

Our vetted network builds authentic cultural resonance, driving grassroots influence across universities and digital communities.

We transform creators into powerful brand advocates, executing targeted strategies that deliver measurable ROI and deep market penetration within the valuable North American Gen-Z demographic.

VettedNetwork
AuthenticCultural Resonance

Cross-border Resources

Brands, projects, and opportunities across China and the U.S.

We provide privileged access to our established bilateral network across China and the U.S.

We seamlessly connect you with recognized industry leaders, landmark projects, and scarce market opportunities.

This robust resource ecosystem serves as your strategic springboard, facilitating high-value partnerships and accelerating your market entry trajectory with tangible, de-risked business advantages in North America.

Established BilateralNetwork
StrategicSpringboard
WHY US?

What Makes Us Different

Different 01

Real User Access

We work directly with real users across the U.S. — not survey panels.

We can activate specific user segments based on your product, including: young professionals, students, pet owners, fitness users, and niche consumer groups.

Through a distributed network across campuses, cities, and communities, we enable targeted testing, real feedback, and early traction.

Different 02

Built-in Execution Network

We operate through a built-in network of students and early-career operators across the U.S. — not one-off freelancers.

This network can be deployed for specific tasks, including: product testing, content production, campus ambassador programs, and local execution.

Because the network is already active and distributed, we can quickly activate people on the ground and start running tests within days.

Different 03

Execution, Not Just Strategy

We do not stop at recommendations.

Beyond research and planning, we help translate ideas into real actions — from testing products and content, to activating users, to building early teams and on-the-ground execution.

This means brands do not just leave with a deck or a set of suggestions, but with real movement, real feedback, and real next steps.

Different 04

From Validation to Real Market Entry

We help brands move from early signals to real market presence.

Beyond validation, we turn what works into execution — from channel entry and partnerships to early traction.

We also support the setup needed to operate in the U.S., including compliance, trademark protection, and localized branding.

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To help brands move
from uncertainty to real market presence.

We are not a traditional consulting firm.

We work with you to make things happen.

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Help us build real bridges between brands, users, and the U.S. market. We're looking for curious, independent operators who want to make things happen.

Marketing Specialist

St. Louis, MO Part-time $35.00 – $40.00 / hour

Conduct market research, marketing analysis, and digital performance evaluation for U.S. market-entry projects. Translate data into strategic recommendations for management.

Detailed Duties and Responsibilities

  1. Conduct market research and demand analysis. Qualitative and quantitative research on U.S. market conditions, customer demand, purchasing behavior, industry developments, and product fit.
  2. Analyze competitors, pricing, and positioning. Research competitors' products, services, pricing, and messaging to identify market gaps and positioning opportunities.
  3. Evaluate digital marketing and campaign performance. Assess metrics such as traffic, engagement, conversion, and acquisition efficiency across websites, ads, and social channels.
  4. Develop strategic marketing insights and recommendations. Translate research and campaign data into practical, data-driven recommendations on targeting, messaging, and go-to-market sequencing.
  5. Prepare professional reports, dashboards, and presentations. Communicate market trends, campaign outcomes, and consumer insights in clear business formats for management review.
  6. Support cross-border localization. Adapt products, messaging, and positioning for U.S. audiences; coordinate with overseas partners on market planning.
  7. Perform professional work independently. Manage assigned projects with limited day-to-day supervision, prioritize across timelines, and coordinate across time zones within the assigned part-time schedule.

Nature of the Position

The role is professional analytical work — not clerical or routine. It requires independent analysis, structured research, interpretation of qualitative and quantitative information, and preparing professional deliverables used in business and marketing decision-making. Strong independent work habits, effective time management, and reasonable flexibility within assigned hours are expected.

Independence and Schedule Requirements

Because the role is part-time and supports cross-border initiatives, the employee must work with a high degree of independence and demonstrate reasonable schedule adaptability within the approved part-time schedule to coordinate with overseas partners across time zones.

Tools, Methods, and Knowledge

Spreadsheets, presentation tools, reporting dashboards, survey materials, web analytics, advertising platform reports, and market research materials. Applied knowledge of market research methods, consumer analysis, and digital performance measurement.

Minimum Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree or higher in Marketing, Market Research, Business Analytics, Economics, Statistics, Business Administration (Marketing/Analytics concentration), Communications, or a closely related field.
  • Knowledge of market research methods, consumer analysis, marketing measurement, digital campaign evaluation, and business reporting.
  • Ability to collect, evaluate, and synthesize quantitative and qualitative information into professional reports and recommendations.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience in digital marketing analytics, cross-border e-commerce, U.S. market-entry, brand localization, or strategic marketing analysis.
  • Familiarity with analytics, reporting, advertising, or dashboard tools.
  • Mandarin Chinese proficiency preferred for cross-border coordination.

Supervision

Works under the direction of company leadership with substantial independence and accountability. Management reviews work based on research quality, soundness of analysis, accuracy, timeliness, and usefulness of recommendations.

Business Development Specialist

St. Louis, MO Part-time $35.00 – $42.00 / hour

Support U.S. market development, partnership outreach, pipeline analysis, and client-facing business expansion for cross-border projects.

Detailed Duties and Responsibilities

  1. Conduct market and partnership opportunity research. Research potential partners, clients, channels, institutions, and strategic collaborators aligned with company priorities.
  2. Support outreach strategy and pipeline development. Build and maintain outreach pipelines, lead lists, and partnership tracking; evaluate fit and potential value.
  3. Prepare business development materials. Draft outreach materials, introductions, capability summaries, meeting briefs, and follow-up materials.
  4. Analyze commercial positioning and opportunity fit. Review project scope, service fit, and partner alignment to assess business development potential and recommend next steps.
  5. Track meetings, communications, and partnership progress. Maintain organized records of outreach activities, contacts, communications, and commercial progress.
  6. Support cross-border communications and coordination. Coordinate with leadership and overseas stakeholders on commercial follow-up, meeting prep, and relationship-building.
  7. Perform professional work independently. Manage assigned BD and partnership-support projects with limited supervision while maintaining quality, timeliness, and accountability.

Minimum Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree or higher in Business Administration, Marketing, Communications, International Business, Economics, or a closely related field.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience in business development, strategic partnerships, client services, cross-border business, startup operations, or commercial outreach.
  • Mandarin Chinese proficiency preferred.

Supervision

Works under the direction of company leadership with substantial independence and accountability. Management reviews work based on research quality, soundness of analysis, accuracy, timeliness, and usefulness of recommendations.

Operational Specialist

St. Louis, MO Part-time $32.00 – $40.00 / hour

Support internal business operations, workflow coordination, project execution, and process improvement for cross-border initiatives.

Detailed Duties and Responsibilities

  1. Support business process coordination. Organize internal workflows, project timelines, documentation systems, and execution processes.
  2. Monitor project progress and task completion. Track deliverables, deadlines, dependencies, and follow-ups to support timely execution and accountability.
  3. Improve workflow efficiency. Review internal processes and identify opportunities to improve coordination and operational consistency.
  4. Maintain business records and operational documentation. Prepare and maintain organized records of workflows, project status, procedures, and coordination activities.
  5. Support cross-functional execution. Coordinate with leadership and team members on operations, growth, partnerships, and market-entry priorities.
  6. Assist in cross-border operational coordination. Support communication and task coordination with overseas partners, vendors, or stakeholders across time zones.
  7. Perform professional work independently. Manage assigned operational projects and coordination responsibilities with limited supervision while maintaining timeliness and quality.

Minimum Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree or higher in Business Administration, Operations Management, Project Management, Management, or a closely related field.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience in startup operations, business coordination, cross-border workflow management, or project execution.
  • Mandarin Chinese proficiency preferred.

Supervision

Works under the direction of company leadership with substantial independence and accountability. Management reviews work based on research quality, soundness of analysis, accuracy, timeliness, and usefulness of recommendations.

BENEFITS

Benefits & Career Development

01

Professional Advancement

Opportunities for growth. Based on performance and business needs, you may be considered for advancement into more senior growth or strategy roles as the company expands.

02

Paid Time Off & Flexibility

Accruable PTO and company-observed holidays per policy. Hybrid work structure that supports reasonable flexibility in coordinating cross-border work within assigned part-time hours.

03

Executive Mentorship

Mentorship from company leadership and access to role-relevant training. Subject to policy, support for relevant certifications may also be provided.

04

Long-Term Incentive

High-performing employees may, where applicable and consistent with company policy, become eligible for long-term incentive opportunities — including possible equity-based incentives or stock options.

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