Louise Lai, Director
Louise Lai means business. She’s got the knowledge, the contacts and the business acumen to help you. Having secured a degree in Hotel Management, she worked as a hotel manager for various international hotel chains including The Marriott and The ShangriLa Group in Singapore. In 1997, Louise set up a consultancy firm in Hong Kong providing training solutions for service-related industries. She found her niche in Shanghai in 2001 when she set up Link Consultants , one of the city’s pioneer consultancy firms for the hospitality industry. Since then she has branched out to co-found Thread – disclosing her pearls of wisdom to Shanghai’s business world.
Ben Weldon, Creative Director
Brit-boy Ben started out designing and building websites in London, as a designer he worked his way up through a media agency there until escaping in 2004. Leaving London and freelancing to fund his travels he’s gained valuable experience working on print and web design and development for a string of companies worldwide. His roster of clients ranged from Reuters News, Australia’s Liberal Party, and even Disney. He can channel his design expertise into any form of media advertising, but his forte lies in his passion for the internet.
Evelyn Hussain, Art Director
Evelyn has a most colourful and varied background in design that began accidentally when she started designing promotional posters and flyers while a music promoter back in her homeland, Singapore. She magically teleported to Shanghai 4 years ago, she embarked on a journey that took her not only into the galaxy of freelancing, but also through the milky way of large multi-national advertising agencies like Grey Worldwide and JWT. As such, she has been given the opportunity to cut her creative teeth and handle accounts as varied as a Chinese take-out menu - ranging from home and office furnishings like Bungalow 5 and Haworth, to automotive clients such as Ford, while still having time to promote the music that began her journey all those years ago.
Momo & Kevin
No office would be complete with out not one but two Golden Retrievers. Please let us know if you are scared of dogs before coming to the office, we will brush their teeth to give them fresh breath in anticipation of your arrival.
