How to Start Lean in London?
Turn Your Skills Into a Business
About the Event
One skill. One channel. One small project can be enough to start.
Entrepreneurship used to mean fundraising, rapid expansion and big teams. With AI tools and digital platforms, a lighter model is emerging in London: turn what you already know into a service, build trust through content, test demand with small projects — then grow from there.
On 4 October, After Loop presents From Skill to Scale: an Open Talk on turning individual skills into sustainable businesses.
🚀 Icey Zhang｜@buymeego Founder & CEO, BuyMeego Investment × travel × F&B × media marketing → Built a UK local lifestyle platform from 0–1, now serving hundreds of thousands of users and hundreds of merchants. How does a non-technical founder build the team, product and merchant network?
📱 Yang Jinghang @jh.yang918｜Co-founder, Zeeman Culture UCL graduate × 70K Xiaohongshu creator × Europe-focused brand marketing → Client acquisition, personal branding and China-to-Europe growth.
🍽️ Tony Li｜@the_moonlight_table Founder, The Moonlight Table Architecture Award Top 10 × Allies and Morrison × Le Cordon Bleu London → How architectural thinking became a bookable private-dining experience.
Date
04/10/2026
Time
14:00-18:00
Location
6th Floor, 75 King William St
London EC4N 7BE
Language
Chinese
Ticket
£25 Early Bird (until Sep 28)
£30 Standard
About the Event
Is fashion just about aesthetics? In 2026, it’s about the synergy of AI, digital craftsmanship, and market intelligence. ⚙️
Join us at Central Saint Martins (LVMH Lecture Theatre) for an exclusive 「Future Fashion Open Talk」. Four industry pioneers will dismantle the silos between emerging tech, global market strategies, and brand building. 🚀
Meet the Speakers:
👩🏼💻Aleksandra Volkova Founder of Volkova PR, Fashion & Talent Agency
Exclusive model partner of Jimmy Choo Academy, Producer of showcases during LFW, and Visa Everywhere Pioneer.
👉Topic: Navigating the London Go-To-Market (GTM) landscape. Learn how to leverage PR ecosystems and community logic to build influence with zero resources.
👩🏻💻Danni (Danshu Zhao) Founder of DANSHUU
Stocked in renowned Berlin concept stores
Featured at Paris & HK Fashion Weeks; International Business Award winner.
👉Topic: The survival logic of independent labels. How to translate niche inspiration into sustainable, commercially viable brand systems.
👩🏻💻Yunjie Xin | Junior Creative Pattern Cutter at Studio Nicholson
From Engineering to High-Fashion; veteran of top-tier British designer labels.
👉Topic: Decoding the UK fashion industry pipeline. An insider’s guide on transitioning from art school to a core role in a professional studio, featuring career hacks for the UK market.
👨🏻💻Morchen Liu | Senior Lecturer (CSVPA & University of Hertfordshire)| Founder of SpecForm OS
Featured in Vogue & Forbes; TEDx Speaker.
👉Topic: Live AI + 3D Hybrid Workflow Demo. Discover how systemic architecture eliminates physical waste and reclaims digital creative sovereignty.
Date
23/05/2026
Time
05/23/2026
13 : 00 - 17 : 00
Location
Central Saint Martins
London N1C 4AA
Language
English
Ticket
£25 Early Bird (until May 15)
£30 Standard
FREE for UAL Students
Speakers
Icey Zhang
Founder & CEO, BuyMeego | UK Local Lifestyle Platform
Experience across Investment, Travel, F&B and Media Marketing
Built BuyMeego from 0-1 in 2023
Hundreds of thousands of users x Hundreds of merchants
A non-technical founder focused on team building, product launch and platform growth
Yang Jinghang
Co-founder, Zeeman Culture
Cross-cultural Marketing Entrepreneur
UCL Graduate × 70K Xiaohongshu Creator Led HAZZYS & Joybuy Europe campaigns
2026 Cambridge China Business Forum Marketing Partner
Focused on client acquisition, personal branding and China-to-Europe growth
Tony Li
Founder, The Moonlight Table Chef & Architectural Designer
Architecture Award Top 10 x Allies and Morrison x Le Cordon Bleu London
2026 Le Cordon Bleu Graduation Speaker
Started with 6-8 guest private dinners
Building a multidisciplinary path across architecture, food and spatial experience
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