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Lavonda Li

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About

Hi there! I’m a PM in tech, working across everything from AI, ML, and data to hardware devices.

I’ve built and led strategic 0 to 1 innovation, and scaled products 1 to 100 globally, both at industry leaders and at startups I founded.

At heart, I’m a creative builder, in work and in life. Outside my day job, I’m a professional makeup artist and photographer, a music producer, and a musician.

I’ve spent roughly a decade each in Europe, Asia, and America. That mix shaped how I see things and left me genuinely open to new ideas and new people.

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Life

Lavonda at the Louvre with the Mona Lisa
With the Mona Lisa at the Musée du Louvre.

I love everything art. I’m obsessed with London West End musicals and Broadway shows, and I’ve produced original Broadway-style musicals and run concerts myself. I’m also a professional makeup artist and stylist. I attended the best fashion school in China and worked in professional studios to build that experience (super fun!).

I also love travelling and learning new languages. I feel like people can sometimes get caught up in their own environment and silos, forgetting there’s a whole rest of the world out there to be explored, and so many different ways to live a life.

These experiences have taught me patience, taste, collaboration, and how to turn something raw or ambiguous into something intentional. They’ve also taught me to notice beauty in small things before they fully take shape, which is a big part of how I approach both life and work.