001Founder portfolio

Xiaoyue
Sun

Building at the intersection of digital growth, AI, and consumer innovation.

Co-founder, Hilumio Suzhou / Shanghai
Xiaoyue SunFounder / Marketer
002Snapshot
10+

brands supported
overseas

2

entrepreneurial
initiatives

0→1

growth, launch &
venture building

I am most interested in turning unclear market problems into testable business ideas — first through service, then through product, and now inside a traditional family business.

003Featured venture

Hilumio

Cross-border influencer marketing for Chinese technology and outdoor brands expanding into Europe and North America.

10+ brands served.

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004The problem

Finding creators is easy.
Finding the right creators is still hard.

TRADITIONAL FILTERS

Geography / Followers / Engagement / Category / Demographics

REAL DECISION

Brand fit / Audience trust / Content context / Commercial history / Campaign objective

The problem is no longer creator discovery.
It is contextual creator–brand fit.
005Hilumio Intelligence

From service
to product.

Hilumio's service work showed that the valuable layer is contextual judgement. The prototype explores how to structure that judgement with AI.

Early-stage prototype
HILUMIO INTELLIGENCE / CAMPAIGN 04EARLY PROTOTYPE
RECOMMENDED CREATOR

Creator profile / 01

87/100
CREATOR IMAGE
WHY THIS CREATOR?

Trusted long-form product education, strong topic adjacency, and a natural fit for workflow-led demonstrations.

01Brand Fit

Positioning and product alignment.

02Audience Fit

Target-consumer overlap.

03Content Fit

Topic, format, style, and tone.

04Market Fit

Geographic and cultural relevance.

05Commercial Fit

Quality of branded-content execution.

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006Next-Generation Baijiu

From distributor-led
to consumer-informed.

Research & Validation

The family liquor business has traditionally grown through agents, custom distribution, banquets, group purchasing, terminal retail, and regional dealers.

Existing baijiu product and packaging range
Existing product and packaging range
Existing distributor recruitment brochure
Distributor-facing materials
Existing baijiu exhibition booth design
Trade-show booth concept
Trade fair poster showing baijiu products
Trade-fair material
How can a traditional offline baijiu business understand younger consumers directly without disrupting its existing dealer network?

Online pricing can quickly affect dealer economics. The current work therefore focuses on learning first: direct consumer research, concept validation, and online-exclusive propositions that can coexist with the established channel.

BEFORE

Offline / distributor-led

Agent relationships, group purchasing, banquets, terminal retail.

EXPERIMENT

Research / digital testing

Interviews, surveys, occasion mapping, concept and packaging tests.

FUTURE QUESTION

Insight / new growth

Can direct consumer learning create growth without weakening the dealer network?

007Journey

Learned digital growth by doing.

Content, community, events, CRM, and early customer acquisition.

Moved from marketing into launches and venture building.

Product positioning, Kickstarter preparation, paid media, WAIC, then co-founding Hilumio.

Started translating repeated problems into experiments.

AI-assisted creator intelligence and a consumer-insight loop for the family liquor business.

008How I build
  1. 01

    Start with the customer.

  2. 02

    Test before scaling.

  3. 03

    Turn repeated service problems into products.

  4. 04

    Use technology where it creates real leverage.

009Selected experience
2023—24

Zhipu Xinsi

Digital Growth & Customer Acquisition

2025

Naohuilu Technology

Product Launch & Go-to-Market

2025—Now

Hilumio

Co-founder

2026—Now

Next-Generation Baijiu

Project Lead