Maison Atelier
Brand strategy · positioningSix-month engagement reframing a Milanese atelier for North American entry. The brief was rewritten in week three; the launch followed nine months later.
view the project
Meg Joong is a Montreal-born, Milan-based cross-disciplinary business strategist and cultural synthesizer who bridges analytical frameworks with creative storytelling. Connecting intangible ideas, people, and mediums to create resonant brand experiences with a focus on translating cultural nuances and consumer insights into strategies that drive tangible market success.
Over the past decade, Meg has held roles spanning Europe and North America, encompassing multifaceted aspects of business operations, including clienteling, business development, project management, ecommerce, retail operations, finance, customer relationship management, and marketing, with a particular focus on luxury and technology.
Her work and research involve projects that translate cultural nuances and consumer data into strategies that sustain brand growth and integrity, creating a cohesive and integrative brand experience across all activity sets and touchpoints.
Meg Joong is a strategist working between Montréal and Milan. A decade across luxury and technology, translating cultural nuance into brand systems that hold up across markets.
Trained in business and cultural studies. Speaks English, French, Italian, Korean. Reads in four, writes in two. Three to four engagements a year — by referral.
Six-month engagement reframing a Milanese atelier for North American entry. The brief was rewritten in week three; the launch followed nine months later.
view the projectBuilt the editorial voice for a hospitality group's first publication. Three issues, distributed in-room across five properties.
view the projectTranslation of a Korean heritage label into Italian retail. Ground-level research, sequenced rollout, a small launch dinner.
view the projectVia Savona, Milano
by appointment
booking · q3 2026
are.na/megjoong
linkedin ↗