We build the thesis behind your next big bet
(from real customer interviews, not whiteboard assumptions)

Our Lane

What we do is simple, but not shortcut-able.

We help consumer brands make faster, better decisions by having 1:1 customer interviews with the people they're actually building for.

For example:

Big bets
“Is our next product line a good idea?”
Troubleshooting
“Why is churn suddenly climbing?”
Positioning
“Is our message landing?”
CX
“Are there gaps in how we support customers?”

Health & Wellness  ·  Food & Bev  ·  Consumer Tech  ·  IRL Spaces

Our Approach

We're obsessed with talking to customers (the most important work)

Great conversations, not questionnaires

These aren't user interviews about whether someone likes your product or where the bugs are. We have the conversation about hopes, dreams, backgrounds, families, spending, and pain points.

This is where we find the category-defining value that creates a moat.

High EQ, with care.

We treat every customer interaction like it's gold.

Customers don't share neatly labeled pain points or finished answers. The skill is asking the right questions, listening for what's underneath, and knowing which sentences are the signal.

We're your audience.

We're consumers through and through — researching and shopping across regenerative and aesthetic medicine, personalized health, premium fitness, quality apparel, and better-for-you food and bev.

We know what we're searching for as individual shoppers — so as peers to your customers, we know how to talk to them.

The Program

Live signal to playbook

We fully manage 1:1 interviews, pull out the insights that matter, and help you apply them across the org.

01 · Diagnose

Scope the bet.

We start by figuring out what you're tackling and design an interview plan to deliver the information that'll unblock it.

02 · Fieldwork

Run the program.

20–40 deep interviews with the customers who matter, recorded and transcribed. We do the recruiting, the asking, the noticing. You stay focused on running the company.

03 · Install

Synthesize the proof.

Every claim ties back to a customer voice. You get a buying thesis your whole team can act on.

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Founder
Lorel Sim
Experience in
D2C ecommerce, healthtech, B2B SaaS
Previously
Venture Studio Operating Partner, Chief of Staff, Growth Lead
Currently
Founder of Proof Studio, Co-Creator of Applied Wellness, Board Member of Stanford Angels of SoCal, avid shopper, researcher