WE ARE MINILUXE

Mr. Tjan is an entrepreneur, strategic advisor and venture investor who has founded and led a variety of companies. Coincident with cofounding MiniLuxe, he established Cue Ball Capital – a permanent capital investment firm focused on game-changing and purpose-driven companies.  He started his career at McKinsey & Company, where he founded ZEFER, a pioneering Internet strategic advisory and development firm that is now part of NEC. For 15 years, Mr. Tjan was Vice Chairman of The Parthenon Group and he also served for 7 years as the senior advisor to the then CEO of The Thomson Corporation where he played key roles in helping the company transform into one the largest media information companies, Thomson Reuters. Mr. Tjan brings significant public and private board experience, previously serving on the Board of Directors of EQ Inc. (EQ.V) and  currently serving as a director to several other companies. Mr. Tjan holds AB and MBA degrees from Harvard and was a Fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School.

Mr. Moran brings extensive experience in strategic finance and business planning with a focus on building and scaling small to medium sized business. He started his career as a CPA at KPMG and followed that training with 7 years as a member of Bain Capital’s PE financial leadership team. Mr. Moran has spent the last decade taking on leadership roles at both public and private companies, including Co-CEO and CFO of Garden Remedies, a MA-based, vertically-integrated cannabis company, CFO at Financial Recovery Technologies, a tech-enabled financial services company, and Director of Corporate Development and Strategy at Drax Biomass, a bioenergy manufacturing and logistics company. Mr. Moran graduated with highest academic distinction with a Master and Bachelor of Science in Accounting and Finance Management from Boston College and is also a CFA charterholder.

Ms. Lorber is an experienced finance executive with both significant operating and investment expertise, focusing on technology-enabled wellness and beauty companies. She has over a decade of equity research experience on both the buy side and sell side, and for several years was solely responsible for equity research coverage for the more than fifty companies in the Oppenheimer Quest International Value Fund, a mutual fund with over $1 billion AUM. She transitioned to the operating side to focus on growth-stage mission-driven businesses and has since headed corporate development and strategy for Xtend Barre—a global boutique fitness franchiser, Glosslab—an NYC-based nail care business, and Blushington—a national makeup services business. Ms. Lorber holds a BBA in Finance and Accounting from the Stephen M. Ross School of Business at University of Michigan and an MBA jointly conferred by Columbia University and London Business School via their Global Executive Program.

Mr. Tjan is an entrepreneur, strategic advisor and venture investor who has founded and led a variety of companies. Coincident with cofounding MiniLuxe, he established Cue Ball Capital – a permanent capital investment firm focused on game-changing and purpose-driven companies.  He started his career at McKinsey & Company, where he founded ZEFER, a pioneering Internet strategic advisory and development firm that is now part of NEC. For 15 years, Mr. Tjan was Vice Chairman of The Parthenon Group and he also served for 7 years as the senior advisor to the then CEO of The Thomson Corporation where he played key roles in helping the company transform into one the largest media information companies, Thomson Reuters. Mr. Tjan brings significant public and private board experience, previously serving on the Board of Directors of EQ Inc. (EQ.V) and  currently serving as a director to several other companies. Mr. Tjan holds AB and MBA degrees from Harvard and was a Fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School.

Vernon Lobo is a founder and principal of Mosaic Capital Partners LP, a private investment fund. Through 26 years in the investment industry, Mr. Lobo has built several companies from start-up to acquisition or public listing, eight of which achieved valuations in excess of $100 million. Earlier in his career, Mr. Lobo was a consultant with McKinsey & Company and a software engineer at Nortel Networks. He sits on several private and public boards and holds a BASc in Engineering from the University of Waterloo and a Master of Business Administration from Harvard University where he was a Baker Scholar.

Mr. Lederhausen has more than 30 years of experience building global businesses in the consumer and lifestyle space. Mats started his career at the Boston Consulting Group before becoming a Chief Executive Officer and JV Partner of the growing McDonald’s Corporation franchise in Sweden. After leading a successful expansion, building over 150 new units by shifting the brand’s focus towards sustainability, Mats was asked in 1999 to serve as McDonald’s Corporation Global Head of Strategy. At McDonald’s Corporation, Mats was a key member in architecting the company’s successful turnaround that continues to this day. Mats also oversaw and led ground-breaking investments at McDonald’s Ventures in

brands including Chipotle Mexican Grill, Redbox DVD (which he co-founded), and Pret A Manger. As lead director and Chairman of Chipotle he helped lead what became one of the most successful restaurant IPOs. Mats was a founding member and investor in MiniLuxe and subsequently joined the founders of The Cue Ball Group as Operating Partner. Mats is also the founder and Managing Director of his own private holding company, Be-Cause, which is dedicated to businesses with a purpose bigger than their products. Mats serves as Executive Chairman of Rōti Modern Mediterranean as well as director of many other portfolio companies. Mats holds a Master’s degree from the Stockholm School of Economics.

Ms. Jay is the former Chief Business and Strategy Officer at eBay, where she was responsible for leading a combined division encompassing Strategy, Corporate Development, eBay Ventures, Business Operations, Analytics and Communications. During her time at eBay, she developed the strategy vision and execution plan to re-establish eBay as a destination for enthusiasts, launched eBay Ventures and led several investments and the acquisitions of TCG Player, Known Origin and Goldin Auctions.  Prior to joining eBay, Ms. Jay served as Vice President and General Manager of Walmart Media Group from 2017 until 2020. In this role, Ms. Jay was responsible for driving and scaling Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.’s digital and in-store advertising strategy and business. Under Ms. Jay’s leadership, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. brought its media business in-house, developed a strategic approach with advertisers and delivered on the vision of customer-centric advertising, self-serve and automation for advertisers and accelerated revenue growth. Ms. Jay joined Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.’s Global eCommerce division in 2015 to lead corporate development and strategy, including Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.’s strategic investment in China’s JD.com, strategic partnerships with Google LLC, Uber Technologies Inc., Lyft, Inc. and the acquisition of Jet.com. Ms. Jay also served as Chief of Staff to the Chief Executive Officer of the Global eCommerce division of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. from 2015 to 2017. Prior to Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Ms. Jay spent 14 years at Goldman Sachs as a senior member of the consumer, retail and healthcare investment banking group focused on mergers and acquisitions and corporate finance. She also led global client strategy for Goldman Sachs’ Chief Executive Officer and executive office. In January 2021, Ms. Jay joined the board of PWP Forward Acquisition Corp., a U.S.-based blank-check company dedicated to helping women-forward companies access public capital markets. Ms. Jay earned a B.A. in Economics from Columbia University.

Kelley Morrell holds diverse senior operating and investment experience. She is currently the Chief Financial Officer at Wonder, the disruptive delivery-first “food hall” with an end-to-end food manufacturing and production process. Ms. Morrell also founded and is the Managing Partner of Highline Capital Investments, LLC, a private family office that invests in purpose-driven and platform businesses. Prior to Wonder, Ms. Morrell served as head of asset management within Blackstone’s private equity business leading strategy and multiple major acquisitions, including some of the most iconic women-focused brands. She held director and interim management roles, including at Bumble (where she was interim CEO), Spanx, and Centric Brands. Previously, she served as chief strategy officer at CIT Group, now a division of First Citizens Bank and investment-related roles at Hellman & Friedman and Goldman Sachs Group.

Outside of the private sector, Ms. Morrell served as senior director of the U.S. Treasury’s Automotive Industry Financing Program during the Obama Administration, where she had primary responsibility of overseeing the taxpayer’s investments in Chrysler Financial and Chrysler Group. Ms. Morrell graduated magna cum laude from Harvard College and received her MBA with distinction from Harvard Business School.