Simone completed her BA in Chinese Language and Culture in 2017 at the University of London. During her year abroad in Beijing, she interned at Shanghart gallery which encouraged Simone to work in the art business. Simone was the Exhibitions Assistant at Blain | Southern gallery from 2017 to 2018 and before starting at Startbahn Inc. in late January she was working at Bonhams auction house in the Japanese Art department in London.