Data Gurus

We have the pleasure of welcoming Mark Simon, the Managing Partner for Hawkmoon Advisors, as our guest for today’s podcast. Mark is joining us to talk about his journey and share his experiences with the kind of work he has been doing to help small businesses scale, grow, and reach their goals. He also talks […] The post The Rule of 40 with Mark Simon | Ep. 112 appeared first on Infinity Squared, LLC.

Today, we have the second part of the podcast series Data Gurus for IEX. We have been focusing on the concept of the last mile. In our industry, the last mile relates to empowering and getting the insights and value that clients want to get from research. Today, we invited Paul Gaudette, the co-founder of […] The post Enabling Insights with Paul Gaudette | Ep. 111 appeared first on Infinity Squared, LLC.

Nicole Schmidt and Chuck Mitchell are joining Sima today as panelists for a webinar on the impact of Covid 19 on middle-market firms. People have been impacted by Covid 19 all over the world. The purpose of this webinar is to provide context, perspective, and some key takeaways for executives to consider as they plan […] The post Key Takeaways of the Impact of Covid-19 on Middle Market Firms with Nicole Schmidt and Chuck Mitchell | Ep. 110 appeared first on Infinity Squared, LLC.

We are excited to have Danielle Blugrind, a Senior Consumer Insights Manager at Roku, joining us today. In today’s episode, Danielle talks to us about her journey in the field of market research. She discusses the difference between the client and the supplier sides of the industry, company culture, creative solutions, pivoting, how traditional survey […] The post The Role of Consumer Insights with Danielle Blugrind | Ep. 109 appeared first on Infinity Squared, LLC.

We are honored to be part of the special video podcast series for IEX, which is part of the Data Gurus platform. We are focusing on something a little different today, related to trends in the market research or analytics space. We have Anthony Franklin, the CEO of Infotools, joining us from New Zealand to […] The post Democratizing Insights with Ant Franklin | Ep. 108 appeared first on Infinity Squared, LLC.

We’re excited to welcome Michael McCrary, the CEO, and Founder of PureSpectrum, as our guest for the podcast. Michael helps to solve business, economic, and even social issues with the valuable data and insights that he provides for companies and organizations. He is joining us today to talk about his choice to take the risk […] The post Wantrepreneur vs. Entrepreneur with Michael McCrary | Ep. 107 appeared first on Infinity Squared, LLC.

Ravi Parmeswar is a VP at Johnson & Johnson. He’s in charge of global strategic insights and analytics. He has significant experience in CPG (Consumer Packaged Goods). “The Chinese proverb ‘May you live in interesting times.’ we certainly are.” – Ravi Parmeswar The Changing Face of Analytics Ravi’s responsibilities take global strategic insights and analytics to drive insights […] The post The Mindset for Analytics with Ravi Parmeswar | Ep. 106 appeared first on Infinity Squared, LLC.

We are delighted today to welcome Christa Chaffinch, the Qualitative Research Manager at Comcast Business, as our guest. Christa is joining us today to talk about quantitative research Christa’s bio Christa has a background in psychology, sociology, and new product development. She has a master’s degree in creative writing, as well as an MBA. About […] The post The Role of Research at Comcast with Christa Chaffinch | Ep. 105 appeared first on Infinity Squared, LLC.

We’re delighted to have Mike Berland, the CEO, and founder of Decode_M, joining us on the show today. Mike is with us today to talk about data collection, analytics, and momentum. About Mike We currently live in a world that runs on data, and Mike holds the belief that everything is knowable, as long as […] The post The MFactor with Mike Berland | Ep. 104 appeared first on Infinity Squared, LLC.

Today, we’re excited to be interviewing Vivek Bhaskaran, who is the founder and CEO of QuestionPro. He’s here today to share his experience bootstrapping QuestionPro. About Vivek Vivek grew up in India. After completing his primary education there, he left the country and moved to Russia, where he lived from 1995 to 1997. When he […] The post Bootstrapping QuestionPro with Vivek Bhaskaran | Ep.103 appeared first on Infinity Squared, LLC.

We’re delighted to have Tony Bevilacqua joining us today! Tony is the CEO and Founder of Cognitive3D, which is based in Vancouver, Canada. About the previous company that Tony founded Cognitive3D is the second company that Tony has founded. His previous company was focused on revenue optimization, and it had a very heavy analytics back-end, […] The post Cognitive 3D – Virtual Reality & Much More | Ep. 102 appeared first on Infinity Squared, LLC.

Ben Smithee is the CEO of The Smithee Group, a digital marketing agency based in New York City. On this episode, he sits with Sima Vasa to talk about what they do, how they do it, and how millennial research has affected the marketing sphere. “I think there’s a new shift… marketing in the moment […] The post Agile Research with Ben Smithee | Ep. 101 appeared first on Infinity Squared, LLC.

We’re very happy to welcome AJ Keirans, the Vice-President of Business Development at Disqo, as our guest for today! AJ started at Disqo three months ago. Joining them was a logical decision for him because of where he is currently at in his career, and he is very proud of the unique and special work […] The post Keeping It Real with AJ Keirans | Ep. 100 appeared first on Infinity Squared, LLC.

Today, we’re excited to have Adam Breslawsky joining us! Adam is Managing Partner, and he’s also a member of Oberon’s management committee at Oberon Securities, which is a middle-market investment banking firm. Adam is an investment banker by trade. He grew up and gained his early experience in product groups like mergers and acquisitions, and […] The post Options to Consider From an Investment Banking Perspective During Covid-19 with Adam Breslawsky | Ep. 99 appeared first on Infinity Squared, LLC.

We’re very happy to have Adam Jolley joining us today. Very soon, Adam will be starting with Survey Monkey, which will be a huge and exciting change for him. Adam’s career path up to now has been an interesting one. He started in sales, for a small EMI market research company that had only six […] The post Career Planning and Expression Through Song: Sima Wanted to Mix Things Up! |Ep. 98 appeared first on Infinity Squared, LLC.

Today, Jacqueline Rosales, the Chief Operating Officer of SoapboxSample, joins Sima to talk about market research, entrepreneurship, COVID-19 research, and cannabis. Jacqueline heads up multiple research divisions at the ISA Group, including SoapboxSample and icanmakeitbetter.    SoapboxSample recently celebrated eight years. About three or four years ago, they made a strategic decision to acquire icanmakeitbetter […] The post COVID-19 Antibody Testing and More with Jacqueline Rosales | Ep.97 appeared first on Infinity Squared, LLC.

Dan Foreman joins Sima for today’s episode, to talk about his journey, as an entrepreneur, into market research. He is currently involved with the Zappy Store, Course 5i, Borderless Access, Dalia, Bakamo Social, Veylinx, MindProber, and Haystack.   Dan consciously chose to join the market research industry when he was midway through university. He was […] The post Crafting the Future of Market Research with Dan Foreman | Ep. 96 appeared first on Infinity Squared, LLC.

David Dixon and Pete Cain join Sima in today’s episode to discuss marketing analytics and econometric modeling.  David Dixon is the Managing Partner of Marketscience. Before launching Truesight (now named Marketscience), David was global CEO and managing partner of Ninah Consulting. Pete Cain is the Executive Partner of Marketscience. Prior to the Marketscience merger with […] The post The Economics of Human Behavior with Marketscience | Ep. 95 appeared first on Infinity Squared, LLC.

Sima sits down with Melanie Courtright, CEO of Insights Association, to discuss the rapidly changing scene and the diligent work that Melanie’s team is doing in providing additional resources and perspectives on how to deal with the fallout of the Corona Virus and its impact to the industry. Melanie began serving as CEO of the […] The post Insights Industry Call to Action with Melanie Courtright | Ep. 94 appeared first on Infinity Squared, LLC.

Andrew Moffatt, Chief Strategy Officer and Partner of OpinionRoute joins Sima today in discussing technology products that help address some of the market research problems that are prevalent today. The market leader in Insights Process Management, OpinionRoute is focused on helping clients succeed in the rapidly evolving market research industry. Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, their […] The post Creating a More Efficient and Effective Market Research Process with Andrew Moffatt | Ep. 93 appeared first on Infinity Squared, LLC.