About Us

Francois was one of the first employees of SCR and initially built and led our operations team in London. He began his career in market research as a telephone interviewer, progressing to positions in recruitment and training, human resources, and fieldwork management. He is now in charge of SCR and leads teams around the globe.

Gurpreet brings over 14 years of market research experience to SCR. She has worked in various different capacities within the industry, including: telephone interviewing, quality control, field management, project management and client services.

Izzyadds over 20 years of commercial and revenue generation experience, including adecade within the Market Research industry, to SCR. Having worked withinRestech, quantitative and qualitative agencies,  Izzy will lead and workclosely with the Sales, Operations and Delivery teams to maximise our offeringsand make sure they remain relevant to our clients whilst providing solutions ofthe highest quality.

Puttingpeople first, whether that be colleagues, clients or research participants, isthe basis of how Izzy operates and goes about daily life within SCR.

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David has a broad background in recruitment, financial     services, Strategy Consulting, M&A and Market Research. He joined SCR     from a leading Expert Network, where he led two teams focused on unlocking     the full value potential on research projects for Strategy Consulting, PE,     Equity Research and corporate clients globally. His role now is to work in     partnership with clients to ensure SCR adds value and delivers high     quality research projects across a breadth of methodologies.

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I have a background of 12 years in market research working in various roles within project management & sales across different companies within the industry. Prior to joining SCR I was an Associate Account Director working with Consulting clients across the EMEA territory.

With previous experience on sports physiology and training, João turned his career around due to his passion for marketing, brands, stories, and consumer understanding, entering the business world through consumer marketing experiences and later moving on to market research and consumer behaviour. With good interpersonal skills and a calm personality, building good relationships and helping clients achieve their goals are two of the goals that motivate him to deliver beyond expectations every day.

She is based in Croatia, Rachel has 6 years experience in market research, she worked in many roles from interviewing, field work management, quality control and more recently business development. Before joining SCR, Rachel worked in medical recruitment where she operated her own UK-wide company.

I come from a small town in Ireland and moved to London in 2013 at the age of 17 to pursue a career in fundraising/sales jobs which is where I thought my skillset would be most useful. I did not have a specific industry that appealed to me. It was mostly a case of finding a company that I could use my skillset to my maximum capacity. I was fortunate to receive an offer to work as a Qualitative Consultant at SCR. I was promoted to the role of Qualitative Fieldwork Manager in April of 2019 and have not looked back since! SCR has definitely helped me exceed my own expectations and to find a company that I not only enjoy the work, but I also have a great affection for the companies culture and that is definitely something that makes me very grateful I made the choice to move here at such a young age.

Alessandra joined Smart Connect Research in 2018 as Qualitative Consultant, she has worked on different research projects, with a focus on Medical & Healthcare. During her experience with the company she got promoted as Qualitative Supervisor and  from October 2020 started her new role as Junior Qualitative Manager.

With over 6 years of experience in market research, Adrian hasbeen actively engaged in diverse research initiatives. His roles have spannedfrom sampling coordinator to project coordinator and project manager.Throughout his career, Adrian has actively contributed to quantitative consumermarket research at Ipsos Interactive Services and quantitative Medical &Healthcare market research at M3Global Research before joining Smart ConnectResearch team in 2024. His proficiency in handling complex and challengingprojects underscores his passion for market research.

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I come from a small Eastern European country called Bulgaria. I moved to London in 2012 around the age of 16 with both of my parents to support my little brother who had moved a couple years earlier to play football. I joined and graduated from college and after that I graduated university in 2019 with an honours degree in forensic. After that, I was fortunate enough to join SCR for a couple of months as a Senior Qualitative Consultant while looking for a job related to forensics. However, in March 2020 the pandemic happened and I was extremely fortunate to have a remote job during those strange and difficult times. During my time in this company, I have learned so much and have exceeded my own expectations of what I was capable of. In March 2022 I was promoted to Project Supervisor, and I am looking forward to learning more skills and challenging myself more.

I was born in the UK however my family background is Indian/ Kenyan. I joined and graduated from university with a honours degree in business management and events from a top university in London. Once I completed university I started a new job within the hospitality industry however due to the pandemic I lost my job. That is when I joined SCR and I wouldn’t look back. Joining SCR as a Senior Qualitative Consultant was something new for me and challenging at the beginning working remotely due to the pandemic however it has impacted my life with more opportunities. After working for the company for 6 months I was privileged to be offered the promotion of Project Supervisor. I now look forward to facing more challenges and growing my skills and mindset within the company.

Alex has over six years of experience in market research. He started his career as a Junior Project Manager with SSI (now Dynata). About three years into the job, Alex was promoted to a senior role. Throughout his career in market research, Alex has gained vast experience in project management and data processing. He joined SCR in 2021 for its mission, values and culture. Now Alex manages the most challenging data collection and data management projects worldwide for SCR.

Celeste has been working as Qualitative Consultant for SCR since March 2020, focusing on medical and clinical research projects. Her duties within the company include: research, recruiting and telephone screening in different languages (English, French, Italian), to which have been recently added project supervising tasks.

Academic Background: Bachelor Degree Forensic Science (Greenwich University)- Master Degree Cognitive Neuropsychology (Canterbury University)- Work Background: Laboratory technician (ALS Laboratories).

I originally come from Ghana, moved to Italy in 2016 for my master’s degree. With a background in healthcare, I was looking forward to finding a job that aligned with my skillset and training after school. 3years later, with the covid pandemic and a boom in remote work, I joined SCR to help mostly with Healthcare research projects, amongst others as a Senior Qualitative Consultant and I’d say this has been one of the best decisions in my life. SCR has certainly helped me learn many new things and skill sets, exceeded my hopes, offered me a chance to grow, and stepped out of my comfort zone.

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I now look forward to more growth professionally, taking up more challenges, and roles, even outside my comfort zone, to work differently across other fields to better my skills and experiences within the company.

Arianna is graduated in English and French at the Università Ca’ Foscari in Venice, Italy, and has a Master Degree in Audiovisual Production. Born in Brescia, she always mulishly pursued her passions and dreams: she got a Theatre Diploma and concluded a Screen-acting course at LAMDA school in London, and actively worked for years on movie sets in Rome. Her love for arts, in particular music and videoart, has always led her to strongly implement skills like communication, empathy, and emotional intelligence.

Sharon has joined Smart Connect Research as a Qualitative Consultant and due to her teaching background, she has been able to use her experience in the educational field, and her digital knowledge, to convey the company’s culture and goals to new co-workers.

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