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.

Izzy adds over 20 years of commercial and revenue generation experience, including a decade within the Market Research industry, to SCR. Having worked within Restech, quantitative and qualitative agencies,  Izzy will lead and work closely with the Sales, Operations and Delivery teams to maximise our offerings and make sure they remain relevant to our clients whilst providing solutions ofthe highest quality.

Putting people first, whether that be colleagues, clients or research participants, is the basis of how Izzy operates and goes about daily life within SCR.

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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.

Joseph has joined SCR after spending 5 years in the market research industry. He began his time in the industry as a project manager at MIS Group, holding several operational roles there before taking over as head of the UK qualitative team in July 2022. His role at SCR will be as Business Development Manager, driving new business and growth.

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Vid is a seasoned client development and account managementprofessional with over six years of experience in the market research industry.At Kantar, he specialised in quantitative studies, driving new business andoptimising large-scale research projects across various sectors. Building onthis expertise, he transitioned to Kadence International, where he focused onqualitative projects, managing complex initiatives and high-value contracts forUS-based clients. Passionate about the arts, Vid loves theatre, ballet,and film, and he spends several nights a week attending performances.

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Scott has over 25 years pharmaceutical, healthcare, B2B and consumer market research experience in the worlds largest multinational agencies, SMEs, and start-ups. Scott has broad research experience in both qualitative and quantitative research and later in his career developing an interest in neuromarketing research. 

Scott has always had a strong interest in innovative research and his experience includes implementing one of the UK’s first web-based healthcare research panels in the 1990s and appearing on national television in Asia in a documentary to discuss advances and applications in neuromarketing in 2013. He was also invited to speak at the Paediatric Endocrine Society of Thailand to present an innovative research project on behalf of a sponsor client.

Scott has lived and worked around the world in the pursuit of his research career including spending time in Asia notably in Hong Kong and China where he held senior roles including General Manager in China and Regional Managing Director for large research agencies. 

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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.

Mariella has 19 years of experience in the Market Research industry, with the last 10 years primarily focused on partner management roles. She joined SCR in 2022, where he is responsible for managing and sourcing vendors.

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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