Rock n' Roll Research Podcast
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151 episodes
Episode #151: Angelique Taylor - Founder of AddMaple, Accomplished Singer/Songwriter
Fresh from winning the Expert Choice and Audience Favorite Awards at the 2026 Greenbook IIEX Insights Innovation Competition, I sit down with Angelique Taylor, founder of AddMaple, to discuss her fascinating back story.Ange founded AddM...
Episode #150: Katrina Noelle - Insights Founder and Advocate, Theater Kid
Celebrating episode #150 of the RRR Podcast with a guest who needs no introduction.Katrina Noelle has long been a force in the insights industry. As the founder of KNow Research and co-founder of Scoot Insights, she has recently teamed u...
Episode #149: Bill Salokar - Gazelle Global, Lottery Expert, Multi-Instrumentalist
Bill Salokar is a long-time fixture in the insights community. After starting his career as a state lottery expert, Bill found his way to the agency side where he spent most of his career. He has just recently started at Gazelle Global, one of ...
Episode #148: Open Mic - Owen Polifka and Brent Huberty discuss the history of Channel 83 Records
Channel 83 Records was founded in 1987 in Minneapolis/St. Paul by Owen Polifka. With the scouting help of Brent Huberty, they signed several legendary Twin Cities metal bands including Disturbed, Impaler and Soilent Green and renowned goth rock...
Episode #147: Mark Loughney - Consultant at Hub Entertainment Research, Abbey Road Recording Artist
We first spoke with Mark Loughney five years ago on Episode #16. Since then, so many exciting things have happened in Mark’s world that it made sense to do an update. Enjoy!
Episode #146: Chris Davis - EVP at Socratic Technologies, Lifelong Baseball Card Collector
Socratic Technologies was founded in 1994 with a mission to bring pioneering technology to the research profession. Today they are an agile, full-service insights consultancy with blue chip clients across several industry verticals.Chris...
Episode #145: Andrea Rowden - Insights leader at hims & hers, Vocalist for the band S.O.U.L.
Andrea Rowden’s fascination with the human condition has led her to a career in insights. Currently, she is Senior Manager, Consumer and Product Insights at hims & hers which has grown to over $2Bn in revenues in just eight short years....
Episode #144: Paula Rosecky - Qualitative Expert, Cultural Immersion, Aspiring Vocalist
Paula Rosecky is both a true expert qualitative research practitioner and a tireless contributor to the insights industry through WiRE and her significant long-time involvement in the QRCA (a fantastic organization!). Her journey th...
Episode #143: Jeff Grant - VP at Razorfish, Former SVP at Cartoon Network, Comic Book Cognoscente
Jeff Grant has had an enviable career in insights, first on the client-side where he rose to SVP Insights and Analytics for Time Warner, where he supported the Cartoon Network among others for 20 years. He then transitioned to the supplier side...
Episode #142: Dr. Faith James and Stacy Graiko - The She Lab Founders and Authors of "Decoding She"
Dr. Faith James and Stacy Graiko are founders of the insights-led marketing and strategy consultancy called The She Lab, where they apply their deep expertise to help clients win with women.They are also just about to release their secon...
Episode #141: Dr. Ed Dobbles - CAO at Overproof, Former Diageo/H&R Block/Best Buy, Volunteer EMT
After years of leading insights and analytics teams at great companies like Diageo, H&R Block, Supervalu and Best Buy, Dr. Ed Dobbles has recently joined the highly disruptive alcohol industry analytics start-up, Overproof, as Chief Analyti...
Episode #140: Rachel Dimit - Global Insights at Foot Locker, Pizza Proprietor at Pomodora on IG
Rachael Dimit is currently Sr. Manager of Global Consumer Insights at Foot Locker where she continuously uncovers fresh cultural trends that drive the business. In her spare time, Rachael also has a successful Instagram business (@p...
Episode #139: Chris Hayward - Lead Client Partner at Mintel, Drummer for the The Samurai Seven
Chris Hayward is a colleague and fellow Lead Client Partner at Mintel, but that is not all we have in common. Chris is also a drummer and quite a successful one at that! With his band The Samurai Seven, he released a full-length alb...
Episode #138: Carley Hart - Startup Advisor at Cornell Tech, Founder at Ahhhsome Kids
Carley Hart has spent her career advising, mentoring and teaching customer discovery to entrepreneurs which she currently does as Director of Partnerships for Cornell Tech’s Runway Startups Program. Cool job! But Carley has also app...
Episode #137: Doug Keith - Insights Consultant/Moderator, Bass Player, Former Public Radio Host
Doug Keith started his career in public broadcasting, both as a producer and an on-air host. A grad program in communications led him to transition his career to insights. Today, Doug is 18 years into his research consultancy, was co-chair for ...
Episode #136: Austin Harrison - CEO at Northbeam, Measurement/Attribution Expert, Animator
Austin Harrison is the CEO of Northbeam, a marketing intelligence platform helping clients maximize the profitability of their marketing spend. Austin knows more about this space than anyone I know, having been involved in digital audience meas...
Episode #135: Sabrina Brastad - Insights Pro Turned Brand Marketer, Expert on New-To-The-World Tech
Sabrina Brastad is one of those audacious insights pros with the conviction and drive to transform consumer insight into successful, award-winning products.After learning the ropes on the agency side with Ipsos, Hall & Partners and V...
Episode #134: Adam Stephenson - Founder/CEO of QuantifyAI, Skate Punk, Videographer
“If you have too much VC funding and it’s just like ‘Margins! Margins! Margins!,’ you can’t start a revolution. You can’t be a pirate.”Adam Stephenson founded QuantifyAI last year after a successful business development career in the res...
Episode #133: Bryson Cwick - Orchard Insights, Tattoo Artist, UC Berkeley Bassoonist
Start with a UC Berkeley background in the hard sciences and some time working on the Valdez oil spill, take a turn toward data analytics, layer in some orchestral bassoon and tattoo artistry and then you start to understand what makes Bryson C...
Episode #132: Erik Peterson - Director of Podcast Insights at Spotify, Gutsy Experimenter, Killer Golfer
Today’s episode is self-referential in the best of ways. We talk to Erik Peterson from Spotify who is currently the Director of Podcast Insights. An insights podcast with a podcast insights pro. Ha! Erik is really into his work and ...
Episode #131: Tara Bosenick - UX and HCD Pioneer, Entrepreneur, Former Head of Scouting in Hamburg
Tara Bosenick is a pioneer in user experience testing and measurement within human-centered design. She is the Managing Director (MD) of a holding company, ReSight Global, and also the MD of UIntent, which she first founded as SirValUse in 2000...
Episode #130: Scott Tilford - Former Analytics and Insights Leader at P&G, Founder of the Depot Brewing Company
Scott Tilford built an excellent career within Procter & Gamble. Over 17 years, he had worked on several categories culminating in his role as Sr. Director Analytics and Insights for North America Grooming. But after so m...
Episode #129: Michael Nevski - Global Insights Director at Visa, Outstanding Table Tennis Player
Michael Nevski has a really cool job. He is the Director of Global Insights at Visa working with the company’s Chief Economist to add a consumer research and strategy lens to the economic insights and forecasts they provide to their clients. He...
Episode #128: Mary Hunter - Former Museum Manager, Consultant in Insights, DEI and Storytelling
How does one go from art museum management to market research to DEI and storytelling consulting? Just ask Mary Hunter from Data Larks.Mary has always been one to question the status quo, and one of her core strengths is understanding co...
Episode #127: Suann Griffin - Senior Research Pro, UGA MMR Alum, Competitive Rower
After considering careers in medicine and law, Suann Griffin took a statistics class and decided upon a career in market research.She has built a great career with roles on the client- and supplier-side, most recently as Sr. Director of ...
