Helen Buford

Helen Buford

Whether building her own companies, advising others on how to grow, or developing young talent, she always gives the maximum effort, attention and passion to everything she touches. At the start of her career as a brand marketer at Procter & Gamble, she applied her interest in understanding people with her analytical side to formulate […]

Hope Felton-Miller

Hope Felton-Miller

Clients especially appreciate Hope for her strategic contributions, based on straight-up smarts, but also on critical and creative thinking. She is also known for her exceptional ability to connect with respondents, developing a deep understanding of their opinions, aspirations and concerns. She is dedicated to listening to the research, and thinking deeply about the findings […]

Calvin Buford

Calvin Buford

His twin passions are building businesses and building communities. Calvin is a Harvard-trained lawyer whose career spans more than three decades as a corporate attorney and partner with Cincinnati’s largest law firm. He has counseled businesses ranging from small and start-up concerns to Fortune 500 companies. He excels at bringing the right resources and advice […]

Christi Gall

Christi Gall

With years of experience in business planning, she plays a key role in new business initiatives and ensures seamless project execution from start to finish. Christi is also the go-to person for client inquiries on billing and invoicing, as well as employee concerns about training and payroll. A former assistant city manager and public relations […]

Roben Allong

Roben Allong

Lightbeam is known for its unique cultural approach and perspectives. With over a decade of marketing research, and strategy development, as well as consumer culture and trend analysis expertise, she is an expert conductor of B2B and B2C in-person and online research methodologies. She is an expert moderator in brand positioning and communications, as well […]

Jonathan Bloom

Jonathon Bloom

Jonathan’s background also includes brand management and ad agency roles where he honed a deep understanding of marketing and communications. With this unique mix of skills and experience, Jonathan understands his clients’ business challenges and brings the clarity they need to move forward.​ ​ Jonathan earned a BA in Economics from The University of Texas–Austin […]

Rebecca Bretz

Rebecca Bretz

She is an accomplished Team Lead and Project Manager with a proven record of success directing qualitative market research for many industries. Experienced at integrating the latest research technologies and methods into project management and able to apply critical analysis to identify business needs and deliver effective solutions. Strong leader with a talent for empowering […]

Kerry Brind’Amour

In 2016, she was ready for a “calmer” work life, and has been a project manager for qual and quant research projects on a global scale since. Kerry excels at multi-phase international studies which require the organization, problem solving and agility of a seasoned and experienced project manager. While she’s managed projects for every industry, […]

Kristin Carcieri

Kristin Carcieri

She began her career working in research at 3M and then moved to Procter & Gamble, where she led a research team in developing strategies to take a new-to- the-world hair care technology to market. For the last 10 years, Kristin has been working as a research consultant where she has completed projects for clients […]

April M. Flessa

April M. Flessa

Whether it is conducting a webcam study with key decision makers in 10 countries; sifting through customer data to identify the most relevant target audience; or leading a focus group to uncover insights that will shape a new initiative; April is persistent in finding the best ways to answer client’s questions and inform strategic decisions. […]