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Michael S.

@stallonem

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Market Researcher, Data Analyst, and Storyteller

$115 USD / Hour

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United States (9:17 PM)

Joined on December 7, 2020

7 Recommendations

$115 USD / Hour

I have over 15 years of experience helping brands make informed business decisions. My clients have ranged from small businesses to major global brands like L’Oréal, Marriott, Colgate, Citibank, Deloitte and Walmart. Across all clients, my job has always been to feed data & insights into every decision, ensuring that a brand’s efforts are effective, efficient, measurable, and always improving. While my background has taught me a breadth of invaluable technical skills, my true passion lies in the art and the people side of market research. I love to transform a complex dataset into a clear narrative, to help a client address a challenge by designing a custom methodology, to unlock a deeper or unexpected human insight that helps inspire a creative idea. These are the things that make me tick, and throughout my career, it has been this passion to collaborate and my relentless pursuit of solutions that has set me apart from others in my field. My skillset includes the following: - Writing, programming, and analyzing surveys - Translating data into clear, impactful narratives - Building compelling presentations & reports from multiple data sources - Developing audience targeting strategies, profiles & segmentations - Mapping out consumer journeys & brand experiences - Identifying consumer & business trends & insights - Designing measurement plans to quantify marketing impact

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globalbike Survey Analysis $4,000 USD

Michael exceeded all expectations -- professional; highly competent both with statistical analysis and presenting data in a way that tells a compelling story for your business / organization; easy to work with and delivered on time. Highly recommend working with him.

Erin M.

@globalbike

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Spartanburg, United States

3 years ago

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Deloitte MyGigs Compliance Payment - @stallonem $110 USD

Michael was an excellent freelancer. They were very communicative and organized, delivering well-within time and budget constraints

Balaji B.

@bbpixel

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Nashville, United States

3 years ago

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Sales Curriculum $6,900 USD

Michael's analysis work is always perfectly attuned to each individual project and the outputs are absolutely stellar!

Kyle S.

@opentalentteam

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New York City, United States

3 years ago

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Telehealth Research $11,000 USD

Michael consistently delivers top quality deliverables and excels at communication and story telling through data.

Kyle S.

@opentalentteam

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New York City, United States

4 years ago

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Project for Michael S. -- 2 $37,850 USD

As always, Michael had high-quality delivery and is a talented researcher, communicator, and story-teller.

Kyle S.

@opentalentteam

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New York City, United States

5 years ago

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Experience

Market Research Consultant

Jan, 2019 - Present

6 years, 10 months

Independent Contractor

Jan, 2019 - Present

6 years, 10 months

• Independent contractor, partnering with startups, large global brands, venture capital firms, and agencies to address business questions through data & insights • Common projects include conducting primary research, informing new product development and business optimizations, data storytelling and visualizations, generating pricing models, analyzing competitive activity, producing white papers, presentations, surveys, and industry reports

Jan, 2019 - Present

6 years, 10 months

Partner, Senior Director, Data Science

Jan, 2014 - Jan, 2019

5 years

Wavemaker

Jan, 2014 - Jan, 2019

5 years

• Data Science practice lead on major global brands, such as L’Oréal, Marriott, Colgate, and Citibank • Led cross-functional teams spanning campaign measurement, insights, & reporting • Designed data & analytics solutions to address client’s core business questions & maximize the impact of their marketing investment • Developed the agency’s first Audience Science practice on their largest account, leveraging 1P/2P/3P data from their DMP to inform campaign strategy & activation

Jan, 2014 - Jan, 2019

5 years

Associate Director, Research

Nov, 2012 - Jul, 2014

1 year, 8 months

MediaVest

Nov, 2012 - Jul, 2014

1 year, 8 months

• Agency research lead on the Walmart account, responsible for integrating data & insights into all phases of media planning • Designed, fielded, and analyzed proprietary studies to understand emerging media, inform marketing strategy, and measure campaign effectiveness

Nov, 2012 - Jul, 2014

1 year, 8 months

Education

Boston College

2003 - 2007

4 years

Bachelor's Degree - Economics

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United States

2003 - 2007

4 years

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100%

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100%

Repeat hire rate

40%

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