Team & Partners

Senior-level expertise

 

BRITTANY STALSBURG, founder/principal

Brittany L. Stalsburg, PhD, founded BLS Research & Consulting in 2016 after several years directing market research and consulting engagements for two prominent national consulting firms (Lake Research Partners and Whitman Insight Strategies). She leads a diverse partnership of researchers and strategists who have experience consulting with all types of organizations, including brands, companies, political candidates, nonprofits, foundations, and government agencies. Brittany is a RIVA-trained moderator who has facilitated over 500 focus groups, in-depth interviews, and ethnographies.

chris blunt, data analytics specialist

Chris Blunt has been designing, conducting, and analyzing quantitative and qualitative research for over thirty years. His analysis has helped shape communication campaigns nationally, across categories. He is a member of the American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR). He holds Bachelor and Master of Arts degrees in political science from Northwestern University, and later went back to complete a doctorate at UCLA. A native of the Seattle area, he and his family currently live in rural mid-Michigan, where they own a fifteen-acre farm.

MARYANNE LIVIA, recruiting specialist

After a number of years and a successful career in the financial industry, Maryanne joined the family recruiting business in 1999. Working closely with Connie Livia, her mother, and company founder, Maryanne not only learned the business but sought to improve on it. Now, with literally thousands of successful projects under her belt, Maryanne proudly continues the family’s legacy as one of the top recruiting leads in the industry. Maryanne oversees a staff of experienced project managers and recruiters.

 

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