Discuss.io Hires in US, Bolsters UK Team

Online video research firm Discuss.io has added Dawn Re and Beth Winter to its Business Development team and Ashley Wali to the Product team, all based in the US; meanwhile Senior Account Manager Zuzka Žilková relocates to the London office.

The firm helps clients engage directly with consumers through real-time conversations using live video, giving them 'a rapid and deep-seated understanding of consumer perspectives and behaviors'.

Re joins as an Account Manager, bringing five years' experience in online qual and quant, including project planning, consultation and business development. She worked previously as an Account Director at FocusVision.

Winter joins as an Account Executive, with more than two decades of experience in data analytics, insights and business development, much of it in the transportation and healthcare sectors.

Wali is the firm's new Technical Program Director, and brings expertise in building and scaling technological solutions. Prior to joining she oversaw project management for ModCloth.com, an indie women's eCommerce brand; and earlier she worked as Director of Service Excellence at software development consultancy Crowd Interactive. She began her career consulting in the public sector.

Žilková, whose move to London will continue the growth of the company's UK presence, has more than five years of behavioral consulting experience, and earlier worked as a Product Planner and Program Manager at Microsoft. She holds a Masters in Applied Positive Psychology from University of Pennsylvania.

Founder Zach Simmons comments: 'As the need to expand our team continues, we are careful to bring on candidates who closely align with our purpose and who see the value in how we serve our clients. Every member of our team at Discuss.io is fully committed to improving the experiences of our clients and is willing to advocate on their behalf. We are pleased to welcome these candidates to our team'.

The Unilever-backed company is headquartered in Seattle, WA, USA and is on the web at www.discuss.io .

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