Finance and Ops Hire for Smarty Pants

Johnson City, TN-based research and consulting firm Smarty Pants has hired Brandon Hsu in a finance and operations role, which also includes managing the company's 'physical and virtual' offices.

Smarty Pants offers foundational, evaluative and tracking research in more than 50 countries, helping clients with product innovation, brand positioning and marketing strategy. Its ongoing GENspiration program, commenced in April, is a series of free live focus group sessions promising attendees better understanding of consumers in a different generation each month.

Hsu holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in sociology from Pepperdine University, and served previously as Operations Manager and property inspector for Stay Montana in Big Sky, overseeing day-to-day operations across more than 100 properties and providing a point of contact for owners, vendors and internal teams. Prior to this he was housing coordinator at the AIDS Healthcare Foundation's healthy housing division in Los Angeles, having started there as an intern.

In his new role as Finance, Operations & Administrative Whiz he supports the company's financial accounting, compliance and risk mitigation, operations enablement, and cross-functional leadership team. According to Smarty Pants CFO Terrance Kennedy, 'Brandon is a wonderful addition to our growing team. We're thrilled by the way he is streamlining our systems and processes while preserving our people-first ethos.'

The company is online at www.smartypantsinsights.com .

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