SFI, LTD. MARKETING RESEARCH CONSULTANTS
Emily Chardell
Founder & President 
SFI, Ltd. Marketing Research Consultants


Emily specializes in conducting qualitative research studies, including in-person and online focus groups and individual interviews plus ethnography, for a wide range of clients in both consumer and business product and service industries. She brings a unique combination of strengths and skills to her clients, blending extensive marketing experience and perspective plus superior moderating and interviewing ability. She is recognized as having an innate sensitivity to respondents, and an exceptional ability to gain their confidence and engage them in productive discussions.

Emily Chardell, Founder and President of SFI, Ltd. Marketing Research Consultants
CAREER OVERVIEW:

 SFI, Ltd. Marketing Research Consultants   1991 to present
 (formerly Strategic Focus Incorporated)
 Founder & President

Leo Burnett Company   1977 to 1990
Client Service, Five years as a Vice-President

Helped sophisticated clients develop and implement marketing plans & advertising campaigns for new and established products, including: Procter & Gamble, McDonald's, Kraft General Foods, Kellogg's, Beatrice, Kimberly-Clark
 
ACADEMIC DEGREES:
   
Master's Degree in Advertising, Northwestern University, Medill School of Journalism
Bachelor's Degree in Advertising, University of Illinois

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS:

Qualitative Research Consultants Association (QRCA)
Marketing Research Association (MRA)
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