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OUTsightsTalking with Dan Quirk about the politicisation of inclusivityIn this episode of OUTcast, Daniel Cunill welcomes Dan Quirk, co-founder of the Quirk’s Event series, for a powerful discussion on inclusivity within the market research industry. The episode opens with Daniel celebrating the Market Research Society’s historic participation in London Pride and reflecting on global LGBTQ+ news—including concerning developments in Hungary and the UK. Dan shares the evolution of LGBTQ+ meetups at Quirk’s events, initially launched during the pandemic era to foster a sense of belonging. Despite modest beginnings, the initiative has grown, symbolizing a commitment to inclusivity without commercial intent. Together, they expl...2025-05-0229 minOUTsightsNavigating life as a trans woman + Queer History highlightsWe are joined by two exceptional guests for this episode of OUTsights. Firstly we explore what it means to be trans in today's world with Adelle Barker from Sky, and we revisit some of the highlights from the Queer History session with Ellie Reeves from Talon.Thank you so much to our guests for their openness and honesty, and to YouGov for their sponsorship to make this happen.Hosts:Sabrina Trinquetel- Co-Chair of MRS Pride, Founder of powerUPJosephine Hansom - Gen Z expert, MRS EDI C...2025-03-061h 07OUTsightsIn conversation with Jessica Chudasama-Alloway and Cathia RandrianarivoJoin us for another inspiring, deep podcast with two amazing guests. Sabrina is joined by Jessie, an autistic queer advocate and Cathia, principal consultant at The Unmistakables. Our conversation covers everything from accessibility research at festivals to the recent UK race riots. Jessie highlights the real need for lived-experience led support within universities, and Cathia brings us her conviction led journey, lifting the lid on personal and professional experiences. Our Host:Sabrina Trinquetel- Co-Chair of MRS Pride, EDI Advocate and growth specialistOur Guests: Je...2024-09-271h 09OUTsightsTalking to Jason Mander about adoption and new research into how different personas celebrate lifeJosephine and Dani are joined by Jason Mander. Jason is Chief Research Officer at GWI, overseeing its syndicated and custom research studies across more than 50 countries. Outside of work, he’s an adoptive parent and is committed to helping other families-to-be on their adoption journeys.In this new OUTSights podcast, Jason will first cover the very interesting content of the paper he presented at the TMRE conference last year. A paper that explains about how different personas celebrate life. In the second part of the podcast, we will immerse ourselves into the world of an LGB...2024-01-2957 minOUTsightsHow it works in the USA - a conversation with the Insight AssociationTo round out the year, Dani Cunill is joining Josphine to co-host the podcast. Be warned, his smooth voice might sweep you off your feet!In this episode, we look across the pond at the US and talk about the Insights Association – a professional body similar to the MRS but is based in the US. The Insights Association strives to effectively represent, advance, and grow the research profession and industry.In the podcast we discuss the Insights Association IDEA COUNCIL which stands for Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Access. The Council works to deliver measurement, education an...2023-11-2453 minOUTsightsMagenta Research and John Bizzell, co-founder of MRSprideIt's LGBTQ+ history month, and there's lots going on around the country to celebrate. And there's still time to vote in the British LGBT awards.Josephine and Sabrina are joined by three guests from Magenta, to talk about the unbelievable work they have been doing for years in inclusion and diversity. Not only within research, but to push the boundaries within the workplace itself. Lucy introduces us to bioinspired business, a unique and circular focused approach to business and we hear how these practices are being put into place across the business.Our second guest...2023-02-2356 minOUTsightsRepresentation in gaming and news from MRS PrideJosephine and Sabrina take another dive into all things MRS Pride with Episode 7 of OUTsights. They cover the usual #podgoss, new exhibitions and Disney movies. They are joined by Martin Bradley and Emil Kimber from MTM who dive into their inspiring work on diversity within the gaming industry. Something of a hot topic for the industry, improving the representation of characters and narratives within gaming is set to be a dominant conversation for a while. Gaming as an industry falls behind many of the other entertainment genres in promoting inclusion and so...2023-01-2050 minOUTsightsTalking to Josephine Hansom about young LGBTQ+ consumers and BT's Clare Woodward about best practice for clients on conducting inclusive researchOur next episode of the OUTsights podcast sees things turned on their head! Our regular co-host Josephine Hansom becomes one of our guests, and Sabrina Trinquetel is joined by another member of the MRSPride team, Daniel Cunill. We share a bit of #podgoss from the panel focusing mainly on being really happy the Pride celebrations were back in force this year, with some of the biggest turn outs across the country. Our first guest Josephine wanted to highlight the important views of young LGBTQ+ consumers in today's world with a new report, what young people va...2022-08-1942 minOUTsightsTalking to Steve Keith, creator of The Queer Student Awards, and Magda Markowska from NielsenIQOur fifth episode of OUTsights sees the regular team, Sabrina Trinquetel and Josephine Hansom speak to two more amazing guests. Steve Keith talks to us about why and how he created The Queer Student Awards. He tells us how he wanted young LGBTQ+ people to have a safe space to be celebrated and share all the amazing bold work they are doing to drive initiatives forward. https://www.thequeerstudentawards.co.uk/Magda Markowska talks about the LGBTQ+ Consumer reports. The latest one being run in the UK in partnership with Unilever, but others al...2022-04-2552 minOUTsightsTalking to Simon Pollock about why we're eating more cereal, and Sasha Scott on embedding inclusivity into the industryIn this our fourth episode, we have some great guests, we recap what MRS Pride is all about and of course we have our regular segments #podgoss and #prideofthepod. Call out on the Diva Awards shortlist 2021 with some surprises for our podcast hosts! If you have any gossip or prides you'd like us to share on the next podcast, just tweet us @tweetmrsprideWe're joined by Simon Pollock (he/him), from Cereal Partners Worldwide and Sasha Scott, who founded Inclusive Group. Simon talks us through how he came to be where he is and the up...2021-07-011h 01OUTsightsMRSpride talks to Chloe Fowler of Nest Research and Ed Jervis founder of Inclusion.EarthWelcome to OUTsights, a podcast brought to you by MRSpride and our principal sponsor YouGov. MRSpride is committed to represent, support and amplify the voices of LGBTQ+ colleagues, allies and heroes.We are joined this time by two amazing guests. Chloe Fowler, a veritable veteran of the industry, most recently having launched her solo venture Nest Research, a qual agency focusing on storytelling. Chloe spotlights her career in the industry so far, talks about writing actual letters with actual stamps and writing about sheep. She discusses the tricky balance between bringing your whole self to work (see...2021-04-2849 min
Man Down: The Anti-Man-Up MovementS2 #21 - Simon Gunning & Michael Brown: CALM, Brands & AllyshipIn today's episode, I sit down with Simon Gunning, CEO of Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM) and Michael Brown, Partner at UM. The two recently partnered on new research highlighting the impact COVID-19 is having on the mental health of young men, and how unhelpful media representations of male ‘strength’ (predominantly ads, TV, socials) are making problems worse. Since becoming CEO of CALM in January 2017, Simon has pursued a strategy of growth that has seen the charity transform its brand and operations, and more than double its helpline service provision to reach more people in crisis. Prior to CALM, Simon l...2021-03-2153 minOUTsightsMeet the founders of CORe, and hear how the FA got involved with PrideWelcome to OUTsights, a podcast brought to you by MRSpride and our principal sponsor YouGov. MRSpride is committed to represent, support and amplify the voices of LGBTQ+ colleagues, allies and heroes.In this, our second episode, we speak to two of the founding members of Colour of Research (CORe), which advocates for the inclusion of ethnic professionals in the market research industry. It’s mission is to make professionals of diverse ethnicities seen and heard in a sector that they love, but are currently under represented in. Speaking to Charlene Adamah and Graham Idehen, we hear why the...2021-01-0542 minOUTsightsAmplifying LGBTQ+ research voices and stories: DIVA’s Linda Riley, Kantar and ThinkboxOUTsights is a new podcast from MRSpride, a network connecting LGBTQ+ researchers and allies across the research, insight and data analytics sectors. We want to amplify LGBTQ+ voices and stories, inspire, learn and have a bit of a laugh.2020-09-1548 min