Best Competitive Intelligence Consulting Experts

Customer Insights Consultant with 15 years of research experience across agency and client sides. Founder of Makeable Consulting, where we help growing Canadian businesses understand their customers through CX consulting, qualitative research, and quantitative research. Background in fintech, retail, and eCommerce. Specialty: helping businesses replace gut feeling with real customer data.

Stepan Kazaryan is a Business Management Consultant focused on digital presence, professional evaluation, and how public information shapes decision-making in modern business environments. His work centers on helping organizations and professionals understand how they are perceived before direct interaction occurs. In search-driven systems, evaluation often happens silently and quickly. Stepan advises clients on building structured digital foundations that support credibility over time. His approach emphasizes clarity, consistency, and responsible positioning rather than short-term visibility tactics. He works with executives, founders, and professional service providers who recognize that digital footprints influence trust, partnerships, and opportunity flow. By aligning websites, public profiles, and third-party references, Stepan helps create stable professional narratives that reduce uncertainty during evaluation. Rather than focusing on reactive measures, his advisory framework prioritizes preparation. This includes analyzing how search results present a name, how information connects across platforms, and how inconsistencies affect perception. The goal is to strengthen long-term positioning in a way that feels natural and sustainable. Stepan frequently writes and speaks about digital identity, credibility signals, and the structural factors that influence professional trust in online environments. His perspective reflects a broader shift in how professionals are assessed in the age of search and public information accessibility. Through disciplined strategy and steady execution, Stepan Kazaryan helps clients maintain clarity in environments where perception often forms before conversation begins.

I’m an Innovation & Commercialization Strategist who studies the hidden mechanics of how ideas become real. For more than 20 years, I’ve helped organizations understand the structural moment when an idea either becomes a market force or quietly fails. I created Engineered Business Performance (EBP), a systems‑engineering approach that treats commercialization like a machine with architecture, friction points, and performance thresholds. My work focuses on the cognitive distortions and structural blind spots that undermine early‑stage ventures, from founder overconfidence to capability‑terrain mismatches. I also developed Business Development Engineering (BDE), the applied methodology that turns these insights into actionable commercialization systems. Today, I advise innovators, executives, and investors who want to build engines that accelerate innovation, reduce risk, and convert performance into market impact.

SEO consultant helping B2B and SaaS companies grow from 6 to 8 figures with strategic SEO, AI optimization and content marketing. I specialize in driving qualified traffic, building authority, and turning organic search into a scalable growth channel.

I am an Enterprise Strategy Consultant with over 10 years of experience specializing in the Consumer Products Group (CPG) industry. I focus on designing modern operating models, global processes and applying Agentic AI solutions across end-to-end workflows. My core expertise and achievements in the CPG advisory include: AI-Enabled Transformation, Global Process Design, Sustainability & Analytics. I hold an MBA from Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Indore and a B.Tech from Amrita University.

Digital Solutions & E-commerce Expertise (20+ years) in Omnichannel Marketing & CX | Customer Insights & Market Intelligence. PhD candidate in Human-Computer Interaction. Independent consultant with 8+ years coaching micro, small and medium enterprises in digital transformation and online business development. Proven track record supporting 3.000+ SMEs across Latin America, Central Asia, and Africa through international development programs (UN-ITC), and national business accelerators. Expert in e-commerce platforms, digital marketing, SEO, and online business strategy with extensive workshop facilitation and mentoring experience.

I work as a Growth Consultant at GrantBite, a funding search platform focused on simplifying how people discover and access financial opportunities. My work centers on driving digital growth through experimentation, performance marketing, funnel optimization, user engagement, and product-led strategies. I collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify growth levers, improve user journeys, and scale acquisition in a sustainable way. With a strong interest in data, behavioral insights, and scalable growth systems, I enjoy turning complex platforms into intuitive digital experiences that grow through impact, not hype.

I am a highly results-oriented and consultative global talent management senior leader skilled at bringing a breadth and depth of expertise to ideate pragmatic solutions and drive them to flawless execution for maximum impact. I am highly effective at collaborating and gaining buy-in from stakeholders, partnering successfully from the executive level down. My high standards coupled with curiosity, strong project management, and organizational skills result in high-quality work. I am a quick learner and thinker who is able to connect the dots, anticipate issues, and break down problems easily for swift resolution. I am regarded as a strategic problem solver that gets things done and gets them done right. Areas of expertise: Succession Planning - Leadership Development - Assessments - Project Management - High Potential Development - Learning - Coaching - Process Management - Performance Management - Consulting - Competency Management - Talent Systems

Gregg Podalsky is the President and CEO of one of the nation’s top-ranked recruiting and consulting firms, recognized by Forbes as a leading professional recruiting, executive search, and contract staffing organization. Over the past 25 years, he has guided the firm through the technology boom, transforming it from a regional powerhouse into a nationally recognized leader. Under his leadership, the company has been named the largest executive search firm for over two decades by the South Florida and Jacksonville Business Journals and has placed talent across industries including insurance, healthcare, manufacturing, IT, accounting and finance, executive leadership, HR, sales and marketing, transportation, and supply chain logistics, including staffing drivers for America’s biggest football game. An entrepreneurial leader, Gregg advanced from employee to CEO, building a culture that blends innovation with human-centered expertise. Recognizing the evolving complexity of hiring, he spearheaded the creation of Recruitment Intelligence™, an AI-powered hiring platform that transforms the way organizations find talent. Recruitment Intelligence™ combines cutting-edge AI technology with seasoned recruiter insight, providing access to over one billion candidate profiles, precise candidate matching, bias-free shortlists, and postings on up to 75 major job boards. By merging smart technology with deep industry knowledge, the platform enables faster, more strategic, and cost-effective hiring. Through Recruitment Intelligence™, Gregg and his team have successfully accelerated time-to-hire, improved candidate quality, and expanded access to diverse and hard-to-reach talent pools. The platform’s AI, named RiC, complements human judgment by identifying high-potential candidates who may be overlooked through traditional recruitment methods, allowing recruiters to focus on cultural fit, motivation, and long-term success. Gregg’s leadership and vision have positioned Recruitment Intelligence™ as a forward-thinking solution for organizations seeking smarter, faster, and more reliable talent acquisition. Trusted by industry leaders across insurance, healthcare, travel, and corporate sectors, he continues to drive innovation in hiring while building on decades of proven recruitment expertise.

I help businesses make more money from their digital channels by fixing how they show up online. That includes SEO, lead generation, paid ads, and using AI when it actually helps. I’ve worked with companies across North America, from local service businesses to SaaS and fintech startups. I've been quoted or featured in SEMrush, Content Marketing Institute, and Databox. I’m happy to share insights that are practical and straight to the point.

With over 15 years of hands-on experience in affiliate marketing, e-commerce, and digital growth strategy, I’ve helped brands scale profitable online partnerships and build high-performing affiliate ecosystems. As the founder of BestAIFor.com - a fast-growing AI tools directory, benchmark platform, and independent review hub - I now combine my performance marketing background with deep expertise in the AI landscape. I personally evaluate and benchmark hundreds of AI tools every month, tracking real-world metrics like speed, accuracy, pricing shifts, ROI, and usability across productivity, content, marketing, and creative workflows. My work focuses on cutting through the hype to deliver actionable, data-backed insights that help solopreneurs, marketers, and businesses choose the right AI stack for 2026 and beyond. Whether I'm setting up affiliate programs for AI tool makers, optimizing campaign performance with AI-powered automation, or identifying emerging trends through original benchmarks, I’m driven by one goal: turning complex technology into practical growth advantages. I’m passionate about sharing transparent, no-BS analysis and helping the industry move faster with better information. You’ll often find me publishing fresh benchmarks, “State of AI Tools” micro-reports, and strategic guides on BestAIFor.com.

Ex-Special Ops commander turned online marketing consultant. Lior Krolewicz is the CEO & Founder of Yael Consulting, a marketing agency helping small to medium businesses grow profitably online since 2011. With 20,000+ hours specializing in Google Ads, he developed world-class technology and an elite team that moves fast and delivers results, not BS. Our job is to help our clients win online, and that’s exactly what we do. At Yael Consulting, we keep things simple: ✔️ No long-term contracts – Always month-to-month ✔️ No limited hours per month – We do whatever it takes, however long it takes ✔️ No “that’s out of scope” – Your business problems are our problems, we’ll help fix them ✔️ No slow response-time – The faster we reach solutions, the faster we grow together

Eduard Dziak is a Growth Marketing Manager at ZIK Analytics, where he helps eCommerce sellers grow using data-driven product and competitor insights. He’s also a digital marketing consultant and the founder of ProfitOutreach.app, specializing in B2B SEO and lead-generation strategies powered by cold email and LinkedIn outreach. Eduard shares practical, step-by-step playbooks on SEO, content marketing, email marketing, and lead generation through his writing and videos.

I am a seasoned Brand and Business Consultant with over 15 years of experience in the industry. My expertise spans a wide range of areas, including owning and operating a successful bootstrap business and brand consulting firm in Noida, India. In addition to my business, I also take on individual projects, focusing particularly on startups and businesses looking to expand their operations. Throughout my career, I have had the privilege of working with esteemed clients such as Softbank in Japan, Financial Artisan (Japan), Philips India, Hager India, Havells India, Hager India, QRG Healthcare, REO, Crabtree, Llyod, Gulf Ferro Alloys Company (SABAYEK) in Dubai, AJM Kooheji Group (Dubai), Dar Wa Emaar (Dubai), Carat Redefining Media, Discovery Channel Magazine, Bhilwara Group, India Today Group, Metropolis, Semco India, Reader Digest, Franciscan, Provana, FarmingV2, Market3, Sarvodaya Holiday, Kehar Travels, and many more. In my diverse portfolio, I have undertaken a multitude of research assignments across various industries and companies. My responsibilities have included analyzing complex business requirements, providing advisory solutions in the form of detailed research reports. This has encompassed tasks such as company profiling, competitor analysis, strategy development, industry assessment, market landscaping, stakeholder analysis, and regulatory requirements analysis. I have also been deeply involved in overseeing strategic business initiatives, executing operational and marketing plans, developing and implementing SOPs, conducting SWOT/PEST analyses, and monitoring sector trends. Moreover, my experience extends to quality assurance and management communication. I have been responsible for conducting quality checks on work, preparing management communications, maintaining daily status trackers, generating service level reports (SLA), creating standard operating plans (SOPs), developing process maps, outlining project training plans, and spearheading business development initiatives. With my wealth of experience, honed skills, and extensive knowledge, I am confident in my ability to significantly contribute to your company's success.

Grant Higginson is a Senior Solutions Consultant at Google and the founder of Welby Consulting, specializing in advanced analytics engineering, AI-driven marketing systems, and high-performance digital growth architecture. He helps scaleups, national brands, and public-sector organizations untangle complexity, eliminate wasted spend, and build data-driven systems that actually move the needle. Grant’s work spans enterprise-grade measurement (tag gateways, server-side tagging, CDPs), high-efficiency advertising frameworks, and AI automation that replaces bloated workflows with streamlined, measurable outcomes. He has advised organizations across North America—from multi-billion-dollar developers to federal governments—on everything from predictive audience modeling to digital infrastructure modernization and privacy compliance frameworks. Companies partner with him when they need a strategist who can cut through chaos, diagnose blind spots fast, and architect solutions that are both technically sound and commercially effective. Grant is known for his ability to translate complex data into clear action, and for designing growth systems that perform at scale. His work includes award-winning campaigns, industry-level automation frameworks, and cross-departmental analytics systems used by leadership teams to make higher-velocity decisions.

Successful MBA qualified senior manager with experience in sales, channel development…

I run Elevated Signal. Before that, I spent years building data-intensive products, which is a fancy way of saying I got very used to reading source documents nobody else wanted to read. The firm does competitive intelligence, market research, and customer sentiment work for smaller companies that can't afford the big consulting firms and don't trust the software that promises to replace them. Most research in this industry is recycled. One report quotes another that quotes a survey nobody's read in years. I got tired of that, so we built something that actually reads the source material. SEC filings, patent applications, court records, H-1B data, FDA recall databases, whatever is sitting in a public archive. We also read real customer conversations on public forums, so when a client asks "what do people actually think about this brand," the answer isn't a vibes check or a small survey. It's real sentences from real buyers in their own words. I'm happy to talk about: How competitive intelligence actually works, and why the tools that promise to automate it mostly produce noise. The difference between "primary source" research and the stuff that calls itself primary source. Most of what's labeled that way isn't. AI in research and analysis work. It genuinely helps with pattern extraction across huge piles of text. It flat-out fails at specific facts, novel judgment, and honest citations. Telling the difference matters. What it's like running an intelligence firm on a solo-team budget while the big consultancies charge six figures for work AI can now do in minutes. Customer sentiment, and the gap between what people say in surveys and what they say in public when they think nobody's asking. Quick on deadline, happy to give original quotes or dig into a specific company or industry question.

Dani Landers is a business consultant, operations strategist, and founder of Willowcross Consulting LLC, where she helps early-stage founders and service-based businesses build strong operational foundations, improve sales execution, and scale sustainably. Her work sits at the intersection of systems, mindset, and customer-centered strategy, helping leaders move from reactive decision-making to intentional growth. Through Willowcross Consulting, Dani designs and delivers structured programs, advisory engagements, and workshops focused on helping founders think like C-Suite executives, build durable systems, and lead with clarity. She is known for blending strategic rigor with practical execution, offering grounded guidance that meets leaders where they are while helping them build businesses that last. With more than a decade of experience across business operations, sales strategy, marketing, and leadership, Dani brings a practitioner’s lens to every engagement. She specializes in operational clarity, sales execution frameworks, customer decision-making psychology, and building repeatable systems that support both revenue and resilience. Her consulting work often focuses on helping founders overcome status quo bias, strengthen customer conversations, and align marketing and sales with how buyers actually make decisions. In addition to her consulting practice, Dani serves as Director of Operations and Marketing a high-producing real estate teams in southeastern North Carolina. In that role, she oversees sales operations, agent onboarding, marketing strategy, transaction systems, and performance metrics for a high-volume organization that has collectively served thousands of clients. This hands-on leadership experience gives her real-world insight into sales execution, team performance, and operational scale. Dani is also a licensed real estate professional, which further informs her expertise in consumer behavior, negotiation, trust-based selling, and high-stakes decision-making. Her background in real estate provides a practical understanding of how emotion, timing, and clarity influence buyer behavior, lessons she regularly translates into frameworks for founders and business leaders across industries.

Founder of ylsseo, a Google SEO consultancy helping B2B manufacturers and e-commerce brands build organic search visibility in global markets. With 8+ years of international trade experience on Alibaba International and deep expertise in Google's ranking systems, I specialize in topical authority content strategy, technical SEO audits, and WordPress site optimization. Notable results include growing a commercial fitness equipment site from zero to 9,000+ monthly organic visits and recovering a CNC machining site from a negative SEO attack. My work has been cited in Google AI Overviews alongside Neil Patel and Brian Dean, and referenced by Barry Schwartz at Search Engine Roundtable.

A well-known, commercially focussed, technology executive, renowned for driving results by developing high performing teams who deliver business opportunities and value through technology investments. An inspirational leader, who creates clarity of vision and purpose for people and organisations, while driving a culture of innovation, continuous improvement, and learning. Passionate about developing people to their full potential and seeing them make extraordinary things happen.