MORE THAN RECRUITMENT
FINDING THE RIGHT PEOPLE IS JUST THE BEGINNING.
Commune has always specialised in finding thoughtful, hard-to-find participants. Now, through our collaboration with Kevin L. Walker, we can help take research further, from recruitment through moderation, analysis and reporting..
THE COMMUNE DIFFERENCE
Thoughtful: People who can articulate their experiences and ideas.
Hard-to-find: Niche audiences, cultural communities and people who aren't sitting around waiting for a research invitation.
Culturally aware: Participants who understand what's happening around them and have something interesting to say about it.
Clare and Kevin have been working in this world for decades. Commune has always specialised in finding the right people. Kevin brings the cultural intelligence and strategic insight to help make sense of what those people tell us.
Through our collaboration with Kevin L. Walker, a senior foresight strategist and former Head of Cultural and Consumer Insights at CAA Brand Consulting, Commune can now support projects beyond recruitment — including moderation, analysis and reporting.
Kevin L. Walker
Foresight Strategist, Moderator & Cultural Intelligence Partner
Kevin L. Walker is a senior foresight strategist and former Head of Cultural and Consumer Insights at Creative Artists Agency (CAA) Brand Consulting.
For more than 15 years, Kevin has helped major brands including T-Mobile, Modelo, Chase, Mondelez, Tissot, Julius Baer, Dick's Sporting Goods and Adobe understand emerging cultural shifts and turn them into strategic opportunities.
Kevin's particular strength is seeing what is happening beneath the surface — connecting emerging behaviours, cultural signals and consumer conversations before they become obvious or mainstream.
He brings that same perspective to qualitative research. As a moderator, he creates thoughtful conversations that go beyond surface-level answers, while his analysis and reporting help clients understand not only what people said, but what it might mean.
Kevin holds an MBA from Southern Methodist University and a BA from Morehouse College and is based in Dallas.
Francoise Isaac
Field Recruiter
Fran lives in Plano, TX., and has been on Commune’s database for close to a decade. She has a BA in Sociology from Duquesne University and worked for MTV for 14 years. Her dedication to Commune and her successful recruits make her the perfect recruiter.
Paula Marcotte
Field Recruiter
Paula lives in Poughkeepsie, NY. Her passion for speaking with and engaging diverse groups into a common cause has been evident throughout her paid and volunteer work. For over 20 years she played pivotal roles in the national non-profit Mothers & More, culminating in president of the board of directors and chief operating officer positions. Mothers & More gained national acclaim for putting a focus on mothers and their economic and social issues. Most recently, Paula enumerated for the 2020 Census. With an over 75% completion rate with reluctant citizens locally, she was recruited to travel to rural NY State to assist in completing cases there, resulting in a high success rate. Paula looks forward to recruiting with Commune and its clients. Exceptional recruiter.
Jasmine Reid
Field Recruiter
Jasmine lives in Houston, TX. Jasmine loves all things beauty, travel, and food. Her career is in the sciences- helping patients effectively plan their care. Her interaction with patients makes her a fantastic recruiter because she has had practice reading a room and catering to certain situations based on her target audience.
Jillian Verner
Field Recruiter
Jillian lives in Arcadia, California. She has a bachelor's degree in studio art. She works part-time in an independent coffee shop which has allowed her the opportunity to engage with many different people. She loves serving coffee and connecting to someone that normally her path would never cross with. Her love of people and diversity makes her a great recruiter.