Talk Directly to the People Who Know
Expert calls and meetings connect you with vetted industry specialists for direct, one-to-one consultation. Send us a brief, we match you with screened experts, and you get answers from people with first-hand experience.
What Are Expert Calls and Meetings?
Expert calls and meetings are direct consultations with professionals who have first-hand experience in a specific industry, role or technical field. You share your questions, we match you with a screened expert, and you get a live conversation built around exactly what you need to know.
Why Teams Use Expert Calls
Answers a Data Room Cannot Give You Public filings and desk research explain what has already happened. Expert calls help explain why it happened, how decisions are made in practice and what experienced operators expect next.
- Ask follow-up questions in real time.
- Reach operators, clinicians, engineers, buyers and other hard-to-access professionals.
- Pressure-test a hypothesis against first-hand experience.
Three Ways to Reach an Expert
Expert Calls
A private, one-to-one conversation with an expert matched to your question. Most calls run 30 to 60 minutes and can take place by phone or video.
Learn MoreModerated Calls
A human or AI moderator runs the conversation on your behalf, helping you gather perspectives across languages, time zones or multiple experts.
Learn MoreIn-Person Meetings
Meet an expert face to face for discussions, site visits or engagements that benefit from hands-on context.
Learn MoreHow Expert Calls Build a Case
Industry Deep Dives
Gather perspectives from several roles inside one industry to understand how it works quickly.
Company Insights
Speak with former employees or market participants about what public information does not show.
Technical Context
Bring in a specialist with hands-on experience in a technology, process or technical field.
B2B Buying Behaviour
Talk directly with people who influence or make purchasing decisions in your target market.
Hypothesis Testing
Pressure-test your thinking against someone who can challenge it with first-hand experience.
Risk Identification
Surface operational or market risks before they become visible in the numbers.
Market Context
Understand what changed, why it changed and what experienced professionals expect next.
Due Diligence Support
Add direct primary evidence to due diligence alongside desk research.
From Brief to Conversation in Three Steps
Share Your Brief
Tell us who you need to speak with and why. Sourcing begins around your criteria.
Review Matched Experts
Receive screened, relevant profiles. For standard expert calls, the SEO brief targets matching within 24 to 48 hours.
Have the Conversation
Join the call or meeting on your terms. A transcript and AI summary can be made available when included in the project.
Why The Insights Desk
Custom-Recruited, Not Database-Pulled
Experts are sourced around the project brief rather than chosen only from a static list.
Matched in 24 to 48 Hours
The expert-call service is designed to return relevant screened profiles quickly.
Conflict-Screened
Experts are screened for project relevance and conflicts before contact.
Simple Commercial Model
Pay-as-you-go engagement without a mandatory retainer or minimum commitment.
Get More From Every Conversation
Human Transcripts
A transcript can be made available for review when included in the project.
AI Summaries
An AI-generated summary can help teams scan key points without reading the full transcript.
Team Sharing
Share agreed transcripts and summaries with colleagues working on the project.
Compliance Review
Where required, research outputs can follow the agreed compliance process before wider use.
Ways to Engage Deeper With an Expert
Written Follow-Ups
Request follow-up clarification after the call where the engagement terms allow it.
Exclusivity
Discuss exclusive access for a defined period when the project requires continuity.
Ongoing Advisory
Use a longer engagement when the project needs more than a single conversation.
Coverage Built for Wherever the Expert Is
Custom recruiting allows the search to follow the expertise required rather than a single static panel.
- Match Time
- 24 to 48 hours to first matched expert
- Geographic Coverage
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- Industry Coverage
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- Screening
- Conflict screening before contact
Simple, Pay-As-You-Go Pricing
Use the calls you need without a mandatory minimum commitment. Pricing is agreed before the engagement so you know the cost before you commit, and a project can be handled through a single invoice even when several experts participate.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Talk to the Right Expert This Week
Share your brief and get matched with screened, relevant experts for the questions your team needs to answer.