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Every day I do the LinkedIn scroll just like everyone else. Sometimes there is terrific news about new hires, acquisitions, and promotions. Every so often there is the doom of a layoff or exploring of new opportunities. But consistently, the most common posts are direct or soft sells. These posts can be as hard as…

“Every struggle in your life has shaped you into the person you are today. So be thankful for the hard times, they can only make you stronger.” I recently came across this quote – it made me smile and inspired me to face challenges head-on since they will only make me stronger. Prior to joining…

“Just one small positive thought in the morning can change your whole day.” – Dalai Lama It’s no secret market research has always been a strong passion of mine. Entering college as an accounting major, numbers have always been intriguing to me. Everyone has a passion, so I figured I would spend some time trying…

It is always interesting when you exchange stories with other colleagues on how their Market Research careers began and you find those with similarities. For some of us, it wasn’t planned, you somehow found yourself either testing and doing quality assurance on surveys, pulling sample to deploy, or managing projects by running field reports with…

Why do you work at Paradigm? This is a question I’ve been asked numerous times over the years and my answer has always been the same; it’s more than a company, it’s a family. I know what you’re thinking, “how cliché”, but hear me out. My journey at Paradigm started 9 years ago, when I…

I cannot believe I’ve been in this industry for over two decades – yikes! When speaking with my fellow MR colleagues, and discussing how we ended up here, in this amazing industry, the answers are almost always the same. Either “I grew up in this industry. It’s what my Mom/Dad did”, or “Entirely by accident”.…

Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less. ― Marie Curie Marie Curie is famous for being a pioneer in developing radiation therapy for cancer treatment. However, the roadblocks she had to encounter to get to where she…

“Whatever you do, do it well. Do it so well that when people see you do it, they will want to come back and see you do it again, and they will want to bring others and show them how well you do what you do.” – Walt Disney Now well over 20 years in…

“The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming.” Theodore Roosevelt Most people have a hidden talent or impressive party trick that…

“The secret of genius is to carry the spirit of the child into old age, which means never losing your enthusiasm.” – Aldous Huxley The chase of challenge is an art that never ends at Paradigm Sample, one of the reasons why I love to work here. “How can we take it to the next…