Associate Director
Full Service Market Research
Team:
Rushup
Pronouns:
He/Him
Based:
Leeds
Key skills:
Hello, I'm
Matt
He has broad methodological experience and particularly enjoys projects focused on concept and creative testing, customer journey mapping, behaviour change, segmentation, and customer satisfaction and advocacy. He is especially interested in understanding customer needs, including research exploring the experiences of customers in vulnerable circumstances.
Matt enjoys the challenge of distilling complex research into clear and actionable insights that are accessible to stakeholders regardless of their research experience.
Away from work, Matt enjoys football, cricket, golf, gigs and more recently padel, although much of this has now been curtailed by his two young children.
A few fun facts about me...
If I wasn't a Partner I'd love to be...
A cricket pitch curator
The best thing about my job is...
Speaking to people from wide and diverse backgrounds
My favourite place to be is...
In a beer garden on a sunny Saturday afternoon
Not many people know that...
I have a phobia of milk
A few fun facts about me...
'This' or 'That' questions...
Chocolate or cheese?
Sunny or snowy?
Country or town?
Coffee or tea?
Cats or dogs?
Early bird or night owl?
'This' or 'That' questions...
Our Managing Director, Alastair Gleed, and several of our board members are founding figures of DJS Research, having joined in the early post-shed era of the company (intrigued... read about ‘the shed’) and have been in research since the previous millennium! In Spring 2024 we introduced a new scheme to bring fresh thinking and new energy into our boardroom, welcoming three new board members on a rotational basis. Both the initiative and the new members of the team were warmly received, and it's already paid dividends as the trio have had a hugely positive impact company-wide.
Alasdair Gleed
Managing
Director
Charlotte Sykes
Research Director
Gill Redfern
Research Director
James Hinde
Research Director
Matt Coulling
Operations Director
Rich Slater
Finance Director
Sharon Nichols
Research Director
Simon Driver
Research Director
Our company founder, and former Managing Director, Danny Sims, sits on the Trust Board, continuing to share his knowledge and experience garnered from over 30 years in market research. Financial oversight is provided by Finance Director, Rich Slater, while HR Manager, Lucy Pawson, champions the voice of our people through EO Voice – our employee council which represents the views and interests of everyone across the company and provides a direct route to both company boards. Our external Independent Trustee Director, John-Paul Simpson, provides an important and entirely neutral perspective on company matters and brings invaluable employee ownership expertise from his own business. His role is to protect employee interests, uphold company values, and ensure accountability across leadership.
Danny Sims
Chairman
Rich Slater
Finance Director
Lucy Pawson
Employee Trustee
Director (HR Manager)
John-Paul Simpson
Independent Trustee
Director