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About / African Grey

Curious by nature. Rigorous by practice.

African Grey brings senior thinking, cultural curiosity and a direct working relationship to every research challenge.

01 / Position

Independent by design

We are deliberately agile: free to choose the right people, methods and tools for the question rather than force work through a fixed model. Clients get senior attention throughout, clear communication and research built around their commercial reality.

02 / The name

Why African Grey?

The African grey parrot is observant, intelligent and famously curious. Those qualities capture how we work: listen closely, notice what others miss and turn complexity into something clear enough to act on.

03 / Experience

Senior experience, close to the work

African Grey is led by Emil, with decades of experience across consumer research, brand strategy and international markets. A trusted network of specialist researchers and local partners expands around each brief, combining personal accountability with the reach complex projects demand.

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04 / Principles

What we believe

  • Culture is context, not a footnote.
  • The method should follow the decision.
  • Clear recommendations matter more than complicated language.
  • Good research respects participants, partners and communities.

05 / Working model

Small senior team. Right-sized expertise.

We stay close from first conversation to final recommendation. That means fewer handovers, faster decisions and access to the people doing the thinking. When a project needs extra reach, we bring in trusted experts without adding unnecessary layers.

06 / Purpose

Research with purpose

Through our 10% giving pledge, every project helps support causes in the places where we work. The aim is practical and transparent: research should create value for the client while leaving something positive behind.

07 / Partnership

A partnership, not a hand-off

Clients come to African Grey for senior involvement, flexibility and the confidence that findings will be translated into a clear next move.

Senior involvement from the first question to the final recommendation.

08 / Next

Let’s look at the question together

Share the decision, market or audience you are working through. We will help shape the right route to an answer.