Meet the Team
Curiosity is our Superpower
We’re human behavior explorers and people-speak translators. We’re always-on thinkers, quick learners, agile adaptors, thought collectors, and dot connectors. We’re endlessly curious about what people want and need—and how business can better meet those needs. We come from business ourselves, with backgrounds in product, innovation, and strategy. We get the complexity of building a better customer experience and how to align all the moving parts.
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Noël Adams
inNoël blends customer insight instincts with a passion for human-centered design to help teams turn challenges into meaningful experiences. Her free time is spent running trails, cycling new routes, or chasing her dog Finley along the beach.
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Stacey Castor
inStacey leverages her experience in innovation, insights and brand management to find novel insights with tangible business impact. In her free time, she enjoys traveling to exotic locales, attending music festivals, hiking with her dog and decorating her new home.
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Sara Edel
inSara brings deep consumer insights expertise and a knack for turning data into strategy that actually moves. Away from work, she’s soaking up the HI life, surfing the south shore, hiking, biking, or running her favorite O‘ahu routes.
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Tory Gentes
inTory brings a wide ranging insights and strategy background to every project, blending global experience with a love of immersive, human-centered research. Off the clock, she’s chasing adventure: traveling, snowboarding, riding motorcycles, or diving headfirst into whatever bold experience the world throws her way.
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Natalie George
inNatalie is an insights strategist who translates human behavior into direction that moves brands forward. She brings rigor, curiosity, and a knack for turning nuance into action. Off the clock, she’s on a yoga mat or chasing mountain air with her family and their Bernese mountain dog in tow.
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Emily Heiser
inEmily brings a filmmaker’s eye and a storyteller’s instinct to turning research into clear, humancentered narratives. In her free time, she’s usually playing guitar, diving into a good book, or savoring a quiet moment with a strong cup of coffee.
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Chuck Mallory
inChuck blends product knowhow with a love of human centered design to turn ideas into real experiences. Outside work, he’s usually hiking, curating themed playlists, or getting in the zone with a pile of LEGOs.
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Hope Norman
inHope brings a strategist’s lens and a storyteller’s instinct to qualitative research, turning complex human experiences into insights teams can move forward with. When she’s not working, she’s pursuing her Master’s in Psychology, earning her Quantum Coaching Certification or heading underwater for her next dive.
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David Schellinger
inDavid brings a designer’s eye and a visual storytelling instinct to making complex conversations clear, using sketches, maps, and prototypes to help teams see what matters. When the weather cooperates, he’s playing in the dirt in his Chicago parkways and gardens.
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Karie Starrett
inKarie brings deep experience in product strategy and customer insights, helping teams grow, innovate, and understand what customers truly need. In her downtime, she’s exploring new places, cheering from the sidelines, or speaking wine fluently—proof she’s anything but an ordinary soccer mom.
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Finley
Finley brings toptier morale skills and a natural gift for keeping the team smiling. When he’s off duty, he’s adventuring with Presidio with Noël or diving straight into the Pacific for a well-earned swim.
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We’d Rather Talk About You!
Whether you’re working on a product currently and would like to get a customized proposal, or just want to meet for a “getting to know you” session over wine, we’d love to chat with you.
Reach us at hello@clearworks.net or (888) 769-3807, or fill out our contact form.