About Us

Solutions Through Research, LLC, is a small, independent firm located in Phoenix, AZ, offering research strategy guidance and research services support to research firms, media companies, and other B2B or B2C organizations.

Since 2012, we have developed research strategy, managed research projects from beginning to end, and provided clients with vital (and virtual!) research support. Over the past decade, Solutions Through Research has had the pleasure of working on hundreds of studies, both qualitative and quantitative in nature. For research firms, we fill workstream gaps. For others, we serve as an on-call research team.

Our goal is to positively impact research projects and business strategies wherever possible. We maintain clients on yearly contracts as well as provide support for one-time projects. Whether working with primary custom research or secondary data sources, we have you covered.

THE TEAM

Amy Anderson
Owner & Research Director

Amy is the research director and founder of Solutions Through Research, LLC. In this role, she supports and leads research strategy.

Amy is certified with the Insights Association as an Insights Professional, Principal and has completed University of Georgia's Market Research Certificate Program. She became an active instructor with Research Rockstar, a market research training and staffing firm, in 2021.

Prior to Solutions Through Research, Amy was a client-side researcher with Gannett, Inc. (owner of USA Today and many U.S. newspaper/website brands). Her client-side career spanned 11+ years and included leading a research team at The Arizona Republic and azcentral.com.

Amy earned a B.A. in rhetoric from University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign as well as a graduate certificate in geographic information science & technology (GIST) from University of Southern California.

Sunnev Terrell
Primary Market Researcher

Sunnev is a highly experienced primary market researcher who started in her first consumer research job directly after college, and her 25-year career in the field has spanned multiple industries, conference speaking engagements and industry advisory roles.

Her professional background includes 2 years with Davis Research managing data collection projects (entertainment/CPG clients), 7 years in automotive product development consulting and 15 years in various research roles at Gannett, a large print & digital media publisher.

She holds an MBA with a concentration in International Business from California State University, Northridge and graduated from California Lutheran University with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration/Marketing.

Corinne Smith
Mixed-Methods Market Researcher

Corinne has 10+ years of experience as a mixed-methods researcher across multiple industries, but mainly focused on CPG and tech (AI, Fintech, Healthcare Information Technology).

Her passion is getting to the root of the customer problem especially through synthesizing and analyzing multiple data avenues as well as data visualization to tell a compelling story. She has deep knowledge and experience leading research end-to-end, from ideation and methodology consulting to delivering recommendations and next steps.

She holds an MBA in Systems management as well as a BBA in Marketing and Visual Communication Design.

Justin Vavroch
Data Analyst

Justin is a Data Analyst, specializing in managing datasets, developing metrics, creating data visualizations, and partnering with leaders to address analytic needs. Justin is passionate about helping businesses utilize data to drive decision-making and improve outcomes.

Prior to partnering with Solutions Through Research, LLC, Justin was the Regional Data Manager for EdOps, an educational consulting organization. He has held a variety of data management and analyst positions at both healthcare and education organizations.

He holds an MBA in Corporate Finance from The University of Iowa, and a BBA in both Finance and Management from The University of Iowa.