Alina K.
Market Research | Market Analysis | Data Analysis | Strategy
🥇 Expert-Vetted market research consultant, former Big Four advisor, Insights 250 Award winner, and founder of a business intelligence research agency. My work is designed to reduce uncertainty around high-stakes business decisions. Each engagement connects reliable evidence with clear strategic implications, helping clients understand what to do next and why. Over the past 10 years, I have delivered 1,000+ strategic research projects, consistently receiving 5-star feedback. My clients include Indeed, Shopify, Johnson & Johnson, Sherpany, Work.Life, NLA International, and fast-growing B2B SaaS, technology, healthcare, consumer, and professional services companies. WHAT I SPECIALIZE IN: Market Research & Market Analysis → Market sizing and opportunity assessment → Market entry and expansion research → Industry research and company research → Demand drivers, trends, and market segmentation → Feasibility studies and investment research → AI Fact-Checking, Audit & Human Review: Expert human review and audit of AI-generated content. I fact-check claims, catch hallucinations, verify sources and audit accuracy. Competitive Analysis & Strategy → Competitor research and strategic benchmarking → Competitor positioning, pricing, and proposition analysis → Go-to-market and marketing strategy research → Growth opportunity identification Customer & Primary Research → Qualitative research and expert interviews → Quantitative research and survey design → Consumer research and customer discovery → Audience segmentation and targeting → Product, concept, positioning, and messaging validation Business Planning & Executive Deliverables → Business plans and business strategy → Financial and commercial assumptions → Investor, board, and leadership presentations → Pitch-deck research and analytics → Ongoing market and competitive intelligence HOW PROJECTS ARE STRUCTURED: сlear scope up front, primary + secondary sourcing and a report structured for decision making. I work primarily with clients across the US (core market), UK, EU, and GCC (KSA and UAE). Please note that my minimum project scope is 10 hours or $650. Core expertise: Market Research, Market Analysis, Competitive Analysis, Competitor Research, Company Research, Industry Research, Consumer Research, Qualitative Research, Quantitative Research, Research Methods, Survey Design, Internet Survey, Audience Segmentation & Targeting, Business Analysis, Business Plan, Business Strategy, Marketing Strategy, Data Analysis, and Generative AI, Market Research Deliverables, Industry & Competitor Analysis, Customer Feedback Documentation, Business Research, Market Research Tools, Marketing Strategy
Earnings and projects
Last 6 months ÷ 6
Last 6 months: $35k
Billed in all: $454,774$455k
$1.6k in the last 6 months
Across 25 contracts
Across 304 contracts
Earnings, last 30 days
Dotted: longer than usual between two readings. Hatched: over two weeks without one.
Skill rankings: #1 in 1 skill of 20
Rarest: top 0.14% in Company Research, of 2,841. Ranked by MRR among everyone on Upwork with the skill.
- Consumer Research274 freelancers · 🇺🇦 #1Top 0.36%🇺🇦#1 of 3
- Internet Survey208 freelancers · 🇺🇦 #1Top 0.96%🇺🇦#1 of 2
- Customer Feedback Documentation365 freelancers · 🇺🇦 #1Top 0.82%🇺🇦#1 of 1
- Business Research274 freelancers · 🇺🇦 #1Top 1%🇺🇦#1 of 4
- Industry & Competitor Analysis156 freelancers · 🇺🇦 #1Top 2%🇺🇦#1 of 8
- #4Company Research2,841 freelancers · 🇺🇦 #2Top 0.14%🇺🇦#2 of 26
- #4Research Interviews421 freelancers · 🇺🇦 #1Top 0.95%🇺🇦#1 of 7
- #6Qualitative Research1,057 freelancers · 🇺🇦 #2Top 0.57%🇺🇦#2 of 8