Kristen L.

🥇 Expert-Vetted - Upwork's Top 1% of talent🥇 For over 20 years, I have been ranked as the top American researcher on Upwork. Trusted by Johnson & Johnson, Microsoft, IKEA, P&G, Medtronic, Harvard Business School, and members of several Fortune 500 Private Talent Clouds on Upwork. What I deliver: • Market Research: Market sizing, opportunity analysis, and industry deep-dives using primary and secondary sources. Full access to IBISWorld, Mintel, Euromonitor Passport, and Statista. Custom surveys available. • Competitive Analysis: A structured 3-stage review of competitor products, services, value propositions, and business models, so you know exactly where you stand. • 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. • Best Practice + Benchmark Research: The proven processes and standards that outperform in your industry. • Academic + Scientific Research: Peer-reviewed, defensible sourcing (education, psychology, medical, economics, public policy, etc.). • Writing + Reporting: Whitepapers, formal reports, and literature reviews that turn findings into something you can act on and share. How I work: Clear scope up front, primary + secondary sourcing and a report structured for decision making. My work has informed publications in The New York Times, The Washington Post, and top peer-reviewed journals. If you have a market to understand, a competitor to size up, or a question that needs a defensible answer - send me the details and I'll tell you exactly how I'd approach it.