Meet the Team
At CHILDWISE, we know that the people behind the business are what makes it great. Scroll down to read about the members of our team!

Research Director
Simon Leggett
Simon is a quantitative researcher who has worked on youth-related projects for over 25 years. Experienced in recruiting hard-to-reach samples and asking questions on sensitive topics.
He is the company go-to for statistical issues and all things maths related.
Simon enjoys playing bass and boardgames.

Associate Research Director
Jenny Ehren
A multi-disciplined researcher with over 20 years experience in the field of children and young people. Enjoys delivering projects that give this audience a platform to share their views on the issues that affect their lives.
Jenny is our resident safeguarding and child protection lead, and a Certified member of the
MRS.
Enjoys long dog walks and movie nights with her family.

Senior Research Manager
Dr Helena Dare-Edwards
A mixed-methods researcher with experience in academic and market research. Helena has a deep understanding of youth culture and is our go-to for emerging trends and insights.
She has a passion for research related to gender and LGBTQ+ youth.
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Helena enjoys knitting & crochet, music, and nature walks with her family.

Research Director
Kimberley Rennick
A qualitative research expert with a particular interest in exploring sensitive topics an children's media. Kimberley has a particular passion for designing insightful methods that empower and give meaningful voice to our participants.
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Outside of work, Kimberley enjoys baking and spending time with her family.

Research Manager
Cecilia Puttock
A qualitative research expert with a passion for inclusive research that drives positive outcomes for children and young people.
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Cecilia specialises in ethnographic approaches and child-focused moderation, ensuring all research is engaging and accessible to participants no matter their age.
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Outside of work she enjoys hiking and cooking.
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Director
Alan Hathaway
Alan is the owner and MD with overall responsibility for the Discovery and Childwise brands. He was delighted to bring Childwise into the Discovery family, seeing the opportunity to complement the more ad-hoc Hub offer from Discovery with the quality trend generation of the Childwise team. Alan is more excited about the AI powered dashboarding which means clients will have access to all the data behind the Monitor and Buzz Reporting – giving them unrivalled access to information that will help them understand their target audiences even more fully than they do now.

Graduate Executive
Scarlet Norton
Scarlet is a recent Psychology graduate, driven by a passion for research that contributes to positive social change and is mainly focussed upon quantitative methods with a dip into qual.
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She’s loves working with children, and has had experience working in childcare settings as well as in a teaching assistant placement. She loves exploring new places, running, music festivals and discovering yummy food.

Graduate Executive
Arianna Zampognaro
A recent graduate in Psychology and Communications, Arianna is passionate about understanding people through qualitative research, exploring the why and how of human behaviour.
She has extensive experience working with children and young people as a Scout Leader and a volunteer for AFS. Arianna loves meeting new people, travelling and scuba diving.





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