Jonathan Schneider

Candorist

The Candor Company

Jonathan is a veteran qualitative researcher who specializes in bringing customers to life with documentary style films.

Together with his partner of more than two decades, Liz Moore, Jonathan has continually embraced new technologies and inventive
methods to push the boundaries of qualitative research. They named their firm “The Candor Company” to emphasize the importance of authenticity in all of their work - whether it be their approach or the environment in which they conduct their work.

Jonathan started the path toward qualitative research after graduating from the University of Virginia by working in the advertising industry. He saw his first focus group and thought he would be a natural at it. He was right but it took him some time to get there with stops at Emory University for business school and a job in GE’s marketing research department along the way.

His affinity for video dates back to childhood, when he would spend hours creating home movies and watching television. That same passion now fuels his approach to qualitative storytelling, blending curiosity, empathy, and craft to create research that’s as insightful as it is entertaining.