ConsultEQ connects consulting firms, research agencies, and strategy teams with rigorously vetted experts across healthcare, technology, and energy transition — in the markets that matter most.
No enterprise contracts. No public directories. Concierge-led matching, compliance-aware workflow, and private expert shortlists — from first request to confirmed call in under two business days.
Purpose-built for research teams that need real expertise, real speed, and real compliance confidence — without the overhead of enterprise platforms or the uncertainty of ad-hoc sourcing.
Submit your research brief and receive a curated, private shortlist of matched experts within two business days. No lengthy procurement cycles. No weeks-long sourcing delays.
Genuine on-the-ground expertise across Southeast Asia, South Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, MENA, LATAM, and Eastern Europe — geographies consistently underserved by legacy expert networks.
Every expert passes our 3-stage vetting framework before appearing on any shortlist. Profiles are shared privately, never listed publicly. Compliance is built into every step.
We don't rely on self-reported profiles or unverified databases. Every expert in the ConsultEQ network passes a structured, three-stage vetting process before they appear on any client shortlist — and before any call is scheduled.
This is what separates a credible expert engagement from an expensive cold call. Our framework was developed from direct observation of where expert network quality breaks down — and built to close those gaps systematically.
We independently verify employment history, seniority, functional role, and geographic tenure against professional records — not just LinkedIn claims.
We screen for potential conflicts of interest, current employment sensitivities, regulatory restrictions, and any information boundary risks before adding experts to the network.
For every client brief, each shortlisted expert is re-assessed against your specific research objective — not just matched by keyword or sector tag. Geography, seniority, recency of experience, and functional fit are all evaluated.
Most expert networks were built for Fortune 500 procurement cycles. For boutique firms and strategy teams on project timelines — and especially for emerging market research — the coverage is thin, the process is slow, and the access barriers are real.
Annual contracts, complex onboarding, and tools built for volume rather than precision. Inaccessible to smaller teams without dedicated procurement cycles or legal review capacity.
Finding a credible pharma regulatory expert in Nigeria, a former SaaS founder in Vietnam, or a mobility specialist in the Gulf shouldn't require rebuilding your sourcing process from scratch on every project.
When your research sprint starts Monday, you need confirmed, compliant experts by Wednesday — not next week. Slow sourcing directly erodes the quality and credibility of deliverables.
The following engagements are anonymised in accordance with client confidentiality. Sector, geography, timeline, and outcomes are accurate.
A Tier-2 strategy consulting firm needed verified regulatory affairs and distribution channel experts in Nigeria for a European pharma client's market entry assessment. Two standard network providers had returned zero viable candidates after 11 days of sourcing.
ConsultEQ delivered a shortlist of 6 verified experts — including a former NAFDAC regulatory officer, a Director of a major pharma distributor, and two senior hospital procurement heads — within 31 hours. All 4 selected calls were completed within the project window, informing a €2.3M market entry decision.
A global market research agency required former enterprise SaaS executives and digital transformation leaders across Vietnam and Indonesia for a competitive intelligence project on behalf of a US technology client with a $40M expansion budget.
7 expert calls were completed across 2 geographies within 9 business days — including former C-suite SaaS operators from 3 unicorn-backed firms, a regional enterprise sales director managing $18M in ARR, and two senior cloud infrastructure specialists with 12+ years of active regional experience.
A mid-sized PE firm required on-the-ground expert insight on the operational realities, dark store economics, and competitive positioning of Q-commerce players in Tier 1 and Tier 2 Indian cities ahead of a potential growth-stage investment.
ConsultEQ sourced 8 verified experts across the Q-commerce, grocery e-commerce, and D2C fulfilment ecosystem — including a former VP of Operations at a leading Q-commerce platform, two dark store cluster managers, a category director from a horizontal marketplace, and three D2C brand founders with combined GMV exceeding ₹420 Cr. All 5 scheduled calls were completed within 7 business days.
Testimonials are anonymised in accordance with client confidentiality policies. Attributions reflect actual role and firm type.
Deliver richer, more credible primary research by accessing verified experts your competitors can't source — with the speed your project schedules demand.
Expand beyond your existing network. Access sector specialists across emerging markets without enterprise platform costs or lengthy onboarding cycles.
Validate market entry assumptions, pressure-test competitive analysis, and access regulatory expertise in new geographies — on a project basis, no long-term commitments.
Build a sharper intelligence picture with primary research from verified practitioners across the industries and geographies you're actively tracking.
Accelerate market assessment and partnership due diligence with expert perspectives that go beyond desk research and secondary data.
Access pharma executives, clinical specialists, regulatory affairs experts, and healthcare system veterans across Asia, Africa, LATAM, and the Middle East.
Verified practitioners and executives across pharmaceutical development, clinical operations, regulatory affairs, and healthcare systems — with demonstrable on-the-ground experience in emerging markets, not just multinational secondments.
Former executives, founders, and operators who have built and scaled technology businesses in the fastest-growing digital economies. Practitioner-level insight on go-to-market, adoption patterns, competitive dynamics, and local infrastructure realities.
Specialists at the forefront of electrification, clean energy deployment, and mobility transformation across high-growth markets — with direct operator and policy experience in the markets where the energy transition is accelerating fastest.
Verified retail practitioners and executives across traditional offline retail, e-commerce platforms, and the fast-growing quick commerce (q-commerce) segment — with hands-on operational experience in emerging and high-growth consumer markets.
Complete our structured intake form. Describe your research objective, expert type required, target geography, and sector focus. Greater specificity yields sharper matching.
Our team reviews your brief and applies the ConsultEQ Vetting Framework to identify, vet, and match candidates. Private shortlist delivered within 48 hours.
Your shortlist arrives as a private document — not a platform login. Review expert profiles, select your candidates, and confirm preferred call windows.
We coordinate availability, send calendar confirmations, issue the expert compliance briefing, and support NDA execution where your firm requires it.
Connect with your expert by video or phone. Calls are typically 45–60 minutes. Focus entirely on your research objectives — we handle all logistics.
Post-call quality confirmation, invoice issuance, and arrangements for follow-up calls or expanded research sprints as needed.
Three engagement formats to match different research needs and budgets. All packages include expert vetting, compliance preparation, and full scheduling coordination. No platform fees. No minimum commitments.
Quick hypothesis validation, market entry sanity checks, or a single expert perspective on a precise research question.
Primary research for a consulting project, investment validation, or competitive landscape study requiring multiple expert perspectives across geography or function.
Comprehensive market research programs, multi-geography studies, or ongoing expert access across a full project engagement cycle.
All pricing confirmed upon brief review · Invoice-based payment · Volume pricing for ongoing programs
Compliance isn't a feature we added — it's the foundation the platform was built on. ConsultEQ is designed from the ground up to support the compliance obligations of research teams operating inside regulated professional environments.
Our workflow is structured to align with ESOMAR guidelines, SCIP ethical standards, and the internal expert engagement policies of major consulting and research firms.
All experts are briefed that they must not disclose confidential, proprietary, insider, employer-restricted, patient-identifiable, privileged, or non-public information. This is a non-negotiable condition of participation — enforced at every engagement.
Expert profiles and contact details are never listed on a public directory. All expert information is shared exclusively through private, curated shortlists issued directly to the requesting client.
We support NDA execution between your firm and individual experts prior to any engagement. Standard templates available; client-specific templates accommodated at no additional charge.
If your organisation operates an internal compliance review process for expert engagements, we support and accommodate that workflow — including documentation, pre-call disclosures, and post-call records on request.
ConsultEQ was founded by a team with direct experience running primary research operations inside consulting firms and market research agencies — people who had lived the problem of finding credible, vetted, emerging-market experts within tight project timelines.
We knew the existing platforms weren't built for this. The enterprise networks were designed for procurement cycles, not project sprints. The coverage in high-growth markets was inconsistent at best. And the compliance rigor was often performative rather than structural.
ConsultEQ was built to solve all three — with a methodology, a network, and an engagement model purpose-designed for research teams that operate on project timelines and hold themselves to professional research standards.
Talk to Our Team →Our expert engagement workflow is designed to align with ESOMAR's international code of conduct for market research and data analytics.
All engagements are conducted within the ethical framework of the Strategic and Competitive Intelligence Professionals (SCIP) guidelines.
Our pre-call expert briefing process is structured around the information barrier principles applied in regulated financial and legal research environments.
Full engagement documentation — briefings, NDA execution records, and call confirmation logs — available on request for internal compliance audit purposes.
Submit your research brief and receive a private expert shortlist within 48 hours. No commitment required to receive your shortlist.
Everything you need to know about working with ConsultEQ — from research brief to completed call.
In most cases, a private shortlist of 3–5 matched expert profiles is delivered within 48 hours of brief submission on business days. Complex or highly specialised requests may take up to 72 hours — we'll let you know at brief review if this applies.
No. We operate on a fully project-based model. There are no minimum commitments, annual subscriptions, or enterprise contracts required. You submit a brief, review the shortlist, and pay per engagement.
Every expert passes our 3-stage Vetting Framework: independent background verification, compliance screening, and brief-specific relevance assessment. We do not rely solely on self-reported profiles. Experts are re-assessed against each client brief before shortlisting.
Never. Expert profiles and contact details are shared exclusively through private, curated shortlists issued directly to you. There is no public expert directory on ConsultEQ.
Let us know and we'll identify an alternative at no additional charge. Our quality confirmation process after each call also helps us continuously improve matching accuracy.
We invoice per engagement. Payment terms are confirmed at the time of brief acceptance. We support invoice-based payment with custom terms available for larger research programs.
No. ConsultEQ is a managed, private expert network. Your profile is never publicly listed. You are introduced to clients only through a private shortlist when your background is a strong, verified match for their specific research brief.
No. You review each engagement request and confirm your availability and interest before any commitment is made. Participation is always voluntary with no minimums.
You will receive a structured compliance briefing prior to every call. You are required to avoid disclosing confidential, proprietary, insider, employer-restricted, patient-identifiable, privileged, or non-public information. NDA execution may be required for certain engagements.
In most cases, yes — subject to your employer's outside activity and moonlighting policies. We recommend reviewing your employment agreement before participating. Our compliance workflow is specifically designed to respect your current employer obligations.
Every engagement follows a clear, structured format. There are no surprises, no trick questions, and no obligation beyond the call itself.
Expert compensation at ConsultEQ is based on your seniority, sector, and the depth of expertise the engagement requires. Rates are competitive with leading global expert networks — and you will always know exactly what you'll earn before you commit to any call. There are no surprises, no negotiations after the fact, and no hidden deductions. Payment is processed within 7 business days of your completed call.
The application takes 5 minutes. Our team will review your background and get back to you within 5 business days. No interviews, no commitments.
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