Meet the Team

Robert Miner
President

Robert Miner is on a mission to help make TV shows better and TV networks stronger through a combination of audience insights and decades of collaboration with the creative community.

With the Miner & Co. Studio team, he delivers findings that are impactful for series creators and show runners and actionable for content providers and marketers. He has guided the storytelling and refined the focus of countless television networks and marketing campaigns, and shaped the experience of numerous networks and studios. His work on audiences’ evolving viewing habits and preferences have been profiled on CBS News, The Times, Forbes, AdAge, Variety and Buzzfeed.

Jess Psahoulias
Senior Insights Analyst

Prior to joining Miner & Co Studio, Jess was a qualitative researcher and moderator at Smarty Pants. As an academic neuroscience researcher by training, Jess came into research to get to the bottom of burning questions through insight and investigation. She believes that research plays a key role in improving the function and presentation of day-to-day things — large and small — by understanding the perspectives or experiences of those who use them most.

Jess graduated from the University of Chicago with a B.S. in Neuroscience. She loves the outdoors and is an avid photographer, road-tripper, hiker, and rock climber. On rainy days, Jess loves to play board games with friends or watch the latest indie film. 

Laura Needham
Insights Analyst

With degrees in Neuroscience and Art History from the University of Chicago, Laura is adept at identifying quantitative and qualitative insights for a range of TV and media clients at Miner & Co Studio.

Laura’s “left and right brain” interdisciplinary research experience has fueled her belief that there is no singular lens through which to investigate a question - we inhabit a complex world, and understanding it requires a more creative approach than any one perspective can provide.

Outside of work, Laura is an accomplished violinist and avid tennis player. You can also find her reading, watching the latest Netflix release, or exploring the mountains of Salt Lake City.

Antonija Antunovic
Insights Analyst

 With a love for entertainment and a keen eye for detail, Antonija is dedicated to appreciating and analyzing storytelling in all its forms. She believes research is pivotal to the creative development process because it provides a platform for different perspectives and helps appropriately highlight a culturally relevant focus.

 Antonija has a background in data analytics, project delivery, and script coverage. She graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a B.A. in English and a B.S. in Radio-Television-Film. She enjoys reading short story collections, watching horror films, and listening to spooky podcasts.

Tyler Goetz
Insights Consultant

Tyler excels at bringing the consumer voice to life. He has a strong passion for content combined with a strategic approach to research, resulting in highly actionable insights. 

Tyler has 12+ years of experience designing and leading primary research projects for the top brands in content creation including numerous projects for the leading brands in TV and video games. As such, he has a commanding knowledge of the television and media landscape. Tyler has a Bachelor of Journalism in Radio/Television Broadcast from the Missouri School of Journalism and excels at translating viewers' opinions into digestible nuggets for networks, studios, show creators and distributors. 

Bridget Nolan (they/them)
Insights Consultant

Bridget believes the function of research is to bring a voice to experiences and beliefs. For them, research creates a story, and they strive to curate one of rich insights and analysis, to engage and inform clients.

Bridget worked in a communications agency with a focus on marketing research prior to coming to Miner & Co Studio. They hold a B.A. in Anthropology and Politics from Bates College. Outside of work, you’ll find Bridget pampering their cat Cashew; biking around their city, Portland, OR; volunteering at a local radio station; and spending time with community.

Erin Leigh Zimman
Insights Consultant

Based in Portland, OR, Erin specializes in Millenial and Get Z pop culture (e.g. TV, News, VGs, Music, Comedy, Attitudes, Communications, and Finance), “Do-Good” Products, and Media.

Previously, Erin worked at Sony Pictures Entertainment and SIS International. She has an M.A. in International and Transcultural Studies from Columbia University.

Scott Cordell
Field Director

Scott brings 20+ years of experience as both a seasoned researcher and field director to Miner & Co. Studio, having helped to shape and execute projects for clients such as Kenneth Cole, Partnership for a Drug Free America, Time Warner Cable, and MTV Networks.

Scott approaches moderating and field management with a total “teamwork” mentality. He believes that the best research is achieved when everyone—the client, the research team, and the field—work together.

He loves exchanging ideas and formulating solutions to ensure that the best and most qualified respondents are targeted and interviewed with sensitivity and skill.

Daizy Harrigan
Finance & Operations Director

With almost a decade’s experience working with the Miner & Co. Studio team and their clients, Daizy manages day to day operations and finance.

With the same calm and thoughtful approach she brings to raising her sons Shilo and Kya and daughter Nya, Daizy’s door is always open and she is the first to greet all with a smile at the start of each day.