The Desk

Your strategy deck is already stale.

The Desk connects brands and agencies to vetted human tastemakers — the people your consumer research is trying to describe. Real conversations, moderated panels, embedded advisors. Concierge-run, end to end.

Products

Fixed products. Human delivery.

Trend Consult

$400/hr

1-hour expert call with one tastemaker

One tastemaker, one hour, your questions. The fastest way to pressure-test a campaign, a product name, or a hunch.

Tastemaker Panel

from $3,500

3–5 tastemakers, 90 minutes, moderated, with synthesis memo

A moderated panel of 3–5 tastemakers plus a written synthesis memo. Focus group energy, minus the two-way mirror.

Embedded Advisor

from $2,500/mo

Monthly retainer, dedicated tastemaker(s)

A dedicated tastemaker (or two) on retainer for your team. A standing line to what's actually happening.

Pulse Sprint

$5,000

1-week custom question → 10 tastemaker responses + synthesis

One custom question, ten tastemakers, one week, one synthesis. When you need signal, not a deck.

contains: real people, moderated · side effects: signal a CMO will sit through

How engagements run

White-glove, every time.

  1. Intake — the form on this page. Two minutes.
  2. Concierge call within 1 business day — a person, to sharpen the question.
  3. Curated slate of 3 tastemakers within 48 hours — matched to your category and question.
  4. We run everything — contracts, NDAs, scheduling, payment, moderation, and the synthesis memo.

Why concierge? Because the synthesis, curation, and contracting is the product — not just access. You get signal you can put in front of a CMO, without running a research op.

Every tastemaker is rubric-vetted and re-certified quarterly. Human, never AI — if you want a model's opinion, you already pay for one.

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