Greg Kahn

Founder and Chief Executive Officer

Even before establishing Kahn Research Group in 1999, Greg was a leader in the utilization of technology to develop and implement faster, better and more affordable methods of recording and analyzing human behavior in stores and on the Web.  Under his direction, the company has completed projects for clients and venues including ICI Paints, Home Depot, Procter and Gamble, Ralph Lauren, AutoZone, Pepsi-Cola, Subway, the Charlotte Chamber of Commerce, and Buffets, Inc.

Greg has served as a guest lecturer on the topic of behavioral research to numerous undergraduate and MBA marketing classes.  His work is mentioned in Marketing Management, Millennium Edition, the new book by marketing expert Phillip Kotler of Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Business, and is taught in numerous marketing classes throughout the world.  Greg has been frequently quoted as a behavioral research authority in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Supermarket News, The Charlotte Observer, The Charlotte Business Journal, Convenience Store News, CSP Magazine, Stores Magazine, The Orange County Register, The Indianapolis Star, Entrepreneur Magazine, The Arizona Daily Star, The Bradenton Herald, The Salt Lake Tribune, and The Free Lance-Star.

Greg received his training in in-store behavioral research while working at Envirosell, where he planned and implemented research programs for Hewlett-Packard, Dr. Pepper/Seven-Up, Blockbuster, Inc., Ann Taylor, and numerous banks and department stores. Prior to this, he conducted original research on youth issues and attitudes for the Department of Agriculture’s Cooperative Extensions Service.

Greg has been a featured speaker at many conferences, including the Business-to-Business e-Commerce Conference hosted by International Communications for Management; ICM’s Online Branding and Advertising Conference, Firstround.org, the Institute for International Research’s Customer Relationships Conference, and the American Chamber of Commerce Executive’s Management Symposium. In addition, Greg has written several white papers and op-ed pieces, including “Retailers’ Panic Made Gloomy Holiday Season Self-Fulfilling,” “Group Buying and the Internet” and “The e-Nightmare Before Christmas.”

Greg is an alumnus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where he studied psychology and anthropology.  He conducted original research on power dyads within the department of psychology, and participated in a field study of the Kalenjin people of Kenya with the department of anthropology.

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Anne Hazelwood Kahn

Managing Partner

A founding member of the Kahn Research Group team, Anne has worked on programs for clients and venues including ICI Specialty Products, Home Depot, and Procter and Gamble.  She manages the company’s day-to-day operations and assists with its marketing efforts.

Anne’s background includes traditional brand management experience at Procter and Gamble, account work at Foote Cone and Belding, and new product development for Chesebrough-Ponds.  For the past 20 years, Anne has spearheaded research, marketing and design programs for such clients as Clairol, Citibank, Burger King, Taco Bell, Denny’s, Merrill Lynch, the Toro Company, Masco Corporation, Liquid Nails, Coca-Cola, General Mills, Harley Davidson, Rollerblade, Godiva Chocolates, Ralston Purina, military commissaries and the United States Postal Service.

Anne developed and edited the widely acclaimed newsletter, Retail Futures, and has spoken before such groups as the Bank Marketing Association, the Food Marketing Institute, the American Marketing Association, POPAI and at several national and regional trade shows.

Her work has been featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, QSR Magazine, POPAI, Newsweek Japan, BrandWeek, CSP Magazine, and numerous regional publications.

Anne is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania with a degree in political science.

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Benjamin Epstein

Chief Technology Officer

Ben joined Kahn Research Group in 2001, and is responsible for both technology and design. His background includes both structural and graphic design at Wilton Conner packaging and Webmaster duties and graphic design and implementation for Zimmer Organs.

Ben is a degree candidate at the University of Charlotte, where he majored in multi-media design and computer science.

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