About Fractional Insights
We are an expert-level lab that brings together diverse authoritative and scientific talent to help companies articulate value, enhance win rates, and accelerate business growth. We use the best available data to strengthen the connection between real organizational problems and innovative solutions, drawing a throughline from research for revenue. By combining multidisciplinary teams of experts, we can offer flexible access to pre-vetted, high-caliber talent and expertise without the overhead of a full-time in-house team ultimately driving business success.
The Founding Story
In 2024, Shonna Waters and Erin Eatough realized they shared a vision to reshape the future of work. With a combined 40+ years of experience - Shonna with deep industry experience and Erin with roots in academia - they could join forces on a mission to make work more human-centric. With the world at an inflection point, amplified by the rise of AI, organizations are facing broad and unprecedented challenges around the future of work. This is a pivotal moment presenting an extraordinary opportunity to reimagine how work could be done.
Armed with decades of organizational and behavioral science expertise, Shonna and Erin see technology as a powerful catalyst for change. They envision a future where innovative tools can fundamentally transform the work experience, creating a harmonious balance between the needs of people and organizations. Embodying a unique blend of skills, honed through their impressive track record of 50x-ing growth as executives and scientists at a unicorn HR tech company, their expertise spans across psychology, behavioral science, marketing, and sales.
With these realizations, Fractional Insights was born. Shonna and Erin set out to materialize a vision of a “fractional lab” that bridges the gap between scientific research and practical application. They also know that to truly make a difference, they would need to assemble an all-star team of experts. In turn, they created The Fractional Insights Expert Network, a flexible talent pool comprising top-level experts to provide a comprehensive suite of services that can help companies create and sell products and solutions that genuinely improve people's lives.
By bringing together a multidisciplinary powerhouse of researchers, data analysts, psychologists, behavioral scientists, marketing strategists, and sales professionals, Fractional Insights can flexibly collaborate with companies to excel at expert argumentation, enhance win rates, and accelerate growth for organizations who want to make work better. Fractional Insights is unprecedented by making typically inaccessible high caliber, high price-tag expertise accessible through flexible, fractional services.
Under the guidance of Shonna and Erin, Fractional Insights is poised to revolutionize the way companies access and leverage expertise. By providing a fractional lab model, they are democratizing access to top-tier talent and resources, empowering organizations to tap into a wealth of knowledge without the burden of maintaining full-time, in-house teams. As Fractional Insights continues to grow and evolve, it remains steadfast in its commitment to shaping the future of work and making it more human-centric, one innovative solution at a time.
Fractional Insights Expert Network
Fractional Insights has a network of scientists, practitioners, thought leaders, academics, press and media experts, technical experts and more to flexibly meet the needs of our clients. Our team of expert scientist-practitioners and facilitators can help you bring your science-backed message to a broad audience – whether it’s to your employees, customers, or the broader market.
GET TO KNOW THE FOUNDERS
Meet
Dr. Erin Eatough
Chief Science Officer & Principal Advisor
An accomplished psychologist, author, and consultant, Erin brings a wealth of experience in employee well-being, work-life integration, and leadership development. With over 30 articles and book contributions, she has been recognized for her research in improving thriving at work. As a former executive at BetterUp, Erin led Labs Go-to Market, providing behavioral science insights to drive revenue and strategic growth.
Meet
Dr. Shonna Waters
Chief Executive Officer & Principal Advisor
An award-winning organizational psychologist and executive, Shonna is a recognized thought leader in HR, psychology, and business. With a background in consulting and executive leadership roles, Shonna has advised organizations on people strategy and transformation across various sectors. At BetterUp, she stood up and led teams in behavioral science, strategic partnerships and alliances, and executive advisory, driving research-backed insights to enhance organizational performance
Interested in joining us?
We are always looking to meet incredible humans who are committed to our mission to leading with humanity at work. If you are interested in joining our global team, working with our company as a partner, or being part of our community, let us know. We'd love to hear from you.