James Bost

James Bost
Senior Vice President, Certified Focus group Moderator

James joined the ShapardResearch team in 2009 with over 22 years of market research experience. Prior to joining ShapardResearch, James was President of Insight Market Research and Consulting in Oklahoma City.

James has extensive experience in research design, quantitative data analysis, and qualitative research methods applied to numerous organizations across industries. James earned the designation Certified Focus Group Moderator from the Greeley Institute of Qualitative Research in Marina Del Ray, California in 2000.

James earned a Bachelor of Business Administration Degree in Marketing from Oklahoma State University, and completed all course work for a Ph.D. in Marketing at Oklahoma State. James has served as an Associate Professor of Marketing at Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska where he taught marketing research at the undergraduate and MBA levels.

He taught upper division marketing classes at Oklahoma State University while a doctoral candidate in marketing. He has served as an Adjunct Professor of Marketing at Oklahoma Christian University.

James currently serves as director of the Lighthouse Kids' Triathlon benefiting the Ronald McDonald House charities. He is also active as a coach for soccer, basketball, and football for his two children, Colin (10) and Spencer (8).

James and his wife Jan are active members of Quail Springs Church of Christ in Oklahoma City. James is responsible for client generation, client relations and all qualitative research studies for ShapardResearch, as well as overseeing on-site fieldwork projects.

James can be reached at james@shapard.com