Charlie Grinnell - Live from SocialWest 2026

Recorded live at SocialWest 2026 in Calgary, Charlie Grinnell, co-CEO of Rightmetric, joins host Lindsay Smith to explore why the data brands have been collecting about themselves is only half the story.

Rightmetric helps North America's leading consumer brands harness external digital data across social, search, web, app, and ad spend to uncover what Charlie calls outsights: intelligence derived from how people actually behave online rather than what they say in a survey or focus group.

Charlie breaks down why traditional segmentation falls short, how AI has turbocharged the ability to count and interpret behavioral signals at scale, and what it looks like when a brand finally sees the full picture of their audience rather than the one they assumed was there.

Because there's a big difference between what people say they do and what they actually do.

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Follow Charlie Grinnell on LinkedIn and learn more about Rightmetric at rightmetric.co.

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Thanks to our Editors and Producers at TAKT.

This episode was recorded live in Calgary during SocialWest 2026, Western Canada's largest marketing conference, bringing together over 600 professionals for two days of actionable insights, expert speakers, and high-value networking.

SocialWest is part of the SocialNext series, Canada's leading platform for marketing conferences, media, and community.