GLG expert network: how it works, and when to invite the expert yourself
GLG is an expert network that matches clients with specialists for one-on-one calls. Use it for managed recruiting; go direct when you know whom to ask.
The GLG expert network is the right choice when you want a team to find and schedule experts for you. GLG (Gerson Lehrman Group) connects clients with professionals who have first-hand experience in a field and arranges one-on-one expert calls with them.
It pairs matching technology with client-aligned service teams that suggest experts, custom-recruit for niche topics and manage the logistics. Clients can also search the network themselves in myGLG. GLG expert calls Instant Expert is the direct route: you find people and offer to pay for a call or reply.
Choose GLG when you want help recruiting experts and organizing the research. Choose Instant Expert when you want to pick the people yourself and ask them a specific question.
GLG fits when someone else should run the recruiting
Say your team needs interviews with several kinds of specialists in an unfamiliar industry, and someone has to find them and coordinate the calls. GLG provides expert matching, custom recruitment and support from a client team.
For a larger study, its research services include surveys and expert content, and it offers AI-moderated interviews.
Some organizations require formal checks before anyone speaks with an expert. GLG describes expert training, conflict screening and client oversight tools. If your team needs those, raise them with GLG. Instant Expert does not provide an equivalent managed compliance program.
Instant Expert fits when you already know the question
Say you build software for warehouses and want to ask a warehouse manager how their team handles damaged deliveries. You know what you want to learn and will run the conversation yourself.
Search Instant Expert for people with that experience, review their profiles and prices, and invite a few to a paid call. If you already have a shortlist, import it. In your invitation, ask whether the person has personally handled receiving problems.
For one focused question, request a reply instead; the recipient chooses text or voice. Our call-or-reply guide explains the choice.
Instant Expert also supports paid sales introductions and recruiting conversations. Say what the conversation is for, so the person can decide whether to accept.
GLG quotes a project; Instant Expert prices each person
GLG asks prospective customers to contact its sales team, and the service pages linked here do not list a fixed price for this kind of project. Ask what the quote includes: finding experts, arranging calls and any additional research.
Instant Expert shows a price for each person and request before you send it. Check those prices for your shortlist, along with the payment and cancellation terms. No single rate applies to every expert.
If you want help organizing a research project, ask GLG for a proposal. If you have a question and want someone who can answer it, start a search in Instant Expert.