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Rebecca Grier

UX Research Lead

Rebecca is a UX Research Lead at Lokalise. She brings a strong background in guiding product strategy through research across sectors including SaaS, automotive, and government. She joined Lokalise to help build research-driven products that empower customers to expand into new markets with deeper cultural insight, better usability, and greater confidence.

Latest posts by Rebecca Grier:

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Why global expansions fail (and how research can save you)

What do Disney, Starbucks, Walmart, Coca-Cola, and eBay have in common? They all stumbled when expanding globally. Despite their huge success in their home market, these companies learned the hard way that what works in one country doesn’t automatically translate to another. As someone with a PhD in behavioral science and psychology, I’ve seen this pattern repeat itself countless times. What’s behind global expansion fails? A lack of proper research before ente

Updated on August 20, 2025·Rebecca Grier