Cx Chronicles Podcast

Hey CX Nation,In this week's episode of The CXChronicles Podcast #249 we welcomed Rick Denton, Podcast Host & Producer of The CX Passport Podcast based in Dallas, TX.After…7 years of Customer Experience consulting…30 years of driving business results…3 years of hosting CX Passport (a podcast about CX with a dash of travel talk)...And countless brand requests for collaboration with CX Passport……it became clear where brands and Rick could best partner to create measurable results…

Hey CX Nation,In this week's episode of The CXChronicles Podcast #248 we welcomed Craig Tobin, Chief Executive Officer at Ascent Business Partners based in Bonita Springs, FL. Craig Tobin helps Fortune 1000 clients optimize their contact centers with AI, technology, and BPO solutions. With over 35 years of executive leadership experience in various industries, Craig has developed core competencies in contact center solutions, technology consulting, BPO advisory services, and AI advisory. He is passionate about delivering innovative solutions that drive customer loyalty, satisfaction, and retention, while optimizing costs. Craig's mission is to create value for his clients and partners, and to have fun while doing it.In this episode, Craig and Adrian chat through the Four CX Pillars: Team, Tools, Process & Feedback. Plus share some of the ideas that Craig and his team at Ascent Business Partners think through on a daily basis to build world class customer experiences.CXC is a proud strategic part

Hey CX Nation,In this week's episode of The CXChronicles Podcast #247 we were live at the Thompson Hotel in downtown Austin, TX at XDay 2024.  This is a different type of episode of CXC as we had the opportunity to sit down with several amazing customer, employee, market research & product focused business leaders including Rick Denton, Ken Peterson, Mike Burn, Crystal Wiese & Scott Steele. Each of the guests in this episode shed unique points of view on the state of CX/CS & business in today's world. We had the pleasure of interviewing everyone on site at XDay 2024 and broke up the conversations in this week's show. In this episode, Rick, Scott, Mike, Ken, Crystal and Adrian chat through the Four CX Pillars: Team, Tools, Process & Feedback. Plus share some of the ideas that both the team at QuestionPro & their users think through on a daily basis to build world class customer experiences.**Episode #247 Highlight Reel:**1. Click here to learn more about Rick Denton 2. Click

Hey CX Nation,In this week's episode of The CXChronicles Podcast #246 we were live at the Thompson Hotel in downtown Austin, TX at XDay 2024 with Gary Pansino, Founder at Velodu based Gary is an Alumni of Intuit, P&G, Clorox, BMS. He now runs a Qual and Quant research factory with his sister. Questions from mostly repeat clients arrive on trucks. And they do their thing and ship answers back to them, with a smile.In this episode, Gary and Adrian chat through the Four CX Pillars: Team, Tools, Process & Feedback. Plus share some of the ideas that his team at Velodu thinks through on a daily basis to build world class customer experiences.**Episode #246 Highlight Reel:**1. Building expertise in surveys & customer research at massive companies 2. Increasing the speed of growth by customer listening & focus groups 3. Leveraging customer information to drive product & service innovation 4. Customer team building & collecting constant employee feedback 5. Investing in competitive researc

Hey CX Nation,In this week's episode of The CXChronicles Podcast #245 we were live at the Thompson Hotel in downtown Austin, TX at XDay 2024 with Vivek Bhaskaran, Founder & CEO at QuestionPro.Vivek Bhaskaran is the founder and CEO of QuestionPro, one of the industry's leading providers of web-based research technologies. His life motto is simple - “The two things that drive me every day are motorcycles and client success!” In 2008, his startup made Inc. Magazine's list of the fastest-growing private companies, ranking 25th among business-service providers. Since that time, Vivek has never looked back by spearheading both the product and global expansion of QuestionPro.In this episode, Vivek and Adrian chat through the Four CX Pillars: Team, Tools, Process & Feedback. Plus share some of the ideas that John and his team at QuestionPro think through on a daily basis to build world class customer experiences.**Episode #245 Highlight Reel:**1. Changing the landscape for shopping for car insu

Hey CX Nation,In this week's episode of The CXChronicles Podcast #244 we welcomed Sean Albertson, Founder & CEO of CX4ROCKS based in Castle Rock, CO. Sean Albertson is a keynote speaker, workshop facilitator, coach and consultant on transforming your customer journey to reduce effort and drive greater customer loyalty. Sean has developed the ROCKS Strategy that leverages survey programs, operational metrics, text and journey analytics, connected with artificial experience to identify the most actionable insights for your organization. Is it Sean at www.CX4ROCKS.comIn this episode, Sean and Adrian chat through the Four CX Pillars: Team, Tools, Process & Feedback. Plus share some of the ideas that he thinks through on a daily basis to build world class customer & marketing focused experiences.**Episode #244 Highlight Reel:**1. What the CX & contact center space looked like in the 1990's.  2. Working on CX & customer support at T-Mobile, Visat, & Charles Schwab 3. Why Customer j

Hey CX Nation,In this week's CXWeekly Update we walk through some ideas, goals & CTAs to begin leveraging AI in your business to improve your customer experiences.AI has been arguably the most discussed topic in not only business but across the world over these last several years, this year specifically it became the "Forrest Gump" of Business & Global Economies. The truth is, it's been around for decades but just working behind the scenes for a handful of global companies who were all competing to understand exactly how to leverage its gains & more importantly decide whether or not everyone else should know about its powers.Don't worry we're still several years out from the "Terminator Wars", well hopefully.Use this CXWeekly update as a starting point for building out your company's goals around leveraging AI to improve your customer & employee experience. Most of the tools you are already using already have some form of AI/ML tied into their usage

Hey CX Nation,In this week's episode of The CXChronicles Podcast #242 we welcomed Liza Rodewald, Founder & CEO and Erica McMannes, Founder & Chief People & Community Officer at Instant Teams based in Southern Pines, North Carolina.Instant Teams leads the way as a CX talent marketplace committed to the financial well-being of military families while providing companies instant access to remarkable talent.Liza Rodewald is the Founder and CEO of Instant Teams, a CX marketplace that connects companies with military spouse talent. She is a 4x entrepreneur and software engineer with over 16 years of technical experience. Erica has been a leader in the military community for more than two decades, holding various roles within the Department of Defense and private sector. In 2016, Erica founded Instant Teams with Liza Rodewald. In this episode, Liza, Erica and Adrian chat through the Four CX Pillars: Team, Tools, Process & Feedback. Plus share some of the ideas that their team thinks through on a

Hey CX Nation,In this week's episode of The CXChronicles Podcast #241 we welcomed Lynn Schlesinger, Chief Customer Experience Officer (CXO) at Forbes based in New York City. Lynn has 20+ years of experience developing and executing strategies to drive revenue and market cap. Expertise building and leading high-performing B2B + D2C cross-functional marketing teams for global matrixed organizations and lean fast growing companies. The Forbes brand today reaches more than 94 million people worldwide with its business message each month through its magazines and 37 licensed local editions around the globe, Forbes.com, TV, conferences, research, social and mobile platforms. Forbes Media’s brand extensions include conferences, real estate, education, financial services, and technology license agreements.  In this episode, Lynn and Adrian chat through the Four CX Pillars: Team, Tools, Process & Feedback. Plus share some of the ideas that her team think through on a daily basis to build world class customer

Hey CX Nation,In this week's episode of The CXChronicles Podcast #240 we welcomed Erik Huberman, Founder and CEO of Hawke Media based in Santa Monica, CA. Since Erik & his team launched in 2014, Hawke Media has swiftly risen to become the fastest-growing marketing agency in the U.S., now valued at over $150 million. Erik's vision for Hawke Media has always been to revolutionize marketing, and they have achieved this with their AI-enabled and tech-integrated approach. They proudly serve over 4,700 brands worldwide, including industry leaders like Red Bull, Casamigos, Verizon, Crocs, and Barstool Sports.In this episode, Erik and Adrian chat through the Four CX Pillars: Team, Tools, Process & Feedback. Plus share some of the ideas that his team think through on a daily basis to build world class customer & marketing focused experiences.**Episode #240 Highlight Reel:**1. How Hawke disrupted the antiquated space of marketing & advertising. 2. Leveraging marketing data from 8,000 agencies

Hey CX Nation,In this week's episode of The CXChronicles Podcast #239 we welcomed Dave R. Taylor, Chief Marketing Officer at Impartner based in South Jordan, UT. This week's CXCP guest is Unstoppable at all things marketing: ABM, metrics-based, demand gen, social, Business Development, etc. Deep SaaS expertise. Highly prone to succeed, with 5 successful exits under his belt (and counting.) Collegial, collaborative, passionate and driven. Currently, Dave Taylor is loving working with his amazing team and customers at Impartner.In this episode, Dave and Adrian chat through the Four CX Pillars: Team, Tools, Process & Feedback. Plus share some of the ideas that his team think through on a daily basis to build world class customer & marketing focused experiences.**Episode #239 Highlight Reel:**1. Investing in Partner Experience (PX) to grow & scale your business 2. How CX & EX can lead to the development of your PX investments  3. Why partners can help grow your business & be a game c

Hey CX Nation,In this week's episode of The CXChronicles Podcast #238 we welcomed Lee Roquet, CEO at Finch based in Salt Lake City, UT.  Lee is passionate about delivering exceptional customer, team, product, and brand experiences, he brings a unique blend of professionalism, passion, and positivity to his current role as CEO at Finch an e-commerce marketing company. With a track record of achieving outstanding results, Lee is the go-to leader for Experience Management, Customer Success Operations, Business & Revenue Operations, and Building a Positive Team Culture.In this episode, Lee and Adrian chat through the Four CX Pillars: Team, Tools, Process & Feedback. Plus share some of the ideas that his team think through on a daily basis to build world class customer experiences.**Episode #238 Highlight Reel:**1. Starting in CX and becoming the CEO of the company 2. Why CX/CS makes incredible customer focused business leaders 3. Helping change the world of e-commerce for the better 4. Future of mark

Hey CX Nation,In this week's episode of The CXChronicles Podcast #237 we were live at Customer Contact Week in the Caesar's Forum Entertainment Center in Las Vegas last month with Ashu Dubey, CEO at Gleen AI based in the San Francisco Bay Area, CA. Ashu and his team are building Gleen AI - The most accurate and capable generative AI platform for customer support and success! Generative AI has ushered in a new-era for customer support and they help businesses scale their customer support at a fraction of the cost using Gleen AIIn this episode, Ashu and Adrian chat through the Four CX Pillars: Team, Tools, Process & Feedback. Plus share some of the ideas that his team think through on a daily basis to build world class customer experiences.**Episode #237 Highlight Reel:**1. How Generative AI/ML is changing the customer landscape rapidly 2. Equipping your customer facing team with "agent-assist" solutions 3. What we can all learn about AI from Meta, Amazon, Google & others4. Educating

Hey CX Nation,In this week's episode of The CXChronicles Podcast #236 we were live at Customer Contact Week in the Caesar's Forum Entertainment Center in Las Vegas last month with Kacey Felila Tolua, Strategic Thought Leader & Technology Innovation Champion based in Salt Lake City, UT. Kacey has 30+ years of contact center leadership insights and experience overseeing several large scale strategic implementations with integration of digital/voice self-service automation, operational excellence, continuous process improvement, and most recently Global Infrastructure and Center of Excellence technology solutions with her customer facing team across the globe.In this episode, Kacey and Adrian chat through the Four CX Pillars: Team, Tools, Process & Feedback. Plus share some of the ideas that her team think through on a daily basis to build world class customer experiences.**Episode #236 Highlight Reel:**1. How a life-changing injury led to her career in customer experience 2. Leveraging your in

Hey CX Nation,In this week's episode of The CXChronicles Podcast #235 we were live at Customer Contact Week in the Caesar's Forum Entertainment Center in Las Vegas for Customer Contact Week with Stephanie Crase Moritz, Chief Customer Innovation Officer at the American Dental Association based in Chicago, IL. The not-for-profit American Dental Association (ADA) is America's leading advocate for oral health. A community of doers, thinkers, dreamers, and believers building a new day for dentistry. The ADA advocates for over 159,000 members – promoting the art and science of dentistry by supporting dental professionals through advocacy, cutting-edge scientific research and guidance, dental insurance resources and more.In this episode, Stephanie and Adrian chat through the Four CX Pillars: Team, Tools, Process & Feedback. Plus share some of the ideas that Stephanie and her team at the ADA think through on a daily basis to build world class customer experiences.**Episode #235 Highlight Reel:**1.

Hey CX Nation,In this week's episode of The CXChronicles Podcast #234 we were live at Customer Contact Week in the Caesar's Forum Entertainment Center in Las Vegas for Customer Contact Week with John Spottiswood, Chief Operating Officer at Jerry based in Palo Alto, CA. Jerry makes owning a car easier by putting car owners first. By perfectly combining AI with human agents, our AllCar™ app provides more customers quality service, faster. Jerry customers can do everything in the app, without making a single phone call (unless they want to!). With 5 million customers nationwide, Jerry is the #1 rated and most downloaded app in its category.John is a Consumer and SAAS internet executive with 20 years of experience including president, COO, business & corporate development, product management, product development, professional services, customer success, and strategy. In this episode, John and Adrian chat through the Four CX Pillars: Team, Tools, Process & Feedback. Plus share some of the ideas t

Hey CX Nation,In this week's episode of The CXChronicles Podcast #233 we were live at Customer Contact Week in the Caesar's Forum Entertainment Center in Las Vegas earlier this month with Sharath Keshava Narayana based in Palo Alto, CA. Sharath is the Co-Founder at Sanas.AI and Observe.AI. He's also a General Partner at Carya Venture Partners.Sanas' technology is designed to revolutionize communication by giving multilingual speakers a choice when it comes to how they communicate. It's a step towards empowering individuals, advancing equality, and deepening empathy with your customer facing agents & your customers.In this episode, Sharath and Adrian chat through the Four CX Pillars: Team, Tools, Process & Feedback. Plus share some of the ideas that Sharath and his team at Sanas.ai think through on a daily basis to build world class customer experiences. **Episode #233 Highlight Reel:**1. Building technology to improve the lives of 16+ million call center agents globally 2. Foc

Hey CX Nation,In this week's episode of The CXChronicles Podcast #232 we are live at Customer Contact Week in the Caesar's Forum Entertainment Center in Las Vegas with Trey Wade, Head of Consumer Experience at Molson Coors Beverage Company based in Chicago, IL.As describe by the Financial Times, Trey Wade is a “prolific collector of American Whiskey” and an up and coming spirits savant. As an Executive Bourbon Steward, Trey is passionate about educating enthusiasts on every aspect of American Whiskey. Currently, Trey Wade serves as the Head of Consumer Experience for Coors Spirits Co. after the acquisition of Blue Run Spirits in the fall of 2023.Beyond his work in the spirits industry, Trey Wade is an avid traveler and an adventurous spirit. He loves to explore different cultures and experience new things. He is also a passionate home chef who enjoys cooking for his friends and family.In this episode, Trey and Adrian chat through the Four CX Pillars: Team, Tools, Process & Feedback. Plus share s

Hey CX Nation,In this week's episode of The CXChronicles Podcast #231 we are live at Customer Contact Week in the Caesar's Forum Entertainment Center in Las Vegas. This is our CXCP Day 2 recap of the event. I was able to have my friend Kristi Faltorusso join us again on the podcast to rap on all of the things that we are seeing, hearing & talking about with all of the conference attendees. In this episode, Kristi and Adrian chat through some of the speakers, presenters, vendors, technology & the genuine "yammering" that we are hearing at Customer Contact Week 2024.**Episode #231 Highlight Reel:**1. Changes with Employee Experiences in today's world2.  Leveraging & embracing AI to scale your business 3.  Networking & learning from some of the best & brightest in the CX space4.  Future events + post conference thoughts, ideas & CTAs5.  Making Happiness A Habit  Huge thanks to Kristi for coming on The CXChronicles Podcast and featuring her work and efforts in push

Hey CX Nation,In this week's episode of The CXChronicles Podcast #230 we are live at Customer Contact Week in the Caesar's Forum Entertainment Center in Las Vegas. This is our CXCP Day 1 recap of the event. I was able to have my friend Kristi Faltorusso join us on the podcast to rap on all of the things that we are seeing, hearing & talking about with all of the conference attendees. In this episode, Kristi and Adrian chat through some of the speakers, presenters, vendors, technology & the genuine "yammering" that we are hearing at Customer Contact Week 2024. **Episode #230 Highlight Reel:**1. How generative AI is changing every business in the world 2. Common issues with customer center leaders in 2024 3. Hot new solutions & tools to watch out for in the near future  4. Ideas for coaching & training your customer facing staff 5. The future of CX & customer success is here  Huge thanks to Kristi for coming on The CXChronicles Podcast and featuring her work and efforts i