Cx Chronicles Podcast

Hey CX Nation,In this week's episode of The CXChronicles Podcast #196 we welcomed Morgan J. Ingram based in Atlanta, GA. Morgan was named a 4x LinkedIn Top Sales Voice and hosts the Muffins with Morgan Podcast + The SDR Chronicles & 1UP Formula with Morgan J. Ingram, check them out on your favorite podcast player today. With a decade of experience in content creation, Morgan is focused on leading the new era of narrative-led growth. His work has been featured in the LinkedIn Sales Insider, the Hubspot blog, and the Harvard Business Review.WHAT Morgan and the AMP Team DO: - Post content on how to be a better creator - B2B influencer marketing stats / best practices - Mental health & remote work optimization tips - Creates and posts content daily on sales, sales development, millennials and prospecting best practices (check out Morgan j. Ingram LinkedIn Profile below)- Coach SDRs/BDRs and AEs on how to break through the noise  In this episode, Morgan and Adrian chat through how he has tackled The F

Hey CX Nation,In this week's episode of The CXChronicles Podcast #195 we welcomed Valentin Radu, CEO at Omniconvert based in Bucharest, Romania & New York. Omniconvert partners with their clients to help them with unlocking their data to help drive customer growth and acquisition. Their core focus is all around increasing LTV and finding actionable insights to add value and help them scale into the future.  In this episode, Valentin and Adrian chat through how he has tackled The Four CX Pillars: Team,  Tools, Process & Feedback and shares tips & best practices that have worked across his own customer focused business leader journey.**Episode #195 Highlight Reel:**1. Leveraging amazing customer experiences to fuel your growth & lead generation 2. Diving into your customer and user data daily to drive innovation 3. Measuring and managing the key activities that make your customers happy 4. Getting your employees involved to help author your customer journey 5. Finding your North Star activi

Hey CX Nation,In this week's episode of The CXChronicles Podcast #194 we welcomed Emily Gray, Chief Customer Officer at Playvox based in Sunnyvale, California.  Playvox's powerfully simple workforce engagement management (WEM) solutions transform customer care. The team behind Playvox understands that exceptional employee engagement produces extraordinary customer experiences, and they love creating tools that help their customers unlock the full potential in every employee and every interaction. Playvox powers the world's fastest-growing brands. Their agent-empowering suite of workforce management, quality assurance, performance, learning, customer AI, and gamification lives seamlessly in the modern support operations ecosystem with tools like Amazon Connect, Salesforce, Slack, ServiceNow, and Zendesk.In this episode, Emily and Adrian chat through how she has tackled The Four CX Pillars: Team,  Tools, Process & Feedback and shares tips & best practices that have worked across her own c

Hey CX Nation,In this week's episode of The CXChronicles Podcast #193 we welcomed Agnese Spona, Managing Director at MadeFor. based in Amsterdam, Netherlands.  MadeFor provides learning experiences that help individuals and teams grow and stay competitive in a rapidly changing digital world.In this episode, Agnese and Adrian chat through how she has tackled The Four CX Pillars: Team,  Tools, Process & Feedback and shares tips & best practices that have worked across her own customer focused business leader journey.**Episode #193 Highlight Reel:**1. Why investing in your team & employees is the one of the first steps in building world class customer experiences 2. Start bursting your teammates bubbles and be more candid 3.  Why chronicling your history drives innovation & fuels tribal knowledge 4.  Ideas for how you can wrangle process management as you scale 5.  Compartmentalizing your customer & employee feedback to find focus   Huge thanks to Agnese for coming on The CXChronicles Po

Hey CX Nation,In this week's episode of The CXChronicles Podcast #192  we welcomed Michael Israel, Head of Field Service Evangelism at Zuper based in Seattle, WA.   Zuper is building digital solutions to help businesses provide exceptional customer experience. Their mission is to create the world’s most comprehensive tool for field workforce management.Zuper is growing at an exceptional rate, backed by some of the world’s leading venture capitalists (FUSE, Sequoia, Prime Venture Partners, HubSpot). Zuper powers more than 500+ organizations and has helped to serve more than six million work orders and helped numerous organizations achieve unprecedented growth.In this episode, Michael and Adrian chat through how he has tackled The Four CX Pillars: Team,  Tools, Process & Feedback throughout his career + shares some of the tips & tricks that have worked for him across her own customer focused business leader journey.**Episode #192 Highlight Reel:**1. Leveraging 50+ years of field services, technolog

Hey CX Nation,In this week's episode of The CXChronicles Podcast #191  we welcomed Ivaylo Yorgov, Managing Director at GemSeek based in London, England.  GemSeek is an award-winning Customer Experience services leader working with multi-billion revenue clients worldwide. They service their clients across sectors including telecommunications, healthcare, consumer, insurance & retail have seen customer acquisition, lifetime value and loyalty significantly increase. GemSeek establishes long-lasting relationships with their clients by helping them predict their customer behavior, listening to your customer feedback + helping to drive innovation and optimization on the CX/CS side of your business to help fuel growth.  In this episode, Ivo and Adrian chat through how he has tackled The Four CX Pillars: Team,  Tools, Process & Feedback throughout his career + shares some of the tips & tricks that have worked for him across her own customer focused business leader journey.**Episode #191 Highlight Ree

Hey CX Nation,In this week's episode of The CXChronicles Podcast #190  we welcomed Natalie Onions, Vice President of Customer Experience at Customer.io based in Columbus, OH. Customer.io is a versatile marketing automation tool for sending relevant messages based on behavior across web and mobile products.Impersonal messages lead to bad experiences. That’s why Customer.io uses real-time data to help you deliver the right message, exactly when it’s needed — like sending an event reminder over SMS or the perfect onboarding email. In this episode, Natalie and Adrian chat through how she has tackled The Four CX Pillars: Team,  Tools, Process & Feedback throughout her career + shares some of the tips & tricks that have worked for her across her own customer focused business leader journey.**Episode #190 Highlight Reel:**1. Lessons learned from climbing the ladder from a CSM to a VP of CX 2. Why organizing your customer facing team should be your top priority 3. Identifying where one role ends & th

Hey CX Nation,In this week's episode of The CXChronicles Podcast #189  we welcomed Joel Passen, Co-Founder at Sturdy based in Portland, OR.  Before co-founding Sturdy, a next-gen customer intelligence solution that detects and captures critical signals from everyday customer feedback, Joel served as the Head of Global Sales at Beamery leading enterprise go-to-market teams in the US and UK. In 2009, Joel co-founded Newton Software, a B2B SaaS company headquartered in San Francisco that was acquired by Paycor (2016). Prior, Joel co-founded Gravity Technologies, Inc., a company that owned and operated businesses in the talent acquisition industry. He led this bootstrapped company to be named to San Francisco Business Times' Fastest Growing Companies list in 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008. In this episode, Joel and Adrian chat through how he has tackled The Four CX Pillars: Team,  Tools, Process & Feedback throughout his career + shares some of the tips & tricks that have worked for him across his o

Hey CX Nation,In this week's episode of The CXChronicles Podcast #188  we welcomed Ken Peterson, President CX at QuestionPro based in Austin, TX. Ken has over two decades of experience in the customer experience research space with industry experience in retail, technology, hospitality, financial services, automotive and transportation with a recent focus on financially linked business insights, SaaS deployments, and CX consultation. This ties in with his long history of P&L responsibility and detailed understanding of improving business operations. With a background in Mathematical Operations Research, he’s eager to find ways that companies can be more profitable through truly actionable insights into data.In this episode, Ken and Adrian chat through how he has tackled The Four CX Pillars: Team,  Tools, Process & Feedback throughout his career + shares some of the tips & tricks that have worked for him across his own customer focused business leader journey.**Episode #188 Highlight Reel:**1.

Hey CX Nation,In this week's episode of The CXChronicles Podcast #187  we welcomed Mark Slatin, Founder at EmpoweredCX based in Lewes, Delaware. Mark helps his clients by listening to them and really understanding their goals, vision, and challenges.  Whether you are just launching or ready to take the journey to the next level, Mark leverages his "real world" experience that only comes from serving as a CX practitioner across multiple businesses & industries over the years.His focus for the last decade has been leading an award-winning CX journey from launch to maturity at Sandy Spring Bank . During that time, the Bank received numerous awards including The CX Innovation Award (2X), Great Places to Work, Forbes America's Best Bank, and American Banker Best Bank to Work For, The Washington Post Top Workplace, among others.Today, Mark spends much of his time working with his clients + hosting The Delighted Customers Podcast (Adrian was able to be a guest on his show recently, chatting a

Hey CX Nation,In this week's episode of The CXChronicles Podcast #186  we welcomed Jay Baer, Founder of Convince and Convert based in Bloomington, IN. Jay is a Marketing & CX expert + Hall of Fame Keynote speaker who has written countless books (including Hug Your Haters) & speaks all over the world about how business leaders can improve their customer experiences & success. He also has an awesome twice monthly newsletter the Baer Facts: on marketing, CX, tequila and other life hacks.  I had the privilege of spending time with Jay and several other CX/CS thought leaders in Philadelphia a few years ago at an event for Comcast and we've remained connected ever since, he's hands down one of the best in the business & we were thrilled to have him on the podcast.  In this episode, Jay and Adrian chat through how he has tackled The Four CX Pillars: Team,  Tools, Process & Feedback throughout his career + shares some of the tips & tricks that have worked for him across his own

Hey CX Nation,In this week's episode of The CXChronicles Podcast #185  we welcomed Celia Fleischaker, Chief Marketing Officer at Verint based in New York. Verint® helps the world’s most iconic brands build enduring customer relationships by connecting work, data, and experiences across the enterprise. Verint helps its customers navigate and thrive as they adapt to the future of work, eliminate the inefficiencies created by organizational and data silos, and consistently deliver differentiated experiences at scale across every interaction.  In this episode, Celia and Adrian chat through how she has tackled The Four CX Pillars: Team,  Tools, Process & Feedback throughout her career + shares some of the tips & tricks that have worked for her across her own customer focused business leader journey.**Episode #185 Highlight Reel:**1. The role that marketing plays in building your customer experiences 2. Finding time to meet in person with your customers & team (outside of remote) 3. Understanding w

Hey CX Nation,In this week's episode of The CXChronicles Podcast #184  we welcomed Jean Patrick, CEO at ScaleUp Edge based in Denver, CO. The ScaleUp phase is the shortest phase of a company’s growth and has different value drivers to the early-stage startup and scaled enterprise phases. The ScaleUp Edge team is maniacally focused on sharing the logic behind the ScaleUp phase and to provide right-sized resources to help create value to all things ScaleUp. In this episode, Jean and Adrian chat through how she has tackled The Four CX Pillars: Team,  Tools, Process & Feedback throughout her career + shares some of the tips & tricks that have worked for her across her own customer focused business leader journey.**Episode #184 Highlight Reel:**1. Building your business foundation to be ready to scale as your grow! 2. How you decide which people investments to make + not hiring for titles 3. Understanding what you're solving for before building your tech-stack 4. Connecting your customer journey

Hey CX Nation,In this week's episode of The CXChronicles Podcast #183  we welcomed Aye Moah, CEO @ Boomerang based in Mountain View, CA. Boomerang is the leader in thoughtful email productivity software that empowers people to focus on what matters on the world’s top email platforms. Since 2010, Boomerang has helped its customers be more productive by analyzing the context of work and adding value on top of it. Today, Boomerang enables millions of Gmail and Outlook users around the globe to schedule & prioritize their inbox and be more productive. In this episode, Aye and Adrian chat through how she has tackled The Four CX Pillars: Team,  Tools, Process & Feedback throughout her career + shares some of the tips & tricks that have worked for her across her own customer focused business leader journey.**Episode #183 Highlight Reel:**1. Building Boomerang and helping millions of users with productivity hacking  2. How setting clear expectations early can drive CX & EX success as you scale 3.

Hey CX Nation,In this week's episode of The CXChronicles Podcast #182  we welcomed Fran Brzyski, Founder & CEO at Hark, based in New York City.Hark is reimagining Customer Experience. In a world where video has become an integral part of communication, how do we allow for customers to easily send their requests to their favorite brands while delivering the "perfect ticket" to CX teams?Hark does just that in a sophisticated way that opens up a new channel for customers to engage. In this episode, Fran and Adrian chat through how he has tackled The Four CX Pillars: Team,  Tools, Process & Feedback throughout his career + shares some of the tips & tricks that have worked for him across his customer focused business leader journey.**Episode #182 Highlight Reel:**1. The future of problem tickets & leveraging video to drive feedback & innovation 2. Why CX Leadership positions are incredibly difficult to serve & thrive in 3. Building Asynchronous feedback loops to drive trust &

Hey CX Nation,In this week's episode of The CXChronicles Podcast #181  we welcomed Tom Goodmanson, President & CEO at Calabrio based in Minneapolis, MN. Calabrio's products and services help their customers maximize agent performance, exceed customer expectations, and boost workforce efficiency using connected data, AI-fueled analytics, automated workforce management, and personalized coaching.​  In this episode, Tom and Adrian chat through how he has tackled The Four CX Pillars: Team,  Tools, Process & Feedback throughout his career + shares some of the tips & tricks that have worked for him across his customer focused business leader journey.**Episode #181 Highlight Reel:**1. Dividing and conquering your way to growth and scalability  2. Ideas for how your team can master the debate of "Build it or buy-it?"  3. Creating CX/EX focused "story tellers" within your business to grow & scale 4. Putting your developers in front of your customers early to expedite innov

Hey CX Nation,In this week's episode of The CXChronicles Podcast #180  we welcomed Tom DeWitt, P.h. D. Director of CXM@MSU and a fixed-term faculty member in the Department of Marketing of the Broad College of Business at Michigan State University. Tom is dedicated to advancing customer experience management globally by helping formalize and develop a framework for the field for more than a decade. Dr. DeWitt has provided customer experience management solutions to organizations and audiences around the world through consulting, workshops and presentations. Prior to joining academia, Tom enjoyed a career in the hospitality industry, where he served in senior management roles in the USA and Asia.  In this episode, Tom and Adrian chat through how he has tackled The Four CX Pillars: Team,  Tools, Process & Feedback throughout his career + shares some of the tips & tricks that have worked for him across his customer focused business leader journey.**Episode #180 Highlight Reel:**1. Building North Ame

Hey CX Nation,In this week's episode of The CXChronicles Podcast #179  we welcomed Tom Randle, CEO at Geckoboard based in London, England. Originally a UX and product guy, Tom spent the early years of his career building companies like Red Gate & Huddle in London. He leveraged those learnings and findings to become an intricate part of the Geckoboard team & eventually their CEO. Geckoboard helps their customers access and understand their data. Their dashboard software integrates with over 80 data sources so your team can build real-time KPI dashboards that you can share with your team in minutes.  In this episode, Tom and Adrian chat through how he has tackled The Four CX Pillars: Team,  Tools, Process & Feedback throughout his career + shares some of the tips & tricks that have worked for him across his customer focused business leader journey.**Episode #179 Highlight Reel:**1. How UX and mechanical engineering launched Tom's customer focused journey2. Why focusing on company cultu

Hey CX Nation,In this week's episode of The CXChronicles Podcast #178 we welcomed Tomer Rabinovich, CEO at Top Dog Global. Tomer grew his Amazon business with zero background in online sales. He has multiple brands that he sells on Amazon and built a full team in the Philippines. Tomer speaks at events all over the world and also teaches and consults other Amazon sellers actionable tactics that they can use to elevate their own businesses. In this episode, Tomer and Adrian chat through how he has tackled The Four CX Pillars: Team,  Tools, Process & Feedback throughout his career + shares some of the tips & tricks that have worked for him across his customer focused business leader journey.**Episode #178 Highlight Reel:**1. Riding The Amazon Wave and building amazing customer experiences2. How building customer success is its own form of magic 3. Building an Amazon brand & business in today's world 4. Paying attention to how history repeats itself while building your business5. Building a

Hey CX Nation,In this week's episode of The CXChronicles Podcast #177 we welcomed Larry Yatch, CEO at SEAL Team Leaders based in Boca Raton, FL. Larry and his SEAL Team Leaders help you create, expect and empower leaders at every level, just like a SEAL team.Every member of the SEAL team is a leader. When you have an organization full of SEAL leaders, this gives you the freedom to grow your business instead of just surviving business.All of these benefits allow you to create what you want - as an entrepreneur, as a team member, and as a customer & employee focused business leader. In this episode, Larry and Adrian chat through how he has tackled The Four CX Pillars: Team,  Tools, Process & Feedback throughout his career + shares some of the tips & tricks that have worked for him across his customer focused business leader journey.**Episode #177 Highlight Reel:**1. How you can bake the key traits of Navy Seals into your leadership & management team 2. Learning how your team can hold, pass