Amazing Business Radio

How to Engage the “Whole of Business” to Solve Customer Issues Shep Hyken interviews Bill Price, Amazon’s first global vice president of customer service, founder and president of Driva Solutions, and co-author of The Frictionless Organization: Deliver Great Customer Experiences with Less Effort. He shares how organizations can engage the “whole of business” to create a frictionless experience. To...

Where Sales and Customer Service Meet Shep Hyken interviews Frank Cespedes, a professor at Harvard Business School and the author of six books, including his latest, Sales Management That Works: How to Sell in a World that Never Stops Changing. He talks about how sales and customer service is changing and how organizations, from the frontlines to the C-suite, can adapt. Top Takeaways:    ·      Se...

Don’t Overlook the Value of Emotions Shep Hyken interviews Zhecho Dobrev, leading principal consultant at Beyond Philosophy and author of The Big Miss: How Organizations Overlook the Value of Emotions. He shares how emotions and customer relationships affect buying decisions. Top Takeaways:   ·      Customer loyalty is based on the customer's emotional connection with the company. ·      When you...

Building Human-Centered AI in Customer Service and Experience Shep Hyken interviews Seth Dobrin, IBM's first Global Chief AI Officer, leading the company's corporate AI strategy. He shares how businesses can take a human-centered approach when utilizing AI to help their customers.  Top Takeaways:    ·      What do we mean when we talk about AI for business? It is a technology that understands the...

Building Customer Relationships After the Deal is Closed Shep Hyken interviews Sam Cummings, award-winning Customer Success Manager, Data Scientist, and co-founder of Data Plant. He shares how companies can empower their teams to provide value, create great experiences, and build customer relationships. Top Takeaways:   ·      What is the difference between customer support and customer success? C...

The Relationship Between Value, Customer Experience, and Price Shep Hyken interviews Per Sjöfors, aka "The Price Whisperer," Co-founder of Sjöfors & Partners and author of The Price Whisperer - A Holist Approach to Pricing Power. He shares how companies can use pricing to drive higher growth, sales volume, and profits by providing a great customer experience. Top Takeaways:   ·      There is a dir...

Using AI to Enable and Empower Customer Service Agents Shep Hyken interviews Deon Nicholas, CEO and Co-Founder of Forethought, a company that builds human-centered AI to transform the customer service experience. He shares how companies can use AI and technology to help customer support agents and customers find the best resolution.  Top Takeaways:    ·      A lot of people think that AI is all ab...

Employing Brand Advocates to Improve Customer Experience  Shep Hyken interviews Megan Neale, Co-founder and COO of Limitless, a Gig CX platform that empowers people to earn money by providing brilliant customer service. She shares how brands can leverage brand advocacy and the knowledge of actual product users (customers) to improve customer experience.  Top Takeaways:    ·      Customers who love...

Empowering Your Team to Deliver a Great Customer Experience Shep Hyken interviews Julius Robinson, Chief Sales & Marketing Officer at Marriott International. He shares what organizations can learn about customer service from the hospitality industry and how to equip employees to meet and exceed customer expectations. Top Takeaways:    ·      The fundamentals of customer service start with individu...

How to Prevent Your Customers from Shopping Your Competition Shep Hyken interviews Matthew Holman, head of growth at QPilot, an eCommerce software company that makes subscriptions more flexible for brands and customers. He shares how subscription models can shape the customer experience to meet the changing needs of their customers. Top Takeaways:    ·      People consume differently and customers...

How to Use Customer Feedback to Improve Performance Shep Hyken interviews Adam Alfia, co-founder of Feedback. He has a firmly entrenched background in high-end hospitality and entertainment. He shares how companies can utilize customer feedback to create a great experience.  Top Takeaways:    ·      There is a slow death of customer service. Many younger employees don't come out of high school or...

The Impact of Bad Customer Service on Your Customers, Employees, and ROI Shep Hyken interviews Christine Churchill, Founder and CEO of the Customer Service Institute of America (CSIA). She shares how organizations can identify, measure, and address issues to improve customer experience. Top Takeaways:   ·      Customers are smarter than ever before. They don't benchmark you against a direct compet...

Trends That Will Affect Customer Service and Customer Experience Shep Hyken interviews Jonathan Shroyer, Chief Customer Experience Innovation Officer of Arise Virtual Solutions, a customer service outsourcing and consulting firm. He shares insights about the future of customer service and the power of customer experience in driving tremendous value for your business.  Top Takeaways:   ·      To ge...

How to Design Experiences that Exceed Your Customer's Expectations Shep Hyken interviews Ian Johnston, Founder of Quinine, a leading strategic retail design consultancy devoted to the power of design that drives innovation and growth. He talks about building trust and loyalty by designing meaningful customer engagement.  Top Takeaways:    ·      A smart shopper is more than a way to describe a seg...

There Is No Such Thing as Over-communicating With Your Customers Shep Hyken interviews Jeffrey T. Mezger, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer at KB Home, one of the most recognized brands in homebuilding. They discuss the goal of being customer-obsessed, how your organization can provide an excellent experience in spite of supply chain issues and other problems, and more.  Top Takeaway...

Investing in Customer Service Shep Hyken interviews Michel Falcon, keynote speaker, owner of Brasa Peruvian Kitchen, and author of People-First Culture: Build a Lasting Company By Shifting Your Focus From Profits to People. He talks about getting leaders to invest in customer service. Top Takeaways:    ·      Why don't all companies deliver a great customer experience? The first reason is that bus...

Reinforcing Behaviors that Shape Your Organization’s Culture Shep Hyken interviews Dan Cockerell, Walt Disney Company VP for 26 years and owner of Cockerell Consulting Group with his wife, Valerie. He is the author of How's the Culture in Your Kingdom?: Lessons from a Disney Leadership Journey. He shares how a sustainable culture that inspires loyalty from employees and customers. Top Takeaways:  ...

How to Use TikTok for Marketing and Customer Service Shep Hyken interviews Dennis Yu, CEO BlitzMetrics and author of The Definitive Guide to TikTok Advertising: How to Access 1 Billion People in 10 Minutes! They discuss how businesses can use TikTok to promote their brand and enhance customer experience.  Top Takeaways:   ·      Social Media is an opportunity for a brand to show the world that the...

Empowering Customer Support Agents with Data Shep Hyken interviews Devin Poole, Senior Director of CX Strategy at Dixa, the groundbreaking conversational customer service platform. They discuss connecting with customers using intelligence, empathy, and the right information. Top Takeaways:   ·      Issue Centricity is a focus on a customer's specific situation. It is making sure that support agent...

How to Develop Workplace Culture Like a Skill  Shep Hyken interviews Daniel Coyle, New York Times bestselling author of  The Culture Playbook: 60 Highly Effective Actions to Help Your Group Succeed. They discuss developing your team’s culture as a skill through consistent action, practice, and reflection. Top Takeaways:   ·      Culture is not about words. Culture is about actions and behaviours....

The 5 Core Concepts to Customer Service Shep Hyken interviews Chris Lynam, Customer Service Expert and multi-franchise owner of Arthur Murray Dance Studios. He is the host of the podcast, Off the Floor, and author of the new book, The Choreography of Customer Service: High Touch Service in a Touch-Free World. They discuss how your organization can implement the five core concepts of good customer...

How Communication Affects the Employee and Customer Experience Shep Hyken interviews Dorian Stone, Head of Organizations Revenue of Grammarly Business. They discuss how communication affects an organization's productivity, experience, and revenue. Top Takeaways:   ·      Communication is part of the experience. If you don't communicate well with your customers and employees, you are giving them a...

The Link Between the Top Rated Customer-Focused Companies and the Stock Market Shep Hyken interviews Dr. Claes Fornell, founder of the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) and the Distinguished Donald C. Cook Emeritus Professor of Business at the University of Michigan. Dr. Fornell is the author of The Satisfied Customer: Winners and Losers in the Battle for Buyer Preference. Top Takeaways:...

Employee First: How Culture, People, and Service Work Together Donna Cutting is the Founder and CEO of Red-Carpet Learning Systems, Inc., an organization that provides training and tools to transform your customers into loyal fans. She is the author of Employees First!: Inspire, Engage, and Focus on the Heart of Your Organization. They discuss how to create a culture of safety, inclusion, and empo...

How Winning Organizations are Built Shep Hyken interviews Annette Franz, founder and CEO of CX Journey Inc. and the author of Built to Win: Designing a Customer-Centric Culture that Drives Value for Your Business. They discuss why customer-centricity needs to be understood and lived by the whole organization. Top Takeaways:   Annette Franz shares the 10 key defining foundational principles that en...