The CXChronicles Podcast

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...

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 personaliz...

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...

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. Geck...

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 t...

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...

Hey CX Nation, In this week's episode of The CXChronicles Podcast #176 we welcomed Ethan Beute, Chief Evangelist at BombBomb, Host of The Customer Experience Podcast, and Wall Street Journal best-selling Author of "Human-Centered Communication" & "Rehumanize Your Business". Ethan has spent more than a decade helping people enjoy clearer communication, human connection,...

Hey CX Nation, In this week's episode of The CXChronicles Podcast #175 we welcomed Deon Nicholas, CEO & Co-Founder at Forethought AI based in San Francisco, CA. Forethought AI is a Silicon Valley software company founded by a team of Dropbox, Palantir, and Autonomy alumni in 2017. Their mission is to unlock human potential through the power of AI. Forethought transforms the customer exper...

Hey CX Nation, In this week's episode of The CXChronicles Podcast #174 we welcomed Gregorio Uglioni, CCXP an inspiring CX/CS executive who has come to be known as The CX GoalKeeper, based in Zurich, Switzerland. Greg has spent years helping a plethora of amazing companies with transforming and digitizing their CX/CS roadmaps. In short, Greg is a former Accenture consultant, who today is respo...

Hey CX Nation, In this week's episode of The CXChronicles Podcast #173 we welcomed Palak Dalal Bhatia, Founder & CEO at Iris Agent, based in Mountain View, CA.  With proactive support and AI-powered ticket intelligence, IrisAgent makes it easy for support teams to work collaboratively with product and engineering organizations to prevent escalations, drive informed action, and align on wh...

Hey CX Nation, In this week's episode of The CXChronicles Podcast #172 we welcomed Fang Cheng, CEO & Founder at Linc based in Santa Clara, CA. Linc is the only CX Automation platform built for retail that is changing the conversation in commerce. Their award winning AI powers an infinitely scalable digital workforce for real conversations that solve real problems for your customers. Brand...

Hey CX Nation, In this week's episode of The CXChronicles Podcast #171 we welcomed Alister Esam, CEO & Founder at Process Bliss based in Newbury, England. Process Bliss helps their customers embed process  in their business to help it run like clockwork. Process Bliss helps optimize your company by identifying blockers, pinpointing the key processes, improving them on a regular basis + wo...

Hey CX Nation, In this week's episode of The CXChronicles Podcast #170 we welcomed Ilenia Vidili, Customer Centricity Advisor, Speaker & Author based in Milan, Italy. Ilenia has over a decade of experience in both business-to-consumer and business-to-business companies. She works with her clients to close the gap between internal and external stakeholders  to find new opportunities ripe f...

Hey CX Nation, In this week's episode of The CXChronicles Podcast #169 we welcomed Kristi Faltorusso, Chief Customer Officer at ClientSuccess. ClientSuccess is revolutionizing the way SaaS companies manage, retain, and grow their existing customer base. They help SaaS companies proactively manage customer relationships, measure customer health, minimize churn and maximize revenue. ClientSucce...

Hey CX Nation, In this week's episode of The CXChronicles Podcast #168 we welcomed Abby Hammer, Chief Customer Officer at ChurnZero. ChurnZero is Customer Success software for growing SaaS and subscription businesses. Their platform is designed to integrate with CRM systems and tightly into an application or service. In doing so, ChurnZero (1) helps businesses understand how their customers u...

Hey CX Nation, In this week's episode of The CXChronicles Podcast #167 we welcomed Chuck Frydenborg, CEO at MarketMuse. MarketMuse uses AI to accelerate content planning, creation and optimization. The MarketMuse platform identifies content quality issues on your site and builds blueprints that show you exactly how to write to cover a topic comprehensively. Publishers, content creators and e-...

Hey CX Nation, In this week's episode of The CXChronicles Podcast #166 we welcomed Bill Staikos, Senior Vice President of Industry Solutions at Medallia. Medallia is the pioneer and market leader in experience management.  Bill leads the Industry Solutions team globally,  they work each day towards bringing deep domain expertise across industries, and in specialty areas including. Analytics/A...

Hey CX Nation, In episode #165 of The CXChronicles Podcast we welcomed Aaron Biggs, Vice President of Revenue at Deft based in Chicago, IL. The Deft team humanizes technology. By actively listening to their clients, learning and collaborating to develop tailored solutions that perfectly fit their customer needs. Deft also designs, builds, operates, secures, and scales unique technology solutions w...

Hey CX Nation, In episode #164 of The CXChronicles Podcast we welcomed Will Haire, CEO & Founder at BellaVix based in Cary, North Carolina. BellaVix is a marketplace management agency helping retail brands systematically multiply sales and achieve category domination with the aim to grow sales on Amazon and Walmart.  In this episode Will and Adrian chat through how BellaVix tackles The Four CX...

Hey CX Nation, In episode #163 of The CXChronicles Podcast we welcomed Nick Francis, Co-Founder & CEO at Help Scout based in Boulder, CO + backed by a fully remote team spread across the globe. Help Scout is designed with your customers in mind. Provide email and live chat with a personal touch, and deliver help content right where your customers need it, all in one place. The customer experie...

Hey CX Nation, In episode #162 of The CXChronicles Podcast we welcomed Tony Sternberg, Co-Founder and CEO at ProsperStack based in Minneapolis, MN.  ProsperStack is the drop-in cancellation flow that prevents churn and helps you understand why subscribers leave, so you can make informed product, pricing and remarketing decisions. Reduce churn by presenting special offers tailored to the specific r...

Hey CX Nation, In episode #161 of The CXChronicles Podcast we welcomed James Dodkins from Pega Systems & Rockstar CX based in Solihull, England & Cambridge, MA. Pega delivers innovative software that crushes business complexity. From increasing customer lifetime value to streamlining service, to boosting efficiency, Pega helps the world’s leading brands solve problems fast and transform th...

Hey CX Nation, In episode #160 of The CXChronicles Podcast we welcomed Lisa Marie Fortier, Senior Vice President at Engine Insights based in St. Paul, Minnesota. ENGINE Insights is the research and analytics division of ENGINE, a global, full-service media and marketing services company.  In this episode Lisa Marie and Adrian chat through The Four CX Pillars: Team,  Tools, Process & Feedback +...

Hey CX Nation, In episode #159 of The CXChronicles Podcast we welcomed Ugis Balmaks, Founder & Managing Director @ RecruiterMill based in Riga, Latvia.  Recruiter Mill helps online businesses hire A-players. Ugis and his team help their clients with one of the most paramount activities within building any business. Finding, onboarding & retaining awesome employees to manage your customers...

Hey CX Nation, In episode #158 of The CXChronicles Podcast we welcomed Jonathan Shroyer, Chief Customer Experience Innovation Officer at Arise (Officium Labs) based in Miramar, FL.  Arise Virtual Solutions (Officium Labs) has created a disruptive technology platform that connects the world’s biggest brands with a previously untapped network of small business owners and their agents.  This entrepre...