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We found 10 episodes of Converge Coffee with the tag “customer experience”.
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Episode 139: What Can a Bunch of Guys in Togas Teach Us about Leadership
June 9th, 2023 | Season 6 | 14 mins 7 secs
communications, customer experience, cx, leadership, scott monty
In this episode, Erik Deckers sits down with his friend, Scott Monty, a strategic communications and leadership coach who works with C-suite executives. They discuss the problems leaders are having today, and what they're doing right. They also talk about how Scott's degree in Classics help him train better leaders. And he gives insights on how history has carried the same lessons throughout history to leader after leader.
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Episode 138: Why Enabling Your Team to be Subject Matter Experts Creates Great Customer Experiences
April 28th, 2023 | Season 6 | 24 mins 41 secs
customer experience, cx, patti mara, upsolutions
In this episode, Sean sits down with Patti Mara, author of UpSolutions and business coach. They dive into why Patti wrote UpSolutions and her passion for locally owned businesses. They go deeper into her years of experience. Patti gives some great insights on aspects of great customer experience. Her experience in pharma lays out why customer experience is so vital to company's success. Her tone gives off a helpful, fun tone on creating great customer experiences. Patti gets deep on why she local communities. She even sheds light on how she recoups spending time with her family, friends, and animals (horses).
More About Patti. https://www.linkedin.com/in/pattimara -
Episode 137: Why Influencer Marketing is More than Just Getting Likes and Views
April 21st, 2023 | Season 6 | 18 mins 38 secs
cipio, cipio.ai, cipioai, customer experience, influencer marketing, jason falls, messaging
In this episode, Erik Deckers sits down with his co-author Jason Falls, Executive Vice President, Marketing at Cipio.ai. They discuss how Jason pivoted from social media marketing to influencer marketing. Jason also explains what's so great about influencers and why they work for big brands and small companies. He also explains how analytics and metrics has transformed influencer marketing. And he gives insights on how companies can best use influencers in their own marketing efforts.
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Episode 136: How to Remove Bias to get Good, Actionable Customer Experience Data
April 14th, 2023 | Season 6 | 22 mins 23 secs
customer experience, cx, data, evan klein, satrix solutions
In this episode, Sean sits down with Evan Klein, founder and president of Satrix Solutions. They dive into why Evan started Satrix Solutions and why he was obsessed with customer experience (CX). They go deeper into his years experience facilitating customer expansion and retention. Evan gives some great insights his approach with culture, good data, and acting on feedback. His company's differentiator removes confirmation bias allowing companies capturing reliable data. His tone gives off a helpful, humble tone on creating great customer experiences. Evan gets deep on how was hard wired from birth on his obsession with great CX. He even gives insight on personal view and how he recharges to sustain his CX passion.
More About Evan. https://www.linkedin.com/in/evanbklein/ -
Episode 135: How Packaging Gratitude with a Sale Creates Customer Experiences
March 31st, 2023 | Season 6 | 17 mins 30 secs
appreciation advocate, customer experience, steve buzogany
In this episode, Sean sits down with Steve Buzogany, founder of Appreciation Advocate. He is a realtor and small business owner. They dive into why Steve started Appreciation Advocate. They go deeper into his experience creating great customer experiences by honing in on appreciation. Steve gives some great insights his methodology and the returns. His tone gives off a helpful, direct tone on creating great customer experiences around appreciation. Steve gets deep on how he takes time decompress and recharges. He even gives insight how he systematized gratitude and relates well to business.
More About Steve. https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephen-buzogany/ -
Episode 134: How Solving Problems with Podcasts Created Great Customer Experiences
March 31st, 2023 | Season 6 | 26 mins 5 secs
brand, customer experience, jar audio, podcasts, roger nairn
In this episode, Sean sits down with Roger Nairn is the Co-Founder and CEO of JAR Audio. He is a brand podcaster whose has over 20 years experience. They dive into why Roger co-founded JAR Audio. They go deeper into his experience creating podcasts and how to measure impact. Roger gives some great insights how podcasting helps with brand, customer experience, sales, and more. His tone gives off a helpful, astute tone on creating podcasts to delight companies and listeners alike. Roger gets deep on how he takes time to learn and work on his mental health.
More About Roger. https://www.linkedin.com/in/rogernairn604 -
Episode 133: How to Build Great Customer Experiences with Product Led Growth
March 31st, 2023 | Season 6 | 28 mins 18 secs
brain bump, customer experience, demand generation, mark herschberg, product led growth
In this episode, Sean sits down with Mark Herschberg, creator of Brain Bump and author of The Career Toolkit, Essential Skills for Success That No One Taught You. He is a wonderful demand creator whose background is a CTO. They dive into why Mark started Brain Bump. They go deeper into his tech experiences and how creates demand that focuses on customer experiences. Mark gives some great insights how create demand rather than forcing it. His tone gives off a helpful, astute, and to the point tone on creating demand and customer experiences. Mark gets deep on how he has helped his alma mater (MIT), was a competitive dancer, and why Brain Bump has become his passion.
More About Mark. https://www.linkedin.com/in/hershey/ -
Episode 132: Why Demand Creation Resonates Better with B2B Customers
March 17th, 2023 | Season 6 | 29 mins 12 secs
b2b marketing, customer experience, demand creation, funky marketing, nemanja zivkovic
In this episode, Sean sits down with Nemanja Zivkovic, founder & CEO of Funky Marketing. He is a wonderful demand creator who constantly makes a real connection. They dive into why Nemanja started Funky Marketing. They go deeper into his experiences and how Funky Marketing has evolved over the last 3 years. Nemanja gives some great insights how create demand rather than forcing it. He even gives more insight on his own experiences and actual results from his efforts. His tone gives off a helpful, yet focused tone on creates demand as a human (no systems in this conversation). Nemanja gets deep on how he loves to learn and tries different outlets for his overall health.
More About Nemanja. https://www.linkedin.com/in/zivkovicnemanja/ -
Episode 131: How Great Customer Experience Comes from Great Human Writers and Not AI
March 17th, 2023 | Season 6 | 30 mins 30 secs
chatgpt, customer experience, erik deckers, messaging, pro blog service, writing
In this episode, Sean sits down with Erik Deckers, president of Pro Blog Service. He is a content writer and editor with over 30 years experience. They dive into why Erik thinks ChatGPT won't take away entry level jobs soon. They go deeper into his experiences and how he tested out ChatGPT with this own writing process. Erik gives some great insights how the AI writer is linear in thought. It doesn't think like a writer. He even gives more insight on his own experiences over the years and how this has caused confusion on good writing. His tone gives off a helpful, yet wonderful storytelling ability. Erik gets deep on some lifestyle changes, enjoying the wonderful Orland weather, and spending time with his new grandson.
More About Erik. https://www.linkedin.com/in/erikdeckers/ -
Episode 130: How Living through the Remote Work Experience Creates Better Journeys to Coach Clients
March 17th, 2023 | Season 6 | 28 mins 25 secs
customer experience, customer journeys, parasocial worker, remote work, tim hickle, your remote work coach
In this episode, Sean sits down with Tim Hickle, a management coach who helps remote and hybrid teams move faster, get more done, and feel less busy. They dive into why Tim started Your Remote Work Coach. They go deeper into his experiences with remote work and why he is focused on directors and managers. Tim gives some great insights how he used his own experiences to facilitate better communication and tools to help. He even gives more insight how he uses his eNewsletter, Parasocial Worker, and feedback to create better experiences. Tim loves serving people. His tone gives off a helpful and very knowledgeable on remote work pain points. Tim gets deep on how he loves a work challenges. He opens up about his own work burnout and what he is doing today to recharge.
More About Tim. https://www.linkedin.com/in/timhickle/