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A complete list of episodes from The CX Leader Podcast.

Automating (some of) your CX

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Episode #103

Released: February 11, 2020

Customer experience professionals sometimes hit that wall of having to handle a high volume of tasks and customer interactions but there isn’t the peoplepower or resources to keep up. Strategically add a little automation to your processes and you could have a powerful CX tool that allows the customer to personalize their experience and relieve strained resources. Guest host Pat Gibbons welcome Ejieme Eromosele, Vice President of Customer Success at Snaps, to discuss the advantages of using automation and A.I. in your customer experience.

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Are you ready for a party?

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Episode #130

Released: August 24, 2020

Each year on the first Tuesday in October, the Customer Experience Professionals Associate - or CXPA - encourages professionals and companies to take some time to recognize the importance of this practice and celebrate the ways they strengthen the customer experience within their own company. Host Steve Walker welcomes guests Gabe Smith and Derik Iverson of CXPA to discuss how companies can celebrate their accomplishments and customers on "CX Day."

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Anticipate and Elevate

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Episode #251

Released: January 24, 2023

It's no secret that most companies have different groups of customers with differing needs. And we, as CX leaders, naturally need to able to adapt our programs to account for those differences. Depending on your company, differences between your customer segments might be small. But for businesses where each segment’s needs are vastly different, more complex experience strategies might be necessary. So how does a CX pro design and execute for different customer segments? Host Steve Walker welcomes Leigh Redington, general manager at the Potawatomi Carter Casino and Hotel in Wabeno, Wisconsin, for a discussion on designing experiences for various customer segments.

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AI, YOLO, and Trends into 2020

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Episode #97

Released: December 17, 2019

As 2019 comes to an end, Steve welcomes Walker colleagues Sonya McAllister, Brad Harmon, and Troy Powell back to the podcast for a discussion on what they felt was significant for CX in 2019 and predictions on trends in customer experience into 2020.

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Adapt and Adopt

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Episode #163

Released: April 27, 2021

It’s been over a year since a global pandemic has forced companies and organizations across the globe to rethink how they do work. While not an option for many companies, some began moving their operations to a work from home model, and it’s a trend that most CEO’s think will not go away. So how will this new work trend affect the employee and customer experience? Host Steve Walker welcomes Shanika Ofori, director of key accounts at 5CA, a company specializing in work-from-home global CX, for a discussion on how the work-from-home environment affects employee and customer experience.

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Across Industries

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Episode #64

Released: April 16, 2019

Steve welcomes Kitty Radcliff, vice president at Walker Information, to discuss some of the more notable differences between various industries including health, financial services, and technology.

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A Whole Lotta CX

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Episode #63

Released: April 9, 2019

Customer experience for a global software giant is no small task. Steve's guest Tabitha Dunn, global vice president of customer insights, experience and transformation at software company SAP, describes how she started her career in CX and how she manages customer experience efforts for a global enterprise.

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A real-world SPRINT

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Episode #31

Released: August 7, 2018

In the third episode of the Change Management series, Steve welcomes back consultant Jack Walker and first-time guest Britt Kennedy, a director of customer intelligence from Sysco, to describe how the SPRINT process was applied to create a new solution within their CX program.

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A Prescription for Subscription

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Episode #84

Released: September 17, 2019

B2B companies are beginning to move into more subscription-based services, another influence from the B2C space. Steve welcome Musa Hanhan, senior director of customer experience at Genesys, to discuss how subscription-based models impact the customer experience for B2B companies.

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A Global View

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Episode #65

Released: April 23, 2019

In a continuing series featuring the luminaries of customer experience, Steve welcomes Bob Azman to the podcast and discusses how he started his CX career, his time leading the CXPA, and his experience in CX on a global scale.

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2021 Global Consumer Trends: Part 2

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Episode #168

Released: June 1, 2021

The Qualtrics XM Institute recently released 2021 Global Consumer Trends, a report focusing on how consumer behavior will continue to change in a post-pandemic world. The report takes a look at consumer behavior and attitudes across 18 countries and covers many topics including loyalty, NPS, and post-COVID online behaviors. Host Steve Walker and Moira Dorsey of the Qualtrics XM Institute continue their discussion on the report's findings and the valuable insights it provides for CX professionals.

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2021 Global Consumer Trends: Part 1

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Episode #167

Released: May 25, 2021

The Qualtrics XM Institute recently released 2021 Global Consumer Trends, a report focusing on how consumer behavior will continue to change in a post-pandemic world. The report takes a look at consumer behavior and attitudes across 18 countries and covers many topics including loyalty, NPS, and post-COVID online behaviors. Host Steve Walker welcomes Moira Dorsey, a principal XM catalyst at the Qualtrics XM Institute for a discussion on the insights found in the report.

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#Frankensurvey

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Episode #23

Released: June 12, 2018

How's your customer listening "house"? Do you have that one survey that always gets added to and has now become this monstrosity of your CX listening strategy? Steve welcomes Dr. Troy Powell to the podcast to discuss the dangers of not effectively planning your listening architecture and how you can avoid relying on the "Frankensurvey" to gather valuable customer insights.

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