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Punk CX: Customer Experience Insights with Adrian Swinscoe
Adrian Swinscoe discusses customer experience and strategy with industry leaders in this engaging series about how to deliver a standout customer experience and service.
Topics covered in the interviews include customer service, customer experience, customer engagement, employee experience, employee engagement, technology, adaptable and responsive organizations, digital transformation, high-performing teams, how to best leverage artificial intelligence to drive better outcomes, other new…
Episodes
- Punk CX: Customer Experience Insights with Adrian Swinscoe
Customers don't want minimally viable anything. They just want quality - Interview with Debbie Levitt
Today’s interview is with Debbie Levitt, who is the CXO of Delta CX and the author of Customers Know You Suck. Debbie joins me today to talk about how we are…
- Punk CX: Customer Experience Insights with Adrian Swinscoe
Personalization is pervasive but it's not personal - Interview with Shafqat Islam
Today’s interview is with Shafqat Islam, Chief Marketing Officer at Optimizely, a digital experience platform software as a service provider. Shafqat joins me…
- Punk CX: Customer Experience Insights with Adrian Swinscoe
Paul Weller, the Scots word 'gallus' and their relation to delivering an award-winning customer experience - Interview with John Devlin of Ascensos
Today’s interview is with John Devlin, CEO and co-founder of Ascensos, a leading customer management and contact centre solution provider that offers bespoke…
- Punk CX: Customer Experience Insights with Adrian Swinscoe
Your customer doesn't want to know about your technology - Interview with Micah Solomon
Today’s interview is with Micah Solomon, a renowned expert on customer service, hospitality, and customer experience. Micah joins me today to talk about his…
- Punk CX: Customer Experience Insights with Adrian Swinscoe
How to safely realise the enormous potential of Al - Interview with Juliette Powell and Art Kleiner
Today’s interview is with Juliette Powell and Art Kleiner. Juliette is an author, entrepreneur, technologist, and strategist, who works at the intersection of…
- Punk CX: Customer Experience Insights with Adrian Swinscoe
The science behind repairing trust - Interview with Professor Peter Kim
Today’s interview is with Dr. Peter Kim, Professor of Management and Organization at the University of Southern California Marshall School of Business and…
- Punk CX: Customer Experience Insights with Adrian Swinscoe
The five barriers to digital transformation and a roadmap to overcome them - Interview with David Rogers
Today’s interview is with David Rogers, who is the world’s leading expert on digital transformation, a member of the faculty at Columbia Business School, and…
- Punk CX: Customer Experience Insights with Adrian Swinscoe
Brands don't need more feedback or survey data to better understand their customers - Interview with Nate Sanders of Artifact
Today’s interview is with Nate Sanders, the co-founder and CEO of Artifact, the customer experience forecasting company. Nate joins me today to talk about the…
- Punk CX: Customer Experience Insights with Adrian Swinscoe
When we talk about attention, we're actually talking about engagement - Interview with Walter Flaat of dentsu Canada
Today’s interview is with Walter Flaat, dentsu Canada’s Chief Data Officer. We talk about a new whitepaper that they’ve just published on the Attention…
- Punk CX: Customer Experience Insights with Adrian Swinscoe
CX in the age of AI: A leading outsourcer's perspective - Interview with Cathy Jooste and John Samuel of CGS
Today’s interview is with Cathrine (Cathy) Jooste, President of the Business Process Outsourcing Division, and John Samuel, EVP and CTO, at CGS, a global…
- Punk CX: Customer Experience Insights with Adrian Swinscoe
The delusion amongst customer service and experience VPs - Interview with Micah Peterson of ProcedureFlow
Today’s interview is with Micah Peterson, a member of the founding team and the VP of Product Management at ProcedureFlow, the next-generation knowledge…
- Punk CX: Customer Experience Insights with Adrian Swinscoe
The autonomous enterprise is like a North Star vision of where business is going - Interview with Kerim Akgonul and Peter van der Putten of Pega
Today’s interview is like an interview I released a couple of weeks ago and features two, separate interviews that I conducted on a recent trip to Pegaworld…
- Punk CX: Customer Experience Insights with Adrian Swinscoe
Revisiting the Big Ass Fans story and what happened next - Interview with Carey Smith of Unorthodox Ventures
Today’s interview is with Carey Smith, who is Founding Contrarian at Unorthodox Ventures. Carey is a returning guest and was first on the podcast back in…
- Punk CX: Customer Experience Insights with Adrian Swinscoe
New shoes, a surprising but delightful musical collaboration, the autonomous enterprise, gen AI and getting personalisation right - Interview with James Dodkins and Tara DeZao of Pega
Today’s interview is a bit different as it features two, separate interviews in one episode. It's a two-fer! These interviews were conducted on a recent trip…
- Punk CX: Customer Experience Insights with Adrian Swinscoe
Taking an employee-centric approach has allowed us to achieve an attrition rate of 5% - Interview with Jose Herrera of Horatio CX
Today’s interview is with Jose Herrera, CEO and Co-Founder of Horatio CX, a next generation CX outsourcing firm and the trusted partner of some of the leading…
- Punk CX: Customer Experience Insights with Adrian Swinscoe
Our transformation journey and unleashing the power of AI and automation - Interview with Shelia Anderson of Aflac
Today’s interview is with Shelia Anderson, the Chief Information Officer (CIO) at Aflac, a Fortune 500 company that provides insurance and financial protection…
- Punk CX: Customer Experience Insights with Adrian Swinscoe
The messy middle of customer service revisited - Interview with Michael Ramsey of ServiceNow
Today’s interview is with Michael Ramsey, VP of Customer Workflow Products at ServiceNow, a cloud computing platform that help companies manage digital…
- Punk CX: Customer Experience Insights with Adrian Swinscoe
The pragmatic approach to transforming customer service - Interview with Mike Upton of First Tech Credit Union
Today’s interview is with Michael Upton, Chief Digital & Technology Officer at First Tech Credit Union (or First Tech), which is the US’s premier credit union…
- Punk CX: Customer Experience Insights with Adrian Swinscoe
Purposefully designed experiences don't happen by accident - Interview with Deborah Battaglia of Assurant
Today’s interview is with Deborah (Deb) Battaglia, Senior Vice President, Customer Experience at Assurant, Inc, a global B2B2C Fortune 300 company that…
- Punk CX: Customer Experience Insights with Adrian Swinscoe
Developing empathy within ourselves and the machines that we build - Interview with Minter Dial
Today’s interview is with Minter Dial, an international speaker and a multiple award-winning author, specialized in leadership, branding and transformation…
- Punk CX: Customer Experience Insights with Adrian Swinscoe
Why you should be adopting an Experience Mindset - Interview with Tiffani Bova of Salesforce
Today’s interview is with Tiffani Bova, the global customer growth and innovation evangelist at Salesforce, and the Wall Street Journal bestselling author of…
- Punk CX: Customer Experience Insights with Adrian Swinscoe
Customer experience (CX) leaders will become the engagement quarterbacks of the future - Interview with Mike Murchison of Ada
Today’s interview is with Mike Murchison, co-founder and CEO of Ada, a leading customer service automation provider. Mike joins me today to talk about how the…
- Punk CX: Customer Experience Insights with Adrian Swinscoe
There’s no point having a fast bike, if you don’t know how to ride it - Interview with Jerry Haywood of Boost.ai
Today’s interview is with Jerry Haywood, who is the Chief Executive Officer at boost.ai, a leading provider of conversational AI for enterprises. Jerry joins…
- Punk CX: Customer Experience Insights with Adrian Swinscoe
PegaWorld iNspire: Towards the autonomous enterprise and celebrating 40 years of innovation - Interview with Don Schuerman of Pega
Today’s interview is with Don Schuerman, the CTO and Vice President of Product Strategy and Marketing at Pegasystems. Don joins me today to talk about the…
- Punk CX: Customer Experience Insights with Adrian Swinscoe
The promise of generative AI in customer care and the challenges ahead - Interview with Ryan McDonald, Chief Scientist at ASAPP
Today’s interview is with Ryan McDonald, Chief Scientist at ASAPP. Ryan joins me today to talk about his experience over the last 20 years in the language…
- Punk CX: Customer Experience Insights with Adrian Swinscoe
Well-being and the changing nature of management and leadership - Interview with Ray Biggs, Head of Customer Care at John Lewis & Waitrose
Today’s interview is with Ray Biggs, Head of Customer Care at John Lewis & Waitrose. Ray joins me today to talk about their customer care programme, their…
- Punk CX: Customer Experience Insights with Adrian Swinscoe
The connection between flight simulators, agent attrition and better outcomes - Interview with Brian Tuite of Zenarate
Today’s interview is with Brian Tuite, the cofounder & CEO of Zenarate, a leader in developing top-performing customer-facing teams through AI Conversation…
- Punk CX: Customer Experience Insights with Adrian Swinscoe
The crucial role of constant storytelling and change management in our transformation - Interview with Nadia Ness of Ikea
Today’s interview is with Nadia Ness, who is Global Head of Transformation (Customer Support) at Ikea. Nadia joins me today to talk about transforming IKEA’s…
- Punk CX: Customer Experience Insights with Adrian Swinscoe
As people, we don't need personalization, we need humanization - Interview with Paul Greenberg
Today’s interview is with Paul Greenberg, the founder & Managing Principal of The 56 Group, LLC, an advisory firm, focused on customer-facing strategic…
- Punk CX: Customer Experience Insights with Adrian Swinscoe
We can't be digital-first, we have to be customer-first - Interview with Sue Duris of M4 Communications
Today’s interview is with Sue Duris, Principal Consultant of M4 Communications, a global CX consulting firm. Sue joins me today to talk about customer…
- Punk CX: Customer Experience Insights with Adrian Swinscoe
Tool time, task time and how ChatGPT will change everything in customer support - Interview with Des Traynor of Intercom
Today’s interview is with Des Traynor, Chief Strategy Officer and Co-founder at Intercom. Des joins me today to talk about some research they recently…
- Punk CX: Customer Experience Insights with Adrian Swinscoe
Let your people be the humans they've spent all their life training to be - Interview with John Sills of The Foundation
Today’s interview is with John Sills, Managing Partner at the customer-led growth company, The Foundation. John joins me today to talk about his new book (The…
- Punk CX: Customer Experience Insights with Adrian Swinscoe
We need to move leadership from the job of one to the job of the many - Interview with Julia Fabris McBride of the Kansas Leadership Center
Today’s interview is with Julia Fabris McBride, Chief Leadership Development Officer at the Kansas Leadership Center and co-author of a new book called When…
- Punk CX: Customer Experience Insights with Adrian Swinscoe
Building your house to be able to deliver a truly personalised customer experience - Interview with Greg Kihlström of The Agile Brand
Today’s interview is with Greg Kihlström, author and Principal at GK5A, who advise organisations on customer experience, marketing technology, and digital…
- Punk CX: Customer Experience Insights with Adrian Swinscoe
Imagine having to type a ticket using a gaming console - Interview with Tony Adams of Supercell
Today’s interview is with Tony Adams, Product Manager at Supercell, the global gaming company based in Helsinki, Finland. Tony joins me today to talk about…
- Punk CX: Customer Experience Insights with Adrian Swinscoe
What the heck is Relative Attractiveness and why it matters? - Interview with Richard Hammond of Uncrowd
Today’s interview is with Richard Hammond, co-founder and CEO of Uncrowd, the innovative enterprise SaaS experience analytics platform that helps organisations…
- Punk CX: Customer Experience Insights with Adrian Swinscoe
Customer journey orchestration made easy - Interview with Mark Smith of CSG
Today’s interview is with Mark Smith, who is Senior Vice President of Digital Experience at CSG and is a business leader with 25 years of global experience in…
- Punk CX: Customer Experience Insights with Adrian Swinscoe
Leadership lessons from the winner of the 2022 CX Leader of the Year - Interview with Maneesha Bhusal of JD .ID
Today’s interview is with the winner of the MyCustomer 2022 CX Leader of the Year competition: Maneesha Bhusal, Director Customer Experience & Marketplace…
- Punk CX: Customer Experience Insights with Adrian Swinscoe
Customer success and the role of community - Interview with Elaine Richards of 37signals
Today’s interview is with Elaine Richards, who is the COO of 37signals, the makers of Basecamp and HEY. She joined 37signals in 2021 and joins me today to talk…
- Punk CX: Customer Experience Insights with Adrian Swinscoe
Even CX champions are struggling to keep up with rising customer expectations - Interview with Adrian McDermott of Zendesk
Today’s interview is with Adrian McDermott, Chief Technology Officer at Zendesk. Adrian joins me today to talk about the new Zendesk CX Accelerator report, the…
- Punk CX: Customer Experience Insights with Adrian Swinscoe
Time, customer experience and driving retention and growth - Interview with Katie Christian of Calendly
Today’s interview is with Katie Christian who is the Head of Customer Success at Calendly one of the fastest-growing product-led growth companies. Katie joins…
- Punk CX: Customer Experience Insights with Adrian Swinscoe
Five years on and real time guidance is now becoming a must have for a modern CX organization - Interview with Josh Feast of Cogito
Today’s interview is with Josh Feast, the CEO and Co-Founder of Cogito, who provide real-time AI coaching & guidance for contact centers. Josh joins me five…
- Punk CX: Customer Experience Insights with Adrian Swinscoe
CX professionals should be taking their favourite finance person out to lunch - Interview with Jim Tincher
Today’s interview is with Jim Tincher, Founder and Mapper in Chief of journey mapping and customer experience consulting firm, Heart of the Customer (HoC) as…
- Punk CX: Customer Experience Insights with Adrian Swinscoe
Treat your customers well and your employees better - Interview with Liza Smyth of Formstack
Today’s interview is with Liza Smyth, who is the SVP of Customer Experience at Formstack. Liza joins me today to talk about how EX and CX efforts in…
- Punk CX: Customer Experience Insights with Adrian Swinscoe
The killer combination: Customer success, happiness and the right technology - Interview with Prashanth Krishnaswami of Zoho
Today’s interview is with Prashanth “PVK” Krishnaswami is the head of market strategy and thought leadership for the CX product group at Zoho. Prashanth joins…
- Punk CX: Customer Experience Insights with Adrian Swinscoe
Product Led Growth (PLG) is missing a pillar - Interview with Joe Andrews and Martin Schneider of SupportLogic
Today’s interview is with Joe Andrews and Martin Schneider. Joe is the Chief Marketing Officer and Martin is the Chief Evangelist and Head of Solutions…
- Punk CX: Customer Experience Insights with Adrian Swinscoe
The problem of customer indecision and how to get over it - Interview with Matt Dixon
Today’s interview is with Matt Dixon, the Wall Street Journal bestselling author of three of the most important business books of the past decade: The…
- Punk CX: Customer Experience Insights with Adrian Swinscoe
Customer experience isn't about experience at all. It is about relationships - Interview with James Dodkins of Pega
Today’s interview is with James Dodkins, CX Evangelist at Pegasystems. James joins me today to talk about some new research that Pega has just conducted, some…
- Punk CX: Customer Experience Insights with Adrian Swinscoe
CX professionals extol the importance of empathy towards external customers but often overlook its importance with internal ones - Interview with Jack Springman
Today’s interview is with Jack Springman, a former Associate Director of Optima Partners, customer experience provocateur and new author. After a year-long…
- Punk CX: Customer Experience Insights with Adrian Swinscoe
Customer success professionals should focus on net revenue retention (NRR) to prove ROI - Interview with You Mon Tsang of ChurnZero
Today’s interview is with You Mon Tsang, the founder and CEO of ChurnZero, which helps subscription businesses fight churn with a real-time customer success…
- Punk CX: Customer Experience Insights with Adrian Swinscoe
Not enough companies realize that customer support is your primary gateway to understanding your entire business - Interview with Nooshin Alibhai and Eric Klimuk of Supportbench
Today’s interview is with Nooshin Alibhai and Eric Klimuk, co-founders and CEO and COO respectively at Supportbench, a full-stack customer support software…
- Punk CX: Customer Experience Insights with Adrian Swinscoe
Delivering personalised search experiences in an ethical way - Interview with Angel Maldonado of Empathy.co
Today’s interview is with Angel Maldonado, CEO & Founder of Empathy, who create human-centred, commerce search & discovery platforms that combine innovative…
- Punk CX: Customer Experience Insights with Adrian Swinscoe
Lack of a clear vision leads to higgledy-piggledy services and experiences - Interview with Ari Weinzweig of Zingermans
Today’s interview is with Ari Weinzweig, the CEO and co-founding partner of Zingerman’s Community of Businesses, a gourmet food business group headquartered in…
- Punk CX: Customer Experience Insights with Adrian Swinscoe
The digitization of the supply chain and its impact on customer experience and sustainability - Interview with Sanjay Brahmawar of Software AG
Today’s interview is with Sanjay Brahmawar, the CEO of Software AG, a software pioneer that is helping over 10,000 organisations worldwide connect people…
- Punk CX: Customer Experience Insights with Adrian Swinscoe
Creating a metaverse experience that helps veterans suffering from PTSD - Interview with Robert Bell of 2B3D
Today’s interview is with Robert Bell, Founder and CEO of 2B3D, who with their partners are developing a first-of-its-kind metaverse/NFT/gaming platform where…
- Punk CX: Customer Experience Insights with Adrian Swinscoe
42% of workers feel that digital transformation efforts have made their job more complex - Interview with Don Schuerman of Pega
Today’s interview is with Don Schuerman, the CTO and Vice President of Product Marketing at Pega. Don joins me today to talk about a new report they have just…
- Punk CX: Customer Experience Insights with Adrian Swinscoe
Unlocking the hidden value of language to drive personalisation - Interview with Assaf Baciu of Persado
Today’s interview is with Assaf Baciu, the Chief Operating Officer and co-founder of Persado. Assaf joins me today to talk about Motivation AI, language…
- Punk CX: Customer Experience Insights with Adrian Swinscoe
Design is not design without research - Interview with Alfonso de la Nuez of UserZoom
Today’s interview is with Alfonso de la Nuez, the Co-CEO and Co-Founder of UserZoom, the pioneering UX Insights System. Alfonso joins me today to talk about…
- Punk CX: Customer Experience Insights with Adrian Swinscoe
The idea that scripts ruin customer experience is a dangerous one - Interview with Jimmy Hosang of TMAC
Today’s interview is with Jimmy Hosang, C-Founder and Chief Executive Officer at The Modular Analytics Company (TMAC), a rapidly expanding artificial…
- Punk CX: Customer Experience Insights with Adrian Swinscoe
Leveraging branded virtual assistants to drive personalisation and innovation - Interview with Eric Turkington of RAIN
Today’s interview is with Eric Turkington, Vice President of Growth at RAIN, a pioneer in voice & conversational AI, that is helping people, brands and…