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CX Files

Mark Hillary and Peter Ryan

CX Files features your hosts, CX industry analysts Mark Hillary and Peter Ryan, speaking each week to leading analysts, thinkers, and practitioners focused on managing the Customer Experience (CX). In each episode Mark and Peter talk to their guests about the future of CX, the important trends, and what customers really expect from brands today.

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22:25

Alistair Niederer - FormIGA - IAOP & GSA join forces...

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2024/07/25

FormIGA was launched in London in June this year. It's the Industry for Good Alliance for technology and business services and is a joint venture between the IAOP and the GSA. Alistair Niederer heads up the ESG initiatives for the GSA so he talked to Mark Hillary about what this new alliance is doing and how it is more than just another industry body publishing white papers on ESG... https://www.linkedin.com/in/aniederer/ https://www.anindustryforgood.com/ https://www.gsa-uk.com/

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28:09

Stephen Peattie & Dan Castilla - Assessing BPO & CX...

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2024/07/18

Stephen Peattie is a Director at Kinetic GB and HybridWorkSmart. He is based near to Leicester, in the UK Midlands. Daniel Castilla is the co-founder and MD of Alliance BPO Services. He is based in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico. Daniel and Stephen both visited Fiji on a recent mission to explore current and potential BPO and CX services from Fiji. Fiji is a small island nation of around one million people located in the South Pacific Ocean. What was their assessment of Fiji as a location for business

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26:35

Leigh Hopwood - CCMA - CX From The Buyer's Perspective

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2024/07/11

Leigh Hopwood is the CEO of CCMA (Call Centre Management Association) and Chair of the European Customer Contact Alliance. She is based in London, UK. Peter recently attended a CCMA event in Manchester focused on the buy-side - the companies that need to create their own CX team or buy in expertise from a specialist BPO. He called Leigh to talk about the event and to discuess what buyers are really looking for when they are in the market for CX and BPO services... https://www.ccma.org.uk/

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26:46

Sandra Busby - Cnect Wales - 'Welcome to Wrexham'...

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2024/07/04

Sandra Busy is the Chief Executive Officer of Cnect Waies. Cnect Wales, (formerly The Welsh Contact Centre Forum), is Wales' premier networking organisation for business in Wales operating centralised services. They represent Wales and promote greater investment in BPO and CX in Wales. The British general election is taking place as this episode arrives on July 4th so Peter talked to Sandra about this specfic region of the UK that has recently been enjoying far more global attention thanks to the

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23:50

Alexandra da Silva Rodrigues - Generator & Freehand...

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2024/06/27

Alexandra da Silva Rodrigues has many years experience designing and supporting CX in various major hotel groups. She is now the Global Head of Reservations and Customer Services at Generator & Freehand hotels. Alexandra is based in Barcelona, Spain. Mark Hillary called Alexandra to talk about CX in hotels generally, but with a focus on the multilingual challenges this presents when supporting customers across many different European countries. https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexandra1971/

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23:09

Andreas Helland - Atender Group- Delivering Nordics...

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2024/06/20

Andreas Helland is the CEO & Co-Founder at Atender Group. He is based in Bergen, Norway. Atender Group is based in Norway, but has their main operational facility in Málaga, Spain. Andreas talked to Peter Ryan about how a company that mostly serves customers in the Nordics region manages to do this from a sunny location in Spain that is known to most Europeans as a vacation destination. https://www.linkedin.com/in/ahelland/ https://www.atender.com/

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43:00

Stephen Loynd - TrendzOwl - AI And Innovation In The USA

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2024/06/13

Stephen Loynd is the founder and principal analyst at TrendzOwl. He is based in Virginia, close to Washington DC. Stephen has just published a new book this week. It's called "The Widening Turn: America & the Accelerating Sweep of Innovation." The book explores how new technologies, such as AI, are redefining work, culture, and our entire society. It also includes many observations on CX and how companies need to entirely reshape their relationship with customers. Stephen talked to Mark about the

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22:30

Erin Broecker - Teleperformance - Using Content To...

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2024/06/06

Erin Broecker is the Senior Director for Global Content Strategy at Teleperformance. She is based in Sacramento, California. Erin is focused on content. How it is created and how it is published. She is endlessly thinking about how people within our industry learn about CX strategies. Erin plans which organizations Teleperformance can work with to create greater insights into the industry and how the company can publish this information. Erin talked to Peter Ryan about content creation and how to

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30:05

Michael Morrison - NCRI Inc - CX And BPO Trends In...

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2024/05/30

Michael Morrison is the Chief Revenue Officer at NCRI Inc. He is based in Toronto, Canada. Peter called Michael to talk about CX and BPO in Canada and how Canada has played a dual role as a nearshore BPO destination for the US as well as being an important market for customer service itself... come and listen to a discussion about the great white north! 🇨🇦🍁 https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-morrison-9961052/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/nrci-inc/ https://ncri.com/

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30:40

Aymen Ismail - smart - Creating Smart Cars And...

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2024/05/22

Aymen Ismail is the Head of Customer Engagement Solutions at smart Europe GmbH. He is based in Stuttgart, Germany. The smart auto company was founded in Germany in 1994. The brand was originally famous for quirky small cars, such as the ForTwo. Now, the company is focused on EV production and battery technology. The auto industry is surfing an extreme wave of change at present. Electric vehicles, autnomous vehicles, retail purchasing, leasing... change in the traditional dealer-focused

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31:58

Seandette Wiltshire - The Contact Hub - CX and BPO Is...

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2024/05/16

Seandette Wiltshire is the founder and director of strategy and operations at The Contact Hub. She is based in Christ Church, Barbados. The Contact Hub offers contact center and marketing services to companies in Barbados - and beyond. In this conversation with Peter Ryan, Seandette talks about creating a new BPO in Barbados and how the region is developing a growing reputation for the quality of CX services. https://www.linkedin.com/in/seandette/ https://gocontacthub.net/

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29:54

Steve Mosser - Sensée - Flexible WFM & Total...

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2024/05/09

Steve Mosser is the Group CEO & Chief Innovations Officer at Sensée. He is based in London, UK. Sensée is a work-from-home specialist, but has recently purhased The Contact Company, in Liverpool UK. This more or less doubled their size, but means they now offer both contact center and WFH options. In this conversation, Steve focuses on the evolution of workforce management and flexible working patterns, why this is good for the clients and the agents, and how to create flexibility while still

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09:40

CX Outsourcers Atlanta - Immediate Feedback From The...

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2024/05/02

CXOutsourcers 2024 took place on May 1/2 in Atlanta, GA. Both Mark Hillary and Peter Ryan were at the event. Mark talked to some of the speakers and delegates about their thoughts on what they experienced and learned from the event. This podcast features: Stephen Loynd, Founder and Principal at TrendzOwl https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephenloynd/ Rod Jones, Founder Rod Jones Contact Center Consulting https://www.linkedin.com/in/rodjonessouthafrica/ Yanique Grant, MD of Professional Training and

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13:53

Chris Gillen - A Closer Look - CX With AI And Humans...

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2024/04/29

Chris Gillen is the CEO of A Closer Look. He is based very close to Atlanta, GA, so the CX Outsourcers conference is a local event for him. In this conversation he gave Mark Hillary a preview of his CXO keynote speech on CX and AI and keeping humans in the loop https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisgillen/ https://a-closer-look.com/ https://cxoutsourcers.com/

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20:07

Alex Muñoz - Hispanic Media Center - The Complexity...

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2024/04/25

Alex Muñoz is CEO of the Hispanic Media Center in San Diego, CA. He is focused on advertising and marketing for the hispanic community in the USA. Alex talked to Mark Hillary from Mexico City about the importance of understanding the complex nature of the hispanic community in the US and not just assuming there is a broad need for an "English" customer experience and another in "Spanish"... Alex will be talking about this in more detail at the CX Outsourcers conference in Atlanta on May 1/2. This

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19:09

Barry Winkless - Future of Work Institute - Creating...

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2024/04/22

Barry Winkless is the Chief Strategy Officer at Cpl Group & Head of the Future of Work Institute. He is based in Dublin, Ireland. Barry is speaking at the CX Outsourcers conference in Atlanta on May 1/2. In this conversation with Mark Hillary he gives a preview of his keynote talk about making companies - and countries - more attractive locations for investment and improving the ability to attract talented people. https://www.linkedin.com/in/barry-winkless-7357094/ https://www.cpl.com/ie

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14:14

Paula Kennedy Garcia - CX Digital Delivery

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2024/04/18

CX Outsourcers Special Edition: For the next two weeks CX Files will be published on both Monday and Thursday giving previews of the talks that will be taking place in Atlanta at the CX Outsourcers conference on May 1/2... --- Paula Kennedy Garcia is an old friend of the CX Files. She has senior experience in several leading BPOs and is know as a leader in CX innovation and new delivery models. Paula is based in Belfast. In this conversation with Mark Hillary she talks about her planned talk on

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27:15

Alex Mead - Total CX - Bahrain For Nearshore And...

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2024/04/11

Alex Mead is the CEO of Total CX. He is based in Bahrain. Alex is a long time friend of the CX Files and he has featured before talking about the need for better CX advice and expertise across the industry. In this discussion with Peter he is talking about Bahrain and the opportunity for this region to emerge as a nearshoring BPO destination... Bahrain may not have been on your radar before, but listen to Alex and it may well be! https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexmead/

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31:49

Nirali Amin - LivePerson - The State Of Customer...

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2024/04/04

Nirali Amin is the SVP Global Solutions and Success at LivePerson. She is based in the US. LivePerson recently published a report focused on the state of customer conversations and the emerging "AI gap" between the willingness of customers to use and accept AI customer service solutions and the willingness of executives to roll out these solutions. This gap points to a bigger picture that is focused on the digital transformation of customer service processes. Mark Hillary called Nirali to talk about

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45:51

Chris Hague - yoummday - CCW Berlin Feedback And The...

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2024/03/28

Chris Hague is the head of marketing at yoummday. He is based in Prague, in the Czech Republic. Chris was at the recent CCW conference in Berlin and he posted some of his thoughts online about his views on the future of BPO - based on the conference trends. In this conversation with Mark Hillary, Chris explores some feedback from the CCW conference and also asks what the BPO or CX specialist of the future needs to look like? Chris talks about the discussion in Berlin affecting all professional jobs

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