Byron Cannon is the CEO of LDK Seniors' Living, a business created with the aim of disrupting the aged-care industry by providing high-quality care in vibrant communities. As the Chief Executive Officer, he is responsible for the day-to-day management of the business, making decisions on all matters affecting operations, performance and strategy. In today's episode, Byron shares the secret of what makes LDK different.   Resources and...

Jeff Sells is the Executive General Manager of Retail Pharmacy for Sigma Healthcare, a leading network of independent and franchised pharmacies and healthcare providers across Australia. In this episode, Jeff unpacks how Sigma Healthcare manages their brands across two main value propositions: price/range and service/value; and how they navigate running a B2B organisation while still emphasising their B2C side. He also discusses the impacts of the pandemic on the pharmacy...

Alana Parker is the Chief Marketing Officer at the Royal Freemasons'​ Benevolent Institution (RFBI). Alana is an experienced marketing and communications professional with over 20 years' experience, spanning both the for-profit and not-for-profit sectors. In this episode, she shares the insights she's gained working in the aged care sector, how to work with your customers to change their perceptions, and how the aged care sector is dealing with the pandemic.   Connect with us: Michael...

Rosemary Martin is the Chief Customer Officer for Flybuys, the most popular customer rewards programme in Australia. In this interview, Rosemary discusses valuable customer insights Flybuys has gained throughout their twenty-five years of existence, and how the customer experience and the features Flybuys offers have changed during the pandemic.   Resources mentioned: Michael Momsen on LinkedIn See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ryan Baker is the General Manager of Operations at Bunnings and a retail professional with 15 years of experience driving high performing teams. He's been working with Bunnings since he was twenty and has now been with the company for almost nineteen years. After working his way through various roles, he now looks after all the stores in Australia. In this episode, he discusses how Bunnings maintains a connection to their local community by allowing individual stores to create their own set...

Andrew Durack is the Marketing Manager for St Ives, a leading retirement living operator in Western Australia. Rather than comparing themselves to competitors, Andrew has looked to the lives being led by their residents for his marketing inspiration. The first thing you’ll learn in this episode is that retirement living and aged care are very different things. Retirement village residents prize their independence and autonomy, so customer experience must walk a tight-rope between being...

2020 gets rolling with a bang as we welcome Emma Brady to the show. Emma is the Customer Experience Manager at Lush, a company well-known for customer service excellence, recently winning Customer Experience Innovation of the Year in 2018. But, she didn't just become the Customer Experience Manager, but instead pushed for the creation of the role. In this episode Emma will walk you through the difference between Customer Service and Customer Experience, and show how Experience design is so...

A few special announcements for Customer Experience Leaders in 2020.   Resources mentioned:  Michael Momsen (LinkedIn) Adam Jaffrey (LinkedIn)

Bruce Dobson is the Director Customer Experience and Business Transformation at the City of Boroondara. He is leading a revolutionary $129M customer experience and business transformation strategy at this local government. This transformation will reconstruct every customer touchpoint and operation over a 15 year period to truly focus on customer centricity. And on this episode, Bruce walks us through the $129M program in detail, the challenges they've had implementing it so far, and how they...

Jon Dick is the Vice President of Marketing at HubSpot, a leading marketing software company who are focused on customer centricity. They've led the industry for years and essentially invented the inbound marketing methodology. In this episode, Jon tells us why HubSpot killed the traditional sales funnel and replaced it with their flywheel model. We also discuss how the most successful brands aren't focusing on tech disruption, but instead are leading with "Experience...

Shawn Callahan is the Founder of Anecdote, an agency focused on business storytelling. In this episode, Shawn shares the 4 essential elements of telling an effective story. We also discuss how storytelling can help improve internal culture and how to use storytelling to improve your sales process and customer experience.   Resources mentioned:  Annie’s Box (book), by Randal Keynes. Anecdotally Speaking (podcast), by Shawn Callahan & Mark Schenk. Michael Momsen (LinkedIn) Adam Jaffrey...

Carolyn Raine is the Executive Director of Strategy and Engagement at Local Land Services, a New South Wales government department that helps farmers and land holders with issues around biosecurity and resource management. In this episode, Carolyn shares how they’ve been able to identify issues with their customer experience and drive cultural change that has resulted in a 126 point improvement to their NPS!   Resources mentioned:  Mercury: An Intimate Biography of Freddie Mercury (book),...

Ben Lynch is the CEO of Clinic Mastery, a company that helps healthcare businesses grow by putting customers first. In this episode, Ben shares his tips for creating a ‘care’ factor in healthcare, and also the process to identify and fix systemic problems in a business to improve the overall customer experience.   Resources mentioned:  This Is Marketing (book), by Seth Godin Purple Cow (book), by Seth Godin The Experience Economy (book), by Joseph Pine & James H. Gilmore Never Lose A...

Jonah Staw is the Head of Ultimate Ears Custom Earphones, a division of Logitech which is tasked with creating bespoke, customised, audio products. In this episode, he takes us behind the scenes of how you deliver customised products at scale, and shares some tips on how to unlock great experiences in the most unexpected ways.   Resources mentioned:  Joe Rogan’s Elon Musk interview (podcast) The Sixth Man (book), by Andre Iguodala. Michael Momsen (LinkedIn) Adam Jaffrey (LinkedIn)   Key...

Roger Dooley is the author of Friction - a book exploring why friction matters to customer experience. In this episode Roger shares his tips for identifying points of friction, and how to use friction to your advantage so you can build customer loyalty.   Resources mentioned: Friction (book), by Roger Dooley Perennial Seller (book), by Ryan Holiday Michael Momsen (LinkedIn) Adam Jaffrey (LinkedIn)   Key takeaways (starts at 36:39): Friction can cause problems for customers and breed...

Nick Palumbo is the Founder of Gelato Messina, one of the most-loved gelato brands in Australia (if not, the world!). Known for their creative specials, Gelato Messina is obsessive about the quality of their product, to the point where they even bought a dairy farm! In this episode, Nick shares how Gelato Messina’s attention to detail results in delivering an exceptional experience to customers, even when they’re stuck waiting in a queue.   Resources mentioned: Michael Momsen...

Joe Picco is the Director of Guest Services at The Madison Square Garden Company, an organisation that runs a collection of iconic venues such as Madison Square Garden. Joe and his team are responsible for making sure up to 20,000 people have a great experience each and every time they visit. In this episode Joe shares the secrets behind the Madison Square Garden playbook and why the company focuses on delivering personal experiences to every one of their guests.   Resources mentioned:...

Over the last 2 years on the show, we have interviewed 40 of the world’s leading customer experience leaders. During these conversations, we noticed several universal themes and best practices emerge which show how world-class brands manage their customer experience. And so, we collated these insights into four mega-themes and built an overarching model which will help you create amazing experiences for your customers. We call it The Customer Experience Flywheel, and it's our gift to the CX...

Neil Perry is the Culinary & Brands Director at Rockpool Dining Group. Neil is an iconic Australian chef who runs 60 world-class restaurants and 16 award-winning brands. He is also in charge of menu development for Qantas. In this episode Neil shares his secrets for managing customer experience across so many restaurants and brands. Plus you’ll learn why staff at Rockpool Dining Group are taught to CARE about every person in the food chain.   Resources mentioned: Gourmet Traveller...

Patrick Campbell is the Co-Founder and CEO of ProfitWell, a company focused on helping subscription-based businesses reduce churn and build loyalty with their customers. In this episode Patrick shares his tips for finding the right price for your product, and the secret behind fixing pricing problems without damaging your customer relationship.   Resources mentioned: Google Scholar (website) The Comprehensive Guide to Reducing Churn (eBook) Michael Momsen (LinkedIn) Adam Jaffrey...

Sonya Lacore is the Vice President of Inflight Operations at Southwest Airlines, an airline known for delivering on customer experience. Sonya runs a team that manages the 16,000 flight attendants at Southwest Airlines and is responsible for making sure staff deliver on the organisations core values. In this episode Sonya shares her tips for how to bring large teams of staff along on your vision, and why it’s important for management to always spend time with their front line...

Michael Momsen is the Founder and CEO of RateIt. RateIt is on a mission to end survey hell, and is the most delightful way to collect feedback from your customers. Michael is also the co-host of Customer Experience Leaders. In this very special episode, Michael explains how to capture more useful feedback from your customers and how to use that to create amazing experiences. Michael also shares his top lessons from over 30 episodes of Customer Experience Leaders. And … we go behind the scenes...

Steve Hopkins is the Director of Customer Success and Support at Culture Amp - a company focused on helping businesses measure culture and gain insights from their employees. In this episode Steve shares his tips for how to measure culture, how to change your culture, and the importance of listening to your staff on a regular basis.   Resources mentioned: Culture Amp (website) Dare to Lead (book), Brené Brown The 15 Commitments of Conscious Leadership (book), by Jim Dethmer, Diana Chapman,...

Jacco vanderKooij is the founder of Winning By Design - a company which helps businesses grow and improve their sales. Jacco is an expert at breaking down sales to its core elements so you can focus on what’s important to your customer. In this special episode Jacco will share his secrets for building a customer-centric sales team, and explains why it’s important to stop selling customers and to focus on helping them buy.   Resources mentioned: Winning By Design (website) The Art of Making...