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There are 6,000 contact centres in the UK - this is the 1st podcast dedicated to the world of the contact centre. Perhaps still an industry with a negative perception externally, the reality is very different & very positive. This is a podcast all about best practice in Contact Centres &what vibrant, vital, diverse, exciting engagement places they really are. I’ll be chatting to people who know their stuff and are doing great things. This podcast is independent and a proud supporter of Naomi ...
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The Calling is your guide to leading modern contact centres. On the show, we share innovative strategies, expert insights, and success stories from industry leaders across the world. You'll learn everything you need to turn your contact centre into a strategic value centre, where interactions become memorable experiences.
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Welcome to Talk Time with MaxContact, your go-to podcast for all things contact centre-related. Join us as we delve into the latest trends, strategies, and technologies shaping the world of contact centres. We explore topics ranging from operational best practices and team management to the role of AI in transforming customer interactions. Each episode features conversations with industry experts, sharing insights and practical tips to enhance your contact centre's performance. Tune in to Ta ...
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Welcome to The Reality of Contact Centres, formerly known as Contact Centre Focus. This podcast is your essential resource for industry insights and expert advice tailored specifically for advisors, agents, team leaders, managers, and directors of contact centres. Join your hosts, Bob Morrell & Jeremy Blake, the experienced sales trainers and executive coaches behind Reality Training, as they share their wealth of knowledge from training thousands of contact centre professionals across the g ...
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📊 Groundbreaking Insights: The Voice of the Agent – A Joint Research Project with Calabrio! 📊 How do contact centre agents really feel about their roles, career prospects, and the impact of technology like AI? In this latest episode of Get Out of Wrap, Martin connects with Ed Creasey, VP of Solution Engineering at Calabrio, to discuss their extensi…
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What does it take to nurture the next generation of contact centre leaders? In this episode of Get Out of Wrap, Martin chats with Clayton Drotsky, founder of The Growth Crew, about his inspiring journey from frontline leader to mentor and the incredible impact of empowering emerging leaders. Why should you listen? Discover the power of self-belief:…
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🔍 **Transforming the Candidate Experience with Kerry Sudale!** 🔍 Recruitment isn’t just about finding skills—it’s about understanding people and their unique journeys. In this episode of *Get Out of Wrap*, Martin chats with Kerry Sudale, founder of Sudale Search and Select, who shares her powerful story and fresh perspective on making the hiring pr…
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**The Tech Behind the Talk: Demystifying Contact Centre Tech with Nerys Corfield!** 🔍 If "contact centre tech" feels like a maze of jargon and endless options, this t episode is for you! On GOOW TV we were lucky to have Nerys Corfield, a true industry veteran, join us . Nerys simplifies the complex world of contact centre technology, uncovering the…
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In this *Get Out of Wrap* podcast episode, Martin hosts Garry Gormley, also known as "Double G," to discuss the importance of leveraging conversations, data, and coaching to enhance team leader and agent performance in contact centers. ### Key Takeaways: 1. **Using Conversational Data to Drive Performance**: Garry emphasizes the potential of conver…
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For the recent Contact Centre Performance Summit by Evaluagent I was asked to do a live presentation / webinar about how the Team Leader & Agent roles have changed over the years and what we can do to better support them. In this live session I share where our industry is right now and the impact that has on team leaders and agents and also share t…
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In this episode of the Get Out of Wrap podcast, Martin chats with Sarah Hunt from DDC Outsourcing, exploring her career journey and insights into the contact center industry. Sarah discusses her transition from operational management to a more strategic role in the industry, working to elevate contact center jobs and make them careers of choice. Ke…
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ian is an awesome guy and we talk about his career and then about a subject we are passionate about but is often overlooked and that is Team Leaders. Thankfully Centrical have focused on Team Leaders and Ian shares the recent developments in their offering.
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What was your nickname at school ? What does our industry need to do better to attract talent ? Two great events coming up Join me and the GOOW community to chat about these questions and more on your weekly Linkedin Live TV show all about contact centres.
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To celebrate hitting this milestone I asked for lots of you awesome people to come and say hi ! Thanks for always supporting me - whilst I do it on my own, I really don't x Heres to the next 200 and more amazing people and stories about our great industry.
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**One year into Consumer Duty—are we truly putting customers first?** In our latest podcast episode, I had the pleasure of diving deep with Helen Manahan and Pete Dunn from BPA Quality about the impact of the UK’s Consumer Duty regulation, one year on. We unpacked how this regulation is driving a critical shift towards customer-centricity in the fi…
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Join me, Danny, Kerry, Scott, Daryn and Dara as we chat about how life has changed for agents, interviews, loyalty and fantasy football. Linkedin Audio is a Live event and The Break Room is a chance every fortnight to come together and chat about whatever you want.
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Ryan Klausner is the Head of Customer Experience at Who Gives A Crap. Who Gives A Crap is one of Australia’s leading toilet paper subscription services and operates as a profit-for-purpose social enterprise that donates a portion of the profits to improving sanitation for people around the world. In this episode, Ryan discusses how to turn a contac…
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In this insightful episode of Talk Time with MaxContact, host Sean McIver welcomes Daryl Wilkes, Director of Customer Care at ASOS. With a distinguished career spanning various high-impact roles in transformation and strategy across multiple industries, Daryl brings a wealth of experience in steering customer service operations into new digital fro…
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On today's Linkedin Live GOOW TV we had our first ever panel. I was joined by Dan Light of Different Edge, Pete Dunn of BPA Quality and Danny Wareham of Firgun to talk about Performance Management in Contact Centres. Is performance management a phrase that strikes fear into your teams ? We explore why this and what you can do about it and the panel…
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Cameron Geason is the General Manager of Retail Operations at Origin Energy. Origin Energy is one of Australia's largest energy providers and delivers electricity, gas, and LPG for more than 4 million customers nationwide. In this episode, Cameron reflects on his career and how contact centres have evolved throughout his career. He talks about how …
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The Break Room is a Live Linkedin Audio event bought to you by Get Out of Wrap. We started talking about academies (grad bays) in Contact Centres initially but as its a live event we started talking about AI and then, thanks to Spencer, we talked about the extent to which technology is helping or hindering customers with disabilities. If you like t…
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Nadine Edmondson is Director of Product Marketing & GTM at Evaluagent and is at the cutting edge of whats going on at Evaluagent with their AI driven QA, XNPS and gamification. It's a great conversation and Nadine is insightful, knowledgeable and engaging !
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In this insightful episode of Talk Time with MaxContact, host Sean McIver welcomes Steve Sullivan, a distinguished freelance consultant and interim manager with over 20 years of experience in Omni Channel customer experience and management. Steve brings a wealth of knowledge in optimising customer engagement and leveraging compliance for competitiv…
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Simon Kriss is the Chief Innovation Officer at the Customer Experience Innovation Institute (CXII) and the author of ‘The AI Empowered Customer Experience’. The Customer Experience Innovation Institute aims to change how businesses engage with customers using innovative strategies, insights, and research. In this episode, Simon shares his insights …
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In today's Get out of Wrap on Linkedin we chatted about whether we are seeing a return of agents from working from home back to the contact centre, and if so, what are the implications. We also chatted about ID & V and the trend on time taken to identify customers.
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In this thought-provoking episode of Talk Time with MaxContact, host Sean McIvor welcomes back Adrian Swinscoe, the maverick mind behind the Punk CX philosophy. Adrian, author of "Punk CX" and "Punk XL", challenges listeners to rethink everything they know about customer experience in contact centres. Drawing parallels between the music industry's …
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In this episode from GOOW TV (every Tuesday on Linkedin - 10am GMT) I am joined by Rob Wilkinson of Evaluagent who shares his thoughts on NPS and what Evaluagent are up to in transforming how we understand and use NPS. There's also a special announcement !
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Marc Stickdorn is the CEO and Co-founder of Smaply. Smaply is a software design company specialising in journey mapping and management software used by businesses worldwide. In this episode, Marc explores what service design is and how to use it to improve customer and employee experiences using journey mapping. He emphasises the value of focusing …
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#195 - The ECCCSA's with new Chair of the Judges - Moira Clark and Director of Operations - Jackie Pringle
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With a week to go until the deadline for nominations for the European Contact Centre & Customer Service Awards ( the ECCCSA's) I sit down to chat with the new Chair of the Judges - Moira Clark and Awards Director of Operations - Jackie Pringle.
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On this weeks GOOW TV (every Tuesday 10am on Linkedin Live) we chatted about our favourite subjects at school and then onto what we thought needed to be improved for agents training in contact centres. Then we covered the latest stats on agent desktop systems including in-call knowledge. Lots of great insight from the viewers - enjoy !…
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The first in a new series of podcasts featuring people from the Team Leader Community. Jordan Powell in Corporate Sales Team Leader at Gravity and also a big part of the Team Leader Community. In this episode we chat about the transition from Agent to Team Leader
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In this insightful episode of Talk Time with MaxContact, host Sean McIver welcomes Clayton Drotsky, founder of Growth Crew Limited and a veteran of the contact centre industry. With 17 years of experience leading contact centres globally, Clayton shares his unique perspective on leadership, having started his career on the frontlines. Clayton discu…
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Greg Curcio is the Director of Customer and Performance for Knox City Council. Knox is located in Melbourne’s southeast and is one of Victoria’s most populous municipalities with over 165,000 residents calling Knox home. In this episode, Greg shares his journey to Knox City Council and emphasises the importance of community engagement and maintaini…
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What is on your music playlist ? What are the top factors that affect Customer Loyalty ? What are the struggles for agents in our industry when it comes to systems ? We covered this and much more in the latest episode of Get out of Wrap - join us live next Tuesday on Linkedin Live or watch it on YouTube…
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