A great chat with Donna Melger. Donna talks about how she transitioned from a Senior Buyer at Nokia to becoming an independant Product Designer, living in Santa Cruz. Donna's Portfolio https://www.donnamelger.com/ TiVo https://www.tivo.com/ Nokia https://www.nokia.com/ Netherlands https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands Dutch East Indies https://…

This was one of the more rare conversations where you talk to a person and find out that you align with their beliefs and their values more and more as the conversations goes forward. In this episode Frank speaks with nobelbiz President Steve Bederman about the industry processes as a whole and NOT the state of technology. It is more a conversation…

In this episode we have a candid conversation with Donna Bailey-Baratto who is the VP of Customer Support Centres for Wajax. She speaks openly about the challenges in the CCAAS space and adopting it into her business model. Donna is a first time CCaaS adopter with a technology situation that forced her to skip two generations to get to CCaaS> She s…

This conversation features the boys speaking with Author, trainer and CX Enthusiast Charlotte Purvis. Charlotte stops by to discuss her new book; The Customer Communication Formula. The book condenses Charlotte's years of work in the CX field creating more powerful and effective means of speaking with clients through the use of her Friendly + Focus…

In this episode the team at Cloudlinx have invited Ritch Caudill and Ric Kosiba from Sharpen with discuss ways in which their platform assists in improving your agents / enablers to better serve your clients. We will discuss how simply showing enablers their numbers in real time will motivate them more than any gamification platform can. We always …

The team finally managed to convince Karen Bowman from UJET to join the podcast and discuss the capabilities of their platform. UJET was purpose built with the agent and client in mind with a particular focus on mobile ready technology for the contact center. Karen discusses why she joined the organization and how the technology is redefining the C…

WE CONTINUE OUR CONVERSATION WITH JIM! In this episode, Jim Santiago from the National Restaurant Association discusses what goes into a CCaaS migration. We will discuss all of the challenges and opportunities for success from the start of the discovery and RFP process all the way through the implementation and steady state. Jim discusses how Cloud…

In this episode, Jim Santiago from the National Restaurant Association discusses what goes into a CCaaS migration. We will discuss all of the challenges and opportunities for success from the start of the discovery and RFP process all the way through the implementation and steady state. Jim discusses how Cloudlinx was instrumental in the success of…

In a fresh new season of theCXexperience with Cloudlinx; Frank & Kevin have Matthew Saskin as a guest. Matthew is the VP of Customer Experience with Selligent a unique marketing automation tool that has been built to breakdown silos that exist within an organization. Selligent empowers the agent to turn simple interactions into powerful engagements…

In this episode Kevin Sheehan invited back Journeyfront's Daniel Ash to give us a complete demonstration of the platform and its capabilities. We get a great look and insight into how the system allows for better hiring accuracy and how you will avoid the critical hiring mistakes that plague the industry. Not to mention it shows how you will save a…

In this conversation we discuss the relationship that the IT team must have with the contact center and its managers to be effective. We go back and forth between the pandemic response that IT was forced to put together and how the contact center can evolve upon a return to normalcy and even how newer technologies are a blessing and a curse if impl…

Season 1, Episode 5 "Sketch2React with Juan Maguid" May 23, 2020 5:04 am ************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************ HOSTS & GUESTS Jonathan Bowman Juan Maguid *****************************************…

This is the complete conversation with Brett Brosseau and Wass where they discuss the capabilities of Noble System to drive productivity, recruiting, agent empowerment and overall client satisfaction by implementing gamification properly and carefully. This was a fantastic conversation where a lot of ground was covered and a ton of good ideas were …

Season 1, Episode 4 “Talk With Darren Hood - Part I” May 14th, 2020 6:10 am ************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************ HOSTS & GUESTS Jonathan Bowman Darren Hood **************************************…

Here is the complete conversation with Daniel Ash from Journeyfront. Daniel is the CEO and Co-Founder of Journeyfront which is an extremely dynamic and powerful hiring software that has flipped the hiring values on its ear. They do not focus on efficient and timely hiring (thought they do that as well), they focus on hiring accuracy as it drives yo…

In this conversation Wass and Cary Bush discuss the ways in which Aircall has successfully carved out a beautiful niche for themselves in the CCaaS space. They have focused on the technology and are making it seamless to integrate with, easy to deploy and completely fault-tolerant with a global feel. This has allowed them to grow with a stable and …

Season 1, Episode 3 “Design Talk With Galaxy” May 4th, 2020 6:10 am ************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************ HOSTS & GUESTS Jonathan Bowman Varun Bihani Vikram Jain *********************************…

This podcast episode brings Thea Rasmussen, Vonage Solution Engineer, to the show to discuss their CCaaS strategy and some interesting case studies. The episode seamlessly transitions between interesting case studies for AI, call deflection & the interesting benefits that come Vonage being a UCaaS and SD-WAN provider. It is impressive to hear what …

Season 1, Episode 2 “The Five Layers of Foundational Design ” April 29th, 2020 11:11 am ************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************ HOSTS & GUESTS Jonathan Bowman **************************************…

In this episode Wass speaks with the COO of CommunityWFM, a popular workforce Mmanagement platform, about their platform and its capabilities to improve agent adherence, schedule, productivity and even their roadmap for new product development. CommunityWFM is developing shrinkage modules, coaching and development modules and has even built in mobi…

This is our inaugural episode of THE CX EXPERIENCE with Cloudlinx. WE WILL GET BETTER! HAHA. In this episode we are lucky enough to have Cameron Weeks join us. Cameron is the Co-FOuder and CEO of Edify. They are a CCaaS provider in our space who has gotten through the evaluation phases to become partner of Cloudlinx. In this episode Cameron gives u…

Here we have a great conversation with John Lynch, Former CEO and current SVP of Sales (CCaaS) for Serenova. He gives us amazing insights into the platform, new technologies and acquisitions, strategies for implementing video conferencing into your contact center his take on what we are calling "the worlds largest case study for WAH agents and thei…

Season 1, Episode 1 “An Intro to Foundational Design ” April 21st, 2020 8:10 am ************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************ HOSTS & GUESTS Jonathan Bowman **********************************************…

This is a conversation between the Cloudlinx team and Michael Rose (Director of Brand) and Michael Baillargeon / Mikey B. (Channel Executive) from Five9. Here we discuss the various strategies, technologies and processes they are using to enhance and empower the experience your customers will have using their technology. This is one of our first po…

Here we have a rather in-depth conversation that goes from technical to practical with the team of Jeff Kessler (Channel Executive) and Jason Lowe (Sr. Solution Architect) from Talkdesk. This conversation is very cool in that we discuss their AWS micro-services architecture and the capabilities it offers a contact center for security, compliance, s…

In this episode of THe CX Experience Frank has a conversation with Rusty Jensen from Nice InContact. Rusty is the VP of Revenue Generation at Nice InContact and he discusses the various technologies like artificial intelligence, virtual assistants, gamification and natural language processing that will make your CCaaS experience extremely powerful …

This is part 1 of an eventual 2 part conversation and we discuss how Ringcentral, as a leading UCaaS provider, has chosen to partner with and build upon the InContact platform for CCaaS services. Frank has a conversation with Max Ball (Director of Product Marketing) who has some unique insights into the platform's capabilities and their strategy fo…

Join me this week as I talk a little about Crafty Business, Marbling and Decluttering your craft supplies.David Tutera Business Interview on Cheddar https://youtu.be/qPPad-b19kQSuccess Secret #1 - The Power of Intention https://youtu.be/EGu2IeXY_JoSuccess Secret #2 - Collaborating vx. CompetingSuccess Secret #3 - Managing Stress with Self CareMicha…

This week I discuss a Jennifer McGuire video where she show techniques for creating on Kraft paper, a few videos on creating your own travelers art journals, and some Cinco de Mayo Craft ideas.Jennifer McGuire - Craft Cardstock Techniques Video - https://youtu.be/TedgvR0ajWkBalzer Designs - Homemade Travelers Notebook Flip Through - https://youtu.b…

This week I'm talking about Tim Holtz Stamp Platform, Seth Apter's new Embossing Powders from Emerald Creek and Jane Davenport's new books!Tim's Stamp Platform Video https://youtu.be/_yZjwR-g400Barb Owens interviews Seth Apter https://youtu.be/w9HQq008R9AJane Davenport Whimsical Girls Art Journal https://youtu.be/LT45g1hr6XYFabulous Figures https:/…

Join me as I interview the fabulous mixed media artist Lisa Adametz and find out how she got started and where she gets her inspiration.Blog - www.papergrace.comTwitter - https://twitter.com/papergraceInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/papergrace/Pinterest - https://www.pinterest.com/papergrace/YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/user/papergraceDe…

Today I'm talking about Washi Tape crafts and storage, British Craft Magazines, Art Journals and Pom Pom Bunnies!Here are links to the videos and other items I referenced in the podcast:May Flaum Washi Memo Pad https://youtu.be/s-ITTZ4O5x8Barb Owen Art Journal Reviews https://youtu.be/DHXZE8CnW_0James Burke Neighborhood Swatch https://youtu.be/brnv…

Welcome to my first introductory (sneak peek) Crafty Podcast. This time I introduce myself and talk about an awesome crafty store that just opened up in Austin, Texas. After listening be sure to check out these links to see and learn more about this amazing crafty store. Amy Tangerine YouTube video https://youtu.be/TUWMAoO398QErin Condren YouTube v…