))
Influencing the Guest Experience from the Frontlines w/ Vanessa Ward
Manage episode 354760174 series 3272603
Content provided by David Millay. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by David Millay or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://player.fm/legal.
In this episode, David Millay sits down with Vanessa Ward, Vice President of Event Service for the Phoenix Suns. Before joining the Suns, Vanessa spent time at Disney, launching the Guest Experience Center, and the Chicago Cubs, overseeing the Guest and Associate Experience. Understanding that the employee experience directly impacts the guest experience, Vanessa shares tactics on communicating significant changes from event to event, making events unique for the staff and how to develop niche service programs.
-----
3:17 Takeaways and Key Learnings from Disney
6:09 The Service Recovery Toolkit
10:42 Building a New Service Recovery Toolkit
13:25 Disney’s Guest Experience Center and Proactively Resolving Issues
20:17 Customer Satisfaction Surveys
25:50 Newsletters and Themes to Drive the Seasonal Employee Experience
33:53 Making Events in a Series Unique
39:17 “Know Before You Go” Communications
43:12 Building a Niche Service Operation
49:15 Training Throughout the Season
52:21 Taking Risks
-----
Other podcasts referenced in this episode:
Episode 35: Personalizing the Guest Experience w/ Brian Betts (Disney’s Guest Experience Center)
Connect with Vanessa on LinkedIn or email
Connect with Host, David Millay:
Connect w/ David Millay on LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidmillay/
Follow David on INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/david.millay/
Follow David Millay on TWITTER: https://twitter.com/DavidMillay
139 episodes
Share
