We revisited a powerful conversation with David Edelman—a seasoned expert in marketing, executive leadership, and digital innovation, with experience at BCG, Digitas, McKinsey, and Aetna. David broke down how customer experience has evolved into the key differentiator for brands, especially as products and services become more commoditized. He explored the intersection of digital transformation, AI, and data-driven strategy, emphasizing how organizations can deliver real value through meaningful...
Jul 01, 2025•17 min•Season 2Ep. 6
We revisited a powerful conversation with David Edelman—a seasoned expert in marketing, executive leadership, and digital innovation, with experience at BCG, Digitas, McKinsey, and Aetna. David broke down how customer experience has evolved into the key differentiator for brands, especially as products and services become more commoditized. He explored the intersection of digital transformation, AI, and data-driven strategy, emphasizing how organizations can deliver real value through meaningful...
Jul 01, 2025•17 min•Season 2Ep. 6
Welcome back to another episode of All Things Considered CX! In today’s conversation, Bob Azman sits down with Nick Bond, founder of Apex, to dive deep into the evolving world of customer experience, behavioral science, and the impact of AI on business. Nick shares his journey from traditional research and marketing roles to launching Apex, a company on the forefront of using data and motivation science to truly understand what drives customer decisions—and what it takes to move the needle on cu...
Jun 17, 2025•35 min•Season 2Ep. 5
Welcome back to another episode of All Things Considered CX! In today’s conversation, Bob Azman sits down with Nick Bond, founder of Apex, to dive deep into the evolving world of customer experience, behavioral science, and the impact of AI on business. Nick shares his journey from traditional research and marketing roles to launching Apex, a company on the forefront of using data and motivation science to truly understand what drives customer decisions—and what it takes to move the needle on cu...
Jun 17, 2025•35 min•Season 2Ep. 5
Welcome back to another episode of the All Things Considered CX Podcast! In this engaging conversation, Bob Azman reconnects with Annette Franz, Chief Experience Officer of CX Journey, Inc., and a true thought leader in the world of customer and employee experience. Annette shares insights from her impressive 33-year career—including her start at J.D. Power and Associates—and dives into the central themes of her latest book, "Employee Understanding." Together, Bob and Annette explore why so many...
Jun 03, 2025•32 min•Season 2Ep. 4
Welcome back to another episode of the All Things Considered CX Podcast! In this engaging conversation, Bob Azman reconnects with Annette Franz, Chief Experience Officer of CX Journey, Inc., and a true thought leader in the world of customer and employee experience. Annette shares insights from her impressive 33-year career—including her start at J.D. Power and Associates—and dives into the central themes of her latest book, "Employee Understanding." Together, Bob and Annette explore why so many...
Jun 03, 2025•33 min•Season 2Ep. 4
Welcome back to All Things Considered CX! In today’s episode, host Bob Azman sit down with Matt Taylor, Co-Founder and CPO of Knowbl, a cutting-edge company transforming customer experience with conversational AI and automation. Matt shares his unconventional journey from consulting to launching Knowbl amid the pandemic, drawing on deep experience in innovation labs and product management. Together, they dive into what’s really happening on the front lines of AI in customer service—from separati...
May 13, 2025•31 min
Welcome back to All Things Considered CX! In today’s episode, host Bob Azman sit down with Matt Taylor, Co-Founder and CPO of Knowbl, a cutting-edge company transforming customer experience with conversational AI and automation. Matt shares his unconventional journey from consulting to launching Knowbl amid the pandemic, drawing on deep experience in innovation labs and product management. Together, they dive into what’s really happening on the front lines of AI in customer service—from separati...
May 13, 2025•32 min•Season 2Ep. 3
Welcome to a brand-new episode of All Things Considered CX! In today’s thought-provoking conversation, host Bob Azman sits down with customer service experience leader Alex Mead for a candid look at what’s wrong with today’s CX practices—and how real transformation starts by getting back to the basics. Alex dives deep into his unique CSX (Customer Service Experience) philosophy and why he’s on a mission to separate service from the marketing noise that’s “ruining customer experience.” You’ll hea...
Apr 29, 2025•33 min•Season 2Ep. 2
Welcome to a brand-new episode of All Things Considered CX! In today’s thought-provoking conversation, host Bob Azman sits down with customer service experience leader Alex Mead for a candid look at what’s wrong with today’s CX practices—and how real transformation starts by getting back to the basics. Alex dives deep into his unique CSX (Customer Service Experience) philosophy and why he’s on a mission to separate service from the marketing noise that’s “ruining customer experience.” You’ll hea...
Apr 29, 2025•34 min•Season 2Ep. 2
In this episode of the All Things Considered CX, host Bob Azman is joined by Scott Eichstad and Ted Itschert from Crecera Brands. With a focus on authenticity and customer experience, Scott and Ted share their journey of transforming the customer service landscape within their organization. With nearly 60 years of shared experience, they discuss the challenges and strategies involved in breaking down silos, improving contact center operations, and fostering a customer-centric culture. Gain insig...
Apr 15, 2025•34 min•Season 2Ep. 1
In this episode of the All Things Considered CX, host Bob Azman is joined by Scott Eichstad and Ted Itschert from Crecera Brands. With a focus on authenticity and customer experience, Scott and Ted share their journey of transforming the customer service landscape within their organization. With nearly 60 years of shared experience, they discuss the challenges and strategies involved in breaking down silos, improving contact center operations, and fostering a customer-centric culture. Gain insig...
Apr 15, 2025•34 min•Season 2Ep. 1
Gregg Majewski joins me on the podcast to discuss how to use technology to create better experiences as well as putting the consumer first in every aspect of your business . Creating craveworthy experiences for consumers in the restaurant business. Gregg Majewski is the Founder and CEO of Craveworthy Brands and the former CEO of Jimmy John’s. With over 23 years of experience as a senior executive in the restaurant industry, he has implemented and restructured companywide operational standards wh...
Feb 04, 2025•29 min
Carol is back! It’s great to welcome Carol Kaemmerer back to the podcast. In this episode, Carol talks about 2025 – the year of the big stay and the great detachment! She also talks about building your personal brand – by using the rule of 3’s! Are you concerned about your current role, your career, your personal brand, your LinkedIn profile? Carol took what seemed like shockingly bad news and turned it into an amazing opportunity. After a surprise downsizing in the Fortune 500 company she serve...
Jan 21, 2025•28 min
What a great episode to end 2024! Conscious Consumerism. Eco-conscious consumers. The Eighth Notch. Integrating sustainability into the core touchpoints of the customer journey. With over 25 years of leadership experience in the retail industry, Mike Robinson is a valuable addition to the founding team of The Eighth Notch, t8notch.com, a technology platform focused on sustainable last-mile deliveries. His expertise in digital retail growth, product management and technology delivery, gained thro...
Dec 16, 2024•32 min
I’m wrapping up the year with our continuing exploration of the effective utilization of AI in improving your organization’s customer experience. My guest on this episode of the All Things Considered CX podcast is Andrew Carothers, CCXP. Andrew Carothers is a Customer Experience executive known for developing innovative CX strategies that grow revenue, increase renewal rates, and expedite customer adoption. He recently suggested that the state of CX is characterized as being in our teenage years...
Dec 03, 2024•37 min
The Five Promises of Personalization. Harnessing the power of AI to personalize the customer experience. Exploding the myth of proving the ROI of CX. This and so much more to talk about with our guest David Edelman on the All Things Considered CX Podcast with Bob Azman. David is the co-author of the new book Personalized. Customer Strategy in the Age of AI. He is a senior lecturer at Harvard Business School, an executive adviser and board member to brands and technology providers, and an adviser...
Nov 13, 2024•37 min
“Terrified, mortified, petrified, stupefied” by AI? Then you’ve come to the right place to eliminate these fears and trepidations! Joining me on this episode of the All Things Considered CX podcast with Bob Azman is Kevin J. Dean, Founder & CEO of ManoByte a technology services company specializing in business process automation, CRM, and intelligent automation. Kevin is leading AI-driven business transformation and dedicated his career to helping businesses thrive in the digital age. With o...
Oct 28, 2024•37 min
As CX professionals, we often talk about the experience has to be “end-to-end”. But too often we forget steps along the way – including what happens when the customer’s package arrives and they “unbox it”. Is it personal or generic? Does it make them smile or grimace? In this episode of the All Things Considered CX podcast, Tyler DeLarm joins us to talk about “unboxing marketing” strategies. Tyler is a seasoned business leader with a reputation for building and guiding successful teams. Fueled b...
Oct 14, 2024•30 min
He’s back! And does he have some great new research, insights and perspectives to share on this episode of the All Things Considered CX podcast. John Goodman joins me to talk about AI, Offshoring, Delighting customers, the latest info related to focused research on CPG customer delight and so much more! John has joined me several times in the past and always has an informative, thought-provoking topic to discuss and this conversation is no different. John is Vice Chairman of Customer Care Measur...
Sep 23, 2024•37 min
Ian Baer, Founder and Chief Soothsayer, has been solving marketing’s greatest challenges for over three decades. He has spent his career helping major brands achieve extraordinary success and challenger brands box above their weight class in leadership roles with Publicis Groupe, TBWA, Rapp, Deutsch and others, and was named to Campaign US’ Digital 40 Over 40. A prominent thought leader all aspects of marketing, Ian has spoken at numerous conferences and podcasts discussing trends in consumer be...
Sep 09, 2024•32 min
Best of summer replay!! If you missed it the first time, now’s your chance to hear the top leadership thinker in the world! Marshall Goldsmith is the only two-time winner of the Thinkers 50 Award for #1 Leadership Thinker in the World. He has been ranked as the #1 Executive Coach in the World and a Top Ten Business Thinker for the past eight years. Dr. Goldsmith is the author or editor of 36 books, including three New York Times bestsellers, that have sold over 2.5 million copies and been listed...
Aug 12, 2024•43 min
Can CX really double your revenues? Is your C-suite looking for the value of investing in CX? Great questions! And my guest on this episode of the All Things Considered CX podcast has the answers! Greg Tucker, CCXP is CEO of Tucker & Company, a Customer Experience advisory firm working with global leaders to develop on-brand customer experiences that drive breakthrough business results. His clients include Oracle, Microsoft, DocuSign, Wells Fargo, GE, AT&T and PepsiCo. He has been a lead...
Jun 27, 2024•32 min
Diane Magers and Michael Hinshaw, authors of the new book, Experience Rules, join me on this episode of the podcast. Michael is the founder and president of customer experience consultancy McorpCX and recognized on over a dozen "Top Global CX Influencers" lists. He's also co-author of the best-selling books Smart Customers, Stupid Companies: Why Only Intelligent Companies Will Thrive, and How to Be One of Them, and Experience Rules! The Experience Operating System (XOS) and 8 Keys to Enable It, ...
Jun 18, 2024•38 min
Marshall Goldsmith is the only two-time winner of the Thinkers 50 Award for #1 Leadership Thinker in the World. He has been ranked as the #1 Executive Coach in the World and a Top Ten Business Thinker for the past eight years. Dr. Goldsmith is the author or editor of 36 books, including three New York Times bestsellers, that have sold over 2.5 million copies and been listed bestseller in 12 countries. His books, What Got You Here Won’t Get You There and Triggers have been recognized by Amazon.co...
May 06, 2024•43 min
Neal is a teacher, coach, author, and speaker who is a determined believer in putting people first as the key to better business. His vision is a world where workplaces and customer spaces are focused on people helping people succeed. His background includes decades of experience in a variety of industries. He has written over 500 blog posts and two amazing books. His latest, recently released book, Giving a $#!+: How A Willingness to Be Inconvenienced Can Transform Your Business, Work, and Life...
Apr 02, 2024•36 min
Eryc Eyl is a speaker, coach, and consultant with more than 30 years of experience in making work more human in a variety of industries and organizations. He believes in a world in which work is more than just a four-letter word, but part of path to greater satisfaction, fulfillment, self-actualization, and flourishing. Eryc is also a storyteller, playwright, and DJ. His first book, Stop Engaging Employees: Start Making Work More Human, was published in January 2024.
Feb 12, 2024•29 min
Is 2024 the year of Great Uncertainty? Are you concerned about your current role, your career, your personal brand, your LinkedIn profile? Then take a listen to our guest on the All Things Considered CX Podcast with Bob Azman. Carol Kaemmerer took what seemed like shockingly bad news and turned it into an amazing opportunity. After a surprise downsizing in the Fortune 500 company she served as a consultant, Carol found that her 20 years of marketing communications experience provided the perfect...
Jan 22, 2024•41 min
Rhonda L. Bowen is a global strategic communication guide with over 40 years of experience. An American living in Germany since 1983, she has worked with people from more than 70 countries. Since 1988 she has brought insights and support to thousands of BEST professionals (business, engineering, science, and technology). Through improved communication, her clients save resources and enhance their success. Her programs and services include online and offline facilitation, individual and team coac...
Jan 08, 2024•33 min
A Pioneer. A Legend. A Passionate Leader. I am so pleased to welcome Jeanne Bliss to the 100th episode of the All Things Considered CX Podcast with Bob Azman. Jeanne, CEO and Founder of Customer Bliss, guides companies to the achievement of business growth through leadership bravery and elevated business practices. She is known globally for transforming business to earn customer-driven growth. A 5-time Chief Customer Officer and coach to over 20,000 leaders, her practices are field-tested and pr...
Dec 11, 2023•37 min
