Support Heroes by Kaizo
Support Heroes by Kaizo
Kaizo
Support Heroes by Kaizo is a podcast made to celebrate Customer Support and develop the industry by sharing high-level insights in weekly, long-form discussions with expert guests. We want to shine a light on the contributions made by our brothers and sisters in the industry, and share best practices from some of our most trusted and talented colleagues. It's not very widely understood how tough it is to provide exceptional Customer Service, nor how much of an asset it is to companies looking to dominate the market. We'd like to change that misconception by putting Support Heroes from world-leading companies in the spotlight and connecting them to you- our dear listeners.
Ep. 39 How ActiveCampaign revolutionizes customer experience
In this episode, Dutta summarizes what has been happening in the customer service industry, how you can go about setting expectations with your customers, and how businesses can leverage data to upscale the quality of their customer support services.
Oct 27, 2021
1 hr
Ep. 38 How Kaizo leverages gamification to drive team productivity
In this episode, Dominik Blattner — Chief Product and Tech Officer at Kaizo tells about his road towards founding Kaizo and leveraging gamification to help customer success heroes upscale their performance. With solid start-up experience up his sleeve, Dominik spotted a new market opportunity and set out to build a product that would meet the needs of his target customers. Enjoy listening to this one!
Oct 18, 2021
45 min
Ep. 37  Road to Remote Customer Service Excellence with Shopify’s Director of Support
In this episode, John Riordan - Director of Support at Shopify translates his lessons from almost 20 years of remote work experience, 15 of which were spent in remote customer service. Shopify being a fully remote company has enabled John to fully exercise his expertise in remote customer service excellence. Following are some common remote work myths dispelled by John and his top tips for support staff getting it right. Enjoy!
Jul 21, 2021
1 hr 8 min
Ep. 36 How Zendesk evolves customer service with change management
In this episode, Zoe Koven - Senior Director of Innovation & Customer Advocacy at Zendesk, offers her advice and guidance on change management in customer service. In order to improve any department, change must take place. Managing that change successfully and coming to a result that’s better for the customer is always beneficial to support departments. Following are key steps to take when improving customer service through change. Happy listening!
Jul 14, 2021
42 min
Ep. 35 How Hugo Skyrocketed Their CSAT with Video Support & Proactive Service
In this episode, Darren Chait - Co-Founder and COO of Hugo, shares how video support and proactive tech skyrocketed their CSAT. Learn how the team implemented Zoom calls and pre-recorded instructional videos to create meaningful customer interactions. Also, discover the tech that enables Hugo to provide automatic proactive support to users. This episode is truly a masterclass in creating customer delight in a cost-efficient way.
Jul 7, 2021
33 min
Ep.34 Customer Service Best Practices from the Insurance Industry
In this conversation, Virag Pohl - Customer Care Agent at simplesurance, shares some customer service best practices she learned while working in the insurance industry. Motivating customers through lengthy processes and explaining complicated terms and conditions are normal practices for simplesurance. As such, agents like Virag can teach us a lot about effectively communicating with customers and guiding agents through evolving processes. Enjoy!
Jun 30, 2021
35 min
Ep.33 How to Make an Acquisition in Support  Successful- Advice for Acquirers and Acquirees
In this episode, Matt Dale- VP of Support at Illuminate Education, Inc. and Jaala Seifipour- Head Of Support at 'nuffsaid, provide advice and best practices to support departments acquiring a new team (acquirers) and those being acquired (acquirees). During his time at Illuminate Education, Matt Dale managed the acquisition of 7 support departments. Jaala experienced being acquired as a support leader during her time at GitPrime. Happy listening!
Jun 24, 2021
52 min
Ep. 32 The Power of Support Ticket Classification - Lessons from Experience & How to Get Started
In this episode, Lilith Antunovic - Customer Experience Manager at Rentman, shares her lessons learned from introducing a support ticket classification or ticket tagging system. Here you can find some pointers on how to get started, best practices to improve a ticket classification or tagging system and some of the benefits of doing so.
Jun 16, 2021
35 min
Ep. 31 Simple but Effective Tips for Customer Service Managers - A Panel of 3 Experts
In this episode, Petra Hageman- former Head of Customer Service at tripaneer, Chelsea Baker- Senior Manager of Customer Support and Onboarding at Trakstar and Stephanie Wohl- Head of Support at Channable share their best practices from more than 4 decades of combined experience. The conversation is filled with actionable advice on hiring, culture, management structure, communication and much more. Enjoy!
Jun 10, 2021
50 min
Ep. 30 Managing with Metrics & KPIs - Advice from MURAL's Math Grad Director of Support
In this episode, Perran Facey - Director of Customer Support at MURAL, provides his top tips on support management with a particular focus on the use and communication of KPIs. Perran is a Mathematics graduate from Queen Mary University London and a seasoned support manager with over a decade of experience working in the support industry. As such, he's the perfect candidate to identify the common pitfalls associate with managing through data and elaborates on how to avoid them. Happy Listening!
Jun 2, 2021
53 min
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