Szuyin Leow, VP of Customer Experience at Transcend joins the hosts Kristi Faltorusso, Jon Johnson & Josh Schachter. They discuss the importance of hiring subject matter experts in customer success and the impact of personal experiences on professional development.
Timestamps
0:00 - Preview
0:36 - BS & Intros
4:04 - Meet Szuyin
6:08 - Need for GDPR rules
8:25 - Kristi is not friends with Josh
8:55 - CS & CS tool stack at Transcend
13:51 - Hiring a CSM for renewals
17:45 - Kristi is insecure about not having a consulting background
25:41 - Pick a leader, not a job
26:54 - Identifying superpowers
28:50 - You don't need a CS background32:10 - Szuyin's husband is a YouTuber.
34:00 - Personalizing interactions beyond the monkey sphere 43:15 - Simplifying customer experience
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👉 Connect with the guestSzuyin Leow: https://www.linkedin.com/in/szuyinleow/
👉 Connect with hosts
Jon Johnson: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonwilliamjohnson/
Kristi Faltorusso: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristiserrano/
Josh Schachter: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jschachter/
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