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On The Ticket, you'll hear Intercom's Customer Support team in conversation with the customer service leaders, renowned customer experience thinkers, and influential authors who are shaping the field of customer support.Follow The Ticket to get the weekly episodes and sign up for our twice-monthly newsletter bursting with all the insights, trends, tips, and assets your team needs to embrace the future of customer service. https://www.intercom.com/blog/newsletter🏠 www.intercom.com
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Nov 5, 2025 • 15min
Building trust in AI, one conversation at a time
It's been proven that showing customers what AI can do is the key to earning their trust. In this episode, Ruth O’Brien, Senior Director of AI Support at Intercom, talks with Matt Leggett, CX AI & Digital Director at The Access Group, about how support teams can help customers overcome hesitation around AI. They explore the pivotal role simulation, transparency, and education play in turning skeptics into believers and driving AI adoption, and why conversation-first support unlocks faster, more human customer experiences in an AI-first world.Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/18YaX3IjtIE?si=JVml2GamdzaM0OV9NewsletterSign up for The Ticket on LinkedIn: A newsletter bursting with insights and advice for support leaders who are navigating the shift to AI-first CS. https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/the-ticket-7158151857616355328/Learn more about Pioneer: pioneer.fin.aiExplore Fin: https://www.fin.aiRead customer success stories: https://www.intercom.com/customersProduct FAQs: https://www.intercom.com/helpSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Oct 31, 2025 • 17min
Live from Pioneer: How a unified Customer Agent will transform the entire customer lifecycle
What if every customer interaction – from sales to success – could be handled seamlessly by one Customer Agent? In this episode, Franka Martinovic, Director of Customer Support at Intercom, sits down with Rati Zvirawa, Director of Product Management at Intercom, to discuss the bold vision behind this reality we're moving towards with Fin. They discuss how a Customer Agent removes friction from the customer journey, the opportunities this unlocks for CX leaders, and why the companies leaning in early are gaining a powerful competitive edge.Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/n1zKLUphn2c?si=cZtofh_5URe6yovoNewsletterSign up for The Ticket on LinkedIn: A newsletter bursting with insights and advice for support leaders who are navigating the shift to AI-first CS. https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/the-ticket-7158151857616355328/Learn more about Pioneer: pioneer.fin.aiExplore Fin: https://www.fin.aiRead customer success stories: https://www.intercom.com/customersProduct FAQs: https://www.intercom.com/helpSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Oct 22, 2025 • 15min
Live from Pioneer: AI is a long overdue promotion for customer service
AI is giving customer service a long-overdue promotion. But what does that really mean? In this episode, Leanne Harte, Senior Manager of Customer Support at Intercom, sits down with Guneet Singh, VP of Customer Experience and Care at AppFolio, to discuss how AI is transforming support from a cost center into a growth engine. They unpack how to rethink ROI beyond cost savings, build systems that keep AI performing at its best, and reimagine team roles, culture, and success metrics in an AI-first world.Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/JQufKRxPKjU?si=BqxKaelTPgijwU5pNewsletterSign up for The Ticket on LinkedIn: A newsletter bursting with insights and advice for support leaders who are navigating the shift to AI-first CS. https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/the-ticket-7158151857616355328/Learn more about Pioneer: pioneer.fin.ai Explore Fin: https://www.fin.aiRead customer success stories: https://www.intercom.com/customersProduct FAQs: https://www.intercom.com/help See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Oct 16, 2025 • 24min
Live from Pioneer: AI is handling complexity we never thought it could
We used to believe only humans could solve messy, high-stakes customer problems. But what happens when AI Agents prove they can do this too?In this episode, Declan Ivory, VP of Support at Intercom, and Natalie Hurst, Senior Director of Customer Success at Nuuly, unpack how, with AI handling ever more complex customer interactions, the world of customer experience is being reshaped and what this shift means for leaders, human teams, and the trust customers place in AI.Watch this episode on YouTube:Follow the people:https://www.linkedin.com/in/decivory/https://www.linkedin.com/in/natalie-hurst-8a1712b/Newsletter:Sign up for The Ticket on LinkedIn: A newsletter bursting with insights and advice for support leaders who are navigating the shift to AI-first CS. https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/the-ticket-7158151857616355328/Say hi:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/intercom/X: https://x.com/intercomhttps://www.fin.aiSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Oct 15, 2025 • 11min
Fin Conversations Ep4: Fin Procedures in practice
Ruth O’Brien, Senior Director of AI Support at Intercom, and Declan Ivory, VP of Customer Support at Intercom, dive into Fin Procedures – a powerful new way for Fin AI Agent to handle complex, multi-step queries. Hear how Intercom’s own support team is using Procedures in practice, and the impact customers are seeing so far – from higher resolution rates to improved CSAT.Learn more about Procedures here: https://fin.ai/proceduresWatch this episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4sRen1ty1NUFollow the peoplehttps://www.linkedin.com/in/ruthieob/https://www.linkedin.com/in/decivory/NewsletterSign up for The Ticket on LinkedIn: A newsletter bursting with insights and advice for support leaders who are navigating the shift to AI-first CS. https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/the-ticket-7158151857616355328/Say hiLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/intercom/X: https://x.com/intercomhttps://www.fin.aiSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Oct 9, 2025 • 17min
Inside Pioneer 2025: Exploring what's next for customer experience
Intercom's Senior Director of AI Support, Ruth O’Brien, and VP of Customer Support, Declan Ivory, recap Pioneer, our summit for AI customer service leaders. They cover the announcement of Fin 3, the best-performing AI Agent capable of handling the most complex queries, our vision for a Customer Agent future, ideas on AI as a convergent force, and more.Watch talks from Pioneer here: https://pioneer.fin.ai/Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/crsUL6wmItg?si=ZuKEN-b5vtDP4YinFollow the peoplehttps://www.linkedin.com/in/ruthieob/https://www.linkedin.com/in/decivory/NewsletterSign up for The Ticket on LinkedIn: A newsletter bursting with insights and advice for support leaders who are navigating the shift to AI-first CS. https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/the-ticket-7158151857616355328/Say hiLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/intercom/X: https://x.com/intercomhttps://www.fin.aiSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Sep 25, 2025 • 24min
Smooth scaling: How Intercom manages 500+ product launches a year
In this episode of The Ticket, Ruth O’Brien, Senior Director of AI Support, is joined by Sean Reid, New Product Introduction Program Manager, and Beth-Ann Sher, Senior Knowledge Manager, to unpack how Intercom handles 500+ product launches a year. They share how the NPI (New Product Introduction) process enables both Fin and human teammates to deliver seamless support, why knowledge management is so critical in an AI-first world, and how cross-team collaboration ensures every launch is a success.Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/dK77eHDupXA?si=bWmnyckXmaT2aj7NFollow the peoplehttps://www.linkedin.com/in/ruthieob/https://www.linkedin.com/in/beth-ann-sher/https://www.linkedin.com/in/sean-reid-435681174/NewsletterSign up for The Ticket on LinkedIn: A newsletter bursting with insights and advice for support leaders who are navigating the shift to AI-first CS. https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/the-ticket-7158151857616355328/Say hiLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/intercom/X: https://x.com/intercomhttps://www.fin.aiSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Sep 16, 2025 • 30min
Lessons from Vanta: Scaling support through trust, education, and AI innovation
In this episode of The Ticket, Vanta’s Director of Customer Support, Margarita Wilshire, joins Intercom’s Senior Director of Human Support, Bobby Stapleton, to share how her team blends human expertise, customer education, and AI innovation to deliver fast, trustworthy, and scalable support – while keeping customer experience at the heart of everything they do.Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/72V2C-QR6pw?si=BnGXQQNR-mYLAriOFollow the peoplehttps://www.linkedin.com/in/bobbystapleton/https://www.linkedin.com/in/margaritawilshire/NewsletterSign up for The Ticket on LinkedIn: A newsletter bursting with insights and advice for support leaders who are navigating the shift to AI-first CS. https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/the-ticket-7158151857616355328/Say hiLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/intercom/X: https://x.com/intercomhttps://www.fin.aiSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Aug 25, 2025 • 20min
Fin Conversations Ep3: The blueprint for scaling AI in customer service
In this episode, Senior Director of AI Support Ruth O’Brien and VP of Support Declan Ivory take you inside part two of Intercom’s AI Agent Blueprint: "Scale it." They share lessons from being the first support team in the world to deploy a generative AI agent and dive into the organizational shifts that make scaling the impact of AI possible. From introducing new roles like conversation designers and AI ops managers, to keeping customer experience front and center, and rethinking support economics to prove long-term business value, it’s a candid look at what it really takes to scale AI in customer service.Watch this episode here: https://youtu.be/zUw0IyehCuw?si=w5F8ElMVf1_-9nLvRead the AI Agent Blueprint here: https://fin.ai/blueprintNewsletter:Sign up for The Ticket on LinkedIn: A newsletter bursting with insights and advice for support leaders who are navigating the shift to AI-first CS. https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/the-ticket-7158151857616355328/Follow The Ticket podcast:Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-ticket-discover-the-future-of/id996103731Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6zlcXgcd2kX9E4cbQTCsR9YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlCIldMZCaFrn43ZNAiw00icA-nRW5wVFRSS Feed https://art19.com/shows/inside-intercomSay hi:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/intercom/X: https://x.com/intercomhttps://www.fin.aiSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Aug 18, 2025 • 27min
Exploring 'The Wheel': Clay’s rotational program creating future leaders through customer service
In a captivating discussion, George Dilthey, Head of Support at Clay, shares insights on 'The Wheel,' a groundbreaking 15-month rotational program aimed at developing future tech leaders through customer service. He explains how this initiative hires fresh graduates, integrating customer insights into various departments. The conversation highlights the dual role of mentorship and AI in enhancing team engagement and service quality. George also illustrates how rethinking customer support can transform it into a strategic asset that drives value and fosters long-term career growth.


