
Business Transformation Pitch with The CX Goalkeeper
Digital & Business Transformation | Customer Experience | Leadership | Innovation
This podcast goes beyond theory. It brings you real-world experiences from best-in-class experts who explore the intersection of people, technology, and measurable business results.
Hosted by Gregorio Uglioni—global transformation leader, keynote speaker, and recognized authority in Customer Experience (CX)—each episode features insightful conversations with top executives, innovators, and changemakers.
Discover how today’s leaders are accelerating transformation, leading with purpose, driving innovation, enabling human-centered growth, and creating lasting value across customer, employee, and operational dimensions.
Smart insights. Bold ideas. Real impact.
Your weekly pitch for a smarter way to lead and grow.
Latest episodes

Aug 29, 2022 • 34min
The Magic of Disney World with Dennis Snow
The CX Goalkeeper had the great opportunity to interview Dennis Snow LinkedIn Headline: Customer Service Keynote Speaker, Consultant, and Author Highlights: 00:00 Game Start 00:30 Dennis' introduction 03:31 Dennis' values 05:19 Disney, what are the key ingredients to be so successful in this magic world? 09:30 Disney is offering a great experience But let's quite expensive... 13:38 People want always to come back 14:47 How is it possible that cast members are always so friendly? 18:56 Onstage and backstage. 21:23 What can companies learn from Disney? 25:50 Talking about CX: what are we going to discuss about in 10 years? 28:24 Dennis' book suggestion 30:08 Dennis' Contact details 32:03 Dennis' Golden Nugget and much more on https://www.cxgoalkeeper.com/DennisSnow Guest's Contact Details: dennis AT snowassociates DOT com https://www.linkedin.com/in/dennissnow/ https://www.snowassociates.com #customerexperience #podcast #leadership #cxgoalkeeper

Aug 22, 2022 • 34min
Operational Excellence with Marianne Rutz
The CX Goalkeeper had the great opportunity to interview Marianne Rutz LinkedIn Headline: We're the Experts in Helping Fast-Growth SMEs Transform Their Call Centre Operations into Powerhouse Profit Centres | Podcaster | Speaker Highlights: 00:00 Game Start 01:01 Marianne's Introduction 03:44 Marianne's Values 06:12 Operational Excellence Definition 08:11 Are companies good enough? 13:52 Do you have enough people? 15:53 Quality Assurance 19:57 Measurement 24:54 The best short term measure to improve 27:14 The future of Operational Excellence 29:18 Book suggestion 30:41 Contact Details 32:00 Marianne's golden nugget and much more on https://www.cxgoalkeeper.com/mariannerutz Marianne's Contact Details: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marianne-rutz/ https://rutzconsulting.com/

Aug 15, 2022 • 28min
Built to Win with Annette Franz
The CX Goalkeeper had the great opportunity to interview Annette Franz LinkedIn Headline: Coach | Keynote Speaker | Author | Putting the "Customer" in Customer Experience Highlights: 00:00 Game Start 01:25: Annette Franz’s Introduction 02:42 Annette Franz’s Values 03:51 Where did the idea of the new book come from? 05:25 The 10 principles in the book 06:57 which principle did you enjoy writing the most? 09:29 which principle is the most undervalued rated? 12:53 the principle you forgot 16:11 which principle was for you the most difficult to write about? 17:13 which principle did you wrote as the first one? 18:11 What is for you the most important message out of out of the first chapter? (Culture) 19:41 What's the key message out of the second one leadership? 20:17 What's the key message out of the third chapter? 21:09 The future question (CX in 10 years) 23:39 Annette's contact details 24:20 Her book suggestion 24:54 Annette's golden nugget and much more on https://www.cxgoalkeeper.com/AnnetteFranz2 Annette's Contact Details: https://www.annettefranz.com https://cx-journey.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/annette-franz/ #cxgoalkeeper #customerexperience #podcast #leadership #winningonpurpose

Aug 8, 2022 • 44min
Team, Tool, Process & Feedback - The 4 Pillars with Adrian Brady-Cesana
The CX Goalkeeper had the great opportunity to interview Adrian Brady-Cesana LinkedIn Headliner: Customer Experience Executive, Author of The Four CX Pillars & Host of The CXChronicles Podcast Highlights: 00:00 Game Start 00:38 Adrian’s introduction 2:36: CX Chronicles 05:53 Adrian’s Values 11:04 The Team 18:43 The tools 25:12 The Processes 32:32 The Feedback 38:09 Adrian’s book suggestion 40:03 Adrian’s contact details 40:42 Adrian’s Golden Nugget and much more on: www.cxgoalkeeper.com/AdrianBradyCesana Adrian's Contact Details: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adrianbradycesana/ www.cxchronicles.com Adrian at CX chronicles.com Adrian's book: The Four CX Pillars to Grow Your Business Now: The Customer Experience Manager Playbook https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B086BJ6N6R/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0 Thank you, Adrian. #cxgoalkeeper #customerexperience #podcast #leadership

Aug 1, 2022 • 38min
The Phygital Consumer with Bruno Guimarães
The CX Goalkeeper had the great opportunity to interview Bruno Guimarães LinkedIn Headline: CX Solution Strategist Brazil | Founder - Amigos do CX | CXPA Brazil Regional Council | Ironman Triathlete | CXMStars™2022 – Top 5 CX Influencer | International CX Judge | Ana Carolina and Bento Father Highlights: 00:00 Game Start 00:56 Bruno’s Introduction 03:25 Bruno’s Values 08:07 The phygital customer 15:13 The best out of the mix: digital & physical 18:30 What's your view now that we are speaking about Web 3.0 Virtual Reality augmented reality? 21:49 which is your preferred phygital experience? 26:41 Talking about Phigital Experiences: what are we going to discuss about in 10 years? 30:48 Bruno’s book suggestion 32:47 Bruno’s contact details 33:33 Amigos do CX 34:08 Bruno’s Golden Nugget 36:20 End of the Game and much more on: www.cxgoalkeeper.com/brunoguimaraes Bruno's Contact Details: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brunorguimaraes/ https://www.amigosdocx.com.br/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/amigos-do-cx/ Thank you, Bruno. #cxgoalkeeper #customerexperience #podcast #leadership

Jul 25, 2022 • 34min
Value for Customers with Maxie Schmidt
The CX Goalkeeper had the great opportunity to interview Maxie Schmidt LinkedIn Headline: Vice President, Principal Analyst | Author | Keynote Speaker | Inspiring and Supporting Customer Experience Professionals Highlights: 00:00 Game Start 00:39 Maxie's Introduction 03:20 Maxie's Values 04:30 The broader CX landscape (Value, 07:28 Value for Customers 12:45 Different Value perception 14:37 How to measure the value created 16:52 How can we maximize the value for customers? 22:14 Best in class examples 24:38 additional best in class example related to customers' needs 26:40 What we are discussing in 10 years from now about CX 28:45 Maxie's Book Suggestion 30:30 Maxie's Contact Details 31:08 Maxie's Golden Nugget and much more on www.cxgoalkeeper.com/MaxieSchimidt Maxie's Contact Details: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maxieschmidt/ m schmidt at forrester dot com Thank you, Maxie! #cxgoalkeeper #customerexperience #podcast #leadership #forrester #value

Jul 18, 2022 • 25min
Holistic Experiences with Miles C. Thomas
The CX Goalkeeper had the great opportunity to interview Miles C. Thomas LinkedIn Headline: Chief Experience Officer - Creating Customer Centric Companies -Global customer service & experience leader - Contributing author CX3 - Chair of CX Judges - Top CX Influencer 2021/22 Highlights: 00:00 Game Start 01:18 Miles' Introduction 02:28 Miles' Values 04:10 Holistic Experiences 05:10 The Holistic Experiences Model: CX Strategy, Leadership & Culture, Customer Intelligence, Employee Empowerment & Experiences and Service Experience 09:35 Assessment & Next steps 10:40 The biggest potential is in Customer Intelligence 11:25 The defining of a great Service Experience 13:55 The Role of Employees 15:20 Leadership & Culture - Servant Leadership 17:00 What does happen after the assessment of the 5 pillars? 19:22 What we are discussion about CX in 10 years? 21:55 Miles' book suggestion 22:30 Miles' contact details 23:05 Miles' Golden Nugget and much more... www.cxgoalkeeper,com/MilesCThomas2 His Contact Details: https://www.linkedin.com/in/milesct/ https://www.customerstart.com/ Thank you, Miles! #cxgoalkeeper #customerexperience #podcast #leadership

Jul 11, 2022 • 33min
Who is the CX Goalkeeper? with Dennis Wakabayashi
The CX Goalkeeper had the great opportunity to interview Dennis Wakabayashi LinkedIn Headline: Global Voice of #CX | Connector of people and resources to transform business | Digital Marketing Instructor | Author | Industry MC and Keynote Speaker Highlights: 00:00 Game Start 00:24 Dennis' introduction 01:00 Dennis' values 02:30 My family 05:00 My passion for soccer 07:30 The role of the goalkeeper 10:15 The collaboration with guests & the related preparation 13:10 The investment & the related reward - celebrating the CX community 17:10 The 3 podcasts that really stand-out among the first 80 episodes Faran Niaz - the most number of downloads Claude Silver - the most number of feedbacks The next podcast 22:40 The highlights of my career 22:08 Dennis' conclusion 30:00 Dennis' contact details 31:22 Dennis' Golden Nugget … and much more on www.cxgoalkeeper.com/DennisWakabayashi Dennis' Contact Details: www.denniswakabayashi.com Thank you Dennis #customerexperience #cxgoalkeeper #podcast #leadership

Jul 4, 2022 • 37min
Emotional Intelligence with Sandra Thompson
The CX Goalkeeper had the great opportunity to interview Sandra Thompson LinkedIn Headline: Founder of the Ei Evolution CX & EX Consultancy| CX & EX Educator| 1st Goleman Emotional Intelligence Coach in the UK| TEDx speaker| Applied CX & EI course lead| Contributing author to PUNK XL Highlights: 00:00 Game Start 00:55 Sandra's Introduction 02:10 CX3 03:25 Sandra's Values 06:00 Definition of Emotional Intelligence (EI) 08:35 Sandra's preferred two components of EI 10:50 The most difficult competency to explain 13:05 The most underrated competencies 14:35 The place of emotions in business 22:05 Link among emotions, employee experience and loyalty 28:50 What are we going to discuss in 10 years related to EI in employee experience 31:40 Sandra's Book Suggestion 32:55 Sandra's Contact Details 33:45 Sandra's Golden Nugget … and much more on www.cxgoalkeeper.com/SandraThompson Sandra's Contact Details: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cxeisandra/ https://www.eievolution.com/ Thank you, Sandra! #cxgoalkeeper #customerexperience #podcast #leadership #emptionalintelligence #eievolution

Jun 27, 2022 • 33min
What changed and what did not change in CX with Rick Denton
The CX Goalkeeper had the great opportunity to interview Rick Denton LinkedIn Headline: Customer Experience Transformation | 🎤Podcast Host - CX Passport🎧 | Keynote Speaker | I believe the best meals are served outside & require a passport Highlights: 00:00 Game Start 00:30 Rick's introduction 03:00 Rick's Values 05:40 What is changing and what is not changing in CX 08:25 Total Voice of Customers 17:40 Your Frontline knows your customers better than you 21:25 The COVID excuse 24:20 The Future of CX in 10 years 28:14 Book Suggestion 29:40 Contact details 30:40 Rick Golden Nugget and more on: www.cxgoalkeeper.com/RickDenton Rick's Contact Details: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rickdenton/ https://www.ex4cx.com www.totalvoc.com www.cxpassport.com Thank you, Rick. #cxgoalkeeper #customerexperience #podcast #leadership #cxpassport #totalvoc