

Business Transformation Pitch with The CX Goalkeeper
Gregorio Uglioni
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.
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.
Episodes
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Sep 26, 2022 • 29min
Diversity and Inclusion in Customer Experience with Rebecca Brown
The CX Goalkeeper had the great opportunity to interview Rebecca Brown LinkedIn Headline: Award-Winning Customer Experience Consultant | Anti-bullying Advocate | Keynote Speaker | Feature Writer | Highlights: 00:00 Game Start 00:32 Rebecca's introduction 03:10 Rebecca's values 04:21 What's your understanding of diversity and inclusion in customer experience? 06:13 Are people only speaking about it, or are also applying the lesson that we can learn from diversity and inclusion? 09:02 What is the value added of diversity and inclusion? 13:14 Who is the owner of diversity & inclusion? 15:25 how could we measure the improvement in this area? 18:34 do you have a good example that you say this is nowadays best in practice in diversity and integration? 20:35 how can I contribute to D&I on a daily basis? 23:31 The future of CX 25:23 Rebecca's book suggestion 27:10 Rebecca's contact details 27:29 Rebecca's Golden Nugget and much more on: https://www.cxgoalkeeper.com/RebeccaBrown #customerexperience #cxgoalkeeper #podcast #leadership #diversity #inclusion

Sep 19, 2022 • 26min
The CX Centric Maturity Assessment with Jonathan Daniels
The CX Goalkeeper had the great opportunity to interview Jonathan Daniels LinkedIn Headline: Leading Customer Centric Transformations. Highlights: 00:00 Game Start 00:36 Jonathan's introduction 03:14 Jonathan's value 04:45 Where did where did the idea of a CX Centric Maturity Assessment come from? 08:34 How is it structured? 11:26 why it's important to understand where we are (the as-is situation)? 16:51 Is it possible to excel in some of these 8 categories? Or is it better to improve all at the same time? 18:32 The future of CX 20:43 Book Suggestion 22:09 Contact details 23:49 Jonathan's Golden Nugget more on: www.cxgoalkeeper.com/JonathanDaniels2 #customerexperience on: www.cxgoalkeeper.com/JonathanDaniels2

Sep 12, 2022 • 36min
5 Steps On How To Set Up Your CX Business Unit with Mandisa Makubalo
The CX Goalkeeper had the great opportunity to interview Mandisa Makubalo LinkedIn Headline: Founder & Principal Practitioner at Unlimited Experiences SA Highlights: 00:00 Game Start 00:46 Mandisa's introduction 01:48 Mandisa's value 02:55 The idea of the article "5 Steps On How To Set Up Your CX Business Unit" 05:59 Overview of the article "5 Steps On How To Set Up Your CX Business Unit" 07:17 The 4 tips 10:51 The meaning of Design for Value 14:38 The 5 steps described in "5 Steps On How To Set Up Your CX Business Unit" 25:52 The masterplan 28:42 The future of CX 30:36 Mandisa's book suggestion 32:35 Mandisa's contact details 33:37 Mandisa's Golden Nugget and much more https://www.cxgoalkeeper.com/MandisaMakubalo Thank you, Mandisa. #cxgoalkeeper #customerexperience #podcast #leadership

Sep 5, 2022 • 34min
Continuous Education in Customer Experience with Ricky Harris
The CX Goalkeeper had the great opportunity to interview Ricky Harris LinkedIn Headline: Chartered Institute of Customer Management, Call Centre, Customer Services Master classes Highlights: 00:00 Game Start 00:32 Ricky's introduction 03:34 Ricky's values 05:26 The CX landscape in South Africa 7:36 What can we learn from South Africa 12:49 The role of the Chartered Institute of customer management 19:19 Continuous Education & the most requested skills 21:36 The future question (CX in 10 years) 26:29 Ricky's book suggestion 31:28 Ricky's contact details 32:39 Ricky's golden nugget and much more on https://www.cxogoalkeeper.com/RickyHarris #cxgoalkeeper #customerexperience #podcast #leadership

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


