The Agile Brand with Greg Kihlström®: Expert Mode Marketing Technology, AI, & CX

Welcome to a special episode of the show brought to you in partnership with Arlington Economic Development, where we discuss issues related to the workforce, the role of place in the future of work, and the role of the creative sector in a larger business context. We call this Return on Creativity. Today we have an excerpt from our September 14 event: Return on Creativity: Return on Leadership, featuring a panel with Kimberly E. Blue, Cary Hatch, and Paul Spiers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we’re going to talk about the agile personal brand, and how it can help with both personal and business success. To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome Henry Kaminski, Founder & CEO, Unique Designz and host of The Brand Doctor podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we’re going to talk about meaningful measurement of transformation initiatives, why existing measurement devices often aren’t enough, and better ways to approach finding success in digital transformations. To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome Peter McCoy, Investor, Advisor, and Co-Founder of Baton. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we’re going to talk about leadership, employee, and patient experience in the healthcare space, and how the healthcare space poses unique challenges and opportunities in these areas. To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome Tracy Courtney, Director of UPMC Experience/Project Management at UPMC International Training Site. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It is one thing to say that you are measuring and testing, and another to make continuous improvement and optimization part of your company’s DNA. Today we’re going to talk about going beyond simple A/B testing and how to build a culture of experimentation in your organization. To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome Brian Browning, Vice President of Technology at Kin and Carta. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Healthcare can provide some of the most rewarding as well as the most challenging implementations of customer experience initiatives, and presents many unique scenarios that companies in other industries simply don’t encounter. Today we’re going to talk about the patient experience, and how it is both similar and different to other types of customer experience work, as well as how to be successful in creating a great patient experience. To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome Brian Carlson, Vice President Patient Experience, Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we’re going to talk about the employee onboarding process, remote work, and the best methods to ensure success with onboarding new employees. To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome David Secunda, the Founder and CEO of WorkBright, an HR tech startup that moves traditional employee onboarding to a 100% remote process that workers complete before they arrive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we’re going to talk about the importance of planning for meaningful customer experience measurement across multiple platforms and systems where strategic planning, and connections between data sources are crucial. To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome Dushyant Mitra, Director of Professional Services - Partner Experience and Practice Success at Medallia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to a special episode of the show brought to you in partnership with Arlington Economic Development, where we discuss issues related to the workforce, the role of place in the future of work, and the role of the creative sector in a larger business context. We call this Return on Creativity. Today we’re going to talk about the changing role of HR and how organizations need to ensure their talent acquisition and retention strategies take into account a broader scope and perspective than narrowly focusing on compliance. Instead, organizations who think of employee acquisition and retention in terms of how other areas of the organization have been thinking about customer acquisition and retention will set themselves up for success. To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome Annissa Deshpande, Principal of Loglab, and author of The Comeback. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we’re going to talk about the gap between leadership, HR, and DevOps in many organizations, and how aligning them can bring better results to both the individuals within the organization, as well as the success of the organization as a whole. To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome Duena Blomstrom, Co-Founder and CEO, People Not Tech and author of the book “People Before Tech” to her second time on this show. Duena - welcome back to the show! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices