The CXO’s playbook

Podcast - CX

4th October 2023

Welcome to Strategy for Breakfast! The podcast about real business challenges based on real business conversations. In this episode, we take a look at one of the newest members of the C-Suite, the Chief Experience Officer (or CXO), and what that role really entails. Discover why the first 10 seconds of a customer’s journey are the most important, as well as toeing the fine line between knowing the customer and being downright creepy.

Join us as we learn from Todd Unger, the CXO for the American Medical Association, who has literally written the CXO’s playbook. Let us know what you think of this episode at podcast@gdsgroup.com

Discussion points

How do you define the CXO role, and how did it make its way into the C-Suite?
What happens in the first 10 seconds of the customer journey that makes it so important?
Have consumers peaked in terms of their experience expectations?

Get in touch

Connect with our guest Todd Unger
Connect with host Colin Cosell
Or email podcast@gdsgroup.com

Resources mentioned in this episode

GDS Group – Meet the Boss roundtables
GDS Group – Summits
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