You know Wistia, right? We love Wistia. They haven't even paid us to say this, in fact WE pay THEM to be friends. That kind of raving loyalty from customers comes from having a healthy relationship with those customers, and we all know healthy relationships have firm boundaries. But what does that look like? What does it mean to set boundaries for customer support? What's that weird sound, by the way? Yeah, sorry, audio quirks are weird in this episode, but it's a great conversation you can use to set your own boundaries for your own CX teams.

Jordan Munson Has Boundaries

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We're back with Val Liberty from Balsamic, talking about having interactions with hard customers. You know...those people you can never please. One way to combat the burnout of dealing with terrible customers over and over, Balsamiq has created a culture of trust and boundaries in their employees to empower them even in the worst of circumstances. It's worth a listen just to hear how they de-escalate and diffuse and send people off with a smile.

Val Liberty Will Heal Your Soul, Part 2

Sarah has a great conversation with Stephanie Lundberg from Abstract about the opportunities in the customer experience world. There are helpful insights about growth from support to product. Stephanie shares her own experience exploring the two paths of support, the leadership, and technical side, and speaks of the importance of all teams working together in a company.

Stephanie Lundberg Took A New Path

Sarah sits down with Carter Gibson, an internal community manager at Google. They discuss what a community manager does, the importance of a strong community in a company, and fostering a strong culture. The two have a wonderful conversation about cultivating a strong community with consistency and transparency at the largest tech company in the world.

Carter Gibson Believes in Community at Google

Sarah speaks with Mike from Trello about having difficult conversations with customers. The two chat about the fine line between customer advocacy and company loyalty. Mike provides insight on dealing with pushback, building up trust with customers and your team, and understanding the importance of team policies, especially with larger teams.

How to Be Bad with Mike from Trello

Sarah sits down to talk with Lance Conzett from Uber. The two discuss customer support as a great resource to learn how the customers interact with a company’s product and services and how that translates to working in all departments. Lance shares excellent stories from going through a massive merger that Uber went through in 2020.

Jordan Munson Has Boundaries

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