“Brand is the promise, the experience is the reality.” 

This week, Lacey Peace sits down with Abhii Parakh, Head of Customer Experience at Prudential Financial, to unpack exactly how the 150 year old legacy brand created a scalable culture of empathy, innovation, and action. 

From defining what CX really means to implementing belief-driven rituals and artifacts, Abhii shares a behind-the-scenes look at Prudential’s remarkable shift.

You’ll hear how Prudential turned feedback from a single paper-fatigued customer into a multi-year digital transformation, why they built a champion network of 100+ internal customer advocates, and how they're blending human insight with emerging AI technologies to drive predictive customer experiences. This isn’t about generic platitudes — it’s about measurable change, internal momentum, and leadership buy-in.

If you're leading CX at scale, battling organizational silos, or just wondering how to make customer experience more than a department, this is the episode you’ve been waiting for. Subscribe for more insider conversations with the most customer-obsessed minds in business.

 

• 00:00 Who is Abhii Parakh, CSM at Prudential?
• 04:56 Building a Customer-Centric Culture
• 10:19 Scaling Customer Experience Globally
• 13:58 Three Elements of Culture: Artifacts, Rituals & Beliefs
• 28:05 Impact of Predictive Analytics & Debunking NPS
• 35:22 Adopting AI at Prudential: Challenges, Success & Predictions
• 45:23 The Difference Between Generative AI & Agentic AI 
• 50:27 Future of AI and Ethical Considerations

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