In today’s episode, we sat down with Surfboard founder Natasha Ratanshi-Stein to chat about managing remote teams, the challenges of creating a new category, and how planning software can help businesses create a more seamless, holistic customer experience.




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Surfboard founder Natasha Ratanshi-Stein on riding the wave of planning software for support

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This week on The Ticket podcast, Intercom’s Senior Director of Human Support Bobby Stapleton and Director of Customer Support Operations Anthony Lopez break down how our own Customer Support team got started with AI. They discuss what the first three months looked like as the team made the switch to an AI-first approach, and offer some practical advice for how others can confidently embrace the new way.




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Mapping out the first 90 days with AI-first Customer Service

Our Chief Product Officer Paul Adams talks about how AI has raised the bar for what great customer service looks like and what it takes to rise to the occasion. He explains our vision for AI-first Customer Service, and how we’re making that vision a reality.




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Off Script: Into the future with AI-first Customer Service

Intercom’s Senior Director of Automated and Proactive Support Ruth O’Brien and Senior Director of Human Support Bobby Stapleton discuss the impact AI is having on customer service careers, and what “new world” support roles and career paths look like compared to “old world” ones, based on their own personal experience. 




Watch this episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9MA3cBELyU






Exploring customer service career paths in the age of AI

Today, we're delighted to have Mercer Smith, VP of Managed Operations at PartnerHero and the author of "CXOXO: Building a Support Team Your Customers Will Love." Mercer joins our own Bobby Stapleton, Senior Director, Human Support at Intercom, to share her expertise on using AI to elevate your customer service operations without sacrificing the personal touch that customers cherish.






Unpacking the impact of AI on CX with PartnerHero's Mercer Smith

Learn how Fin AI Copilot is changing the way Intercom's Customer Support team works, and the benefits they're already seeing since starting to use it.

Surfboard founder Natasha Ratanshi-Stein on riding the wave of planning software for support

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