Rich Smith, Vice President, Product and Services Division at Komatsu America Corp., chats with Sarah about how evolving customer expectations, technology advancements, and talent challenges are contributing to what the technician of the future will look like.

Carlos Gomez, Regional Services Director for North America at Digital Solutions, a division of Baker Hughes, joins Sarah to discuss the company’s goals, wins, challenges, and lessons learned on its digital transformation journey.

Suman Sarkar, international consultant and author of the new book Customer-Driven Disruption, joins Sarah to discuss some of the barriers holding companies back from attaining true customer-centricity.

David Douglas, VP of Service Management at Scientific Games, talks with Sarah about how to focus on continuous improvement and innovation in a mature service organization.

Jon Barr, Head of IT Americas at KONE talks with Sarah about how themes like agility, culture, AI and ML, and collaboration play an important role for any company looking to seize the opportunity of digital services.

Erica Brister, President and CEO of U.S. Pest Protection, Inc. talks with Sarah about how she took on the family business and made it her own.

Live from the IFS / WorkWave User conference, Sarah sits down with Marne Martin, CEO Workwave & President Service Management Global Business Unit at IFS, Erica Brister, President & CEO of U.S. Pest Protection, Danielle Canup, President & COO at Duraclean, and Mary Mahoney, CEO at Pacific Lawn Sprinklers. The group discusses their personal experience and finding their voices as female leaders in service.

Gaven Fahl, Director, Critical Accounts Program at Hewlett Packard Enterprise, chats with Sarah about what customers need when things go awry and how to find skill sets that can successfully navigate complex customer situations.

More from Chicago, as Sarah sits down with Charles Hughes, VP of Technical Site Services at Acuative, Tim Spencer, SVP and General Manager of Service Operations for Bunn, and John Barr, Head of IT in Americas for Kone. The panel shares their experiences on where IT and Service Management meet. 

Onstage at The Service Council Field Service Symposium, Sarah is joined by Stephanie Borowski, President & CEO of GPS Educational Partners, Eric Reisner, Vice President & General Manager of Hobart Service, Maria Pallotta, Chief of Staff, Canopy Lawn Care, and Roy Dockery, Vice President of Customer Care, Swisslog Healthcare. The group shares their insight, experiences, and recommendations for finding, recruiting, and retaining service superstars.