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Questions for now - Compelling perspectives on digital CX

TELUS Digital
Customer Experience
TELUS Digital
Data Neutrality
Office Hours
AI In CX
Sales
CX AI
Monday.com
Personalization
AI Safety
Digital Customer Success
European Union AI Act
AI Compliance
ROI
Leadership
Loyalty
Agent Experience
Net Revenue Retention
B2B
Zendesk

Listen to Questions for now to hear big thinkers discuss today’s big questions in digital CX. Featuring thought leaders from beloved brands and influential institutions, Questions for now is packed full of compelling perspectives and actionable insights.

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On this episode, we look at where enterprise CX AI actually stands in 2026 — and why deployment and performance are not the same thing.

The Enterprise CX AI: 2026 Global Survey, conducted by Ryan Strategic Advisory and commissioned by TELUS Digital,... more

On this episode, we explore what rigorous AI safety testing looks like for customer-facing AI — and why most deployments carry more risk than the teams running them expect.

Testing AI before launch is standard practice. But one-time manual testing t... more

On this episode, we explore AI orchestration in contact centers — and what CX leaders need to know to move from digitized chaos to operational clarity.

Most brands have implemented AI in their customer experience operations to some degree. But when ... more

On this episode, we explore how realistic voice simulations are accelerating agent readiness — and what CX leaders need to know to implement AI training at scale.

Generative AI and voice simulation technology are fundamentally transforming how organ... more

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Erin Walker
Global Vice President of CX AI at TELUS Digital
TELUS Digital
Episode: You deployed AI in your contact center. Now what? (feat. Ryan Strategic Advisory)
Peter Ryan
President and Principal Analyst of Ryan Strategic Advisory
Ryan Strategic Advisory
Episode: You deployed AI in your contact center. Now what? (feat. Ryan Strategic Advisory)
Bret Kinsella
Senior Vice President and General Manager of Fuel iX at TELUS Digital
TELUS Digital (Fuel iX)
Episode: How well have you tested your CX AI models, chatbots and agents?
Nuri Gocay
Director of Contact Center Platform Architecture at Zendesk
Zendesk
Episode: How do you move from chaos to clarity with CX AI? (feat. Zendesk)
Abby Spahich
Global Vice President for Digital CX Solutions at TELUS Digital
TELUS Digital
Episode: How do you move from chaos to clarity with CX AI? (feat. Zendesk)
Mitch Lieberman
Vice President of Product for Fuel iX at TELUS Digital
TELUS Digital / Fuel iX
Episode: How is AI simulation reinventing contact center agent training? (feat. ElevenLabs)
Jack Piunti
Go-to-market leader at ElevenLabs
ElevenLabs
Episode: How is AI simulation reinventing contact center agent training? (feat. ElevenLabs)
Robin Jakobsen
Director of Product Strategy for Customer Experience Management
TELUS Digital
Episode: Is sales misalignment costing you customers? (feat. Robin Jakobsen and Shawn Casemore)
Shawn Casemore
Sales Keynote Speaker and Author
Episode: Is sales misalignment costing you customers? (feat. Robin Jakobsen and Shawn Casemore)

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Robert Zirk
Host/producer with recurring presence across episodes; multiple spellings indicate consistent role.

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4.8 out of 5 stars from 34 ratings
  • Well worth a listen.

    This is a great podcast for any company trying to build an effective cx department.

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    Tara Breatnach
    Ireland9 years ago
  • Insightful and informative interview

    Really enjoyed the interview with John from Nest

    Apple Podcasts
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    Daithi M
    Ireland9 years ago

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Content consistently bridges CX strategy with AI governance and risk.
It's a strong resource for CX leaders seeking practical ROI-backed insights.
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You deployed AI in your contact center. Now what? (feat. Ryan Strategic Advisory)
Q: You deployed AI in your contact center, now what?
The guests emphasize starting with outcomes, not tools, and building a coherent strategy that ties AI deployments to customer and business metrics. They discuss aligning the CX organization with commercial goals, prioritizing investments in the CX department, and orchestrating multiple AI components through a unified framework like the infinity loop to achieve measurable improvements.
Presenting: What The Fraud? — The business of trust
Q: How is AI changing fraud prevention in practice?
AI accelerates detection and scales monitoring across large volumes, but it requires human oversight to handle edge cases, retrain models, and address evolving phishing and deepfake threats.
Presenting: What The Fraud? — The business of trust
Q: What makes trust a competitive edge for businesses today?
Trust becomes a competitive edge when security and customer experience are integrated so that protection does not hinder onboarding but instead accelerates it, fostering loyalty and reducing churn.
How do customer success leaders become strategic partners? (feat. Kelly McGuire and Tom Pelisson)
Q: What distinguishes a strategic partner from a vendor in practice?
A strategic partner is seen as an extension of the customer's team, demonstrates tangible business impact through proactive insights, on-site engagement when possible, and a clear narrative that ties day-to-day activities to executive-level objectives.
How do customer success leaders become strategic partners? (feat. Kelly McGuire and Tom Pelisson)
Q: Today on Questions for now, we ask, how do customer success leaders become strategic partners?
Kelly and Tom discuss a three-part framework: align outcomes with the customer's goals, provide concise executive updates that shine a favorable light on leadership, and cultivate genuine, proactive relationships by deeply understanding the client's business and future direction.

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Listeners are treated to thoughtful discussions at the intersection of customer experience, AI, and digital transformation. Episodes tend to surface practical frameworks for aligning CX with business outcomes, exploring AI-enabled orchestration, agent training, data governance, and revenue-driving CX partnerships. Notable threads include the push to unify disparate CX data and processes, the emphasis on human-centric agent experiences, and the role of governance and compliance in deploying AI at scale. The show frequently features senior practitioners from TELUS Digital and guest experts from enterprise markets, academia, and CX technology vendors, delivering actionable insights for leaders aiming to improve customer outcomes while measurin... more

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