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CX Diaries from the Customer Experience Foundation is our podcast where we talk to the people at the sharp end of CX and Contact Centres. The Movers and the shakers, the innovators, the disruptors, and the people delivering in the real world who share their personal stories of their journey through our industry
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Stories of STEM Q

University of New England

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The University of New England’s STEM Quarter (STEM Q) is a platform for regional partnerships. It seeks to become an engine of innovation by connecting industry & investment with research & education through mutually beneficial projects. By providing local industries and communities with a pathway to engage in research specifically focused on local challenges, the New England and North West region of New South Wales, Australia, is headed for incredible success. Focused on the four key pillar ...
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Anna Barwick is an award-winning pharmacist and entrepreneur. Her innovative new business PharmOnline was brought to life at the beginning of the COVID lockdowns to help people remotely access the advice and services of pharmacists. As well as running the business, she is also conducting research into how telehealth services such as PharmOnline are…
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How much children are exposed to technology, and in particular how long they spend looking at screens and devices, is a heated topic. Dr. Jo Bird from the University of New England studies how young children interact with technology and how imaginative play can incorporate technology just as any other object in their environment. By working with ea…
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Omelia is a new digital story-telling tool being developed by entertainment industry experts that is being developed right here in Armidale. In this interview we chat with Kate Armstrong-Smith, one of the co-founders of Omelia, to hear about how this new story-telling technology works. With a background in science and the entertainment industry, th…
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Welcome to Season 2 of Stories of STEM Q! James has put together a fantastic show for the first episode of the brand new season - Tamara Miller is a Moree local who left her hometown to study and build a career in biotechnology in the pharmaceutical industry. She has recently returned to Moree where she continues to work remotely for Actinogen Medi…
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For the first of our brand new CX Diaries podcasts, we were delighted to be joined by former CX Leader of Year James Scutt, who chatted to us about his new role at Qualtrics XM after 17 years at the Post Office. We hear about what Experience Management is, what an XM Catalyst is and does, and about the work of the XM Institute. James talks to us ab…
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“Your home is your castle” Sarah talks to us about her move into social housing 3 years ago, having worked her way up through the ranks leading large, multi-site, multi-national contact centres, the motivation behind this, and the operational and cultural differences and challenges. We hear how the cost-of-living crisis is affecting both their cust…
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In this episode, as we occasionally do, we step into the world of Mental Wellbeing, and support in the workplace Kathy was had a hugely successful corporate career in change delivery for 35 years. In the last 4 years she has run her own coaching business working with senior leaders and with women who want to transform their experience of work. Kath…
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We had a chat with Iain just a couple of months into his new role as CEO at leading BPO and CX outsourcer Ventrica. Iain speaks to us about the background and early weeks in the role, and their positioning in the market, both UK and offshore. We hear about growing businesses in an experience economy and becoming an employer of choice, the importanc…
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In our latest episode of The Big Interview, we caught up with Katie Stabler. She chats to us about ‘Journey Mapping’ – why we should be doing more of it, its reality vs the perception, and what makes a good CX programme, including how it should be part of a bigger strategy, and not siloed. She also talks about where companies get CX wrong, especial…
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In this week’s podcast we had the pleasure of speaking to Justin Custer, CEO of one of our Foundation Partners – ChatLingual. Justin tells us all about ChatLingual and the major challenges he sees in the CX industry when it comes to language and multilingual support for customers. He talks about the issues when it comes to multilingual speaking age…
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Professor Linda Agnew is the Head of the School of Science and Technology at the University of New England. This special bonus episode of Stories of STEM Q is a recording of her speech given as the occasional address to students during the Autumn graduation ceremonies in 2022. As one of the first round of graduation ceremonies to be held on back on…
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The Poultry Hub, situated on campus here at the University of New England, is a world renowned research centre working to improve practices in the livestock industry. Dr Tamsyn Crowley is the Director of the Poultry Hub, and a researcher at UNE with a focus on improving animal wellbeing by using molecular markers to quantify stress levels in livest…
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Aurora Howland is the Schools Liaison Officer for the University of New England. She works with local schools and communities to introduce high school students to university life. This can include introducing them to the courses and career pathways available, but also looks at what kind of lifestyle awaits students on a university campus. In this i…
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Associate Professor Melanie Fillios is an archaeologist that specialises in human-animal interactions throughout history, and is currently the Director of Place Based Education and Research at the University of New England. In this interview we chat about the changing role of universities and the expectations that students and society place on univ…
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Shonelle Gleeson-Willey is the founder and CEO of Moss Environmental, an environmental consultancy based in Tamworth, NSW. She is also the President of the International Erosion Control Association and hosts her own STEM podcast ‘Beyond the Green Line’. In this interview we chat about how she made the decision to move from being an employee of othe…
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Andrew McConville came from an agricultural background, having originally studied at the University of New England, to go on to become the CEO of the Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration (APPEA). As an advocacy organisation APPEA represents the interests of oil and gas producers in Australia. In this interview we chat about the enormous …
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In this week’s episode of ‘The Big Interview’ we speak to Beverley Hughes, who tells us about the importance of the ‘people’ element of contact centres and ‘empathy’ and how this needs to be looked at in organisations as much as technology, as well as who is doing it well. She also talks about the benefits of Cloud technology, especially during the…
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This week we chat to John O’Melia from Contentsquare. We chat about the ‘disruptive’ CX trends (good and bad) as the world navigates its way out of pandemic, and how quickly the space is evolving. John gives us his personal experiences of disruptive CX since he has started travelling again, especially with regards to an increase in SMS outbound com…
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Casey Budd is a graduate of the University of New England who was named Agronomist of the year at the Australian Summer Grains Conference in 2019. She was previously a Young Farming Champions youth ambassador and now works as an agronomist at B&W Rural in Moree. As an agronomist she works with farmers and growers to manage their businesses, with a …
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As part of our Mental Health Awareness Week campaign, we had a chat with Claire Bennett about the importance of Mental Wellbeing in the workplace. Claire talks about the myth around the assumption that mental health being just about ‘poor’ mental health, the cost to organisations with regards to mental health, how presenteeism is a huge issue with …
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Nerys chats to us about the challenges of assessing your investment in contact centre technologies over the next 3 to 5 years, auditing current operations and determining the right solutions. She also gives us her expert opinion on the development of Omni-channel, Cloud, integration and Unified Comms solutions. We hear about her take on the CCaaS v…
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Mark talks us through his reflections on the whole market trying to replicate Sensee’s original homeworking model in recent times, how the have retained their USP in this market, and the difference between having people working from home, and a true homeworking model. We hear about truly flexible scheduling and planning with self-selecting shifts, …
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Sadiq takes us through his journey through the contact centre world, the decision to leave corporate world, matchmaking clients and partners, we hear about his extensive and successful portfolio of angel investing, and the challenges and differences for managers of working in a start up and privately invested business. Sadiq gives us his take on th…
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Nicola talks to us about the reflective times of the last 2 years, and the challenges and success of clients, businesses, and investments during this time, across her varied portfolio. We learn a lot about how to work with businesses that are backed by Private Equity, the differences, and the opportunities this brings. We chat about the disconnect …
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Russell takes us through the rapid journey many organisations went through with their technology during the pandemic, and we explore why this wasn’t happening before, and how many businesses found themselves with technology that didn’t support the new reality, and how all providers had to adapt to support their clients. We hear about the advancemen…
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Graeme talks to us about the dual challenges of running both an outsource and in house estate, the value of strategic alliances, the pace of technology deployment over the past 18 months, and the expectations and opportunities this now brings. We hear about Graeme’s migration from Operations into Planning, the importance of understanding your numbe…
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Dr Steve Miller is the Director of the Animal Genetics and Breeding Unit (AGBU) at the University of New England. AGBU works to understand how to breed better animals and plants using information on the genetics of individuals and animal populations. This can include everything from breeding desirable traits to managing disease susceptibility withi…
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The New England Virtual Health Network (NEViHN) was an emerging idea from the University of New England that was spurred into action at the onset of the coronavirus pandemic. The need for remotely delivered medical services has always been an issue for remote and regional towns, now the world has been faced with the need for such services and it is…
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Jamie tells how the pandemic has amplified CX across many industries, and awareness across brands of the importance of CX. We discuss CX as a profession, the advent of the CXO, the attention at boardroom level, and the importance for the industry of backing this up, with more focus on the “so what”, much more provable ROI, and hard metrics. We hear…
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Paul tells us what being a Contact Centre Innovator and CX Industry Dragon is all about! We hear about Paul’s background as an early entrant into contact centres in the 90s, some of the challenges and key learnings along the way, and how the landscape has changed over the years, both for the people, the technology, and consumer behaviour We come up…
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Alistair talks us through the new proposition of CX as a Service, what this involves and how it works, the benefits and outcomes it brings. We hear about the levels of growth and consolidation in the CXM market, the labour challenges, and the need for balance between self serve and automation and what this means for customers, and what the next nor…
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Dave talks to us about the opportunities and positives the pandemic has brought us, particularly around the way we work and doing things a better way, the evolving world of cloud contact centres, the importance of integration, and how to do this well. We hear about his journey through the industry, and developing people throughout his career. Dave …
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Megan talks to us about the challenges of launching a Tech start up and we hear all about Gig CX and crowdsourcing customer service, bringing in the gig economy to contact centres and why this works for people and clients. We hear about her rise through the industry, how talent not technology is the answer to many of the industry issues, and the mi…
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Gerry chats with us about some of the work he has been doing over the past 18 months, supporting organisations who have not traditionally seen their users as customers, the new world experience of facilitating virtual conferences, and his frustration with the state of customer service in the UK right now. We hear about the importance of maintaining…
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On this episode of Stories of STEM Q Dr. Lou Conway introduces us to the University of New England SMART Region Incubator (SRI) and its mission to grow local start-ups and small businesses. Spanning the North West New England Region the SRI and its partners aim to create an ideas network where locals can find support and collaboration to help them …
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Carolyn talks us through how she launched her business at the age of 27, defying everyone who told her she was too young, before selling that to Ember in 2016. We hear about Carolyn’s reflections on her entrepreneurial journey over her 20 year career, the ups and downs, the learning experience, the big influences on her career, and discusses the im…
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Graham talks to us about the challenges and successes over the last 18 months, and during his 5 years at HGS, what the future holds for the market and the clients, plus takes us through his journey through the contact centre and outsourcing world, from starting in the Next Directory call centre at the age of 15 and his time in Paris. He give us his…
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Chloe talks to us about challenging the conventional, what more can be achieved in CX, and the importance of CX professionals showing ROI. She explores how we can link data to better serve the customer, employee, and brand and we discuss the advancement in CX programmes over the last 5 years, and whether this may have gone too far and how this can …
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Paula tells us about the challenges of coming into the sector whilst being seen as a relative outsider, gives a big shout out to some the competitors who have supported her through the 1st year. We hear about a watchdog exposé on her 1st day in new job at BT, the lessons of transformations and how you move hearts and minds, and her take on future t…
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Alex talks us through his journey in contact centres and the world of CX, starting from his time on the phones as an agent and the grounding and insight this gave him. We hear his take on the current state of the industry, his views on awards programmes and Top 100 lists, and takes issue with a trend for personality over credibility and experience …
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Marianne talks to us about setting up a brand new boutique BPO this year, and her extensive background in operations and transformation, and now having the opportunity to establish her own vision and culture. We hear about her proudest moments throughout her career, and how she has achieved them, and what we can all learn from that. We hear about a…
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Ian talks us through how he has adapted his education and knowledge sharing over the last 18 months, supporting the community of CX professionals during the pandemic. He talks us through the formation of the CXPA and the development of the CCXP qualification, and the importance of developing standards and competencies in the CX industry. We discuss…
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The University of New England’s STEM Quarter (STEM Q) is a platform for regional partnerships. It seeks to become an engine of innovation by connecting industry & investment with research & education through mutually beneficial projects. By providing local industries and communities with a pathway to engage in research specifically focused on local…
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