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Interviews uncovering best practices by world-class Service, Customer Experience, and Customer Support Executives

  1. 24 juil.

    Shifting the Focus from AI to Decision Intelligence w/ Edward Krzysik, Circuitry.ai

    AI is everywhere, but how do service organizations move beyond capabilities-centric and right-fit conversations and towards a focus on quickly achieving measurable business results? Reframing the conversation as decision intelligence is a subtle, yet powerful lever. If you’re evaluating AI investments for service, you’ll want to tune into our next episode of the inService Podcast. We’ll be delving into how organizations are connecting and integrating tribal knowledge, service history, parts, and warranty data to increase the confidence, scope and speed of actionable intelligence. Join us as host Gerardo Pelayo, Ph.D. welcomes Edward Krzysik, MBA, VP of Customer Success & Value, Circuitry.ai, to the podcast studio. We’ll look at how AI-powered decision support can help organizations improve their frontline’s experience and retain talent, while improving on measurable operational and financial results such as increased technician productivity or driving market share growth. Edward will also offer practical insights into where to start and how to maximize impact. Edward Krzysik brings more than 24 years of experience leading enterprise adoption of AI, augmented reality, and remote expertise solutions that modernize service operations and improve measurable outcomes. Prior to joining Circuitry.ai, Edward served as Vice President of Client Strategy at Help Lightning and held senior leadership roles at Xerox and RICOH, where he pioneered remote-resolution models and scaled large field service organizations. He has been recognized for innovation in remote service delivery, including receiving the CIO Top 100 Solutions Award. At Circuitry.ai, Edward leads Customer Success & Value, ensuring customers define, realize, and expand measurable ROI from Service Decision Intelligence.

    Shifting the Focus from AI to Decision Intelligence w/ Edward Krzysik, Circuitry.ai

  2. 10 juil.

    EP108 - Priorities’ Paradigm Shift: Going for the Gain Before the Pain w/ Pulin Kumar, Pyxtech

    Every service leader knows modernization is important—but when budgets are tight, priorities are competing, and new technologies seem to emerge every week, how do you know what deserves your attention first? More importantly, how do you distinguish between investments that simply solve today's problems and those that create long-term business value? Join us as we welcome Pyxtech CEO and Founder, Pulin Kumar to the podcast studio. Together, we'll explore why leading organizations are shifting from pain-driven modernization to opportunity-driven transformation: building trusted data foundations, connected intelligence, and scalable workflows that not only improve operations today but also position the business to capitalize on AI and future innovation. Drawing on industry research and real-world examples, we'll discuss how service leaders can prioritize investments, avoid costly modernization missteps, and build the confidence needed to turn modernization into a true driver of growth and competitive advantage. Pulin Kumar is Co-Founder and CEO of PyxTech, where he is helping define the AI-driven intelligence layer for the secondary IT asset ecosystem. With more than 20 years of experience spanning technology, supply chain, finance, and business transformation, Pulin has led large-scale initiatives, built global teams, and partnered with Fortune 500 organizations to drive measurable business outcomes. Beginning his career as a software developer and later earning an MBA in Finance, he developed a passion for solving complex business challenges through data, automation, and intelligent system design. Today, he helps organizations unlock greater value from their technology investments by improving decision-making, operational efficiency, and AI readiness.

    EP108 - Priorities’ Paradigm Shift: Going for the Gain Before the Pain w/ Pulin Kumar, Pyxtech

  3. 19 juin

    EP107 - 3 Strategic Actions Service Leaders Must Embrace for Next-Gen Service

    For decades, service leaders were measured primarily on operational execution, such as managing technicians, controlling costs, and getting customers back up and running. Today, that mandate is fundamentally changing. As the scope of service becomes increasingly tied to revenue growth, customer retention, workforce strategy, and business profitability, service leaders are finding themselves responsible for far more than service delivery. They’re being expected to influence commercial outcomes, drive productivity at scale, preserve critical expertise, justify technological investments and ensuring their adoption and translation into tangible business outcomes.Join us as we welcome Tas Hirani, Global Director of Enablement, Aquant to the studio. We’ll address the ways in which the evolution of service has significantly expanded or reprioritized the role of service leaders, and discuss three critical actions service leaders must take to succeed in this new era of service leadership. Drawing on more than a decade of experience working with service organizations worldwide, Tas shares practical insights on how today's leaders can evolve from operational managers into strategic business leaders.

    EP107 - 3 Strategic Actions Service Leaders Must Embrace for Next-Gen Service

  4. 5 juin

    EP106 - AI and the New Frontline: Rethinking Technician Enablement in Service w/ Leila Rookstool, ServiceTitan

    Traditional training models are struggling to keep pace with modern service demands. Service environments are growing more complex, and asset sophistication continues to rise, while organizations are facing mounting pressure to prepare technicians faster without sacrificing quality, safety, or customer experience. At the same time, experienced workers are retiring, workforce expectations are evolving, and frontline teams are being asked to solve more advanced problems earlier in their careers. Join us as we welcome Leila Rookstool, Senior Industry Advisor – Commercial for ServiceTitan to the studio. Together, we’ll examine how AI-powered guidance, diagnostics, and knowledge access are helping organizations accelerate onboarding, shorten training timelines, and enable technicians to troubleshoot and resolve issues with greater speed and confidence. The discussion will also explore the evolving role of the technician in the AI era, including how organizations can support continuous learning, improve technician engagement, and create career paths that encourage long-term retention. Leila Rookstool is a Senior Industry Advisor, Commercial, with more than 13 years of experience helping service organizations modernize operations, scale growth, and strengthen commercial service execution. A fourth-generation trades professional, Leila combines deep industry roots with expertise in end-to-end commercial service workflows, service sales strategy, estimating, and service innovation. Her career includes leadership roles within a Comfort Systems USA subsidiary and later at the corporate level, where she supported enterprise-wide service growth and technology adoption initiatives before serving as Vice President of Sales and Service for the Southeast region, overseeing organizations representing approximately $250 million in annual service revenue. She later transitioned into consulting, helping contractors align technology strategy with operational performance, before joining ServiceTitan, where she now advises contractors on scaling service operations with confidence.

    EP106 - AI and the New Frontline: Rethinking Technician Enablement in Service w/ Leila Rookstool, ServiceTitan

  5. 5 juin

    EP105 - How Video Intelligence Turns Service Expertise into Scalable AI Knowledge w/ Thomas Cottereau, SightCall

    What happens when critical service expertise exists only in the minds of a few veteran technicians? As experienced workers retire and service complexity increases, organizations are struggling to scale expertise across the workforce fast enough to meet rising service demands. Join us for the next inService Podcast Live as Service Council research and real-world examples reveal how video intelligence is emerging as a powerful new layer in AI-driven service operations — helping organizations capture expert knowledge, transform it into scalable visual intelligence, and make it accessible across the enterprise. Thomas Cottereau, CEO of SightCall, joins host Gerardo Pelayo, Ph.D. to discuss how service organizations are evolving beyond basic remote assistance and using video to operationalize expertise at scale. From ride-alongs and technician training to AI-generated tutorials, contextual guidance, and accelerated onboarding, the conversation will explore how organizations are reducing the skills gap while creating faster, more scalable paths to service excellence.

    EP105 - How Video Intelligence Turns Service Expertise into Scalable AI Knowledge w/ Thomas Cottereau, SightCall

  6. 21 mai

    EP104 - The 5 Ps of Service Transformation: A Blueprint for Becoming the Benchmark w/ Emrah Ercan, Hitachi

    What does it take to become the benchmark in service? Join us on Thursday, May 7th at 10am EST, as we welcome Emrah Ercan, VP of Service – North America at Hitachi Energy. He’ll share his firsthand experience transforming a traditionally reactive service organization into a proactive, digitally enabled lifecycle partner. Drawing on lessons from the field, he unpacks the critical elements behind that shift - aligning people, process, platform, and parts, all anchored by a clear sense of purpose. If you're a service leader aiming for step-change, this episode offers a grounded, experience-driven look at what it really takes to get there. Emrah Ercan is Vice President of Service North America at Hitachi, with more than two decades of executive leadership experience across global industrial technology and services organizations. He specializes in building and scaling service businesses across large installed bases, combining field execution, commercial discipline, and digital enablement to improve asset reliability, availability, and lifecycle economics. As a global P&L leader, he has driven profitable growth, margin expansion, and international scaling while maintaining strong performance in reliability, quality, and safety. He specializes in the development of high-performing teams and service-led cultures.

    EP104 - The 5 Ps of Service Transformation: A Blueprint for Becoming the Benchmark w/ Emrah Ercan, Hitachi

  7. 21 mai

    EP103 - Executive in the Passenger Seat: A Ride Along with Service w/ Patrycja Sobera, Unisys

    What happens when executive leadership steps out of the office and into the field? Gaining firsthand insight into the day-to-day realities of field technicians is essential to ensuring that strategy, technology, and execution are aligned where it matters most. Patrycja Sobera, SVP and GM, Digital Workplace Solutions at Unisys, shares first-hand insights from her own ride-along experience with a field technician. Together, we’ll unpack how frontline realities shape the success of tech investments, AI adoption, and service innovation. From the unexpected challenges onsite to redefining the role of the modern field engineer, this conversation highlights the critical importance of designing service strategies with the frontline, not just for them. We hope you’ll tune in to watch and share your own ride-along experiences and lessons learned with us! Patrycja Sobera is Senior Vice President and General Manager of Digital Workplace Solutions at Unisys, where she leads teams focused on modern, user-centric technology experiences that drive client success. An award-winning service delivery expert and recognized thought leader in Experience Level Agreement (XLA) delivery, she has over 20 years of experience transforming technology services across industries including banking, capital markets, and telecommunications. She was named one of HDI’s Top 25 Thought Leaders of 2024 and holds a Master’s degree in Modern Languages and French Literature from the University of Wroclaw.

    EP103 - Executive in the Passenger Seat: A Ride Along with Service w/ Patrycja Sobera, Unisys

  8. 27 avr.

    EP102 - AI Adoption: When Behavior Drives or Derails Success w/ Adi Frenkenberg

    Service Council’s research has found that the drivers behind AI adoption are much more complex than many service organizations expect. While it’s common to point to generational differences as the reason for how people engage with new technology, the reality is far more nuanced.Join us on Thursday, April 16th at 12pm EST, as we break down what really drives AI adoption. We’ll hear from Adi Frenkenberg, Senior Customer Success Manager at Aquant, who brings her expertise in organizational behavior and AI to help unpack what’s influencing adoption. We’ll also share insights from our Voice of the Frontline research, which looks at the role of culture and the key touchpoints across the employee experience.Don’t miss this deep dive into the behavioral drivers and roadblocks shaping AI adoption in service, and how factors like culture, team structure, and organizational maturity influence what it takes to move from pilot to impact.Adi Frenkenberg is Senior Customer Success Manager at Aquant, where she helps enterprises in manufacturing, medical devices, and heavy equipment leverage AI to unify data, close skills gaps, and improve service outcomes. She also lectures on the Behavioral Science of AI Adoption at Reichman University, bringing her expertise in organizational behavior, management, and technology adoption to both students and professionals. Adi has a strong background in customer success, data analysis, and AI adoption, combining hands-on experience with academic insight to help organizations turn innovation into impact.

    EP102 - AI Adoption: When Behavior Drives or Derails Success w/ Adi Frenkenberg
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