CX without the BS
CX without the BS is a no-nonsense podcast that cuts through the jargon to deliver real insights into the Customer Experience (CX) industry. Each episode features candid conversations with industry experts, focusing on practical solutions and honest discussions about the latest trends and challenges in CX.
Displaying Episode 1 - 10 of 20 in total of CX without the BS with the tag “customer experience”.
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How Apple, Yeti, and Stanley SOLD Feelings - NOT Features
December 31st, 2025 | 34 mins 17 secs
apple marketing, brand culture, brand disruption, business leadership, culture building, customer experience, cx strategy, emotional branding, entrepreneurship, marketing psychology, marketing strategy, price vs value, relational selling, ryan chute, sales mindset, sales psychology, sales training, transactional sales, trust in business, wizard of ads
Most businesses don’t lose because of bad products - they lose because they never earned trust. Ryan Chute breaks down why empathy, culture, and certainty beat price cuts every time.
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Why UCaaS Quotes NEVER Match the Bill
December 16th, 2025 | 48 mins 38 secs
business communication, business phone systems, ccaas, channel sales, customer experience, customer journey, customer support, customer trust, cx without the bs, hidden fees, m&a impact, mergers and acquisitions, phone system pricing, tech advisors, tech sales, ucaas, unified communications, vendor transparency
Why do UCaaS quotes never match the bill? In this episode of CX Without the BS, Brian Nichols and Stephen Howard break down the pricing games, broken incentives, and quiet BS that keep customer experience stuck.
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How Do You Fix Bad Customer Experience FAST?
December 9th, 2025 | 31 mins 47 secs
bob phibbs retail doctor, brian nichols show, customer experience, cx without the bs, how to boost sales, improve customer experience, pattern recognition adhd, retail customer service, retail sales training, retail selling skills, sales mindset, sales strategy, small business growth, small business marketing, small business tips, why customers leave
Your store isn’t losing sales because of “the economy.” It’s losing sales because people walk in… and walk out empty handed. Bob Phibbs breaks down why customer experience is the real battlefield and how sharper sales habits fix more than any marketing plan ever will.
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Why KPIs Are Killing Your Business
October 24th, 2025 | 51 mins 51 secs
agent performance, ai in contact centers, brian nichols, business strategy, call center management, contact center, customer experience, customer lifetime value, customer loyalty, customer retention, customer service, cx leadership, cx metrics, cx strategy, cx without the bs, key revenue indicators, kpi mistakes, kpis, revenue growth, sonic cx
Are KPIs actually killing your business? Justin Jones joins CX Without the BS to explain why chasing numbers destroys customer experience — and how to turn every service call into a revenue event.
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How Do I Fix Bad Customer Service at My Business?
October 14th, 2025 | 52 mins 1 sec
agent experience, ai in cx, call center, ccaas, chatbots, contact center, csat, customer complaints, customer experience, customer journey, customer loyalty, customer retention, customer service, cx, cx metrics, employee engagement, first contact resolution, generative ai, help desk, hold times, human support, ivr, nps, omnichannel, reduce churn, self-service, service design, small business cx, support tips, ucaas, voice of customer
Is AI fixing CX or just getting in the way? In this no-BS episode, we show how to use AI where it helps, bring humans back where it matters, ditch vanity metrics, and fix the basics that win loyalty.
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Top 5 Unified Communications Trends for 2025 (And Beyond!)
October 1st, 2025 | 39 mins 20 secs
brian nichols show, business communication tools, customer complaints, customer experience, customer retention, customer service problems, cx strategy, cx trends 2025, cx without the bs, how to keep customers happy, sales and marketing strategy, small business communication, smb growth, smb technology, unified communications, why customers leave
Why do so many businesses keep failing at customer experience? 🤔 In this episode of CX Without the BS, we break down the real reasons customers get frustrated — and the simple steps SMBs can take to finally fix it
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Why Small Businesses Need CX Systems Too
September 8th, 2025 | 50 mins 46 secs
accidental contact center, avoid bad reviews, brian nichols, business growth, call center mistakes, communication chaos, customer experience, customer loyalty, customer service strategy, cx risks, cx tips, cx without the bs, employee burnout, fix customer experience, how to improve customer service, lost customers, missed calls, scaling customer service, small business cx, small business phone system
Most businesses are already running a contact center without realizing it—and this episode shows how to move from accidental chaos to intentional customer experience.
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What Is the Biggest CX Mistake Companies Make?
August 13th, 2025 | 46 mins 57 secs
ai customer support, ai in customer service, avoid cx mistakes, bad cx examples, choosing cx vendors, contact center tips, customer experience, customer journey mapping, customer service technology, cx governance, cx leadership, cx roadmap, cx strategy, first call resolution, fixing customer friction, frontline employee feedback, improve customer experience, knowledge management, self-service tools
Most CX fails start before the customer ever calls — with bad tech decisions, ignored employees, and the wrong strategy. In this episode of CX Without the BS, we show you how to fix it before it costs you customers.
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Do Cold Calls Still Work in 2025?
July 30th, 2025 | 42 mins 9 secs
ai in sales, appointment setting tips, b2b sales tactics, cold calling tips, cold outreach, customer experience, cx podcast, how to cold call, how to follow up in sales, linkedin outreach, outbound sales strategy, sales authenticity, sales call mistakes, sales call script, sales development, sales development podcast, sales objections, sales pipeline, sdr coaching, sdr training
Cold calling isn't dead - bad cold calling is. In this episode, I sit down with John from LevelUp Leads to break down how SDRs can stop sounding robotic, block objections before they happen, and finally build real pipeline through human connection.
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5 Mistakes SMBs Make When Choosing UCaaS (and How to Avoid Them)
June 24th, 2025 | 7 mins 46 secs
best ucaas for smbs, business communications, call data, cheap ucaas problems, customer experience, flexible contracts, long-term contracts, phone support, phone system mistakes, reporting tools, small business tech, smb mistakes, smb tech advice, smb ucaas mistakes, support issues, tech advisor tips, ucaas, ucaas integrations, ucaas pitfalls, ucaas providers, unified communications
In this episode, we uncover the five critical mistakes SMBs make when choosing a UCaaS provider – and how you can avoid them to save time, money, and stress.