Let’s Talk Service Podcast

Episode 10: Creating Trusting, Sustainable Partnerships with Your Realtor
Let's Talk Service Podcast | November 15, 2022
Episode 10: Creating Trusting, Sustainable Partnerships with Your Realtor

Our Founder, Eve Ward, applies customer service knowledge to guide us through the world of real estate, the importance of setting clear expectations with your realtor or real estate agent, and how to build trust with them to foster a long-term partnership.

Episode 9: Customer Service: A Look into the Contractor Industry
Let's Talk Service Podcast | November 1, 2022
Episode 9: Customer Service: A Look into the Contractor Industry

In this episode, we discuss the roles we all play as customers, how to address apathy in customer service, and how customer service is a partnership between customers and businesses, specifically through the lens of contractors who provide home services.

Episode 8: No One Cares: The Common Denominator in Customer Service
Let's Talk Service Podcast | October 11, 2022
Episode 8: No One Cares: The Common Denominator in Customer Service

Have you ever lodged a complaint and felt like no one was really listening? Or maybe worse – Have you taken a moment to compliment a service and then felt like an inconvenience for taking up their time? On this episode of Let’s Talk Service, we dive into the cross-industry epidemic of customer service apathy,

Episode 7: Bond and Des Voeux: A Closer Look Into the Move Concierge Industry
Let's Talk Service Podcast | September 27, 2022
Episode 7: Bond and Des Voeux: A Closer Look Into the Move Concierge Industry

The move concierge industry may still be considered relatively new, but customer service has been around for centuries. At Bond and Des Voeux, a move concierge and relocation consulting firm, we take customer service very seriously.

Episode 6: How to Complain Effectively
Let's Talk Service Podcast | September 6, 2022
Episode 6: How to Complain Effectively

In today’s episode, we are discussing how to complain effectively. This can be challenging sometimes, as we tend to let our emotions get the best of us. Listen in to learn how to get your point across without letting external factors take over.

Episode 5: How Businesses Can Benefit from Customer Complaints
Let's Talk Service Podcast | August 24, 2022
Episode 5: How Businesses Can Benefit from Customer Complaints

If you have worked in the customer service field for any amount of time, the odds are you have experienced some type of customer complaint. While we have been socialized to cringe at complaints and even become defensive at times, customer complaints can actually be very valuable for your business.

Episode 4: Asking the Right Questions as a Customer
Let's Talk Service Podcast | August 2, 2022
Episode 4: Asking the Right Questions as a Customer

Listen in to learn how to ask the right questions to navigate tricky customer service situations, manage emotions and expectations effectively, and create a partnership that leaves you truly satisfied. 

Episode 3: The Tipping Culture Shock
Let's Talk Service Podcast | July 19, 2022
Episode 3: The Tipping Culture Shock

Eve Ward says, “I have been immersed in the customer service industry for decades, and I feel it’s time we have an honest conversation about navigating tipping culture in the U.S. and educate ourselves on tipping etiquette across industries.”

Episode 2: Customer Service Around the World
Let's Talk Service Podcast | July 19, 2022
Episode 2: Customer Service Around the World

When you hear the term ‘customer service,’ what comes to mind? Depending on the industry or country you’re in, your experience could be vastly different. Join me on this episode as we discuss these differing cultural experiences and the thread that ties them all together.

Episode 1: Why Customer Service?
Let's Talk Service Podcast | July 19, 2022
Episode 1: Why Customer Service?

My work in customer service and finance has taken me to many parts of the world, helping me gain a deeper understanding of what customer service really is and how each of us plays a different role. Join me in discussing these topics and more on this very first episode of the podcast.