I once worked with a company that wanted to fly to the moon.

Not metaphorically. They wanted disruption. Transformation. The whole thing.

When I looked at their data —I found something that stopped me cold.

And it changed the way I think about CX forever.

That story is in this episode.

And it explains exactly why I stopped 157 episodes

and started over from scratch.

What We Cover in This Episode

• The real reason behind the relaunch — honest, personal, uncomfortable
• Why the CX industry is optimizing for the wrong outcome
• The Old Game vs. The New Game — two roads, two very different destinations
• The AI paradox: as automation increases, human presence becomes worth more
• Why "be authentic" is the most expensive wishful thinking in business right now
• What customer obsession from the inside out actually looks like in practice
• Why 15 minutes — the science behind the format

"Customer obsession from the inside out. You can't obsess over customers if you don't know yourself first."

Human or Hype? — This Week

"Be authentic" as a CX directive.

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Red Flag / Green Flag — This Week

Leaders who optimize vs. leaders who transform.

🚩 Getting faster at the old game while the new game starts without you.

✅ Asking not "how do we do this better?" but "who do we need to become?"

The Question I Can't Stop Thinking About

Tune in.

Efficiency gets you higher.

Connection gets you there.

The moon is not a destination.

It's a leadership decision.

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AI is great. But humanity is the driving force.

See you next Tuesday.

— Peggy, your genuine human experience nerd 🎙️