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Nice Guys on Business Podcast
Outsourcing Founder Steve Shefveland interviewed by Doug Sandler on Nice Guys on Business Podcast.
Steve Shefveland
Feb 19, 20231 min read
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EGS Response to COVID-19, aka Coronavirus.
With the recent news and concerns around coronavirus, we know you may have questions about what EGS can do to maintain operations.
Steve Shefveland
Feb 19, 20232 min read
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Summer is (almost) Over. What are Your Plans for Fall?
Emerging Global Services (EGS). Nearshore. Outsourced. Solutions. Innovative. Low Cost Labor.
Steve Shefveland
Feb 19, 20231 min read
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Bots, A.i. and Call Centers. Can you Feel the Tipping Point?
Bots and Ai are changing how we work, live and play, right! Well, not so fast!
Steve Shefveland
Feb 19, 20233 min read
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Trade Shows and Conferences. Should you Go?
Trade Shows and Conferences. Should you Attend? Should you spend the money? Can you truly drive an ROI? Well, no....and Yes!
Steve Shefveland
Feb 19, 20233 min read
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What is Old. Made New.
Do you operate an internal call center? If so, are you happy with its performance, turnover and cost? If you want to explore new...
Steve Shefveland
Feb 19, 20231 min read
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Call Centers are a dime a dozen, Right? No! More like 100,000 dimes a Month!
Who do you know in business that needs or uses a call center? You will earn $10,000 or more per month in residual income (revenue share)...
Steve Shefveland
Feb 19, 20231 min read
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That Elusive Customer Experience!
The Customer Service Experience! We hear this phrase a lot, and numerous articles have been written about it. But, what is it? I mean,...
Steve Shefveland
Feb 19, 20233 min read
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The Cringe Factor!
Cringe! Merriam-Webster defines it this way: "to recoil in distaste" and "to experience an inward shiver of embarrassment or disgust."...
Steve Shefveland
Feb 19, 20232 min read
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Thanksgiving. In Mexico?
I own a nearshore contact center (aka a call center) in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico (Located in Northern Mexico). Four years ago over...
Steve Shefveland
Feb 19, 20232 min read
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Customer Lifetime Value (CLV). Do You Value all your Customers?
The Wall Street Journal recently published an article on Customer Lifetime Value (CLV). An interesting subject to me, considering my...
Steve Shefveland
Feb 19, 20232 min read
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"Butts in Seats." Does Your Call Center Provider use this Phrase?
The call center industry has various phrases, acronyms and idioms often used among themselves within the industry. And, the phrase...
Steve Shefveland
Feb 19, 20233 min read
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Ai, Machine Learning, IoT. What does it all Mean? Can you Say Better Jobs.
Artificial Intelligence (Ai), Internet of Things (IoT), Machine Learning, Big Data. This list of new technologies goes on and on. What...
Steve Shefveland
Feb 19, 20232 min read
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It's Q4. Have you Been Procrastinating?
If you own a business, or you manage a P&L with responsibilities to drive revenue and exceed goals, you hate this phrase, "Well, Let's...
Steve Shefveland
Feb 19, 20233 min read
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Nothing Happens until Someone Sells Something. Do your Call Center Agents know how to Sell?
If you sell-to consumers, you need a robust call center sales team. Reaching consumers is critical if you are in industries such as...
Steve Shefveland
Feb 19, 20233 min read
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Spanish. Do your Customers Speak it?
According to the 2016 U.S. Census, there are an estimated 55 million Hispanic people in the United States, comprising over 17% of the...
Steve Shefveland
Feb 19, 20232 min read
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Hotel OTA's. Do you have the Hidden Gems?
When I search for hotels on any number of online travel sites (online travel agencies, aka OTA's), I love it when I find a "unique" hotel...
Steve Shefveland
Feb 19, 20232 min read
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Financial & Security Aspects of Doing Business in Mexico
Sponsored by the Global Chamber. I was honored to be a part of this webinar hosted by the Global Chamber's Guanajuato, Mexico chapter....
Steve Shefveland
Feb 19, 20231 min read
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The Hospitality Call Center in 2018
Does your Hospitality and Travel Services call center deliver a quality customer experience and ROI? Or is it the forgotten distribution...
Steve Shefveland
Feb 19, 20232 min read
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