Building a Customer-Centric AI Strategy: Start Small, Automate, and Scale Effectively

This week on The Modern Customer Podcast, Gadi Shamia—Co-founder and CEO of Replicant—shares his expertise on building a customer-centric AI strategy that delivers real results. From starting small with AI adoption to automating impactful call flows and scaling strategically, Gadi breaks down the steps leaders can take to unlock efficiency, empower agents, and improve customer experiences. He also highlights how AI is reshaping the contact center workforce, creating a future where agents handle high-value, complex interactions while automation tackles the rest.  Whether you're navigating AI adoption or looking to future-proof your CX strategy, this episode is packed with actionable insights for smarter, faster progress. 🎧 Tune in now to discover how to embrace AI’s potential and build a CX strategy that evolves with your business! This episode of The Modern Customer Podcast is sponsored by Replicant.  Key Highlights from the Conversation: 00:00 Introduction and Background 03:57 AI's Impact on Contact Centers 07:27 From Script to Spirit 09:36 A Strategic Approach to AI Adoption 11:57 Next-Gen QA with Conversation Intelligence 17:36 The Future Contact Center Workforce 25:24 Rapid Fire Questions with Gadi Shamia Blake Morgan is a customer experience futurist, keynote speaker, and author of three books on customer experience. Her new book is called The 8 Laws of Customer-Focused Leadership: The New Rules for Building A Business Around Today’s Customer. Follow Blake Morgan on LinkedIn For regular updates on customer experience, sign up for her weekly newsletter here.