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#4 Adam Vasallo: Redefining Customer Experience With Technology

Discover how Big Brothers Big Sisters leverages technology to provide innovative customer experiences and track long-term societal impact. In this episode, Lauren is joined by Adam Vasallo, CMO of Big Brothers Big Sisters of America. Adam shares how the organization, founded in 1904, creates life-changing mentorship opportunities for youth facing adversity. Learn how Big Brothers Big Sisters empowers volunteers to become mentors ("Bigs") who are matched with children ("Littles") in their communities. Adam outlines key strategies to drive awareness and recruit Bigs, including digital marketing, strategic partnerships and leveraging alumni as advocates. Discover how technology enables personalized experiences and keeps matches connected, even during the pandemic. Adam also explains Big Brothers Big Sisters' approach to CX, including journey mapping for Bigs, robust match support systems and measuring long-term societal impact through rigorous studies. Tune in for insights on youth empowerment, volunteer engagement and bringing relevance to a 100+ year old nonprofit.

Episode 4 of the Experts of Experience podcast, hosted by Lauren Wood, Adam Vasallo, mission.org, titled "#4 Adam Vasallo: Redefining Customer Experience With Technology" was published on November 15, 2023 and runs 38 minutes.

November 15, 2023 ·38m · Experts of Experience

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Discover how Big Brothers Big Sisters leverages technology to provide innovative customer experiences and track long-term societal impact.In this episode, Lauren is joined by Adam Vasallo, CMO of Big Brothers Big Sisters of America. Adam shares how the organization, founded in 1904, creates life-changing mentorship opportunities for youth facing adversity. Learn how Big Brothers Big Sisters empowers volunteers to become mentors ("Bigs") who are matched with children ("Littles") in their communities. Adam outlines key strategies to drive awareness and recruit Bigs, including digital marketing, strategic partnerships and leveraging alumni as advocates. Discover how technology enables personalized experiences and keeps matches connected, even during the pandemic. Adam also explains Big Brothers Big Sisters' approach to CX, including journey mapping for Bigs, robust match support systems and measuring long-term societal impact through rigorous studies. Tune in for insights on youth empowerment, volunteer engagement and bringing relevance to a 100+ year old nonprofit. If you enjoyed this episode, please be sure to rate our show on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.Watch the episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ExpertsofExperience?sub_confirmation=1 Imagine running your business with a trusted advisor who has your success top of mind. That’s what it’s like when you have a Salesforce Success Plan. With the right plan, Salesforce is with you through every stage of your journey — from onboarding, to realizing business outcomes, to driving efficient growth.Learn more about what’s possible on the Salesforce success plan website: http://sfdc.co/SalesforceCustomerSuccess (00:00) Preview (00:32) Introducing Adam Vasallo(04:30) Creating life-changing mentorship opportunities  (08:15) Recruiting and Onboarding “Bigs”(13:10) Engaging Bigs and Littles throughout the mentorship (17:56) Leveraging Technology To Enhance CX (24:01) Supporting The Mission Through The Pandemic (28:32) Measuring Long-Term Societal Impact(33:16) Leveraging Data to Improve Programs and Partners(36:55) Keys to Mapping The end-to-end CX Journey –Are your teams facing growing demands? Join CX leaders transforming their AI strategy with Agentforce. Start achieving your ambitious goals. Visit salesforce.com/agentforce Mission.org is a media studio producing content alongside world-class clients. Learn more at mission.org Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Episode Description

Discover how Big Brothers Big Sisters leverages technology to provide innovative customer experiences and track long-term societal impact.

In this episode, Lauren is joined by Adam Vasallo, CMO of Big Brothers Big Sisters of America. 

Adam shares how the organization, founded in 1904, creates life-changing mentorship opportunities for youth facing adversity. Learn how Big Brothers Big Sisters empowers volunteers to become mentors ("Bigs") who are matched with children ("Littles") in their communities. 

Adam outlines key strategies to drive awareness and recruit Bigs, including digital marketing, strategic partnerships and leveraging alumni as advocates. Discover how technology enables personalized experiences and keeps matches connected, even during the pandemic. Adam also explains Big Brothers Big Sisters' approach to CX, including journey mapping for Bigs, robust match support systems and measuring long-term societal impact through rigorous studies. 

Tune in for insights on youth empowerment, volunteer engagement and bringing relevance to a 100+ year old nonprofit.

 

If you enjoyed this episode, please be sure to rate our show on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.

Watch the episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ExpertsofExperience?sub_confirmation=1

 

Imagine running your business with a trusted advisor who has your success top of mind. That’s what it’s like when you have a Salesforce Success Plan. With the right plan, Salesforce is with you through every stage of your journey — from onboarding, to realizing business outcomes, to driving efficient growth.

Learn more about what’s possible on the Salesforce success plan website: http://sfdc.co/SalesforceCustomerSuccess

 

(00:00) Preview 

(00:32) Introducing Adam Vasallo

(04:30) Creating life-changing mentorship opportunities  

(08:15) Recruiting and Onboarding “Bigs”

(13:10) Engaging Bigs and Littles throughout the mentorship 

(17:56) Leveraging Technology To Enhance CX 

(24:01) Supporting The Mission Through The Pandemic 

(28:32) Measuring Long-Term Societal Impact

(33:16) Leveraging Data to Improve Programs and Partners

(36:55) Keys to Mapping The end-to-end CX Journey

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Are your teams facing growing demands? Join CX leaders transforming their AI strategy with Agentforce. Start achieving your ambitious goals. Visit salesforce.com/agentforce


 

Mission.org is a media studio producing content alongside world-class clients. 
Learn more at mission.org


Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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