Sylvia was born and raised in Maastricht. A city where the French flair is palpable. Enjoyment with a capital letter, that characterizes the city. Where people celebrate life with traditions and social gatherings. A good conversation, making something better or more beautiful, decisiveness, energy, cheerfulness, kindness ... that is the common thread and characterizes Sylvia, also in her work.
How it started I started in the financial sector about 20 years ago. It is not so much the content but what you can do with it for customers that drives me from the very start. I specialized from Marketing to Change Management to Customer Experience. And thus built up knowledge and baggage to get 'inside' moving and help in thinking and acting from the customer's perspective.
In 2011, I started working on change management for the transformation to an Agile organization. After two years, 55 teams were working in an Agile way where customer validation is no longer exceptional but the standard.
From passion to profession In 2017 and the following three years, I became responsible for the Customer Experience within APG. I developed a CX strategy, had customer experience measured, and attracted customers in all kinds of ways, literally in a Customer Lab but also figuratively in a catchy story, a leadership program and a CX training course.
Based on customer feedback and CX techniques, teams managed to increase the Customer Effort Score from 55 to 81 in just three years. Major steps towards a customer excellence organization.
A personal milestone is achieving my international qualification as a Certified Customer Experience Professional (CCXP) in 2020. I would like to give something back, also outside the pension sector. By making customer excellence accessible to companies in the South Limburg region that want to do business with more meaning.
Customer Excellence
Why? Because impersonal service, lack of attention, not listening and incomprehensible processes through which customers are sometimes rushed, itch and gnaw. Because you don't want to be 12 in a dozen, but rather that 13th that gives customers a good feeling and recommends your service to others.
Are you ready? Contact me. You can hire me as a CX strategist, a professional speaker, moderator or sparring partner in your CX role. Or expressing what makes your company unique in a story that touches people's hearts and minds.
A solution for every CX challenge
No two companies are the same. We look for what makes your company distinctive. I am extremely creative in puzzling and understanding things, bringing together ideas and designing unique solutions. We use data, technology and design to turn your service into an exceptional customer experience.
Unbridled Energy
I am energetic and feel like a fish in water presenting for small or large groups. With a catchy story and a dose of humor, I know how to strike the right chord with my audience. Attached is an aftermovie in which I grace an event of Direct Customer Contact together with Frans Reichardt (the Customer Whisperer).
Get the job done
One of the reasons why I choose to do more with my entrepreneurship is because I want to help companies from plan to results. Did you know that only 30% of change plans succeed? And only 50% of the culture change plans? I have often proven that this can be done differently, and in a nice and sustainable way. Most heard compliment: "she gets the job done".
Certified Customer Experience Professional (CXPA)
Customer Excellence is a profession based on science. Not a marketing story but a proven business model that strong brands use. To separate the wheat from the chaff, an international certification has been developed by the CXPA for professionals. An aptitude in knowledge and practical experience. I am very proud of my CXPA certification in 2020.
Discover how you too can be special every day. And you can build a strong, distinctive relationship with your customers in your own unique way.