Get Out Of Wrap  - The Contact Centre Community

Get Out Of Wrap - The Contact Centre Community

Hi. I'm Martin Teasdale & I've been in Contact Centres since starting as an agent on the phones in 1995. I created this podcast in 2019 to share the reality about the Call & Contact Centre world. In 2023 I created the Team Leader Community for Team Leaders in Contact Centres to become expert leaders.

#265 - Has contact centre technology actually improved? With Danny Wardell
June 19, 2026x
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#265 - Has contact centre technology actually improved? With Danny Wardell

Martin Teasdale is joined again by Danny Wardell of Alvaria for Part 2 of their conversation.  Fresh from a great response to Episode 1, they dive deeper into the realities of contact centre life, from the agent experience to the evolution (or lack of it) of customer experience over the last 20 year...

#264 - Prioritisation, Decision Systems & Improvement with The Forum
June 17, 2026x
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#264 - Prioritisation, Decision Systems & Improvement with The Forum

Feeling stuck in a cycle of firefighting, endless meetings, and inbox management — and wondering why nothing ever seems to truly improve? This episode might be exactly what you need. Martin is joined by Phil Anderson and Chris Rainsforth from The Forum — an organisation dedicated to raising standard...

#263 - Danny Wardell of Alvaria CX
June 12, 2026x
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#263 - Danny Wardell of Alvaria CX

Get Out of Wrap | Episode #263 – Danny Wardell, VP EMEA GTM at Alvaria CX From filing in a damp cellar at a solicitor's office to VP at one of the contact center industry's most recognised brands, Danny Wardell's journey is anything but ordinary. In this episode, Martin sits down with Da...

#262 - Teams, Trust, and BOSS Culture
May 15, 2026x
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#262 - Teams, Trust, and BOSS Culture

In this episode I am joined once again by the brilliant Lee Houghton for a conversation that gets to the heart of what makes a team a real team, and what gets in the way. They explore why "team" is consistently the number one thing people say brings them happiness at work, the difference b...

#261 - Don't kick the hive with Jamie Corbett
May 08, 2026x
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#261 - Don't kick the hive with Jamie Corbett

In this episode I sat down with Jamie Corbett, Head of Operations at Advantis Credit, for a conversation that's as honest as it is inspiring.  Jamie's story starts on the building sites, a plumber by trade who accidentally stumbled into a contact centre when he needed holiday money and ends ...

#260 - Where is the AI bandwagon heading ? With Lee Houghton
May 01, 2026x
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#260 - Where is the AI bandwagon heading ? With Lee Houghton

Martin sits down with Lee Houghton, the UK's National Coach of the Year and founder of Get Knowledge, for a wide-ranging, honest conversation about artificial intelligence and what it's doing to us as humans. Fresh from the Forum Conference, both self-confessed AI enthusiasts wrestle with a ...