Walking the Walk: Why no job is too big for Inflow in 2017

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By: Travis Dillard, President and CEO of Inflow Communications

We’ve all heard it before – if you’re going to talk the talk, you’d better walk the walk too. And because we know how important it is to have a great team to get great results, we make sure we live up to our five core values every single day:

  1. Go above and beyond, then go further
  2. Think big. Dream it, do it.
  3. Work hard, play hard
  4. Create unforgettable experiences at every interaction
  5. Integrity, accountability and appreciation will lead us to greatness.

Recently we had the opportunity to live out some of these core values at our annual retreat. Because, like many of our customers who work remotely, we loved getting the chance to see each other face-to-face, appreciate what our team accomplishes day in and day out, and dream big for the coming year.

Old habits die hard, and we’ve always been dreaming big and then acting on it. I’m proud to say, we never put ourselves in a box. Every employee, whether they’re in sales, support, on a project team, or in accounting, focuses on the Inflow X Factor. And we’re so happy to report that we not only support over 100,000 endpoints across 600 customers nationally, but we’ve also deployed a large global contact center and taken one of Northwest’s largest school districts to a whole new level.

You don’t have to look far to see what a struggle the work-life balance is for people. These days, it seems like it’s a basic fact of life. So we decided if we’re going to have a retreat, why not make it somewhere great? And what better place to meet and get some much-deserved rest and relaxation than in Mexico? Trabaja duro juega duro. Besides strategizing our plans and goals for 2017, we had the opportunity to relax, enjoy some good food, and have great company.

Our favorite core value: to create exceptional experiences at every interaction for our customers. What our customers really want is for us to be able to respond quickly, communicate with a sense of urgency and resolve rapidly. And in doing those three things, we’re able to live to our brand promise, which is to be 8 times faster than the industry average. We’re able to achieve that brand promise because of our support organization – I’m ecstatic to report, that we have one of the strongest support organizations in the nation.

And since we’re constantly pushing ourselves to provide the greatest service at breakneck speed, it’s vital for us to take time to step back, assess how we’re doing, where we’re headed, and appreciate each other. For me, I owe much of our success to simply appreciating the talented folks that I am so lucky to work with. That’s why I’m sharing with you (and bragging) a list of our award recipients from our retreat.

If you run into any of these guys or gals, whether it’s on the phone, instant message, or in person, tell them congratulations!

Top Sales Revenue – Mike Dolloff, Vice-President of Sales

Top MRR/PCOR Sales Revenue – Josh Iverson, Enterprise Account Executive

Most Time on the Phone – Matt Reiter, Support Specialist

Top Satisfaction Score –Bert Harris, Escalations Voice Engineer

Top Tickets/Phone Calls – Chelsea Newton, Project Engineer

Most Weeks Onsite – Seth Feinauer, Senior Project Engineer/Lead Trainer

Core Value Award – Chris Recio, Director of Contact Center & Advanced Applications

Core Value Award Accounting – Lynda Hoffman, Accounting Specialist

Core Value Award Project Team – Nick Montrond, Director of Project Engineering

Core Value Award Sales – Josh Iverson, Enterprise Account Executive

Core Value Award Support Team – Chelsea Newton, Project Engineer

Employee of the Year – Andrea Adcock, Director of Accounting

I couldn’t be more proud of our team and what we’ve been able to achieve for our contact center and unified communication clients. Our team knows the industry inside and out and is passionate about creating unforgettable customer experiences at every interaction. And that’s probably why our customer retention is well over 98 percent. We couldn’t do it without each and every team member.

By the way, here’s some great insight about agent retentiveness that can help your contact center team. If you’re looking for even more help with managing your contact center operation, you might be interested in our CCSM program where we can work directly with you in assessing Agent Engagement as well as streamlining processes, IT alignment, training, and education, and much more. Read more about it here.

By partnering with Inflow, our clients can expect the highest level of consultation, implementation, and support expertise available in the contact center and unified communications industry. That’s our promise.

About Inflow

Founded in 1997, Inflow is one of the nation’s top Unified Communications and Contact Center consultants in today’s market. Pioneers in cloud unified communications and cloud contact center success, Inflow is the first company to provide contact center consulting and training focused solely on helping you elevate your customer experience.

With over 200,000 endpoints supported under Inflow’s innovative success programs around the world, Inflow built its brand and reputation around providing unrivaled customer support. Inflow is in Mitel/ShoreTel’s top 2% in global customer satisfaction and quickly acquired a top spot with RingCentral, Genesys Cloud, and NICE inContact.

By partnering with Inflow, you can expect the highest level of strategic consultation, execution, and optimization available in the industry.