Service X-Factor
Service X-Factor is the podcast where service operations stops being a cost center and starts being a competitive advantage. Hosted by Microsoft MVPs Scott LeFante and William McLendon, this show reveals the secret ingredients behind service operations success—transforming chaos into clarity and strategy into profits.
Episodes
The tech world isn't always welcoming to newcomers, especially women and people of color. But what happens when someone breaks through those barriers with determination, continuous learning, and a commitment to excellence? Meet April Collier.
In this candid conversation, April shares her 11-year journey as a senior solution consultant at CongruentX, starting from her Management Information Systems degree at USF to bec...
When technology meets creativity, innovation thrives. The Service X Factor podcast welcomes Reham Darwiche, Power Platform Lead at Intralox, who embodies this perfect harmony between technical expertise and creative problem-solving.
Reham takes us through her remarkable journey from discovering Microsoft Dynamics in college to becoming a respected leader in the field. What makes her story particularly compelling is how she...
Ben Vollmer, a luminary in the field service space, joins hosts Scott LeFante and Will McLendon to share wisdom gleaned from decades at the intersection of technology and service operations. What begins as a journey through Ben's unconventional career path—from real estate appraisal to leading Microsoft's field service business—evolves into a masterclass on driving tangible business value.
Vollmer introduces a co...
Looking past the AI hype cycle can be challenging when tech influencers and executives make bold claims about artificial general intelligence revolutionizing industries overnight. Sahib Sawhney, our expert guest with four years of dedicated AI experience, offers a refreshing reality check on what today's AI systems can and cannot do.
"These models are not actually reasoning," Sahib explains, revealing that e...
What happens when you put the "Field Service Guru" in the hot seat? Magic, insight, and a fascinating journey through two decades of service evolution.
Pierre Hulsebus takes us back to 2002, when field service technicians relied on complex offline synchronization and paper-based processes. With the warmth and wisdom that comes from over 20 years in the trenches, he reveals how the mobile revolution transformed no...
Mark Christie, a Field Service expert and prominent community builder, joins hosts Scott LeFante and Will "Quad" McLendon to challenge conventional thinking about scheduling technologies and implementation approaches.
This wide-ranging conversation reveals how Universal Resource Scheduling (URS) differs from Field Service, providing the same scheduling capabilities without requiring work orders - a potential cost...
Welcome to the premiere episode of the Service X Factor podcast, where we dive deep into the transformative power of modern field service technology!
Microsoft Global Black Belts Michelle Albright and David Humphreys join hosts Scott LeFante and William McLendon to unpack the evolution and future of field service. With over 42 years in the industry, David shares how field service has progressed from an era without mobile ...
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