For years, customer experience was seen as too fluffy — heavy on empathy but light on impact. The commercial edge was missing. So, we professionalised, we measured, we operationalised. We proved CX could drive ROI. Because being commercial is no longer the goal — it’s a given.

The real challenge for CX leaders today is delivering both: human connection and commercial impact in equal measure. And as the stories from Women in CX community members show, when you get that balance right, the results are transformative — for customers, teams, and the bottom line.