# 2044: Why Customer Service Should Be Your Priority by Michael Levitt of Breakfast Leadership on Better Customer Experience Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/optimal-work-daily-career-productivity-and-entrepreneurship-433985/2044-why-customer-service-should-be-your-priority-by-michael-levitt-of-breakfast-leadership-on-better-customer-experience Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/optimal-work-daily-career-productivity-and-entrepreneurship-433985/2044-why-customer-service-should-be-your-priority-by-michael-levitt-of-breakfast-leadership-on-better-customer-experience.md Podcast: [Optimal Work Daily - Career, Productivity and Entrepreneurship](https://stenobird.com/podcast/optimal-work-daily-career-productivity-and-entrepreneurship-433985) Published: 2026-05-06T07:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/OLD6109624930.mp3?updated=1777565779 Audio file: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/OLD6109624930.mp3?updated=1777565779 Processing state: processed JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/optimal-work-daily-career-productivity-and-entrepreneurship-433985/episodes/2044-why-customer-service-should-be-your-priority-by-michael-levitt-of-breakfast-leadership-on-better-customer-experience Duration seconds: 419 ## Resource Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 2044: Michael Levitt emphasizes that strong customer service isn’t just a support function, it’s a growth engine that drives retention, referrals, and long-term profitability. By investing in both people and systems, businesses can create consistent positive experiences that strengthen brand reputation and customer loyalty. Prioritizing service ultimately reduces costs while increasing lifetime value and sustainable success. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://www.breakfastleadership.com/blog/why-customer-service-should-be-your-priority Quotes to ponder: "When you are selling a product or service, you can’t do it without the help of your customers." "If they have a good experience, they are much more likely to return and this is going to help you to build your customer base from what you have rather than keep trying to go from scratch." "Customer service is a good way to increase its value because if customers have a strong positive experience, they will be more likely to come back again and again." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/optimal-work-daily-career-productivity-and-entrepreneurship-433985/episodes/2044-why-customer-service-should-be-your-priority-by-michael-levitt-of-breakfast-leadership-on-better-customer-experience/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/optimal-work-daily-career-productivity-and-entrepreneurship-433985/2044-why-customer-service-should-be-your-priority-by-michael-levitt-of-breakfast-leadership-on-better-customer-experience.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.