# Turning Customer Service Into a Growth Engine with Jeff Titterton of Stripe Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/traction-podcast-4487336/turning-customer-service-into-a-growth-engine-with-jeff-titterton-of-stripe Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/traction-podcast-4487336/turning-customer-service-into-a-growth-engine-with-jeff-titterton-of-stripe.md Podcast: [Traction Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/traction-podcast-4487336) Published: 2025-06-25T05:32:00+00:00 Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tractionfm/episodes/Turning-Customer-Service-Into-a-Growth-Engine-with-Jeff-Titterton-of-Stripe-e3a0ts2 Audio file: https://anchor.fm/s/10adec898/podcast/play/110179650/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-9-25%2F409927661-44100-1-b8cd1d317540e29e.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/traction-podcast-4487336/episodes/turning-customer-service-into-a-growth-engine-with-jeff-titterton-of-stripe Duration seconds: 1363 ## Resource Crises aren’t just setbacks — they’re strategic moments to elevate customer experience. In this episode, Jeff Titterton , Chief Marketing Officer of Stripe , breaks down why investing in customers during uncertain times is the most resilient path to long-term growth. Drawing from his time as COO at Zendesk and insights from scaling through economic downturns, Jeff highlights how modern businesses can align product, service and marketing to unlock customer loyalty and profitability. Specifically, Jeff covers: (02:12) Aligning CS and CX with product and business strategy accelerates growth during tough times. (03:22) Customer service drives CX and reveals where the business falls short. (05:44) A crisis is the time to invest in customers and enhance service and product. (10:19) Many still see CX as a cost, not a growth driver focused on real outcomes. (12:06) Customers expect to reach you anytime, anywhere, on any channel. (15:58) Technology brings actions into the service layer, enabling fast, personalized solutions. (17:27) Aggregating CX data helps fix root issues before customers even notice them. (21:07) Show compassion to customers and colleagues in challenging times. Resources Mentioned: Jeff Titterton https://www.linkedin.com/in/jefftitterton/ Stripe | LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/stripe/ Stripe | Website https://stripe.com Zendesk CX Trends Report https://cxtrends.zendesk.com/ This episode is brought to you by: Leverage community-led growth to skyrocket your business. From Grassroots to Greatness by author Lloyed Lobo will help you master 13 game-changing rules from some of the most iconic brands in the world — like Apple, Atlassian, CrossFit, Harley-Davidson, HubSpot, Red Bull and many more — to attract superfans of your own that will propel you to… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/traction-podcast-4487336/episodes/turning-customer-service-into-a-growth-engine-with-jeff-titterton-of-stripe/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/traction-podcast-4487336/turning-customer-service-into-a-growth-engine-with-jeff-titterton-of-stripe.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.