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Shep Hyken (born June 24, 1960 in St. Louis, Missouri) is an American author, professional speaker and customer service expert [1]. He lives with his family in St. Louis, Missouri.

Background

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Shep graduated from University of Missouri, St. Louis in 1982 with a BA in Speech Communications. In 1983 Shep founded Shepard Presentations and since then has worked with hundreds of companies and associations on their customer service and loyalty initiatives. Shep has received the Certified Speaking Professional(CSP)[2] designation from the National Speakers Association. In 2008, Shep received the Council of Peers Award for Excellence(CPAE)[3] placing him in the National Speakers Association Hall of Fame.

Publications

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Shep is the author of three books:

  • The Cult of the Customer (2009) John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey, a Wall Street Journal best seller. ISBN 978-0-470-40482-9
  • The Loyal Customer, A Lesson From a Cab Driver (1999) The Alan Press. ISBN 0-9637820-1-0

Shep also contributed to the following business books:

  • Inspiring Others To Win, Words of Wisdom and Personal Stories from 20 of the World's Top Motivational Speakers (1998) Griffin Publishing, Glendale, California. ISBN 1-882180-94-1


Corporate Governance

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Shep serves on the board of directors of the National Speakers Association[4] and on the advisory council of STELLAService[5].

Hobbies

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Shep's hobbies include magic, guitar, golf and ice hockey.


See also

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References

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1. Tenorio, Dayna (December 15, 2008) "Parature Announces Shep Hyken, Author of Moments of Magic as the Keynote Speaker for its Worldwide Users' Conference" http://www.prweb.com/releases/parature/Shep_Hyken/prweb1753584.htm

2. Certified Speaking Professional (CSP) http://www.nsaspeaker.org/ABOUTNSA/Certification.aspx

3. Council of Peers Award for Excellence (CPAE) http://www.hyken.com/hall-of-fame.html

4. National Speakers Association(NSA) Board of Directors http://mynsa.org/INSIDENSA/BoardofDirectors.aspx

5. STELLAService Advisory Council http://www.stellaservice.com/index.php/about-us/our-team/advisory-council.html

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www.hyken.com Official Website

www.thecustomerfocus.com Customer Service Training Website

http://shephyken.blogspot.com/ Blog

http://www.youtube.com/user/shephyken Official YouTube Channel

http://www.linkedin.com/in/shephyken LinkedIn Profile

http://twitter.com/hyken Shep Hyken on Twitter


Categories: Category:Living people Category:American businessman Category:Public speakers

  1. ^ expert
  2. ^ (CSP)
  3. ^ (CPAE)
  4. ^ Association
  5. ^ STELLAService