Shep Hyken

Shep Hyken is a customer service expert, author, and speaker. His book, The Amazement Revolution, was a bestseller.

Hyken's message is that in dealing with customers, businesses should be honest, courteous, and train their staff appropriately. He has been interviewed several times on Fox News, where he has weighed in on several customer service scandals, including complaints against Trump University, the General Motors recall, the UPS and Amazon delay in holiday shipping, and Comcast's refusal to close accounts at customer request.

Hyken started Shepard Presentations in 1983.

Hyken is the author of several books that offer advice about retaining customers. In 1993, the Alan Press published Hyken's Moments of Magic. This book leverages Hyken's more than twenty years' experience in customer service.

In 1999, the Alan Press published The Loyal Customer: A Lesson From a Cab Driver which narrates the secrets of a taxi driver who builds a loyal customer base.

In 2009, Wiley published The Cult of the Customer: Create an Amazing Customer Experience That Turns Satisfied Customers Into Customer Evangelists. The book outlines a strategy for leading customers and employees through five cultural phases, from uncertainty to satisfaction.

In 2011, Greenleaf Book Group published Hyken's The Amazement Revolution: Seven Customer Service Strategies to Create an Amazing Customer (and Employee) Experience. The Amazement Revolution was on several bestseller lists: number eleven on the New York Times list, number three on the Wall Street Journal list, and number one on USA Today's list.

In 2013, Greenleaf Book Group Press published Hyken's Amaze Every Customer Every Time: 52 Tools for Delivering the Most Amazing Customer Service on the Planet.