Lesley Barth's debut full-length Green Hearts, a 2017 concept album charting the course of young love, has been referred to as "one of the most intelligent, evocative pop albums to appear in recent years (Anti-Heroin Chic)."  

"Intelligent" and "evocative" are appropriate words for her thoughtful and inquisitive lyrics that vividly paint curiosity, heartbreak, and longing in ways that move listeners deeply.

Drawing frequent comparisons to Joni Mitchell, Carole King, and Fleetwood Mac, with a commanding and singular voice reminiscent of Natalie Merchant, Barth shapes these influences into a unique viewpoint - a mixture of confessional songwriting, poetry, and wry observations about human nature.   Her songs find the beauty in pain and the bittersweet nature of fleeting joy, as her songs seem to rotate seemingly straight-forward concepts around 360 degrees to expose the complexities of love, sadness, and other emotions. 

Praised for her clever lyrics and craftswoman approach to songwriting (writing 30 songs in 30 days to celebrate turning 30, for example), Barth performs frequently to large and intimate crowds.  Her rich voice immediately grabs the listener as she weaves engaging stories on solo guitar, piano, or with a full band that invites the audience into her world, laying bare her own emotions to help them access theirs. 

Barth is releasing her first single since "blowing up her world" and quitting her day job in March of 2018 to focus on music.  

Pinwheels, featuring and co-written by Shannon Soderlund and Chelsey Coy (of Punch The Sun and Single Girl, Married Girl, respectively), is out on Friday, October 12th.

The “Focus on Customer Service” podcast features interviews of brands which are offering amazing customer service via social media. It is hosted by customer experience speaker and coach, Dan Gingiss.

Lots of people are talking about content and marketing on social media, but this podcast will focus on the other side of social that many brands overlook – customer service. 

At first only the channel of last resort –  when other service channels failed – social media is quickly becoming the channel of first resort for many customers, requiring companies to be as prepared on social as they are in the call center, on e-mail, or click-to-chat. 

The goals for this podcast are to:
•	Learn from other brands that we think are doing social care well
•	Share learnings with you
•	Increase the overall competency of the industry in the social care space  

And here’s the twist: YOU pick the guests. Brands must be nominated to appear on the show by one of their own customers, via our hashtag #FOCS, which stands for Focus on Customer Service.

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A podcast connecting the dots between CX, marketing and customer service. MyCustomer.com offers news, advice, events and resources to customer-facing professionals around the globe.

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