The Service-Satisfaction Gap: Plugging the Leak in Your Word-of-Mouth Pipeline

Howard Stribbell

Howard Stribbell

Chief Learning Officer at 21C and Founder of Hive Schools International

You deliver great service, so why aren’t your parents becoming your advocates? Research reveals a critical disconnect: great service only leads to word-of-mouth when it is consciously converted into deep satisfaction. This is the “Service-Satisfaction Gap”—the hidden leak wasting your marketing efforts.
This rapid-fire, one-hour workshop gives you the research and one powerful tool to start bridging this gap immediately.

About Howard Stribbell

Dr. Howard Stribbell holds a PhD in Educational Technology and Management and has led and developed international schools for nearly three decades. He is the Founder of Hive Schools International and oversees multiple Canadian-curriculum campuses across Asia. His research and leadership practice center on human-AI synergy, ecosystem design, and authentic leadership in international education. Dr. Stribbell is also the Chief Learning Officer at 21st Century Learning helping to build communities of learners.