Contact Center Outsourcing
Match with vetted BPO providers for phone, email, chat, social, help desk, customer care, and sales programs, using flexible onshore, nearshore, offshore, or hybrid delivery models.
Scale customer care without building a costly in-house operation. The Connected Hive helps organizations nationwide identify, compare, and launch call center partners for phone, email, chat, social, help desk, and customer support programs. With deep BPO experience, vetted provider relationships, and HIPAA/PCI insight, we simplify complex outsourcing decisions while targeting better service, flexibility, and measurable cost savings.

Explore outsourcing, partner matching, technology, and BPO solutions built for scalable national customer experience programs.
Match with vetted BPO providers for phone, email, chat, social, help desk, customer care, and sales programs, using flexible onshore, nearshore, offshore, or hybrid delivery models.
Get a full needs assessment, provider shortlist, RFI/RFP support, vendor questions, and selection guidance designed to identify the best-fit contact center partner for your program.
Access domestic contact center support that can improve cultural alignment, communication, scheduling coordination, and quality oversight for customer service, sales, and regulated support environments.
Evaluate neighboring-country contact center options that balance cost savings, proximity, time-zone alignment, language capabilities, and scalability for growing customer support operations.
Explore global contact center partners that can reduce operational costs, expand staffing capacity, and provide specialized support while maintaining program requirements and service expectations.
Assess and implement contact center technologies such as AI, chatbots, IVR, WFM, workforce optimization, CCaaS platforms, and automation aligned with HIPAA and PCI requirements.

We begin with a holistic review of your customer experience goals, program volume, channels, compliance requirements, culture, budget, and service expectations. This creates a clear scorecard for evaluating the right national call center partner.
Trusted guidance informed by work with major healthcare, financial services, government, and enterprise organizations.
The Connected Hive brings strategy, transparency, and proven industry relationships to complex outsourcing decisions.
Led by Tim Austrums’ 20+ years navigating national BPO, healthcare, finance, and government programs.
Access established contact center partners across onshore, nearshore, offshore, and hybrid delivery models.
HIPAA and PCI knowledge helps protect sensitive customer, member, patient, and payment interactions.
Outsourcing guidance targets 20–30% savings while preserving service quality, flexibility, and brand fit.
Strategic guidance led by experienced BPO leadership.

Founder and CEO
Tim Austrums is the Founder and CEO of The Connected Hive, bringing over twenty years of executive and leadership experience in the BPO and contact center industry. Based in Edina, MN, Tim has built a distinguished career working with leading organizations such as Humana, Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Discover, Ameriprise, and government agencies including FEMA and the State of Louisiana. He specializes in healthcare member experience, contact center strategy, and negotiating multi-million dollar client and vendor relationships. A sharp strategist and skilled closer of $5–6 million dollar deals, Tim founded The Connected Hive to serve businesses with the personalized, expert guidance they need to navigate the complexities of the contact center and BPO landscape. His commitment to impeccability, transparency, and human connection drives every client engagement.
A National Contact Centre Network generally refers to a connected group of contact center providers capable of serving customers across regions, time zones, channels, and program types. For buyers, the value is access to capacity, specialized skills, redundancy, and scalable support. The Connected Hive helps organizations navigate this landscape by matching business requirements with vetted BPO and contact center partners.
Get practical guidance before choosing your next call center partner.
Board role supporting contact center industry standards.
Association membership focused on customer engagement excellence.
Healthcare technology membership supporting informed CX guidance.
Tell us about your customer support goals, current challenges, volume, channels, and compliance requirements. The Connected Hive will help you understand practical next steps for evaluating national call center partners.
For immediate assistance, feel free to give us a direct call at +1 952-500-0806.
For immediate assistance, feel free to give us a direct call at +1 952-500-0806.