About Christopher
Christopher M. Carter is a globally recognized SAP expert, serial entrepreneur, and four-time Amazon bestselling author. With a career spanning nearly four decades, he has helped organizations across more than 55 industries migrate, scale, and optimize using SAP and cloud technologies. He is the founder of multiple successful ventures, including Approyo, Mugatu AI, and Charging Bunny, and has authored over 17 books focused on SAP, cloud computing, and digital transformation.
Starting his journey in the 1980s with early computer systems like the Commodore VIC-20, Chris built a career grounded in continuous learning and hands-on innovation. From enterprise SAP systems to artificial intelligence, his work centers on helping businesses simplify complexity, improve decision-making, and unlock scalable growth through technology and strong leadership.
About This Episode
In this episode, Hilmarie speaks with Christopher M. Carter, SAP expert, entrepreneur, and author, about the evolution of enterprise technology and what it takes to build resilient, future-ready businesses.
Chris breaks down the importance of SAP in simple terms, explaining how it acts as a single source of truth for organizations by integrating finance, HR, logistics, and operations into one unified system. He shares why this level of integration is critical in today’s fast-moving, data-driven world, especially as artificial intelligence becomes embedded into enterprise systems.
The conversation dives into the growing role of AI in business, with Chris emphasizing the importance of keeping data secure within internal systems rather than exposing it externally. He highlights a powerful but often overlooked practice: using AI to interview you, helping leaders gain clarity on their challenges through structured, reflective questioning.
Quotes
4:56 - In today's world, I think that's the most important thing is you've got one tool, one database of record, and you're able to make decisions as fast as possible as AI and your application will allow.
8:29 - One clean embedded AI-based tool is wonderful.
10:51 - Learn artificial intelligence or AI as quickly as possible. Learn about AI agents.
11:07 - The best thing I would do is hire the people that do the things that I don't do well as quickly as possible.
12:18 - I truly love helping people climb the ladder of success.
13:03 - I don't necessarily need to have the big, the best and brightest in the room. I have to have the most motivated. I want people who are excited to come to work, to be excited for the projects, who are excited to be a part of the new initiatives that we're doing every single day. And of course, you have to have skills along with that.
13:47 - Learn from the smartest cookies in the room, listen to what they're saying, understand what they're saying, see what they're saying, and then take that information to grow in the next with what you're doing. And I find that to be those are the people that I truly look to bring on board to the organization.
18:55 -I learned how to move forward. I realized that not everything in this world is positive, and we began moving forward.
21:26 - Keep moving forward, no matter how bad it is, no how no matter how good it is, just keep moving forward and doing the activities.
Useful Links
Website:https://christophermcarter.com/
LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopher-carter-885159/
The Matrix Green Pill Podcast: https://thematrixgreenpill.com/
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