Sam Gupta has been an ERP thought leader in the digital transformation space for nearly two decades, with the primary focus on financial systems and ERP. 

We discuss:

• The pros and cons of getting your first job before the age of five [02:05]
• An exploration of new shiny things away from the family business [04:30]
• How to extrapolate the knowledge you get from different industries [07:03]
• Figuring out a core business idea after ten years as an entrepreneur [08:57]
• The secret sauce to running a successful venture [10:55]
• One of the most important skills that we can all have [15:07]
• How to measure the value in an initial conversation [18:00]

Sam has been part of large transformation initiatives for fortune-500 corporations but now spends his time consulting with SMEs as a Principal Consultant/CEO at ElevatIQ. Sam regularly speaks at industry conferences and contributes his experiences through many popular blogs and publications. He also hosts a podcast called WBSRocks focused on business growth through digital transformation and ERP where he interviews top influencers and executives from ERP, Supply Chain, Digital Transformation, Supply Chain, and Accounting.

Learn more about Sam at www.elevatiq.com, LinkedIn, Twitter and WBSRocks.