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I am joined by Carson V Heady, Microsoft Heath Solutions Director, Author of Salesman on Fire, to discuss a recent 9 digit win which originated in a Social Media engagement. Carson explains best practices in deploying Social Media and common pitfalls.

In this episode I am joined by Henry Bush, SVP UKI, from Signavio. In an insightful conversation we discuss how Signavio is being used by SAP clients on their S4HANA journey but also the wider benefits of understanding the impacts of process change, automation and ongoing process governance. 

Sustainability has become a key focus of business and citizens but how do you start to develop a Sustainability Strategy and what pitfalls should you be aware of? In this episode, I am joined by Zachary Dover, SAP Sustainability Principal for UK&I to discuss how SAP are working to develop their own strategy, their solutions and give us his own insight into this ever important topic.

You would be forgiven for thinking that the world is solely about Cloud. Mike Trevor if the Cutter Group discusses why clients run in Hybrid environments and the common mistakes that he, and the team, see in how they deploy and manage those environments. We also discuss the resulting impact that has on core applications like SAP.

In the opening Keynotes on day one, we heard a lot about how the User Group had focussed on the Mental Health of its users during Covid and continues to do so. Today I spoke to Simon Nichols, Wellbeing Director of Thrive to understand his own journey in SAP and how it lead him to form Thrive. 

Following the keynotes today from the SAP User Group Annual Conference, I am joined by Ben McGrail of Xmateria, Jonathan Lake of AWS and Vincent Kruse of Neptune Software. We discussed what we have learned and the key takeaways for us.

What is a Social Seller and how has the role evolved. Join me where I speak to Carson V Heady, Microsoft's Health Solutions Director and their number 1 Social Seller where we discuss how his role has developed and the support Microsoft has given him in that evolution. We also discuss how the digital tools of today's seller fits into the overall sales process.

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I had the pleasure of hosting Chris Chittock, Founder of Pivot Consulting, a UK based SAP consultancy. We discussed what makes Pivot unique, how the large SI's are acquiring smaller SAP Consultancies and the S4HANA market. Oh and hear how a Chris received a call from Hasso himself!

Welcome to Episode 6 where I speak to Barry Maybank about Manufacturing, the impacts of changing business models and digital transformation on the industry.

We've all seen and heard of the SAP RISE announcement in January 2021. In this episode, I explore with Ray Barratt the motivations of RISE, how it addresses today's changing marketplace and the challenges SAP clients face. This combined with some tough questions often made by clients cynical of the motivations that lie behind the announcement. In addition we explore some of the challenges that clients, SI's and SAP face when looking too upgrade to S4HANA and how we all have a part to play in accelerating adoption.