About Sam Carpenter
Born and raised in upstate New York, and after over four decades in Oregon, Sam now resides in rural SE Kentucky with his wife Diana. His background includes engineering, journalism, publishing, surveying, forestry, construction management, telecommunications and a myriad of blue and white collar enterprises and jobs.
Author and entrepreneur, he is founder and president of Centratel, the premier telephone answering service in the United States. He has owned and operated the business for 40 years (as of December 1, 2024) propelling the enterprise to the number #1 ranked answering service in the U.S.
Originally published in 2008, Work The System: The Simple Mechanics of Making More and Working Less is now in its fifth edition (2024). An updated post-election version of the 5th edition will be published in February 2025.
His second book, The Systems Mindset: Managing the Machinery of your Life, was published in 2016 (thesystemsmindset.com). He is now updating the second edition, scheduled for release in summer 2025.
Sam’s outside interests include mountaineering, skiing, cycling, reading, traveling, writing (currently working on his fourth book), public speaking, an overseas non-profit 501C, property development, and especially long “rucking” hikes with his two hounds in the surrounding Kentucky wilderness.
In Oregon, he was a U.S. Senate and Gubernatorial candidate.
He is Married to Diana Bybee of Kentucky.