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Breaking the Standard — 100 episodes

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Differentiation is the New Compliance - Separating Those Who Stand Out From the Rest of the Pack

2

What You Need to Know About SBIR Phase 3

3

How Businesses' Best Sellers Aren't in Business Development

4

Bridging the Gap Between Knowing and Deciding in GovCon

5

Misuse of Generative AI (GenAI) in Reporting a Protest

6

Creating a Common Language Across GovCon: Government, Industry and Academia

7

All things CMMC and What's Involved

8

Changes from the FAR Overhaul: What Small Businessess Need to Pay Attention To

9

Rewinding the GovCon Story: Was It Love at First Sight?

10

Where & How Small Businesses Can Find Opportunities

11

Elevating Through Empathy: Connecting Through the Human Lens

12

Different Ways Small Businesses Can Learn Within the World of GovCon

13

Using Score Cards and Self Scoring: What to Know

14

Why Small Business Specialists Need to Be Your BFF

15

The Power of Creating Community and Winning within NCMA

16

Creating Your Roadmap as a Small Business and Defining your North Star

17

Answering Questions from Small Businesses About All Things AI: What to Consider before Drinking the Kool Aid

18

How Data Can Help Small Businesses and Make the Difference

19

Using Oral Presentations to Showcase Experience: A Game Changer for Small Businesses

20

Reviewing the Last Year as COO and Looking Ahead: Changing the Narrative in GovCon

21

Small Businesses and Understanding the Market: Asking the Right Questions

22

Hearing it straight from a Banker: What small businesses need to be bankable

23

Defining Fair & Reasonable Pricing from Both Sides of GovCon

24

Understanding the Mission and Meeting Potential Customers

25

All About Claims Within the World of GovCon

26

Areas of Customer Experience Where Agencies Should Focus their Strategic Investments in 2025

27

Driving Solutions Through Creating Tribes

28

Utilizing SBIRs and Why Small Businesses Need to Know Them

29

How Small Businesses Can Use Sharepoint to Their Advantage

30

What People Need to Know Before Getting to the RFP

31

Bidding Opportunities and the Risks Involved with Building a Pipeline and Bidding

32

Getting Across the Finish Line and the Role AI Can Play

33

Joint Ventures and the Benefits They Offer

34

Black Hat Reviews and the Magic They Provide

35

What Small Businesses Should Consider and Unpack Before Using AI

36

Breaking into GovCon from a DCAA Perspective and What Small Businesses Need to Know

37

IT Financial Management: What Is It and Why Should Small Businesses Should Know About It

38

Trends in GovCon: Past, Present and Future

39

Interpreting the Data: What Small Businesses Can Use to Their Advantage

40

Overcoming Compliance Hurdles & What Can Be Done to Remove Them

41

What is Under the Contract Hood and to Not Be Afraid

42

How Small Businesses Can Leverage Veteran and Military Spouses and their Talent

43

The Process of Selling A Business

44

Why Do We Bid and What We Bid On: The Psychology Behind the Process

45

Bringing AI and Automation to GovCon

46

Getting Back to the Basics: Why Choose GovCon

47

Generation of GovCon through Social Media

48

Hidden Gems of Market Research You Need to Know About

49

The Sin or Misconception that Incumbency Guarantees a Win

50

Celebrating Well Rounded Companies & Government Agencies with Elev8

51

Pulling Back the Curtain: What it's Really Like to be a CO

52

Demystifying Government Contracting

53

Obtaining Relevant, Accurate, Information in GovCon

54

Changing the Narrative of GovCon in 2024

55

Micro Purchase Threshold and Why Small Businesses Need to Know It

56

The Unspoken Side of the Government Business

57

Keys to the Castle with Kevin Switaj

58

Foundations of Proposals - Finding Opportunities & How to Respond

59

Govmates and the Magic of the Federal Matchmaking Services

60

Building Your Presence on LinkedIn: Taking it to the Next Level

61

Looking at the Big Picture for Businesses in GovCon

62

What You Need to Know about the SBA Scorecard and Why it's a Mixed Bag

63

Three C's of the Small Business Administration

64

The OTA Consortium and Why You Need to Know About it

65

The Art Of Negotiation - Is the Juice Worth the Squeeze?

66

Getting to a New Normal in Today's Work Environment

67

Practical Application of Benefits within GovCon

68

Financing for Small Businesses - Bank vs Private Capital Firm

69

Major Pitfalls made in the Post Award Phase

70

Request for Proposals - RFP Success with State and Local Government

71

Artificial Intelligence and What it Means for the Federal Workforce and Contracting

72

Proposed Changes to the 8(a) Business Development Program

73

GAO Trends to Watch: Introduction

74

Updates to the Procurement Innovation Lab

75

Women Owned Small Business In-Person Event Recording

76

New SBA Rule on Past Performance

77

Proposed Increases to the 8(a) Sole Source Threshold

78

Proposed Changes: 8 (a) Ramp Up

79

Privity of Contract

80

Contracting Officer Training for the Women Owned Small Business Program

81

Small Business Experiences with Phill Thomas

82

Estimating System Audits

83

Accounting System Administration, Compliance & Audits

84

Oral Proposals: Pros and Cons

85

Roundtable Discussion: Biden Administration's Goal for Small Businesses by 2025

86

Innovation & Education in Contracting & Results it Can Produce

87

Ins and Outs of Price Escalation

88

Career Transitioning with Jack O'Neill

89

Lessons Learned: After Proposal Submission

90

Big News! New Cohost Alert! Plus the Labor Employment Initiative, COVID 19 Updates and More!

91

CPARS - Love it or Hate it?

92

Unilateral v. Bilateral Modifications

93

Uncharted Territory of Construction in Contracting

94

Spotlighting with Attorney Morgan Tapp

95

Where have all the RFIs Gone?

96

Understanding ITSSS RFI to RFP

97

Procurement Planning Meetings

98

8 (a) Certification Application

99

Category Management - What is It?

100

Best in Class Contracts