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Breaking the Standard — 102 episodes

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How Businesses' Best Sellers Aren't in Business Development

2

Bridging the Gap Between Knowing and Deciding in GovCon

3

Misuse of Generative AI (GenAI) in Reporting a Protest

4

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

5

All things CMMC and What's Involved

6

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

7

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

8

Where & How Small Businesses Can Find Opportunities

9

Elevating Through Empathy: Connecting Through the Human Lens

10

Different Ways Small Businesses Can Learn Within the World of GovCon

11

Using Score Cards and Self Scoring: What to Know

12

Why Small Business Specialists Need to Be Your BFF

13

The Power of Creating Community and Winning within NCMA

14

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

15

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

16

How Data Can Help Small Businesses and Make the Difference

17

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

18

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

19

Small Businesses and Understanding the Market: Asking the Right Questions

20

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

21

Defining Fair & Reasonable Pricing from Both Sides of GovCon

22

Understanding the Mission and Meeting Potential Customers

23

All About Claims Within the World of GovCon

24

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

25

Driving Solutions Through Creating Tribes

26

Utilizing SBIRs and Why Small Businesses Need to Know Them

27

How Small Businesses Can Use Sharepoint to Their Advantage

28

What People Need to Know Before Getting to the RFP

29

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

30

Getting Across the Finish Line and the Role AI Can Play

31

Joint Ventures and the Benefits They Offer

32

Black Hat Reviews and the Magic They Provide

33

What Small Businesses Should Consider and Unpack Before Using AI

34

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

35

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

36

Trends in GovCon: Past, Present and Future

37

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

38

Overcoming Compliance Hurdles & What Can Be Done to Remove Them

39

What is Under the Contract Hood and to Not Be Afraid

40

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

41

The Process of Selling A Business

42

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

43

Bringing AI and Automation to GovCon

44

Getting Back to the Basics: Why Choose GovCon

45

Generation of GovCon through Social Media

46

Hidden Gems of Market Research You Need to Know About

47

The Sin or Misconception that Incumbency Guarantees a Win

48

Celebrating Well Rounded Companies & Government Agencies with Elev8

49

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

50

Demystifying Government Contracting

51

Obtaining Relevant, Accurate, Information in GovCon

52

Changing the Narrative of GovCon in 2024

53

Micro Purchase Threshold and Why Small Businesses Need to Know It

54

The Unspoken Side of the Government Business

55

Keys to the Castle with Kevin Switaj

56

Foundations of Proposals - Finding Opportunities & How to Respond

57

Govmates and the Magic of the Federal Matchmaking Services

58

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

59

Looking at the Big Picture for Businesses in GovCon

60

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

61

Three C's of the Small Business Administration

62

The OTA Consortium and Why You Need to Know About it

63

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

64

Getting to a New Normal in Today's Work Environment

65

Practical Application of Benefits within GovCon

66

Financing for Small Businesses - Bank vs Private Capital Firm

67

Major Pitfalls made in the Post Award Phase

68

Request for Proposals - RFP Success with State and Local Government

69

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

70

Proposed Changes to the 8(a) Business Development Program

71

GAO Trends to Watch: Introduction

72

Updates to the Procurement Innovation Lab

73

Women Owned Small Business In-Person Event Recording

74

New SBA Rule on Past Performance

75

Proposed Increases to the 8(a) Sole Source Threshold

76

Proposed Changes: 8 (a) Ramp Up

77

Privity of Contract

78

Contracting Officer Training for the Women Owned Small Business Program

79

Small Business Experiences with Phill Thomas

80

Estimating System Audits

81

Accounting System Administration, Compliance & Audits

82

Oral Proposals: Pros and Cons

83

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

84

Innovation & Education in Contracting & Results it Can Produce

85

Ins and Outs of Price Escalation

86

Career Transitioning with Jack O'Neill

87

Lessons Learned: After Proposal Submission

88

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

89

CPARS - Love it or Hate it?

90

Unilateral v. Bilateral Modifications

91

Uncharted Territory of Construction in Contracting

92

Spotlighting with Attorney Morgan Tapp

93

Where have all the RFIs Gone?

94

Understanding ITSSS RFI to RFP

95

Procurement Planning Meetings

96

8 (a) Certification Application

97

Category Management - What is It?

98

Best in Class Contracts

99

Is the GSA Schedule Right for Me?

100

Let's Talk Contract Kickoff

101

Executive Summary

102

Procurement Innovation Lab