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Breaking the Standard — 101 episodes

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Bridging the Gap Between Knowing and Deciding in GovCon

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Misuse of Generative AI (GenAI) in Reporting a Protest

3

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

4

All things CMMC and What's Involved

5

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

6

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

7

Where & How Small Businesses Can Find Opportunities

8

Elevating Through Empathy: Connecting Through the Human Lens

9

Different Ways Small Businesses Can Learn Within the World of GovCon

10

Using Score Cards and Self Scoring: What to Know

11

Why Small Business Specialists Need to Be Your BFF

12

The Power of Creating Community and Winning within NCMA

13

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

14

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

15

How Data Can Help Small Businesses and Make the Difference

16

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

17

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

18

Small Businesses and Understanding the Market: Asking the Right Questions

19

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

20

Defining Fair & Reasonable Pricing from Both Sides of GovCon

21

Understanding the Mission and Meeting Potential Customers

22

All About Claims Within the World of GovCon

23

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

24

Driving Solutions Through Creating Tribes

25

Utilizing SBIRs and Why Small Businesses Need to Know Them

26

How Small Businesses Can Use Sharepoint to Their Advantage

27

What People Need to Know Before Getting to the RFP

28

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

29

Getting Across the Finish Line and the Role AI Can Play

30

Joint Ventures and the Benefits They Offer

31

Black Hat Reviews and the Magic They Provide

32

What Small Businesses Should Consider and Unpack Before Using AI

33

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

34

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

35

Trends in GovCon: Past, Present and Future

36

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

37

Overcoming Compliance Hurdles & What Can Be Done to Remove Them

38

What is Under the Contract Hood and to Not Be Afraid

39

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

40

The Process of Selling A Business

41

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

42

Bringing AI and Automation to GovCon

43

Getting Back to the Basics: Why Choose GovCon

44

Generation of GovCon through Social Media

45

Hidden Gems of Market Research You Need to Know About

46

The Sin or Misconception that Incumbency Guarantees a Win

47

Celebrating Well Rounded Companies & Government Agencies with Elev8

48

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

49

Demystifying Government Contracting

50

Obtaining Relevant, Accurate, Information in GovCon

51

Changing the Narrative of GovCon in 2024

52

Micro Purchase Threshold and Why Small Businesses Need to Know It

53

The Unspoken Side of the Government Business

54

Keys to the Castle with Kevin Switaj

55

Foundations of Proposals - Finding Opportunities & How to Respond

56

Govmates and the Magic of the Federal Matchmaking Services

57

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

58

Looking at the Big Picture for Businesses in GovCon

59

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

60

Three C's of the Small Business Administration

61

The OTA Consortium and Why You Need to Know About it

62

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

63

Getting to a New Normal in Today's Work Environment

64

Practical Application of Benefits within GovCon

65

Financing for Small Businesses - Bank vs Private Capital Firm

66

Major Pitfalls made in the Post Award Phase

67

Request for Proposals - RFP Success with State and Local Government

68

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

69

Proposed Changes to the 8(a) Business Development Program

70

GAO Trends to Watch: Introduction

71

Updates to the Procurement Innovation Lab

72

Women Owned Small Business In-Person Event Recording

73

New SBA Rule on Past Performance

74

Proposed Increases to the 8(a) Sole Source Threshold

75

Proposed Changes: 8 (a) Ramp Up

76

Privity of Contract

77

Contracting Officer Training for the Women Owned Small Business Program

78

Small Business Experiences with Phill Thomas

79

Estimating System Audits

80

Accounting System Administration, Compliance & Audits

81

Oral Proposals: Pros and Cons

82

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

83

Innovation & Education in Contracting & Results it Can Produce

84

Ins and Outs of Price Escalation

85

Career Transitioning with Jack O'Neill

86

Lessons Learned: After Proposal Submission

87

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

88

CPARS - Love it or Hate it?

89

Unilateral v. Bilateral Modifications

90

Uncharted Territory of Construction in Contracting

91

Spotlighting with Attorney Morgan Tapp

92

Where have all the RFIs Gone?

93

Understanding ITSSS RFI to RFP

94

Procurement Planning Meetings

95

8 (a) Certification Application

96

Category Management - What is It?

97

Best in Class Contracts

98

Is the GSA Schedule Right for Me?

99

Let's Talk Contract Kickoff

100

Executive Summary

101

Procurement Innovation Lab