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Amtower Off-Center

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Hosted by nationally-known speaker and consultant Mark Amtower, Amtower Off-Center highlights the good, the bad, the ugly and the just plain silly of doing business in the government market. Every week experts join Mark for a lively discussion of current issues facing the government contractor community.

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Federal News Network | Hubbard Radio

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art19.com

Latest episode

Jul 2, 2026

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Episodes

Customer experience: What is it and why is it needed? 21.12.2020

This week on Amtower Off Center, Martha Dorris, founder and CEO of Dorris Consulting joins host Mark Amtower to discuss customer experience and how it fits in the federal government. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

A strategic approach to marketing 08.12.2020

Adam Vasquez, CEO of Merit joins host Mark Amtower on this week's Amtower Off Center, to talk about his book: Toothfish: The Origins of Markets, and the concept of market invention. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Cybersecurity during the Covid-19 pandemic 02.12.2020

Eric Trexler, vice president of Global Governments and Critical Infrastructure at Forcepoint, joins host Mark Amtower on this week's Amtower Off Center for a wide ranging discussion of how the federal goverment's cybersecurity efforts are being affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-m...

ATARC: Resolving GovCon's emerging technology challenges 16.10.2020

This week on Amtower Off Center, ATARC CEO Tom Suder joins host Mark Amtower to discuss how is company is his company is helping government agencies and contractors resolve their toughest technology challenges. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

A look ahead to fiscal year 2021 09.10.2020

Larry Allen, president of Allen Federal Business Partners, joins host Mark Amtower on this week's Amtower Off Center to discuss a wide variety of contracting stories, including, the drama surrounding CMMC, the launch of Polaris, and SEWP's record breaking year. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Developing a business strategy for your company 02.09.2020

This week on Amtower Off Center, author Joan Magretta joins host Mark Amtower to discuss her new book, "What is Strategy? An Illustrated Guide to Michael Porter", and provides tips on how to develop a competitive business strategy for your company. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

The new normal as we approach FY 2021 26.08.2020

This week on Amtower Off Center, Larry Allen, president of Allen Federal Business Partners, joins host Mark Amtower to discuss the "new normal" for federal workers and contractors during the Covid-19 pandemic, and whether fiscal year 2021 will start with a continuing resolution. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-m...

Content ROI 15.08.2020

Christopheer Parente, founder of StoryTech Consulting, joins host Mark Amtower on this week's Amtower Off Center to discuss how contractors can develop and deploy their content to grow their businesses. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Getting action from data 05.08.2020

This week on Amtower Off Center, Ray Bjorklund of Birchgrove Consulting joins host Mark Amtower to discuss the steps contractors can take to make sure they are targeting the right federal agencies for their products and services. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Marketing tips to help grow your business 29.07.2020

Lee Frederiksen of Hinge Marketing joins host Mark Amtower on this week's Amtower Off Center for a wide ranging discussion on brand differentiation, content creation, social selling, and how to leverage visible experts to help grow your business. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

All things contracting 24.07.2020

This week on Amtower Off Center, Bloomberg Government's Daniel Snyder joins host Mark Amtower to talk about STARS III, CIO-SP4, Alliant 2 and other large contracts that are emerging by the end of this fiscal year and early FY 2021. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Tips on selecting a virtual meeting platform 02.07.2020

This week on Amtower Off Center, Doug Mashkuri, VP and general manager of GovLoop, joins host Mark Amtower to discuss what contractors should consider when selecting a virtual meeting platform. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

(Almost) Everything you need to know about linkedIn 05.06.2020

This week on Amtower Off Center, Erica Pyatt, manager of Advocacy & Government for LinkedIn, joins host Mark Amtower for a wide ranging discussion of LinkedIn as a publishing platform and marketing tool. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Covid 19, CMMC, Telework - OH MY! 21.05.2020

Larry Allen, president of Allen Federal Business Partners, joins host Mark Amtower on this week's Amtower Off Center to discuss the impact of Covid 19 on the government contracting market. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

The Age of Influence! 14.05.2020

This week on Amtower Off Center, author and consultant Neal Schaffer joins host Mark Amtower to talk about influence marketing and his new book, The Age of Influence. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

The New Rules of Marketing and PR 08.05.2020

Author and speaker David Meerman Scott returns to Amtower Off Center to discuss the continuing and expanding influence of web 2.0 tools in marketing and public relations and how these tools can be used for PR and damage control. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Transitioning from small to "full and open" to WOSB-Successfullly! 30.04.2020

This week on Amtower Off Center, Ana Hirsbrunner, president of Synectics for Management Decisions, joins host Mark Amtower to talk about her family owned small business and the role it plays in the GovCon market. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Marketing in the time of the coronavirus crisis 02.04.2020

Lee Frederiksen of Hinge Marketing joins host Mark Amtower on this week's Amtower Off Center to discuss the state of marketing during the coronavirus pandemic. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

The keys to winning government contracts 13.03.2020

PropLIBRARY's Carl Dickson makes a return appearance on this week's Amtower Off Center to discuss the evolution of his approach to building winning RFPs, and the creation of his "Must Win Process" online tool. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Recent trends in GovCon marketing 09.03.2020

Brian Chidester of OpenText, joins host Mark Amtower on this week's Amtower Off Center to discuss current trends in GovCon marketing, including how events and digital platforms should be used as part of a company's overall marketing plan. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Mergers & acquisition in GovCon 03.03.2020

Washington Technology Editor in Chief Nick Wakeman joins host Mark Amtower on this week's Amtower Off Center, for a wide-ranging discussion of the mergers and acquisition climate, the popularity of "best in class" contracts, and the budget outlook for the rest of this year. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-inf...

Expert advice on picking the right event 26.02.2020

Federal Business Council CEO David Powell joins host Mark Amtower on this week's Amtower Off Center to discuss how to develop your criteria for selecting and participating in events. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

So you want to contract in the IC? 11.02.2020

Nyla Technology Solutions CEO Shana Cosgrove and Larry Letow, operating partner at Interprise Partners, join host Mark Amtower on this week's Amtower Off Center, to discuss the clearance process and some of the challenges that contractors face when doing business in the IC. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-inf...

The more things change... 07.02.2020

This week on Amtower Off Center, VMWare's Christina Morrison and Allan Rubin of ORock Technologies joins host Mark Amtower to discuss the state of marketing in government contracting. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Government contracts made easy(ier) 30.01.2020

GovCon small business adviser and author Judy Bradt joins host Mark Amtower on this week's Amtower Off Center to discuss the steps you can take to grow your business and win more government contracts in 2020. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

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