GovCon Different

GovCon DIFFERENT

Business EN ↓ 60 episodes

Think TedTalks meets the federal space. Ideas from the outside applied to GovCon to drive change. Different perspectives, different ideas, different solutions. GovCon DIFFERENT invites the world experts to take a crack at GovCon problems to break down what they know into something you should. Insights and discoveries that breathe life and inspiration into the GovCon market. The GovCon DIFFERENT podcast scours the globe searching for the so called Crazy ones – the ones that are making a difference in their industry. From actors and astronauts to skydivers and screen writers. Different ideas fro...

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Gamification - Jimmy Chebat 05.01.2021 51:59

How can companies combat attrition in an evolving labor force with new values? Entrepreneur Jimmy Chebat's answer - Gamification.

The Quantum Ballerina - Dr. Merritt Moore 20.12.2020 1:01:38

Millions—YouTube, Vogue, BBC, Forbes—have been captivated by Dr. Merritt Moore’s dancing with a robot. Merritt dares to be DIFFERENT, infusing guts, grit, brilliance and creativity into break throughs that redefine what’s possible for art, technology, and humanity.

How Can Government Agencies Modernize? - Dr. David Bray 15.12.2020 1:09:20

IT modernization remains elusive for many Agencies. And the real barriers—culture, collaboration, change fatigue—remain hidden. Dr. David Bray breaks down how he led a team of “positive change agents”, to transform the FCC's 207 legacy systems into a modern award winning cloud based system.

Story Selling: Hollywood Meets GovCon - Nick Nanton 23.11.2020 44:33

Stories sell, change minds. Stories work yet so few know how to tell good ones in the federal space. 16 time Emmy award winning producer/director, Nick Nanton, reveals Hollywood's script to gut punching story telling... Hint, it's not about the tech.

Knife's Edge: Survival at 13,000' - Matthew Childs 12.11.2020 1:11:23

Learn to manage the knife's edge between objective and subjective business risk with nine life or death lessons learned climbing big mountains from professional climber and journalist Matthew Childs.

Relentless Defiance - Cara Yar Khan 10.11.2020 49:30

Defying a rare muscle wasting disease, Cara Yar Khan survives the Grand Canyon on horseback and white water rafts. Lessons on fear and courage while facing the void.

Democratizing Entrepreneurship - Moonshot Jr. 04.11.2020 1:04:02

Democratization of entrepreneurship. Is it possible? Moonshot Jr's Alok Jain and Sunil Ranka share their approach to change the way we think, learn, and inspire change... Starting with 7 year olds.

Waging War on Efficiency - Melissa Flagg 01.11.2020 57:45

The world has envied America's R&D model but the world is catching up. Who are the patriot scientists and researches behind the scenes and what new models do they need? Former DASD for research, Dr. Melissa Flagg, has the answers.

Warrior's Mindset: 5 SOF Leadership Truths - Tambrein Bates 31.10.2020 1:14:28

Former Special Forces Operator Tambrein Bates dissects the warrior’s mindset, disclosing 5 SOF leadership truths he used to launch SOFWERX - the rapid innovation platform for Special Operations Command. Will his approach succeed beyond the DoD across all gov agencies with GOVWERX?

GovCon DIFFERENT Trailer 30.10.2020 2:16

Think TED Talks meets the federal space. Real insights, real discoveries that breathe life and inspiration into the GovCon market. Ideas from the outside applied to GovCon to drive change. Methods and approaches that any business professional can use to get better at what they do. And breakthroughs come from the strangest places. From Nascar and Netflix to nootropics and neuroscience, we'll e...