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The Business of Defense
The U.S. defense industry is large, complex, and competitive. It is also lucrative for those companies able to navigate it successfully. The Society of Defense Financial Management (SDFM), formerly known as American Society of Military Comptrollers (ASMC), helps to bridge the gap between the boardroom and the battlefield, while supporting transformation in the defense sector. “The Business of Defense” Podcast brings you inside the companies working to achieve this, to hear directly from the business leaders, and to understand how they create value for their companies and their customers.
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Apr 25, 2025
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Episodes
How employee ownership helps fuel federal contractor’s growth, success 16.03.2023 24:00
Employee stock ownership plans may be less common among government contractors than in the commercial world, but an ESOP helped Calibre Systems build a successful consultancy, explains CEO Richard Pineda on ASMC’s The Business of Defense. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Smart growth helps Guidehouse deepen capabilities in support of defense, national security clients 08.02.2023 24:00
The management consultancy, which began as a carveout of PwC’s public sector practice in 2018, today has revenue of $3 billion. Find out about its M&A strategy when Guidehouse’s defense and national security leader joins ASMC on The Business of Defense. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
How to succeed in transitioning from the government to federal contracting 04.01.2023 24:00
Want to know what it takes to be successful in the defense contract world after working in federal service? Thompson Gray’s Richard Manley, who led data center operations in the Army, shares five pointers on ASMC’s The Business of Defense. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
The ideal merger between government contractors? When ‘one plus one make three’ 09.12.2022 24:00
The demand for technology expertise is fueling mergers and acquisitions, particularly among defense contractors. For The Business of Defense podcast, ASMC’s Rich Brady talks with Alta Via’s Dawn Sedgley about her company’s merger with cBEYONData. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
6 lessons shared: Growing a successful federal services business 09.11.2022 24:00
Mary Ahern Snyder leaned into her “lack of risk aversion” to launch and grow her business supporting mainly DoD clients. That business, Significance, earned the 1,073 spot on the 2022 Inc. 5000, a list of the fastest growing private U.S. companies. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
For the Charles F. Bolden Group, the future is too infinity and beyond (with good leadership) 13.10.2022 28:00
When a business struggles, it’s about leadership, contends Ché Bolden. It’s why the Charles F. Bolden Group focuses on leadership in helping advance science and space exploration, as well as a multitude other interconnected disciplines. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Finding that just-right business model to help agencies drive transformation and ROI 19.08.2022 24:00
With 20 years of experience in federal IT, mostly in DoD, Definitive Logic ups its game to help agencies governmentwide get their business processes “out of the 1990s.” ASMC CEO Rich Brady chats with company President Michael Monson. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Aeyon - Growth Through Mergers & Acquisitions 20.07.2022 24:00
Aeyon was formed in 2021 through the merger of Artlin Consulting – a provider of management consulting and data analytics services to the US Government – and Sehlke Consulting – an innovative provider of software and technology enabled services that automate financial management, logistics and supply chain, and business systems. Aeyon has since acquired Manufacturing Technical Solutions and Marick...
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