Govcon Giants

In today's episode, we have Mr. Gautam Ijoor, a visionary entrepreneur and CEO/President of a leading aggressive Federal Contracting business. Gautam is an expert in system modernization, low code, open source software, and serverless multi-cloud architecture. His entrepreneurial spirit is evident in his global agenda to grow, diversify, and profit while delivering elite solutions and services. Wi...

Linda Rawson is a technology entrepreneur, author, inventor, and C-level executive.  Since 2006, she has owned and operated DynaGrace Enterprises, a Women-Owned Small Business in rural Morgan, Utah.  She started as a software engineer in the eighties when it was not typical for a woman in Utah. She has received several awards for Davis/Morgan business of the year and wrote a very vulnerable book a...

In today's episode, we have Mr. Wayne Berry who has over 20 years of Federal service in Contracting across the departments of Veterans Affairs (VA) and Health and Human Services (HHS). He is an expert in data analytics for Federal contracting and creating exceptional customer experiences. Mr. Berry holds a FAC-C Level III certification in Contracting and a FAC-C Level II certification in Project M...

Today's guest is Adam Lasky, a partner at Seyfarth Shaw, where he focuses his legal practice on helping clients win and navigate government contracts. While Adam represents contractors on a wide variety of government contracting issues, his primary focus areas are bid protests, SBA regulatory compliance issues, joint venture and teaming agreement transactions, and claims/disputes. In this episode...

In today's episode, we have the pleasure of speaking with two remarkable professionals who have left an indelible mark on the architecture and design world. Joining us are Daphne Gurri, the Founding Principal and Owner of Gurrimatute, and Jose Matute, Co-Owner and Vice President of Gurrimatute. Daphne Gurri, a passionate overachiever and the Founding Principal and Owner of Gurrimatute, has been de...

In today's podcast, we have the honor of sitting down with a true leader in the government contracting industry, Jameece Pinckney, President and CEO of HyQuest Consulting Solutions. With over 18 years of senior-level executive experience, Ms. Pinckney is a force to be reckoned with. She not only founded HyQuest but also leads the execution of the company's strategy, ensuring the delivery of cuttin...

Today we have a special guest with us, Gene Moran, founder of Capitol Integration and a leading expert in federal sales and policy change. Gene is a seasoned advisor who has helped defense companies of all sizes achieve remarkable success in federal sales, with his clients measuring their results in billions of dollars. He has a proven track record of implementing policy initiatives that have been...

In this episode, I'm excited to have a very special guest, the founder and president of Cynanotary/CYNA - Florida Business Center, Cynthia Alexander, who is revolutionizing the insurance brokerage industry. Cynanotary/CYNA is a one-stop-shop for all your bonding, Aflac broker, and Medicare specialist needs. They are dedicated to providing excellent service and expertise to their clients, and they...

In this episode of Govcon Giants, we have Peter Vazquez, Executive Director of the Veteran Owned Business Roundtable and CEO of Brand Echo Media Solutions. Peter shares his insights on how his organization educates, mentors, and connects veteran-owned businesses with corporate and government contracting opportunities. He discusses his background in internet marketing and how he applies his experti...

In this episode, we're joined by a highly decorated Air Force Veteran and a retired Colonel, Ms. Michelle (aka "G-I") Gardner-Ince, who is the Director of the Women Veteran-Owned Small Business Initiative (WVOSBI) at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU). Ms. Gardner-Ince is the architect of the first program of its kind in the feder...

In this episode, we have Diane Dempsey, the Director of Small Business Programs for BAE Systems Intelligence & Security Sector. With her extensive experience in procurement, subcontracts, and supplier diversity, Ms. Dempsey is a highly respected advocate for small businesses in the DC Metropolitan area. We talked about her current role as Director of Small Business Programs for BAE Systems Intelli...

Today's guest is Lori Smith, founder of Acu-Elligent LLC, a consulting agency specialized in helping small businesses successfully obtain government contracts. With 40+ years of experience as a Procurement decision maker & Contracting Officer, Lori provides insider perspective and guidance to navigate the government marketplace. In this episode, Lori shares her insights and tips on how to successf...

In this episode, we have Joshua Atkinson, an experienced project manager with a passion for improving military leadership and helping veterans transition from active duty. Joshua Atkinson is a seasoned project manager with over 17 years of experience. He is dedicated to improving military leadership and bridging the transition divide through the integration of project management certifications as...

In this episode, I share one extremely helpful tool for conducting market research, the Federal Procurement Data System (FPDS), which is a database of government contracts. By searching for contracts related to your industry or product, you can gain valuable insights into which agencies are buying what, how much they are spending, and who the top vendors are. To use FPDS effectively, it's importan...

In this episode, we have our recently concluded live session from Chase LA featuring six top executives from the government contracting industry. These executives, who have been previously featured on our podcast, come together to share their personal experiences and insights on government contracting. Throughout the episode, I'm sure you will gain valuable knowledge and advice from these Govcon G...

Today's guest is my Father. My parents have been married 60+ years and for most of that time (40+ years) he was a truck driver. He shares his experiences growing up during those times and fun times on the road driving trucks. We do not always get to capture the story of our parents and I thought it worth sharing this month with the world. Hope you enjoy.

In this episode, we have Angela Chamberlain, founder of Kana Consulting. She was born in Manila and came to America when she was 6. Angela went to University in DC as a Business major and Division 1 athlete for Field Hockey. She worked in Finance / M&A in the corporate world for many years. While living in California she became a personal trainer and continued when moving to North Carolina. How di...

Shane Prosser is a US Army veteran and cofounder of FalconTek, an SDVOSB GovCon services firm, and GovBrew, a GovCon focused media firm. After his time in the Army, Shane worked as part of the corporate development team at Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC), focusing on m&a for the publicly traded company. Shane and his older brother Chad Prosser acquired a small professional services business in...

Our guest for this week's podcast, Eugene Tinker, was born and raised in Alabama and is building two world class companies simultaneously. He is the CEO/Founder of CTE (Certified Technical Experts) and Creative Tech Group (CTG), a Native Hawaiian Organization (NHO) 8(a) providing Systems Engineering and Program Management Support. He has been in the government arena for more than 14 years with a v...

Today's podcast was a Youtube live session that I recorded just a few weeks ago regarding the new open AI Platform, ChatGPT. In this Youtube Live, we go over some examples of how to use ChatGPT to help small businesses with proposal writing. As we know, a lot of people have difficulties and challenges with putting their proposals together and so in this particular episode, we're taking this new AI...

In today's episode, we bring our guest Manish Gorawala, a serial entrepreneur, Technology Expert, and a Chief Visionary and CEO of Tri-Force Consulting Services, Inc., headquarter in Lansdale, Pennsylvania, USA. Since 2000, under Manish's leadership, Tri-Force has executed projects worldwide focusing on enterprise application development, business intelligence, process automation and mobile soluti...

In today's podcast episode, we replay a recent Youtube Live interview that I did on the topic of minority certifications. In this interview we featured two guests, Kevin Williams of TekConnX and Heather Cox of CertifyMyCompany. Throughout the interview we discuss the Big 5 certifications that the Fortune 1000 recognize. Now, a little bit more about the guests, Kevin Williams of TekConnX, CEO and S...

In this episode, Renona Brown and Raffa Gibbard discussed how veterans can get money for starting a business. That's why I wanted to revisit this episode for those of you who missed out on this because there are a lot of veterans out here, but they specifically were in certain tracks that the government has that allows veterans to start their business and so we're going to talk about that in this...

The reason why I think this is a fascinating story for some of those persons who have not listened to her story is that she received her 8a Certification at the age of 60. Corliss "Mama U" Udoema served for over 20 years in the US Marine Corps, as an Assistant Officer in Charge for the Facility Supports Contracts, and as a Supervisory Procurement Analyst in the Naval Facilities Engineering Command...

Today's guest is Mr. Donnie Harris, is a former guest of ours on the show. However, given the fact that there's so much money put into the infrastructure plan, I thought it would behoove me to bring him back on to let all the listeners out there to listen to the episode once again. Donnie Harris is a former senior contracting officer with an unlimited warrant, meaning he could sign off at any size...