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.
This week on Amtower Off Center, host Mark Amtower talks about some of the big issues facing small contractors with Elizabeth Moon, AFCEA's Small Business program Manager, USmax Corp. President and CEO David Pak, and Eric Strauss, director of Business Development at Connected Logistics. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....
Larry Allen, president of Allen Federal Business Partners, joins host Mark Amtower on this week's Amtower Off Center to discuss some of the biggest issues facing small government contractors. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Scott Denniston, executive director of the National Veterans Small Business Coalition. joins host Mark Amtower on this week's Amtower Off Center to discuss the challenges facing veteran owned small businesses, including funding issues and a recent court case that further reduces their ability to win government contracts. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....
immixGroup Vice President and GM Troy Fortune, and Rita Walston, the company's senior director of Marketing Programs, join host Mark Amtower on this week's Amtower Off Center to discuss the upcoming Government IT Sales Summit and how to bring cutting edge technology to the government market. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....
Government Marketing University's Lou Anne Brossman and Rita Walston of the immixGroup join host Mark Amtower on this week's Amtower Off Center for a wide ranging discussion of topics germane to GovCon marketing professionals. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
David Berteau, president and CEO of the Professional Services Council joins host Mark Amtower on this week's Amtower Off Center for a wide ranging interview on a variety of topics, including who the PSC serves and what it does for its members. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
IT marketing legend Regis McKenna joins host Mark Amtower on this week's Amtower Off Center for a wide ranging discussion of his marketing philosophy and his experiences in working with clients Apple, Intel, 3Com and other companies in Silicon Valley. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Bloomberg Government's Dan Snyder and Allen Federal President Larry Allen join host Mark Amtower on this week's Amtower Off Center to discuss what contractors can expect in the last few weeks of fiscal year 2018. They will also take a look at some of the top contracting issues for fiscal year 2019. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....
Host Mark Amtower discuses the 2018 Government Contractor Study with Market Connections president Aaron Heffron and Merritt Group Sr VP Matt Donovan. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Carl Dickson, publisher of Captureplanning.com and PropLIBRARY.com joins host Mark Amtower on this week's Amtower Off Center to discuss the recent 2018 Federal Contractor Study and what small businesses can do to beat their much larger competitors for government contracts. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....
This week on Amtower Off Center, host Mark Amtower interviews William Sanders, director of Technology Strategy and Business Development (SLED) for Oracle, and Mike Smoyer, president of the Digital Government Institute and producer of 930Gov. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Mark Forman, vice president and Global Head of Public Sector for Unisys, joins host Mark Amtower on this week's Amtower Off Center to discuss FITARA, the Internet of Things, and the top issues facing the CIO community. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
David Shea, director of GSA's Center for Charge Card Management, joined host Mark Amtower for a lively discussion of the federal SmartPay program. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
This week on Amtower Off Center, host Mark Amtower interviews Judy Schramm, CEO of ProResource, a marketing firm specializing in helping executives tell their stories and develop their personal brands. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Tech marketing expert John Kostak joins host Mark Amtower on this week’s Amtower Off Center to discuss branding, identity management, and the findings in Kostak’s study: “Digital Transformation and the “7i’s”. June 4, 2018 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Danielle Brigida, national social media manager for the US Fish and Wildlife Service, joins host Mark Amtower on this week’s Amtower Off Center to discuss how federal agencies use Facebook, LinkedIn and other social media programs. May 21, 2018 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
What is the value of face-to-face networking and how can AFCEA help in that effort? Find out when Katie Helwig, director of Small Business Programs at AFCEA, and Eric Strauss, director of Business Development for Connected Logistics, joins host Mark Amtower on this week’s Amtower Off Center. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....
Celero Strategies President and CEO Stan Soloway and Lohfeld Consulting CEO Bob Lohfeld join host Mark Amtower on this week’s Amtower Off Center to discuss a number of contracting issues, including the procurement climate under President Donald Trump. May 7, 2018 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Writing expert and trainer Carla Bass joins host Mark Amtower on this week’s Amtower Off Center to discuss her book: Write to Influence!, and what you can do to improve your writing skills. April 30, 2018 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
What is currently driving the mergers and acquisitions activity in the government contracting market? Find out when Washington Technology Editor Nick Wakeman joins host Mark Amtower on this week’s Amtower Off Center. April 23, 2018 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Larry Allen, president of Allen Federal Business Partners, joins host Mark Amtower on this week’s Amtower Off Center for a wide-ranging discussion of the top contracting issues including Smart Pay micro-purchase limits, new GAO rules for bid protests, and HubZone ownership rule changes. April 16, 2018 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....
How do you build your LinkedIn profile? Find out when leadership coach Maria Fafard joins fellow LinkedIn expert Mark Amtower on this week’s Amtower Off Center. April 2, 2018 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
What are the real impacts of continuing resolutions and government shutdowns? Find out when Attain CIO Simon Szykman and Lohfeld Consulting Group CEO Bob Lohfeld join host Mark Amtower on this week’s Amtower Off Center. March 26, 2018 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Larry Allen, president of Allen Federal Business Partners gives his thoughts on a wide range of contracting issues including the latest from the Small Business Administration on size and status re-certifications and the use of OTAs in DoD. March 12, 2018 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Lou Anne Brossman and Anne Marie Clark, members of the faculty at Government Marketing University, discuss content marketing, media and public relations, and the role of subject matter experts, when they join host Mark Amtower on this week’s Amtower Off Center. March 5, 2018 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....
DSFederal CEO Sophia Parker joins host Mark Amtower of this week’s Amtower Off Center, to discuss the challenges she faced in starting her own company, and DSFederal’s focus on health IT. February 26, 2018 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Federal News Radio Executive Editor Jason Miller, Washington Technology Editor-in-Chief Nick Wakeman and Lohfeld Consulting Group Founder & CEO Bob Lohfeld join host Mark Amtower on this week’s Amtower Off Center to discuss some of 2017’s top contracting stories and what’s ahead for companies in 2018. January 15, 2017 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....
What were the top contracting stories in 2017? What’s ahead in 2018? Find out when Federal News Radio Executive Editor Jason Miller, Washington Technology Editor-in-Chief Nick Wakeman and Lohfeld Consulting Group Founder & CEO Bob Lohfeld join host Mark Amtower on this week’s Amtower Off Center. January 8, 2017 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....
