This week on Amtower Off Center , host Mark Amtower is joined by Kevin Plexico, senior vice president of Information Solutions at Deltek , to discuss the latest Clarity Study . Clarity is Deltek's annual study on trends and contractors perspectives of the government market. Topics discussed include: Companies attitudes and mindsets toward the government market How this impacts their various internal functional areas The differences in government spending of=ver the past few years How DEI is impa...
Aug 14, 2023•43 min
This week on Amtower Off Center , host Mark Amtower is joined by Lee Frederiksen of Hinge Marketing to discuss Lee's new book, The Visible Expert Revolution . Topics discussed include: What is a visible expert The value of visible experts to a company Steps to become a visible expert Five styles of visible experts See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....
Aug 05, 2023•43 min
This week on Amtower Off Center , host Mark Amtower is joined by business strategy advisor Shirley Collier of Scale2Market. Topics revolved around strategies for small business growth, including: understanding and controlling how your company is perceived in the market using data to assess market demand for what you do differentiating and carving out a niche focusing your limited resources for the best ROI reevaluating annually to determine if you need to pivot to grow See Privacy Policy at http...
Jul 22, 2023•42 min
This week on Amtower Off Center , host Mark Amtower is joined by contracts guru Larry Allen , to discuss the current GovCon landscape. Topics include: Three GSA audit issues to watch out for End of FY spending and the possibility of a shutdown at the beginning of FY 24 GSA OASIS+ RFP hitting the street and Alliant 3 RFP due out in Q1 24 Is POLARIS dead? Will SEWP VII expand in scope? Q4 marketing and outreach to ensure your pipeline stays full. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and...
Jun 26, 2023•43 min
Digital marketing pioneer and Evalueserve Vice President Geoff Livingston, joins host Mark Amtower on this week's Amtower Off Center to discuss artificial intelligence and ChatGPT. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Apr 25, 2023•43 min
Hansang Bae, Public Sector chief technologist for Zscaler, joins host Mark Amtower on this week's Amtower Off Center to discuss zero trust, and why its adoption has been so slow. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Apr 25, 2023•42 min
GovCon guru and attorney Alan Chvotkin, partner at Nichols Liu, joins host Mark Amtower on this week's Amtower Off Center to share his key rules of government contracting. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Mar 29, 2023•44 min
Mark Krzysko, president of the Association for Federal Information Resources Management, joins host Mark Amtower on this week's Amtower Off Center, to discuss what his organization is doing for the GovCon community. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Mar 22, 2023•43 min
David Shea, director of the Office of Charge Card Management at the General Services Administration joins host Mark Amtower on this week's Amtower Off Center to discuss 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 .
Mar 15, 2023•43 min
Kevin DeSanto, managing director and co-founder of KippsDeSanto, joins host Mark Amtower on this week's Amtower Off Center to discuss how mergers and acquisitions in GovCon have been impacted by the pandemic. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Feb 13, 2023•47 min
Washington Technology Editor in Chief Nick Wakeman joins host Mark Amtower on this week's Amtower Off Center to discuss the state of NITAAC & CMMC, mergers and acquisitions, and CIO-SP4. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Jan 31, 2023•44 min
This week on Amtower Off Center , Naveen Krishnamurthy, CEO of RIVA Solutions , joins host Mark Amtower for a wide ranging discussion covering: The RIVA Story Building the staff- recruiting and retention RIVA’s culture Mentor-mentee program Charity events- RIVA Karma Naveen’s visibility & involvement See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....
Jan 19, 2023•42 min
Skyway Acquisitions CEO Kevin Jans joins host Mark Amtower on this week's Amtower Off Center to discuss RFP, CPARS and other issues affecting government contracting officers. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Jan 12, 2023•46 min
Amtower is joined by Sanjt Ganguli, Vice president, Transformation Strategy and Field CTO of Zscaler. They discussed: - Zscalers FedRamp authorizations - the evolution of the need for Zero trust architectures - the new book Seven Elements of Highly Successful Zero Trust Architecture, including a dive into each of the seven elements Download the book at revolutionaries.zscaler.com/insights and follow the Zscaler Public sector page on LinkedIn for updates https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/zscaler-...
Dec 01, 2022•46 min
Allen Federal Business Partners President Larry Allen joins host Mark Amtower on this week's Amtower Off Center for a wide ranging discussion of how inflation, climate change and the upcoming election will affect contractors in fiscal year 2023. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Oct 26, 2022•43 min
Marsha Lindquist, president of Granite Leadership Strategies and a fellow at both APMP and NCMA, joins host Mark Amtower on this week's Amtower Off Center to discuss her book, Secrets of Strategic Pricing for Government Contractors. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Oct 05, 2022•48 min
Stephanie Geiger, executive vice president and co-founder of Government Marketing University, joins host Mark Amtower on this week's Amtower Off Center to discuss the founding of GMarkU and the upcoming GAIN conference in October. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Sep 29, 2022•43 min
Peter Lierni of Solutioneering joins host Mark Amtower on this week's Amtower Off Center to discuss the high turnover in business development and capture personnel and other issues impacting the procurement/RFP process. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Sep 07, 2022•45 min
Stephanie Alexander, partner and co-founder of GovMates and founder/CEO of BOOST, joins host Mark Amtower on this week's Amtower Off Center to discuss some caveats for small businesses entering government contracting and innovation 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 .
Aug 31, 2022•42 min
Influence Builder Founder and CEO Danielle Clark joins host Mark Amtower on this week's Amtower Off Center for a wide-ranging discussion on attraction marketing. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Aug 24, 2022•44 min
Intellectual property attorney Linda Hutchison joins host Mark Amtower of this week's Amtower Off Center to discuss how to protect your IP and how to avoid infringing on someone else's. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Aug 20, 2022•43 min
McMahon, Welch and Learned PLLC attorney Lew Rhodes joins host Mark Amtower on this week's Amtower Off Center for a wide ranging discussion on bid protests. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Aug 04, 2022•43 min
Joyce Bose, president and CEO of Boscobel Marketing Communications, joins host Mark Amtower on this week's Amtower Off Center for a lively discussion on the continuing impact of public relations in GovCon. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Aug 04, 2022•41 min
B2G marketing professional Sheri Ascencio discusses her introduction to B2G, and how she leveraged her network in her job search. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Aug 02, 2022•43 min
Retired US Naval officer Emily Harman joins host Mark Amtower on this week's Amtower Off Center for a wide-ranging discussion of her post-Navy experiences, especially those involving self-awareness and developing positive mindsets. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Jul 29, 2022•42 min
Guy Timberlake of The GovCon Club joins host Mark Amtower on this week's Amtower Off Center to discuss the role of business development and how it has evolved in recent years. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
May 03, 2022•48 min
Design to Delivery CEO Molly Gimmel, joins host Mark Amtower on this week's Amtower Off Center to discuss her new book: "Master Your Mindset: How Women Leaders Step Up." See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Apr 22, 2022•43 min
Joanne Woytek, program director of NASA SEWP, joins host Mark Amtower on this week's Amtower Off Center to discuss the current and evolving status of GovCon's most famous GWAC. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Apr 11, 2022•43 min
Matt Donovan, senior vice president and partner at the Merritt Group joins host Mark Amtower on this week's Amtower Off Center for a wide ranging discussion on marketing issues facing government contractors. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Mar 31, 2022•42 min
Brian Chidester, Industry vice president - Worldwide Public Sector at Genesys, joins host Mark Amtower on this week's Amtower Off Center for a wide ranging discussion on trends in government contracting, the mentor-protege program with Government Marketing University, and how the Ukrainian situation may impact the US Tech market. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....
Mar 24, 2022•45 min
