Ep 160: How to Work Yourself out of the Business

In this special episode of Game Changers, you go 1-on-1 with Michael LeJeune to talk about How to Work Yourself Out of the Business. Many business owners start their company with the dream of one day being able to sell, make a small fortune, and retire to their dream destination. For some, the daily grind of being a business can push them over the edge and speed up the desire to sell. Today, we talk about some critical things you need to put in place to work yourself out of the business, increase the value of your company, and how to get your precious time back.

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Featured Guest: Michael LeJeune Company: Partner and Federal Access PM, RSM Federal
Email: mlejeune@rsmfederal.com Phone: (636) 577-5005
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Ep 159: Optimized Technical Solutions Case Study

In this episode, we talked with Travis Griffin from Optimized Technical Solutions (OTS) about his journey in government contracting. Granita and Travis Griffin started OTS in 2016. OTS is an 8(a) certified WOSB that delivers technical solutions for mission-critical programs across the government space. We discuss how they got into government contracting, some of the ups and downs of their journey, and important lessons that OTS has learned along the way.

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Featured Guest: Travis Griffin Company: Vice President, Optimized Technical Solutions (OTS)
Email: travisgriffin@optechs-inc.com Phone: (844) 678-3247
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Ep 158: How to Write More RFPs

In this special episode of Game Changers, you go 1-on-1 with Michael LeJeune to talk about How to Write More RFPs. If you don’t bid, you don’t win. We all know this. Yet, many companies fail to bid enough. You can probably think of a dozen reasons why your company isn’t getting enough RFPs out the door. Today we are going to discuss some strategies to help you streamline your proposal and quote process as well as how to leverage your partners in order to hit your numbers.

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Featured Guest: Michael LeJeune Company: Partner and Federal Access PM, RSM Federal
Email: mlejeune@rsmfederal.com Phone: (636) 577-5005
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Ep 157: How to Maximize Your Status

In this episode, we talked with David Neal from David Neal Consulting about How to Maximize Your Status. If you are a small business (yes small business is a status), Woman-Owned (WOSB), 8(a), Service Disabled Veteran Owned (SDVOSB), VOSB, Native American, or HUBZone, you were probably told to get your status and then money would rain down from the heavens. Then you got your status and realized that’s not how it works. There’s a lot of effort that goes into positioning your company for set-aside and sole-source contracts. This episode will walk you through some of the simple strategies that David Neal uses to maximize a small business status.

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Featured Guest: David Neal Company: Managing Partner, David Neal Consulting
Email: david.neal@davidnealconsulting.com Phone: (816) 507-7175
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Ep 156: Strategic Pipeline Building

In this special episode of Game Changers, you go 1-on-1 with Michael LeJeune to talk about Strategic Pipeline Building. New companies tend to focus mostly on tactical pipeline building. This means that most of the opportunities in their pipeline add short-term revenue, but don’t necessarily achieve strategic objectives for their company. Today, I want to help you shift your thinking a bit to focus more on opportunities with your top agencies, opportunities that help you build strategic past performance, and relationships with teaming partners that will help you win strategic contracts.

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Featured Guest: Michael LeJeune Company: Partner and Federal Access PM, RSM Federal
Email: mlejeune@rsmfederal.com Phone: (636) 577-5005
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