Ep 027: Teaming to Grow Your Opportunity Pipeline

In this episode, we interview Tom Skypek from GovBizConnect on how to grow your opportunity pipeline with teaming. Government teaming is typically thought of very one dimensional. Companies typically look at teaming to win a specific contract and underestimate the long term value of teaming and teaming partners. This episode discusses some of the finer points of teaming and how to approach the concept from a true “partner” perspective that will allow you to add value to your teaming relationships and ultimately add opportunities to everyone’s pipeline.

Featured Guest: Tom Skypek Company: CEO, GovBizConnect
Email: tom@govbizconnect.com Phone: (860) 239-0883
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Ep 026: Recent Changes in Government Contract Laws

In this episode, we discuss Recent Changes in Government Contract Laws with Maria Panichelli. Many contractors are unaware that there were a number of changes made in 2016 to small business procurement laws. This episode reviews some of those key changes and gives contractors insights on how this may impact their pursuit of government contracts as well as teaming relationships and much more.

Featured Guest: Maria Panichelli Company: Partner at Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Furman PC
Email: mpanichelli@cohenseglias.com Phone: (215) 564-1700
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Ep 025: How to Choose a Proposal Consultant

In this episode we interviewed Tim and Traci Birdsell from TNT Capture and Proposal Services about How to Choose a Proposal Consultant. Some of the key takeaways from this episode include: The biggest challenges that small businesses face when approaching a proposal, when to bring a proposal consultant in on a project, what expectations you should have for your consultant, and of course, what you should expect to pay for these services and a whole lot more.

Featured Guest: Tim Birdsell Company: President of TNT Capture & Proposal Services
Email: tim.birdsell@proposalmanagement.guru Phone: (703) 424-6455
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Ep 024: Capturing and Communicating Your Past Performance

In this episode, we interviewed Joshua Frank from RSM Federal on Capturing and Communicating Your Past Performance. This episode is PACKED with techniques and strategies that will help you understand the types of past performance you need to win more contracts as well as how to communicate the real value that you provided on past contracts. Most people think past performance is just listing a bunch of contracts, but the real key is in the metrics that communicate the value you actually provided to your clients.

Featured Guest: Joshua Frank Company: Managing Partner, RSM Federal
Email: jfrank@rsmfederal.com Phone: (703) 677-1700
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Ep 023: Powerful Writing Techniques for Better Proposals

In this episode we discussed powerful writing techniques for better proposals with Kathy Borkoski. We jump right in by talking about some of the quickest ways to improve your writing ability and then hit on popular topics such as: managing a team of writers, how to set expectations and communicate with writers, how to make sure your proposal will grade well, and how to save time on the proposal process.

Featured Guest: Kathy Borkoski Company: Founder, GovernmentContractingMakeSimple.com
Email: kathyborkoski@gmail.com Phone: (443) 458-3900
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