Ep 013: Saving Time, Money, and Headaches on Proposals

In this episode, we interview former Navy diver/bomb expert and Hollywood stunt double turned Government Proposal Expert, Kathy Borkoski (How’s that for an intro?) on the subject of making the proposal process easier while saving time, money, and headaches. As you can imagine from her intro, Kathy puts a different and fresh spin on the traditional color team proposal process.

Featured Guest: Kathy Borkoski Company: Founder, GovernmentContractingMadeSimple.com
Email: kathyborkoski@gmail.com Phone: (443) 458-3900
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Ep 012: Serving Customers BEFORE the Sale

In this episode, we interviewed a government contracting veteran, Steven Krause. Steven has successfully won over $30 Billion in government contracts during his career. We primarily focus on tips and techniques you can use BEFORE an RFP hits the streets to better service and understand your potential customers. All of these tips help you position your company ahead of the competition while also getting a better understanding of the biggest and most important challenges that your prospects are facing AND how you can solve them.

Featured Guest: Steven Krause Company: Principal, Catalyst Global Strategies
Email: steven.l.krause@icloud.com Phone: (202) 618-9803
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Ep 011: Successfully Defending a Bid Protest

In this episode, we interviewed Barbara Koehler about a contract that her company WON, but was protested by another company. We talk about getting out in front of the protest and being proactive in order to ultimately defend a contract and come out as a winner.

Featured Guest: Barbara Koehler Company: WTS, Project Manager
Email: bkoehler@wtservicesllc.com Phone: 1-800-817-5116 (WTS)
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Ep 010: Using Social Media to Engage Your Ideal Buyers

In this episode, we discuss using social media to attract and market to your ideal buying audience. Key discussion points include: myths and facts about social media, which platforms you should be using, and creating a game plan for using social media.

Featured Guest: Mich Hancock Company: Principal, 100th Monkey Media
Email: mich@100thmm.com Phone: (703) 627-1074
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Ep 009: Succeeding in the Federal Construction Market

In this episode, we interviewed Doug Reitmeyer on his success in the Federal construction market. Doug has won over 1,000 contracts with a combined value of over $1.5B. You will learn 3 key strategies he uses to maximize his chances of winning on every bid.

Featured Guest: Doug Reitmeyer Company: CEO, Government Construction Experts
Email: doug@gcexperts.com Phone: (512) 750-2677
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