Govcon Giants

Staci Redmon is Strategy and Management Services (SAMS) Founder and Chief Executive Officer. Her energetic leadership, passion, and vision has propelled SAMS to the transformation and digital solutions provider it is today; helping organizations improve operations and enhance the customer experience by utilizing advanced technology to securely integrate, and fully optimize their systems, data, and devices.

During the episode we discuss her Redmon's rules. Weekly rules and tips on leadership, management, business growth and strategy. How SAMS is helping the healthcare providers' push the digital limits, the gig economy and much much more

Nicole Tripodi, is the founder of FedInform an organization that empowers companies to find and win new business with the federal government. If you are a subscriber to my YouTube channel you might have seen her in one of my most popular YT live sessions.

Nicole Tripodi has coached over 50 small business executives to achieve and surpass their expectations for top line business growth in Government Contracting. Her client firms have won over $300 million in federal contracts.

Eric "Doc" Wright, PhD, is a decorated Military Veteran, Founder of Vets2PM, LLC, Co-Founder of the 501(c)3 Veteran Project Management Mentor Alliance. His work has helped thousands of military veterans achieve meaningful, lucrative post-service careers by successfully transitioning between two of the most disparate organizational cultures around: the US Military and Corporate America! In fact, Vets2PM is the 2019 Department of Labor Gold Award Winner for its veteran hiring initiatives!

You can find him on Twitter, Facebook, & LinkedIn with the handle "docwright2012", or at www.vets2pm.com.

Join the conversation with us to discuss the Payroll Protection Program (PPP) and Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) programs both through the $2.3 Trillion dollar CARES Act.

For today's special podcast we bring you three guests to help fuel the conversation. Senen Garcia, SG Law Group, , former SCORE Counselor, chair of SCORE Miami, GG episode 47Orlando Espinosa, Emineo Media, Emerging Leaders teacher, advisor toSBDC, GG episode 13 and Althea Harris, SBA office S. FL District.

Delali Dzirasa is the founder and CEO of Fearless (https://fearless.tech), a full stack digital services firm in Baltimore, Maryland with a mission to create software with a soul - tools that empower communities and make a difference. Fearless delivers sleek, modern, and user-friendly software designed to push the boundaries of possibility, to create a world where good software powers the things that matter.

In today's episode we discuss the digital services coalition an organization focused on the long game of changing government through digital transformation. Find challenges within a city and how do we bring technical solutions to them - Hack Baltimore the story behind the Purple Cow and how his company colors are purple based on the book by Seth Godin. Building the HUBZone map for the SBA

Eric Coffie is giving us a 30 Day Challenge..

5 ideas in which I think that you can make a difference while waiting out the storm of COVID to pass us over.

1. Volunteer
2. Find Solutions
3. Be a Sounding Board
4. Donate to others
5. Entertain Us

In today's episode, we are going to switch it up this particular week given the recent events that's been happening lately impacting all of us globally, both the markets and also economically we are in a new era. Something that we've never seen before, a global pandemic that's impacting everyone across the world. It's changing all of our lives, how we do business.

So today made sense for me to talk about what's going on out there. I don't want spend a lot of time focusing on the news side, but more on the aspects of what I'm seeing in terms of contracting and business world. So that's what the conversation's going to be like today.

Listen and take notes on the top three things:

1. Learn the marketplace
2. Work with other people.
3. Finding a partner you want to work with

Dr. Joseph Grant – Dr. Grant is employed with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in Space Technology Mission Directorate. He currently serves as the Deputy Program Executive in the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)/Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs. Dr. Grant has worked with NASA for the last 28 years and has held various positions in the field of Optics and Photonics research before going to NASA headquarters to work with the SBIR program. Dr. Grant has more than 15 years research and development experience in the area of Optics and Photonics. Dr Grant earned his PhD from Alabama A&M University in Applied Physics.

In today's interview we go beyond the SBIR/STTR program rules and requirements. We discuss the do's, don'ts, mistakes and habits of successful SBIR winners.

Dr. Grant and I talk about the vast opportunity for small businesses & universities to fund high risk projects and perform important research utilizing these vehicles. During his tenure at NASA Dr. Grant spent many years attempting to recruit minority participation into these programs a storywhich he shares and the formation of the NASA roadshow.

Today's guest, Senen Garcia speaks along the lines of small business startups. He shares some of the pitfalls and cautionary tales that he has experienced in working with them. Mr. Garcia reveals the truth about small business failures and talks about the struggles that firms experience during their growth phases not just during the launch as most people suspect. Mr. Garcia is a Certified SCORE Counselor and was the Chair of SCORE Miami Chapter. As an experienced attorney based in Miami, Mr. Garcia has gained valuable knowledge in corporate law, real estate, property insurance, & estate planning matters representing clients as a Senior Partner for more than ten years at SG Law Group. In addition to his work at SG Law Group, Mr. Garcia has also contributed his time to many organizations.

Chris Dambach joined the U.S. Marine Corps in 2007 as an Infantry Scout with the 4th Light Armored Reconnaisance Marine Corps unit in Mattydale, New York.

While on deployment on the Iraq Syrian border, was ejected from his vehicle and suffered numerous injuries. During his recovery he bootstrapped a residential lawn service in 2010 by plastering his New York neighborhood with flyers and taking $5,000 from savings to buy used equipment. Conveniently he named the business Veteran Lawn Care. At the time he and his wife Meghan had a combined annual income of less than $22,000.

The very first year Chris started bidding commercial and government contracts to expand his business. Ten years later his firm has contracts with the VA Healthcare System, National Cemetery Administration, New York State Dept of Corrections and the MTA. This year Industry Standard USA is well on it's way to hitting the 8 figures mark which is truly an accomplishment for a company with such humble beginnings in lawn care.

Over the next 40 minutes you are going hear how Chris dealt with physical, mental and leisure health. We discuss work life balance and the tole that it took on his marriage. We also dive into the reason behind changing his companies name which is I think is invaluable to new firms and finally the founding of his newest venture Empire Material. Chris is high energy and offered up no less than 7 book recommendations. He has four sons and married his high school sweetheart.