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Today’s guest is Ali Paskun.

 Ali Paskun CF.APMP is the founder of AbiL Solutions LLC and RFPtrainer. Ali is a veteran in the world of Federal Government contracting having worked for a number of government contractors to develop and refine successful approaches to winning Federal Government contracts. She has spent 35 years developing win strategies with expertise throughout the entire phase of proposal development cycle, primarily for small and mid-sized companies. Ali has an impressive track record of collaborating with and managing capture teams to identify best possible solutions for proposals. She used to manage the Journal of the Association of Proposal Management and has lectured nationally. She is an APMP Fellow and has earned APMP certification

In this insightful episode we will discuss Ali

• Life and Career
• Entry to Proposal Industry 
• 3 things not many people know about her 
• Her passion in helping SMEs find extra time 
• Being APMP Journal Editor 
• APMP friends  John Elder and Kristin Dufrene 
• People influential in her career 
• Advice to bid and proposal professionals 
• Next Steps and 

Few fun Qs.... 

Get to know the human side of your passionate industry expert, Ali Paskun

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Kristin (Baron) Dufrene, CPP APMP Fellow, has twenty-six years of experience in Federal sector business development, including capture management and proposal development. Kristin has been a member of APMP since 1995 and served as the 2017 Chair of the International Board of Directors. She has led many joint Industry-Federal initiatives, including the Procurement Improvement Committee (PIC), the Federal Procurement Community, and the Government-Industry Acquisition Task Force. Kristin is currently Strategic Capture Executive Director for CACI and holds a Bachelor’s degree in Journalism from LSU.

In this insightful episode we will discuss Kristin's 

• Life and Career
• Entry to Proposal Industry 
• 3 things not many people know about her 
• Buyer and Procurement Initiatives 
• Volunteering services to Homeless and Lupus charity 
• APMP CEO role and wider APMP Contribution
• APMP Certification Journey 
• How "re-engineering" comment inspired to present a Cajun themed presentation..
• APMP friends 
• Croatian heritage 
• Dad influence and upbringing, sacrifice and how he inspired her career 
• People influential in her career 
• Advice to bid and proposal professionals 
• Next Steps and 

Few fun Qs.... 

In Kristin's words - You will always have an APMP friend to pick the phone and bounce an idea. Get to know the human side of your multi talented industry expert, Kristin Dufrene

Disclaimer : At 26.00 its Cuttlefish not monkfish:)

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Todays Guest is Betsy Blakney, ​CPP APMP, is an APMP Fellow, past APMP International CEO, COO, Board Secretary, and Eastern Regional Representative, and a former APMP National Capital Area (NCA) President. With 25 years of proposal management experience, Betsy is currentlyDirector of Proposal Operations Support for CACI. Betsy was previously the Director of Proposal Services for UNITECH (acquired by Lockheed Martin), served in the Washington Federal Practice of PricewaterhouseCoopers as a Federal Proposal Manager, and began her proposal management career at Datatrac Information Services, Inc. (acquired by CSC). 

An APMP member since 1996, she actively served as an APMP certification mentor, co-authored the APMP Industry Glossary of Terms, and is a frequent conference speaker/panelist.

In this deeply insightful episode we will discuss Betsy's 

• Life and Career
• Entry to Proposal Industry 
• 3 things not many people know about her 
• Research on reskilling and upskilling bid and professionals in the automated world  
• Passion on Coaching 
• Role in NCA Chapter 
• APMP CEO role and wider APMP Contribution
• Authoring Glossary of Terms 
• APMP Certification Journey 
• Knowledge Management Certification 
• Mom upbringing, sacrifice and how she inspired her career 
• People influential in her career 
• Advice to bid and proposal professionals 
• Next Steps and 

Few fun Qs.... 

In Betsy's words - She will continue to give back to the community that has embraced her..Get to know the human side of your high achieving multi talented industry expert, Betsy Blakney

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You are listening to Scribble Talk, a podcast for bid and proposal professionals.  My name is Baskar Sundaram and with my co – host Ashley Kayes, we will be sitting down with our industry veterans to share their stories, discuss their career, and learn how to make an impact in the industry.

Today’s Guest is Colleen Jolly, Colleen has 20 years' experience in visual communications, training, marketing (event management and sales (B2G, B2B, and B2C) across several industries and countries including deep expertise in the US, UK, and Australia. Colleen served as Secretary of APMP NCA chapter 2010-2012; and on the International Board of APMP 2012-2015 as Secretary, COO, the youngest CEO in the organization's history, and Past CEO. 

Collen is the youngest person to win the APMP Fellow Award in 2010; she won the APMP Insight Award in 2012 for her article on international business an was also honoured at inaugural APMP "40 Under 40" honor in 2017. 

In this "inspirational" episode we will discuss Colleen's 

• Life and Career
• Entry to Proposal Industry 
• APMP CEO role and wider APMP Contribution 
• Entrepreneuship journey
• Health and Fitness 
• How APMP inspired her NEW venture Pole Con
• People influential in her life and career 
• Advice to bid and proposal professionals 
• Next Steps and 

Few fun Qs.... 

Be Yourself to Succeed  - Get to know the human side of your high achieving multi talented industry expert, Colleen Jolly

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Todays guest Mike Parkinson. Mike is (Microsoft MVP and APMP Fellow) is an internationally recognized Visual Communication and Presentation Expert and award-winning author of (“Billion Dollar Graphics” and “A Trainer's Guide to PowerPoint: Best Practices for Master Presenters.”). He owns Billion Dollar Graphics and is a partner at 24 Hour Company, a premier creative services firm. Mike has spearheaded multi-billion-dollar projects and helped Fortune 500 companies and international learning institutions win billions of dollars. 

In this episode we will discuss Mike's 

• Life and Career
• Entry to Proposal Industry 
• Microsoft Powerpoint, Graphics & Creative Design Passion 
• APMP Contributions 
• People influential in her life and career 
• Advice to bid and proposal professionals 
• Next Steps and 

Few fun Qs.... 

Get to know the human side of your industry expert, Mike Parkinson. 

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You are listening to Scribble Talk, a podcast for bid and proposal professionals.  My name is Baskar Sundaram and with my co – host Ashley Kayes, we will be sitting down with our industry veterans to share their stories, discuss their career, and learn how to make an impact in the industry.

Today's Guest is Kirste Webb. Kirste is APMP Fellow with 30+ years’ experience in all facets of business development and marketing services. Kirste is Senior Vice President Business Development at ARS Aleut Remediation. Kirste has twice been the volunteer Chair of APMP and was also instrumental in APMP’s certification program by pushing for an APMP Body of Knowledge (BoK).  Kirste also serves as a counselor with the East Tennessee Procurement Technical Assistance Center. She achieved APMP Certification – Foundation Level, and holds Bachelor’s degree and MBA from the University of Phoenix.

In this episode we will discuss Kirste's 

• Life and Career
• Entry to Proposal Industry 
• APMP Chair role and wider APMP Contribution 
• People influential in her life and career 
• Advice to bid and proposal professionals 
• Next Steps and 

Few fun Qs.... 

Get to know the human side of your industry expert, Kirste Webb. 

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You are listening to Scribble Talk, a podcast for bid and proposal professionals.  My name is Baskar Sundaram and with my co – host Ashley Kayes, we will be sitting down with our industry veterans to share their stories, discuss their career, and learn how to make an impact in the industry.

Today’s guest is Eric Gregory. Eric has 42 years experience in business development, capture and proposal operations. Eric has been honoured with APMP’s highest service award, the William C. McCrae Memorial Award, he also received CACI’s top honor for service excellence, the Admiral Thomas H. Moorer Award. Eric is APMP-certified proposal professional (APMP CPP) and an APMP Fellow, Twice ex. CEO of APMP. 

In this episode we will discuss Eric's 

• Life and Career
• Entry to Proposal Industry 
• APMP CEO role and wider APMP Contribution 
• People influential in his life and career 
• Advice to bid and proposal professionals 
• Next Steps and 

Few fun Qs.... 

Get to know the human side of your industry expert, Eric Gregory

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You are listening to Scribble Talk, a podcast for bid and proposal professionals.  My name is Baskar Sundaram and with my co – host Ashley Kayes, we will be sitting down with our industry veterans to share their stories, discuss their career, and learn how to make an impact in the industry.

Today’s guest is Cathy Day. Cathy has over 35 years’ experience directing, delivering, and training capture and bid teams. Cathy designed and developed the Association Proposal Management Professionals (APMP) Accreditation Programme. Cathy is APMP Fellow, APMP Accreditation Director and Chief Examiner since 2004 

In this episode we will discuss Cathy's 

• Life and Career
• Entry to Proposal Industry 
• APMP Chief Examiner role 
• APMP Certification history and Development  
• People influential in her life and career 
• Advice to bid and proposal professionals 
• Next Steps and 

Few fun Qs.... 

Get to know the human side of your industry expert, Cathy Day

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Tony has the biggest heart among all my relationships. His giving cannot be measured... My godfather in the industry. 

Today’s guest is Tony Birch. Tony is Chairman of Shipley Limited. An industry veteran with 40+ years’ experience who has trained over 10,000 people, helped win over $30bn in new business. Elected a APMP Fellow in 2006, Tony served on the main board of the APMP for 4 years; during that time he oversaw the development and launch of the APMP's Certification Program. As one of the founders of APMP UK, Tony’s mission is to ensure that the role of a bid or proposal manager is recognised throughout the world as a profession - and not just a job. 

In this episode we will discuss Tony's 

• Life and Career
• Shipley Journey 
• APMP Board tenure and his founding role in APMP UK 
• Role in designing certification programme 
• People influential in his life and career 
• Advice to bid and proposal professionals 
• Next Steps and 

Few fun Qs.... 

Get to know the human side of your industry expert, Tony Birch.

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Today’s (our very first) guest is Howard Nutt. I owe everything to this man.... 

Howard Nutt is Executive Director of the Business Development Institute International (BD-Institute). An industry veteran with 45 years experience. 

Howard was one of APMP's 28 founding members, developed its original strategic plan, is the recipient of APMP Founders and Vision awards and continues as an APMP Fellow. He leads development of the Capability Maturity Model® for Business Development and was a former Senior VP of Consulting for Shipley Associates.

In this episode we will discuss Howard's 

• Life and Career
• BD-CMM History 
• 28 founding APMP membership
• His role as APMP's first ever Director Strategic Planning 
• People influential in his life and career 
• Advice to bid and proposal professionals
• Next Steps and 

Few fun Qs.... 

Get to know the human side of your industry expert, Howard Nutt.. 

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