Today's guest is Donald Gabbin. He is the Chief Operating Officer for PKH Enterprises, which is focused on insider threat, zero trust, and cybersecurity. Donald and I talk about how do we get beyond how business development has always been done and incorporate modern concepts and methods.

You can engage Donald here:

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/donald-gabbin-ms-mpa-pmp-spc-sdp-csm-itil-6973a45/

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Today's guest is Nate Chamberlain. He is the Founder and Principal Consultant at Nate Chamberlain LLC. Nate specializes in Microsoft 365, Power Platform, and SharePoint solutions and is well known as a technical trainer, speaker, and author of 11 books! He is a five time Microsoft MVP awardee before joining the Postal Regulatory Commission where he is a Technical Business Analyst with high hopes that another MVP is around the corner now that they have a program for those of us in the public sector. Nate and have crossed paths many times due to our shared passion for Microsoft 365. We talk about how the requirement for a degree continues to cause businesses to lose out on great candidates.

You can engage Nate here:

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/nchambe/

Website - https://natechamberlain.com/

Books - https://www.amazon.com/stores/Nate-Chamberlain/author/B07JKQQDFK?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&qid=1745721590&sr=8-1&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true&ccs_id=2b45b259-36ce-4607-96c9-8a8e3d57e172

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Today's guest is Kisha Powell. She is the Chief Experience Officer at ACT-IAC, a nonprofit bringing government and industry together to solve government problems. Kisha is also the CEO and Owner of Designer Event Concepts, LLC focusing on project management, events, marketing, and social media management. Kisha and I have known each other for many years through my interactions with ACT-IAC. We talk a bit about how silos frustrate collaboration and cooperation.

You can engage Kisha here:

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/kisha-hemphill-powell-ms-cmp-4569869/

Website - https://www.spacialresearchco.com

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Today's guest is Lea Bowman. She is a Data Scientist at Metric5. Lea and I met through work she was doing for another organization at the SEC. Lea and I talk a bit about the job search process and the challenge of getting employers to value our experience over specific education.

You can engage Lea here:

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/leabowman38/

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Today's guest is Gabrielle Sease. She is the Founder of Spatial Research LLC, which specializes in advanced research, consulting, and technology services related to AI, Metaverse, scientific innovation, and internet technologies. Gabrielle and spoke a bit about how politics are casting a shadow over how we all relate in a business context and how it causes a distraction.

You can engage Gabrielle here:

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/gabrielles8717/

Website - https://www.spacialresearchco.com

List of past episodes: https://www.thegeekwithin.net/

Today's guest is Shauna Weatherly. She is the President and Founder of Federal Subcontract Solutions LLC (FedSubK). Shauna retired from federal service with almost 36 years of experience across military and civilian agencies. With all the changes in government, Shauna has shared numerous posts to help both industry and government understand the actions and impacts. We chatted about how important leadership training is for supervisors, managers, and senior leadership and how it is needed to better equip and create good leaders. Shauna also cares about government outreach to industry and the need for agencies to prioritize this type of interaction.

You can engage Shauna here:

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/shauna-weatherly/

Website - https://www.fedsubk.com/

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Today's guest is Melvin Mooring II. He is the Founder of Polished Technologies LLC, a nearly 10 year old website and software development firm. I met Melvin through our mutual friend, Tiffany Bailey. Melvin and I spoke a bit about expecting early career staff to be super specialized in a world where a plethora of skills helps make you competitive instead of taking chances on someone.

You can engage Melvin here:

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/melvin-mooring-ii-6192434/

Website - https://polishedtechnologies.com/

List of past episodes: https://www.thegeekwithin.net/

Today's guest is Kaamil Khan. He is the President of Makpar Corporation as he prepares to take over as the second generation of leadership at Makpar. I met Kaamil through networking in the DC area and also from his participation in ACT-IAC Voyagers 2025. We talk a bit about how important it is to have meaningful interactions between industry and government.

You can engage Kaamil here:

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/kaamilkhan/

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Today's guest is Ella O'Brien. She is the Small Business Liaison Officer as well as the GWAC CM at SOSi. Ella works to bridge the gap between emerging small enterprises and larger industry players. We talk a bit about how companies, especially large firms, should consider education around small business advocacy and supplier diversity.

You can engage Ella here:

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/raphaela-obrien-b4748a30/

List of past episodes: https://www.thegeekwithin.net/

Today's guest is Janet Clement. She is the CEO of Jefferson Consulting Group. Janet has been focused on organizational change and efficiency within the GovCon industry as a federal employee and industry person for over 30 years. Janet and I talk about challenges that interfere with the government buying services.

You can engage Janet here:

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/janet-clement-58b434/

List of past episodes: https://www.thegeekwithin.net/