WWC Podcast

As firms grow, many begin to assess their need for a business intelligence tool to support their BD team. Christopher Pohle, Founder and CEO of Capture 2 Proposal (C2P), offers a defense tech solution for smaller and mid-size businesses that rivals the larger platforms with added flexibility and less costly customization. He discusses why he developed his platform in this manner and how companies can use it to fortify their pipeline.

Accessing and contracting with new federal agencies is a business development goal for many firms. Randy Lange, CEO and Managing Partner of Firebird Analytical Solutions & Technologies (AST), discusses how he leverages relationships and subcontracting partners to identify new opportunities for awards.

In celebration of Military Spouse Appreciation Day this Friday, Elizabeth Jamison, an attorney at the Board of Veterans’ Appeals and military spouse, discusses the barriers that professionally credentialed military spouses face and the advances made by the Military Spouse JD Network and the Department of Defense to improve licensing issues.

n honor of the Month of the Military Child, Besa Pinchotti, Executive Director and CEO of the National Military Family Association, joins the podcast to discuss the new ways we can support military children of all ages, including a groundbreaking new program to connect teens.

Culminating our series focused on women leadership for Women’s History Month, Jenny Stone, CEO of Partner Forces, visits the podcast to discuss how she believes her generation is working to eliminate the sharp elbow/scarcity mentality of women in the government contracting industry and how depending on relationships has helped guide her professional career.

To celebrate Women’s History Month, Lauren chats with Courtney Jackson, CEO of Paragon Cyber Solutions, about founding a woman and veteran-owned small business by leveraging subcontracting partners. Focused on IT, Courtney uses her compliance expertise to grow her customer base.

Leah (Hermiller) Sanders, CEO of D&G Support Services, visits the podcast to discuss her firm’s recent admission into the Small Business Administration’s 8(a) program. Lauren provides her with ideas to leverage the 8(a) program for organic business as well as new contract awards.

Greg Celestan, CEO of Celestar Corporation, discusses the strategy behind his company’s growth out of 8(a) status and the decision he made to decrease the firm’s size, transitioning back into a small business.

In honor of National Veterans and Military Families Month this November, Jose Jimenez shares the steps he is undertaking to open his federal contracting firm as veteran and small business owner.

In recognition of Native American Heritage Month, Jon Panamaroff, CEO of Command Holdings, a corporation owned by the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe, shares his story as a member of the Sun’aq Tribe of Kodiak, the adversity he faced, and his focus on growth within the tribe’s business sectors.