Solvability Media Group: Recent Episodes
Pete Blum
Solvability Media Group provides a platform for GovCon and Veteran communities to learn, connect, and collaborate.
In this episode Jenny Clark and Tony Gray talk about great innovation and resources when it comes to cutting-edge technology and getting there quicker.
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SOF Technology Association
Silent Partners for the Quiet Professionals
About Sof Technology Association
- What are the Goals of SOF Technology Association?
- What are the hurdles for companies in SOF?
- What are the opportunities?
Tony Gray’s presentation at Florida GovCon
- What are the Game changers in business development?
- How does SOF Technology Association LinkedIn Group help?
- How you must change Marketing and Response!
Be sure to check out this article on LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/7-trends-third-offset-success-tony-gray-mba-pmp/
Today’s guest is very motivated and passionate about what he does. He is an Air Force Veteran and is currently still serving in the Air Force Reserves. His goal in life is to help others heal, grow, and succeed. He is the Founder of Learn & Live and the author of the new book “Leave No Marriage Behind,”. I would like to welcome Daniel Faust.
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Hi this is Pete Blum bringing you another episode of the Veteran Connections Podcast where my mission is to help transitioning Veterans and Veterans already out of the military engage with the business community, and to share the knowledge and tools needed to successfully start a business. The Veteran Connections Podcast brings you experience and advice from fellow Veterans who are business owners and have made the transition from the military and into the business community.
There are Veterans transitioning out of the military every day. Some [...]
Today’s guest is a decorated combat Veteran and a keynote speaker that believes in mentoring, honesty, integrity, and transparency. After the military he settled down in Germany and today he helps businesses across Europe and America find success. He is an Army Veteran and the Founder & Principal, S2K2 Precision Management, Founder & Principal, and Gentlemen In Sports. I would like to welcome Steven Kuhn.
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Hi this is Pete Blum bringing you another episode of the Veteran Connections Podcast where my mission is to help transitioning Veterans and Veterans already out of the military engage with the business community, and to share the knowledge and tools needed to successfully start a business. The Veteran Connections Podcast brings you experience and advice from fellow Veterans who are business owners and have made the transition from the military and into the business community.
There are Ve [...]
In this episode Jenny Clark and Rich Wilkinson talk about Answering the PM’s Question and the differences in some tools over others to make that happen.
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Where am I?
I want to know today where I was YESTERDAY
How do you get the answers?
Register Today for
Florida GovCon Summit in Orlando
February 28-March 1, 2018
solvability.com/govcon-summit
Rich Wilkinson, Unanet
To contact Jenny W Clark
CEO, Solvability, Inc
www.solvability.com
Today’s guest is a funny guy that loves to put a smile on peoples faces. He loves family and kids and has a passion for teaching kids of all ages how they can learn something fun and become successful. He is an Army Veteran and the Co-Founder & Executive Producer of Real Life Productions which produces Youth Center Stage, Unscripted DC, Mystery Theater, and more. I would like to welcome Darren Council.
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Hi this is Pete Blum bringing you another episode of the Veteran Connections Podcast where my mission is to help transitioning Veterans and Veterans already out of the military engage with the business community, and to share the knowledge and tools needed to successfully start a business. The Veteran Connections Podcast brings you experience and advice from fellow Veterans who are business owners and have made the transition from the military and into the business community.
There are Veterans [...]
In this episode Jenny Clark and Tony Gray talk about the customer experience and expectations when it comes to writing proposals.
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Creating the Experience for your GovCon Customer
The three C’s
- Compliant
- Compelling
- Credible
Win
Execute
Recompete
Capitalize
Register Today for
Florida GovCon Summit in Orlando
February 28-March 1, 2018
solvability.com/govcon-summit
Tony Gray
Founder and CEO. Gx
Today’s guest is on the front line of helping Veterans with translating their military experience into civilian language and making a bullet proof resume. He is an Army Veteran and believes in giving back to Veterans and their families. He served 21 years and retired as a Major. He is the Founder & CEO of Battlefield Resumes. I would like to welcome Bruce Benedict.
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Hi this is Pete Blum bringing you another episode of the Veteran Connections Podcast where my mission is to help transitioning Veterans and Veterans already out of the military engage with the business community, and to share the knowledge and tools needed to successfully start a business. The Veteran Connections Podcast brings you experience and advice from fellow Veterans who are business owners and have made the transition from the military and into the business community.
There are Veterans transitioning out of the military every day. S [...]
In this episode Jenny Clark talks about the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA 2018)
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NDAA 2018 Ceilings
- UPDATED Ceilings
- Other Transaction Authority
- Incurred Cost Audits
- LPTA
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Bid Protests
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UPDATED Ceilings
- Simplified Acquisition Threshold raised from $100K to $250K
- Micro Purchase Threshold increased from $3K to $10K
- TINA, CAS – raised from $750K to $2Million
NDAA 2018 Other Transaction Authority (OTA)
- Other Transaction Authority (OTA)
- Made permanent
- Prototype Projects enhancing mission effectiveness or improvements
- Small Businesses
- NonProfit Research Corporations
- Cost Sharing
- Non-Traditional Defense Contractor (no CAS)
- Consortiums – non-profit
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Today’s guest is one of those great guys you just love to work with that is always helping others and bringing a smile to people’s faces. I worked with him for many years in the IT department of a Tampa, FL company until I moved on. He is an Army Veteran and the Owner of The Spice and Tea Exchange of Destin. I would like to welcome JJ Hanna.
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Hi this is Pete Blum bringing you another episode of the Veteran Connections Podcast where my mission is to help transitioning Veterans and Veterans already out of the military engage with the business community, and to share the knowledge and tools needed to successfully start a business. The Veteran Connections Podcast brings you experience and advice from fellow Veterans who are business owners and have made the transition from the military and into the business community.
There are Veterans transitioning out of the military every day. Some of them hav [...]
In this episode Jenny Clark and John Fay talk about cyber threats and how they are impacting companies. It is not just the large companies that are at risk. Abacode has Cyber Assessments for NIST 800-171 that help companies stay in compliance.
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NIST Cyber Compliance
Multi-Factor Authentication
Continuous Monitoring
Cyber Incident Reporting
Forensic Assessment
Cyber Response
Cyber Compliance
S – Self Governance
M – Managed Network Surveillance
A - Assessments
R - Remediation
T - Training
To Contact John Fay
- E-mail: john.fay@abacode.com
- Phone: 813-324-2754
- www.abacode. [...]
I connected with today’s guest on LinkedIn and we talked about what he could do to help Veterans. I started out by helping him get the word out to the Veteran community on how he could help them. He ended up helping me also. He is a hard charger that has started his business while still on active duty. He is currently a Chief Warrant Officer 3 in the United States Army and has also served in the Marine Corps. He is the Founder of Team ADDO. I would like to welcome James Boggs.
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Hi this is Pete Blum bringing you another episode of the Veteran Connections Podcast where my mission is to help transitioning Veterans and Veterans already out of the military engage with the business community, and to share the knowledge and tools needed to successfully start a business. The Veteran Connections Podcast brings you experience and advice from fellow Veterans who are busine [...]
In this episode Jenny Clark talks more about the upcoming Florida GovCon 2018 Summit and Benchmarks.
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Virtually Vertical
Strategies to Scale Your GovCon Business
Florida GovCon Summit 2018
February 28-March 1
Orlando
Are you ready to Grow?
Virtually Vertical in 2018
Do You HAVE:
- Established Strategic Relationships
- Brilliant Past Performance
- Recognized Industry Leaders and Sought-after Teammates
- Subs Now – but PRIMES in 2019 – managing Growth to Stay Small
- Handle Complex Contracts, including Cost Plus
- Technically Challenging
- Uniquely Qualified to Execute
- Know how to get Employees the Customer Wants
- FOCUS on GROWTH:
- Pricing, Cost and Systems Strategy to bring in FIVE Years o [...]
In this episode Jenny Clark talk about the upcoming Florida GovCon 2018 Summit. With a goal for companies to go virtually vertical and double in size, this episode is one you don’t want to miss. Jenny goes over what will be covered, shares her recommended reading list and invites you to the summit.
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Virtually Vertical
Strategies to Scale Your GovCon Business
Florida GovCon Summit 2018
February 28-March 1
Orlando
Virtually Vertical: Strategies to Scale YOUR GOVCON Business
- Business Value Drivers
- Federal Value Drivers
- Scaling Your GovCon Business
- The 20 Benchmarks
- Recommended Reading
- Florida GovCon Summit Agenda
- Join Now
Business Value Drivers
- Departure Date
- Financial [...]
Today’s guest is a Navy Veteran that served 26 years, and he didn’t just decide to get out and start a business. He decided to start a business that directly helps Veterans gain new skills in areas of cutting-edge technology. He is the Co-Founder, President & CEO of Vets2Data. I would like to welcome Enrique Acosta Gonzalez.
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Hi this is Pete Blum bringing you another episode of the Veteran Connections Podcast where my mission is to help transitioning Veterans and Veterans already out of the military engage with the business community, and to share the knowledge and tools needed to successfully start a business. The Veteran Connections Podcast brings you experience and advice from fellow Veterans who are business owners and have made the transition from the military and into the business community.
Today’s guest is a high energy and highly motivated individual. He is an Air Force Veteran and also a fellow Associate Instructor at FourBlock that is passionate about helping Veterans. He is the Founder & Principal Consultant CEO of CIGRIE. I would like to welcome Jason Smith.
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Hi this is Pete Blum bringing you another episode of the Veteran Connections Podcast where my mission is to help transitioning Veterans and Veterans already out of the military engage with the business community, and to share the knowledge and tools needed to successfully start a business. The Veteran Connections Podcast brings you experience and advice from fellow Veterans who are business owners and have made the transition from the military and into the business community.
There are Veterans transitioning out of the military every day. Some of them have an idea or a passion that they want to turn into a business. Having the ri [...]
In this episode Jenny Clark and Wayne Leland talk about the different types of rates and the impacts of each one.
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Indirect Rates
- Definitions
- How Used
- When to change
- How to notify
Federal Contracting … confusion
- Historical
- Provisional/Forward Pricing
- Proposal
Which Indirect Rates to Use When?
What if I get it wrong?
Wayne Leland
wayne@lb-cpas.com
www.nperspective.net
In this episode Jenny Clark and Jennifer Schaus talk about the 5 Ways to Make the Most of GSA Schedules.
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Five Ways to Make the Most Out of GSA
1.Why should you consider a GSA Schedule?
2.Which Schedules should you be on (Services?)
3.What information do I need to have ready in order to start developing one?
4.How do I submit a GSA schedule?
5.Is there a Fast Track for New Companies?
I have my GSA Schedule but no work!
- How do you get work under GSA Schedule?
- What Reporting is required?
- How do you keep your GSA Schedule in compliance?
Solvability UPDATE
- Solvability Programs
- Online GovCon Boot Camp
- Prime Focus
- Strategic Scalability
- Florida GovCon Summit 2018 (Orlando)
- Adding Matchmaking
- More Breakout Sessions
- Fo [...]
Today’s guest can always be found in good spirits and tends to bring smiles to people’s faces at any celebration he goes to. He is a Marine Corps Veteran and believes in giving back to Veterans and their families. He is the Founder of Heroes Vodka. I would like to welcome Travis McVey.
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Hi this is Pete Blum bringing you another episode of the Veteran Connections Podcast where my mission is to help transitioning Veterans and Veterans already out of the military engage with the business community, and to share the knowledge and tools needed to successfully start a business. The Veteran Connections Podcast brings you experience and advice from fellow Veterans who are business owners and have made the transition from the military and into the business community.
There are Veterans transitioning out of the military every day. Some of them have an idea or a passion that they want to turn into a business. Hav [...]
In this episode Jenny Clark and Russ Barnes talk about being purposefully profitable, books, podcasting, and more.
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Organizational Strategy for Small Business
- About Russ
- Why
- What
- How
- Purposeful Approach, not trial and error
- Right decisions, right time, right order
- Purposefully Profitable
How Russ can Help You
- Resources..
- Book
- Podcast
- Let’s Learn More!!
Solvability Programs & Events
- Solvability programs
- GovCon Boot Camp
- Prime Focus
- Strategic Scalability
- Florida GovCon Summit 2018 (Orlando)
- Adding Matchmaking
- More Breakout Session
- Focus on All Small Collaboration
I connected with today’s guest on LinkedIn and run into him at Veteran networking events. He is a hard charger that has started his business while still on active duty. He is currently a Master Sergeant in the United States Army and has served 29 years so far. He is the Founder & CEO of Webley On The Go. I would like to welcome Steve Webley.
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Hi this is Pete Blum bringing you another episode of the Veteran Connections Podcast where my mission is to help transitioning Veterans and Veterans already out of the military engage with the business community, and to share the knowledge and tools needed to successfully start a business. The Veteran Connections Podcast brings you experience and advice from fellow Veterans who are business owners and have made the transition from the military and into the business community.
There are Veterans transitioning out of the military every day. Some of them have an idea o [...]