Game Changers For Government Contractors

In this episode, we talked with Joshua Frank about Federal Trends and their Impact to Your 2022 Government Sales Strategy. Josh covers strategic sourcing, CMMC, the labor shortage, the challenges the government is having moving to a distributed workforce, clearly articulating your value in a lowest price (LPTA) environment, and much more.

In this special episode of Game Changers, you go 1-on-1 with Michael LeJeune to talk about Celebrating Your Losses. When most companies lose an RFP, a top employee, or suffer some other loss, the tendency is to grieve at some level and then just move on. Celebrating your losses helps to create a culture of learning. The next time you lose an RFP, you should get a debrief from the government and then perform your own debrief internally. Identify your mistakes, correct them, and then apply that to your proposal process moving forward. Then celebrate what you learned from that experience. ----- Federal Access is helping Government Contractors win more contracts. It can help you too. Here's a special offer. Visit https://federal-access.com/gamechangers today and get started for just $29. *You are going to get access to a digital copy of the Government Sales Manual. * Over 85 strategy videos * More than 30 webinars * 300 documents and templates AND * SME support. So when you run into an issue, you can email m

In this special episode of Game Changers, you go 1-on-1 with Michael LeJeune to talk about How to Hire and Retain Great People. It's my personal belief that this is going to be a challenge for the foreseeable future. The employment market was already getting tight before COVID. After COVID, people changed their perspectives and priorities. Employers need to do the same in order to attract the best of the best and to keep them. ----- Federal Access is helping Government Contractors win more contracts. It can help you too. Here's a special offer. Visit https://federal-access.com/gamechangers today and get started for just $29. *You are going to get access to a digital copy of the Government Sales Manual. * Over 85 strategy videos * More than 30 webinars * 300 documents and templates AND * SME support. So when you run into an issue, you can email me directly for help. Go check out this special offer today at https://federal-access.com/gamechangers

In this episode, we talked with Emily Harman about her chapter Authentic Leadership from the book Becoming a GovCon Expert. The journey to becoming a better leader starts with self-discovery and a lot of inner work. Emily talks about letting go of the "shoulds," developing your mindset, finding your purpose, and more. ----- Federal Access is helping Government Contractors win more contracts. It can help you too. Here's a special offer. Visit https://federal-access.com/gamechangers today and get started for just $29. *You are going to get access to a digital copy of the Government Sales Manual. * Over 85 strategy videos * More than 30 webinars * 300 documents and templates AND * SME support. So when you run into an issue, you can email me directly for help. Go check out this special offer today at https://federal-access.com/gamechangers

In this special episode of Game Changers, you go 1-on-1 with Michael LeJeune to talk about Quarterly Planning. One of the things that separate winners from losers is having a plan. I can't stress enough the importance of sitting down once a quarter to review your long-term goals and then create a plan of action for the next 90-days that is going to move you closer to your dreams. The process that I talk about in this episode can be used regardless of industry. ----- Federal Access is helping Government Contractors win more contracts. It can help you too. Here's a special offer. Visit https://federal-access.com/gamechangers today and get started for just $29. *You are going to get access to a digital copy of the Government Sales Manual. * Over 85 strategy videos * More than 30 webinars * 300 documents and templates AND * SME support. So when you run into an issue, you can email me directly for help. Go check out this special offer today at https://federal-access.com/gamechangers

In this special episode of Game Changers, you go 1-on-1 with Michael LeJeune to talk about having a Bid/No-Bid Strategy. Would you like to win more RFPs? Of course you would. One of the secrets to winning is making sure that you will be competitive on all the requirements. Using a Bid/No-Bid Strategy allows you to ensure that you #1 - Identify and understand all of the requirements, #2 - Identify any gaps or weaknesses, and #3 - Create an RFP specific strategy to ensure all requirements are met either by you or your teaming partners. If you can't build a strategy that gets you extremely competitive, you know not to waste your time on that specific RFP. ----- Federal Access is helping Government Contractors win more contracts. It can help you too. Here's a special offer. Visit https://federal-access.com/gamechangers today and get started for just $29. *You are going to get access to a digital copy of the Government Sales Manual. * Over 85 strategy videos * More than 30 webinars * 300 documents and template

In this episode, we talked with Eric "Doc" Wright about The DoD SkillBridge Program. This program allows transitioning service members to get valuable on the job training and experience through industry training, apprenticeships, and internships during their last six months in the military. This also allows industry to test drive these future employees with very little out of pocket costs. https://vets2pm.com/cmthankyou/ for a free copy of - Speak Civilian Fluently ----- Federal Access is helping Government Contractors win more contracts. It can help you too. Here's a special offer. Visit https://federal-access.com/gamechangers today and get started for just $29. *You are going to get access to a digital copy of the Government Sales Manual. * Over 85 strategy videos * More than 30 webinars * 300 documents and templates AND * SME support. So when you run into an issue, you can email me directly for help. Go check out this special offer today at https://federal-access.com/gamechangers

In this episode, we talked with Leigh Christian about An Attitude for GovCon Success. If you ask any successful business owner about the keys to their success, almost every single one will say that success begins with the way you think. The way you think often manifests in your actions and your attitude. Do you treat yourself with respect? Do believe that your company deserves to win? If you don't win, do you look for a lesson that will make you better next time or do you look to blame others? Are you grateful for what you have or do you struggle with always being unhappy with what you don't have? These are all simple things that make a big difference in how others see you and your company. ----- Federal Access is helping Government Contractors win more contracts. It can help you too. Here's a special offer. Visit https://federal-access.com/gamechangers today and get started for just $29. *You are going to get access to a digital copy of the Government Sales Manual. * Over 85 strategy videos * More than 3

In this special episode of Game Changers, you go 1-on-1 with Michael LeJeune to talk about the 2021 Infrastructure Bill. This episode is a break down of the bill. Some of the key points: 1. Yes, this is $1.2T...BUT...that's over 5 fiscal years. FY22-26. This really means that it's approximately $240B per fiscal year. 2. A lot of these programs establish brand new offices under agencies and new programs under existing agencies. They give agencies up to 6 months to establish the new offices and programs. We are 2 months into the fiscal year. 6 months from now is the beginning of GovCon Q4. So expect FY22 Q4 to be where the bulk of FY22 money (For this bill) is spent. Q4 is going to be crazier than usual. 3. When reviewing a new program, pay close attention to the office managing it. There were several programs that I expected to be run by DOT that are going to be managed by the Dept. of Commerce. 4. Find program names and use those for future searches in SAM. You will waste your time searching "infrastructure

In this episode, we talked with Jenny Clark about GovCon Financial Logistics. Government contracting has a unique set of requirements for the financial management of your company. For example, some contracts are Fixed Firm Price (FFP) and some are Cost Plus. You also have to take into consideration the Service Contract Act or SCA rates when bidding on certain contracts. These contracts require different methods for tracking benefits and putting this information on employees’ paychecks. If you are doing Cost Plus work, you will need to implement a DCAA (Defense Contract Audit Agency) compliant accounting system. We discuss all of these and much more in this episode. ----- Federal Access is helping Government Contractors win more contracts. It can help you too. Here's a special offer. Visit https://federal-access.com/gamechangers today and get started for just $29. *You are going to get access to a digital copy of the Government Sales Manual. * Over 85 strategy videos * More than 30 webinars * 300 documents

In this episode, we talked with Anna Urman from the U.S. Department of State about RFIs and Sources Sought. We discuss the differences between the two, why you should respond, how to follow up with the contracting officer and much more. ----- Federal Access is helping Government Contractors win more contracts. It can help you too. Here's a special offer. Visit https://federal-access.com/gamechangers today and get started for just $29. *You are going to get access to a digital copy of the Government Sales Manual. * Over 85 strategy videos * More than 30 webinars * 300 documents and templates AND * SME support. So when you run into an issue, you can email me directly for help. Go check out this special offer today at https://federal-access.com/gamechangers

In this special episode of Game Changers, you go 1-on-1 with Michael LeJeune to talk about the Your GovCon Holiday Plan. I love the holidays. I love the downtime. I love getting caught up on projects and I use this time to sharpen my skills. This podcast talks about four things that I recommend you use your "downtime" for. If you use your time wisely, you can set up next year to be your best year. ----- Federal Access is helping Government Contractors win more contracts. It can help you too. Here's a special offer. Visit https://federal-access.com/gamechangers today and get started for just $29. *You are going to get access to a digital copy of the Government Sales Manual. * Over 85 strategy videos * More than 30 webinars * 300 documents and templates AND * SME support. So when you run into an issue, you can email me directly for help. Go check out this special offer today at https://federal-access.com/gamechangers

In this episode, we talked with Carroll Bernard about Government Contracting Construction Opportunities. We all know the government is spending billions on construction projects. The challenge is identifying where these opportunities are. Carroll explains how the government construction market works and how you can locate these opportunities. ----- Federal Access is helping Government Contractors win more contracts. It can help you too. Here's a special offer. Visit https://federal-access.com/gamechangers today and get started for just $29. *You are going to get access to a digital copy of the Government Sales Manual. * Over 85 strategy videos * More than 30 webinars * 300 documents and templates AND * SME support. So when you run into an issue, you can email me directly for help. Go check out this special offer today at https://federal-access.com/gamechangers

In this special episode of Game Changers, you go 1-on-1 with Michael LeJeune to talk about the SBA OIG Challenges Report for FY2022. This report highlights eight specific challenges that the SBA has identified and is working on. In this podcast, I talk about three of those challenges. Challenge 1: Fraud with Economic Relief Programs, Challenge 2: Inaccurate Procurement Data and Eligibility Concerns in Small Business Contracting Programs Undermine the Reliability of Contracting Goal Achievements, and Challenge 5: SBA’s Management and Monitoring of the 8(a) Business Development Program Needs Improvement. You can read the report here: https://www.sba.gov/sites/default/files/2021-10/SBA%20OIG%20Report%2022-02.pdf ----- Federal Access is helping Government Contractors win more contracts. It can help you too. Here's a special offer. Visit https://federal-access.com/gamechangers today and get started for just $29. *You are going to get access to a digital copy of the Government Sales Manual. * Over 85 strate

In this episode, we talked with Steven Koprince about Demystifying the FAR. The Federal Acquisition Regulation or FAR is intimidating on the surface. It's over 2,000 pages of legalese. The FAR gets less intimidating with time and once you understand how it's organized. This podcast helps break down what you need to know about the FAR and provides general guidance for government contractors. ----- Federal Access is helping Government Contractors win more contracts. It can help you too. Here's a special offer. Visit https://federal-access.com/gamechangers today and get started for just $29. *You are going to get access to a digital copy of the Government Sales Manual. * Over 85 strategy videos * More than 30 webinars * 300 documents and templates AND * SME support. So when you run into an issue, you can email me directly for help. Go check out this special offer today at https://federal-access.com/gamechangers

In this special episode of Game Changers, you go 1-on-1 with Michael LeJeune to talk about Business Realignment. Most business owners wake up one day and realize that their business is driving them 24/7. What you don't realize is that at some point the business made you align your personal life with the needs of the business. What we need to do today is realign the business so that it is there to serve YOU and your family. ----- Federal Access is helping Government Contractors win more contracts. It can help you too. Here's a special offer. Visit https://federal-access.com/gamechangers today and get started for just $29. *You are going to get access to a digital copy of the Government Sales Manual. * Over 75 strategy videos * More than 30 webinars * 300 documents and templates AND * SME support. So when you run into an issue, you can email me directly for help. Go check out this special offer today at https://federal-access.com/gamechangers

In this episode, we talked with Judy Bradt about the Players and Layers Method for prospecting in government contracting. The average contractor just focuses on one player, the contracting officer. When you take a step back, you realize that there are several influencers and decision-makers that educate you on an organization. Some of these players are also your best advocates. Learning the players and layers of an organization will allow you to accelerate your revenue. ----- Federal Access is helping Government Contractors win more contracts. It can help you too. Here's a special offer. Visit https://federal-access.com/gamechangers today and get started for just $29. *You are going to get access to a digital copy of the Government Sales Manual. * Over 75 strategy videos * More than 30 webinars * 300 documents and templates AND * SME support. So when you run into an issue, you can email me directly for help. Go check out this special offer today at https://federal-access.com/gamechangers

In this episode, we talked with Mark Amtower about Building Your GovCon SME Platform. One of the easiest ways to differentiate yourself and your company from the competition is to be recognized as a subject matter expert or SME in your field. This doesn't happen overnight and it doesn't happen by accident. You have to take a series of deliberate steps to build credibility in your field and to build a following. ----- Federal Access is helping Government Contractors win more contracts. It can help you too. Here's a special offer. Visit https://federal-access.com/gamechangers today and get started for just $29. *You are going to get access to a digital copy of the Government Sales Manual. * Over 75 strategy videos * More than 30 webinars * 300 documents and templates AND * SME support. So when you run into an issue, you can email me directly for help. Go check out this special offer today at https://federal-access.com/gamechangers

In this special episode of Game Changers, you go 1-on-1 with Michael LeJeune to talk about Maximizing Your Signature Block. How many emails do you send in a day, week, month, or year? I bet it's a lot more than you think. How many of those emails are to prospects or current clients? That number for me is roughly 80%. Most people never think about how many eyeballs see their signature block. If I don't know you, one of the first things I will do is drop down to the signature to see who you are and why I should read your email. A signature tells me if you are trying to buy something or sell me something. In this episode, I'm going to show you how to make your signature block jump out and make people want to connect with you. ----- Federal Access is helping Government Contractors win more contracts. It can help you too. Here's a special offer. Visit https://federal-access.com/gamechangers today and get started for just $29. *You are going to get access to a digital copy of the Government Sales Manual. * Over

In this episode, we talked with Barbara Stankowski about Selling Your Government Contracting Business. Barbara built her last company to $30 million in revenue with just over 300 employees and then successfully sold the company. This episode walks through her journey of deciding to sell, the process she went through to hire and work with a mergers and acquisitions (M&A) firm, as well as several lessons learned along the way.