The best8a podcast

Real conversations with GovCon experts, contracting officers, and business owners who know how to win in federal space.
Jennifer Dougherty

Jennifer Dougherty
DHS Business Development Executive ︱ PCI Federal

How to offer solutions to the PM

Leslie Faircloth

Leslie Faircloth
Founder Small govcon solutions

A Small Business Professional’s Perspective

Keith Boyea

Keith Boyea
Director, Contracts and Awards. DOE

Less Consistent GovCon Rules

Shauna Weatherly
President FedSubk

Can a Contracting Officer help a small business with proposals?

Darlene Bullock
Retired SES, Executive Director, OSDBU CEO - Darlene Bullock & Associates LLC

How small businesses can advocate for themselves

Ann Dunkin
Retired CIO Department of energy

Government efficiency challenges

Tod Companion

Tod Companion
DHS Senior Advisor

Innovating Together: DHS S&T and Industry Collaboration

Monica padron harris

Monica Padron Harris
Former Sr IT Acquisition Advisor DHS USCIS

Engaging with the federal government

Alec longarzo

Alec Longarzo
Growth Lead | Homeland Security & Defense

Finding the new cool thing

John Bergin
Director at Microsoft and former DOD IT & Business System Reform Leader

Government, Business, and Leadership

Tarrazzia Martin

Tarrazzia Martin
HUD Senior Advisor of Enterprise Technology

Becoming your own CIO

Jay Visconti
former CBP Director of STAT Division

Federal to Private: Navigating Both Worlds

Abigail haddad

Abigail Haddad
Machine learning engineering at DHS

Lessons from a Federal ML Engineer

Scott simpson

Scott Simpson
Digital transformation lead at DHS

Smart Risks and Transparency in Government Procurement

Christian MacMillan

Christian MacMillan
Former Sr. Manager, Knowledge Management

Intrusive Leadership

Dr. Charlene Coon

Dr. Charlene Coon
Board President, World Business Development Association

SMEs and proposal writing

John C. King

John C. King
former USMC Senior Logistics Manager and CEO of King Global Enterprise Solutions

Small business, Big Learning

Beth Cappello
Former DHS Deputy CIO

IT – Brilliant at the basics

Bill Pratt
Former DHS IT Director

Program Managers’ Burden

Ryan Riccucci
Rogue ontologist, Division chief at CBP

Applied Ontology

Fred Darugar
CEO of Ominiscius LLC

Capturing strategy

Nicolas M. Chaillan Podcast

Nicolas Chaillan
CEO, AskSage | ex-CSO, U.S. Air & Space Force

The Two Bubbles

William Randolph Podcast best8a

William Randolph
Founder, MicroMarket.co and former contracting officer for the DON, USMC and DHS

Strategic Communication

Peter Frith podcast best8a

Peter Frith
Chief Growth Officer and Capture specialist at Centrifuge LLC

The pivotal role of building relationships

John Ferry Podcast best8a

John Ferry
CEO of Trenchant Analytics and GovCon acquisition expert

How AI is changing government contracting

Nicholas Schellman
CEO of Central Strategies and former Coast Guard program manager

The disconnect between government and industry

Justin Forbes podacst best8a

Justin Forbes
IT Security Specialist at CISA and founder of Barside

Balancing work in the industry and the federal space

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Anna Urman
U.S. Department of State Senior Advisor - Acquisition Policy

How the Goverment helps Small Businesses

Lee Kair
Head of Transportation and Innovation @ The Chertoff Group

Translation issues between Goverment and Industry

Matthew Schoonover
Managing Member at Schoonover & Moriarty LLC

The narrative of social disadvantage

Kevin Jans
Former U.S Air Force Procuremenet analyst and Contracting Officer

Inside the mind of a Contracting Officer