
Amtower Off-Center
Hosted by nationally-known speaker and consultant Mark Amtower, Amtower Off-Center highlights the good, the bad, the ugly and the just plain silly of doing business in the government market. Every week experts join Mark for a lively discussion of current issues facing the government contractor community.
Latest episodes

Feb 25, 2019 • 40min
Mergers & acquistions
Kevin DeSanto, managing partner and co-founder of KippsDesanto, joined host Mark Amtower on this week's Amtower Off Center, to discuss his company's 2019 survey of mergers and acquisitions activity in the aerospace, defense and government services sectors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jan 22, 2019 • 44min
The power of Podcasts
Robert Shea, principal at Grant Thornton and Kurt Schneid, executive producer at Brand Ready Media, join host Mark Amtower on this week's Amtower Off Center, discuss the popularity of podcasts and how to leverage them to build your company's brand. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jan 18, 2019 • 45min
SEWP is 25!
NASA SEWP Program Manager Joanne Woytek and Markus Fedeli, sales manager for Red River, join host Mark Amtower on this week's Amtower Off Center, to discuss the growing popularity of SEWP and how it manages both its vendor and federal customer relationships. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dec 21, 2018 • 44min
Contracting: A look back at 2018 and what's ahead for 2019
Nick Wakeman, editor in chief of Washington Technology joins host Mark Amtower on this week's Amtower Off Center to discuss the top contracting stories in 2018 and what's ahead for contractors in 2019. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dec 12, 2018 • 49min
Big issues facing small contractors: The intelligence community
LG-TEK President Larry Letow, and Axiologic Solutions co-managing partners Tom Stauber and Michael Chavira, join host Mark Amtower on this week's Amtower Off Center, to discuss the challenges that small contractors face when working in the intelligence community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dec 10, 2018 • 44min
Inside the buyer's brain
Lee Frederiksen, managing partner of Hinge Marketing, joins host Mark Amtower on this week's Amtower Off Center to discuss some of the challenges facing subject matter experts, including difficulty they have in maintaining brand equity and awareness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Nov 7, 2018 • 46min
Big issues for small contractors: Small businesses with no set-aside status
Brendan Walsh, Sr VP Partner Relations at 1901 Group and Ed DeLisle, principal attorney and chair of the Government Contracting Group for Offit Kurman, join host Mark Amtower on Amtower Off Center to discuss the challenges facing small contractors with no set-aside status. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Oct 30, 2018 • 43min
Big issues for small contractors: AFCEA
This week on Amtower Off Center, host Mark Amtower talks about some of the big issues facing small contractors with Elizabeth Moon, AFCEA's Small Business program Manager, USmax Corp. President and CEO David Pak, and Eric Strauss, director of Business Development at Connected Logistics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Oct 29, 2018 • 45min
Big issues facing small contractors: Bidding to win
Larry Allen, president of Allen Federal Business Partners, joins host Mark Amtower on this week's Amtower Off Center to discuss some of the biggest issues facing small government contractors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Oct 19, 2018 • 46min
Big issues facing small contractors #1: SDVOSB
Scott Denniston, executive director of the National Veterans Small Business Coalition. joins host Mark Amtower on this week's Amtower Off Center to discuss the challenges facing veteran owned small businesses, including funding issues and a recent court case that further reduces their ability to win government contracts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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