
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.
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Mar 12, 2021 • 43min
The importance of Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
Simon Turner, co-founder and CEO of Ocean 5 Strategies joins host Mark Amtower on this week's Amtower Off Center to talk about Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and why it is important to 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.

Mar 5, 2021 • 48min
Mergers & acquisitions during Covid-19
Kevin DeSanto, managing director and co-founder of KippsDeSanto joins host Mark Amtower on this week's Amtower Off Center to discuss the mergers and acquisitions climate in 2020 and the outlook for 2021. 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.

Feb 11, 2021 • 43min
SEWP in 2020: A year in review
This week on Amtower Off Center, Joanne Woytek, program manager for NASA SEWP, joins host Mark Amtower to discuss why 2020 was a record breaking year for the GWAC. 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.

Feb 4, 2021 • 44min
The top GovCon issues in 2021
Larry Allen, president of Allen Federal Business Partners, joins host Mark Amtower on this week's Amtower Off Center to discuss a wide variety of contracting issues, including the emergence of the GSA small business IDIQ/GWAC Polaris and what it could mean for WOSB and HUB Zone businesses, and the importance of complying with CMMC. 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 28, 2021 • 42min
A deep dive into the "whole of government" approach
This week on Amtower Off Center, Brian Chidester, Global Public Sector marketing executive for OpenText, joins host Mark Amtower to discuss the benefits and challenges of using the "whole of government" approach to resolving issues in the federal government. 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 20, 2021 • 43min
The benefits of being a "Visible Expert"
Lee Frederiksen of Hinge Marketing joins host Mark Amtower on this week's Amtower Off Center to discuss his company's updated research on "The Visible Expert". 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 23, 2020 • 43min
Looking at the transition from both sides
This week on Amtower Off Center, Simon Szykman, chief technology officer at Attain, joins host Mark Amtower on Amtower Off Center to discuss the preparation and planning that federal agencies go through during presidential transitions. 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, 2020 • 43min
Customer experience: What is it and why is it needed?
This week on Amtower Off Center, Martha Dorris, founder and CEO of Dorris Consulting joins host Mark Amtower to discuss customer experience and how it fits in the federal government. 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 8, 2020 • 43min
A strategic approach to marketing
Adam Vasquez, CEO of Merit joins host Mark Amtower on this week's Amtower Off Center, to talk about his book: Toothfish: The Origins of Markets, and the concept of market invention. 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 2, 2020 • 43min
Cybersecurity during the Covid-19 pandemic
Eric Trexler, vice president of Global Governments and Critical Infrastructure at Forcepoint, joins host Mark Amtower on this week's Amtower Off Center for a wide ranging discussion of how the federal goverment's cybersecurity efforts are being affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. 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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