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Episode: 013
- Eric Coffie
- July 23, 2019
013: Orlando Espinosa – State of Florida Small Business Advocate of the Year
Orlando Epinosa is the recipient of the U.S Small Business Administration South Florida District and State of Florida Small Business Advocate of the year for 2016 and 2018. In this episode, we talk about the SBA Emerging Leaders program as well as other valuable resources. Orlando is the co-founder of Emineo Media, an organization that […]
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- Eric Coffie
- July 15, 2019
012: Ashley D. Bell – Region IV Administrator, U.S. Small Business Administration
Today’s guest was gracious enough to take time out of his busy schedule as the newly-appointed SBA regional administrator, to talk with us. Ashley D. Bell was appointed Feb. 2018, by the White House, to serve as regional administrator for the US Small Business Administration, Region IV, serving nine district locations and eight southeastern states, […]
Read MoreEpisode: 011
- Eric Coffie
- July 9, 2019
011: Donnie Harris – Unlimited Warrant to Write Billions in Contract Actions
Donnie Harris, former senior contracting officer with an unlimited warrant, meaning he could sign off at any size contract. Over the course of his 20 years in government he managed complex and high-profile procurements totaling over $3 billion, that’s billion with a B, from the acquisition phase to the pre-award for three DC agencies. His […]
Read MoreEpisode: 010
- Eric Coffie
- July 2, 2019
010: Dr. Karen Vieira – Medical writing, proposal writing, CEO and SBA Award Winner
Dr. Karen Vieira owns The Med Writers, is an author and speaker. The Med Writers formed in 2011, writes content for medical and scientific clients in the fields of pharmaceutical, healthcare, supplement, and biotech. Her doctorate is in biomedical sciences, with a Masters in Management. Last year, she was awarded the Small Business Administration Miami’s […]
Read MoreEpisode: 008
- Eric Coffie
- June 17, 2019
008: Michelle Burnett – The Passionate & Driven Executive Director behind the HUBZone Contractors National Council
In 2018, Ms. Burnett was appointed the Executive Director for the HUBZone Contractors National Council, a member-based non-profit organization established to advocate, educate and promote the HUBZone Program. Ms. Burnett’s knowledge of the HUBZone Program and expertise on government contracting stems from 10 years supporting the HUBZone small business community both as a contractor for SBA and small business consultant. In 2013, Ms. Burnett […]
Read MoreEpisode: 007
- Eric Coffie
- June 10, 2019
007: LTC Gabriel Ruiz – Army Veteran, System Integrator, Mentor and SBA Award Winner
In this episode, LTC Gabriel Ruiz (Ret) brings us an incredible story of success through hard work, perseverance, learning and giving back. LTC Gabriel Ruiz is President and CEO of Advanced IT Concepts, Inc. (AITC), was recently awarded the 2017 North Florida Small Business Person of the Year by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). […]
Read MoreEpisode: 006
- Eric Coffie
- June 3, 2019
006: Matthew Schoonover – Joint Venture and Mentor Protégé Guru
Matthew Schoonover is a partner at Koprince Law LLC, a boutique law firm in Lawrence, Kansas, that works exclusively with federal government contractors. As part of his practice, Matt counsels contractors on the unique issues they face working for the federal government from compliance with the FAR and the SBA’s regulations, to representing clients in […]
Read MoreEpisode: 005
- Eric Coffie
- May 28, 2019
005: Angela O’Byrne – Award Winning and Internationally Known Architect
Angela is President of Perez APC, an international design-build-develop firm. She was named New Orleans 2016 Small Business Person of the Year and first runner up for National Small Business Person of the Year, by the U.S. Small Business Administration. She is a passionate advocate for women in architecture and construction, and works with professional and non-profit […]
Read MoreEpisode: 004
- Eric Coffie
- May 27, 2019
004: Jennifer Namvar – The Billion Dollar Capture Manager
Jennifer Namvar is a Capture Director for Leidos with 16 years of experience in all phases of the federal government business development life cycle. Her previous 4 employers are all consistently on the DOD Top 100 list. Jennifer built her reputation in the GovCon industry by bidding and winning large, strategic opportunities within the Defense and […]
Read MoreEpisode: 003
- Eric Coffie
- May 20, 2019
003: Linda Rawson Country Girl Turned CEO Technology Entrepreneur
Linda Rawson is a technology entrepreneur, author, inventor, and C-level executive. Since 2006, she has owned and operated DynaGrace Enterprises, a Women-Owned Small Business in rural Morgan, Utah. She started as a software engineer in the eighties when it was not typical for a woman in Utah. She has received several awards for Davis/Morgan business […]
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