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- Eric Coffie
- October 30, 2020
Carol Craig: Putting Everything on the Line from Earth to Space!
Carol Craig shares how she started and how she dealt with problems and growth toward the success of her company, Craig Technologies, that deals with technologies from Earth to space. BACKGROUND As a child, Carol Craig liked to do anything. She played both piano and violin, and in her seventh grade, she started doing sports. […]
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- Eric Coffie
- October 29, 2020
Chris Dambach: Marine veteran Builds Multi-Million Dollar Landscape Business
A former Marine turned CEO of a multi-million dollar landscape business, Chris Dambach shares how he built his company and what he learned during the growth process. BACKGROUND Born and raised in Syracuse, New York, Chris Dambach had an entrepreneurial spirit that he traced way back on his childhood. He even got his real estate […]
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- Eric Coffie
- October 27, 2020
073: Teresa Jacobsson – Alaskan Women driven with a purpose to help Alaska Native Corporations and Tribes succeed
In today’s episode, we turn the tables around and interview another service provider to the government contracting space, Teresa Jacobsson, CEO of JW Industries Group, an Alaska Native spent the better part of a career serving the people and communities of Alaska as the founder and president of the nonprofit organization, the Alaska Tribal Administrators […]
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- Eric Coffie
- October 22, 2020
Patrick Heffler: FAMILY-OWNED Construction Company Grows 10,000% Using 8a BD Program
President and CEO of a family-owned construction company, Patrick Heffler shares how their business grew using the 8a program and how he uses his father’s values in continuing the business. BACKGROUND Patrick Heffler is the President and CEO of Heffler Contracting Group, a San Diego-based 8a and HUBZone certified federal contractor, providing customized contracting solutions […]
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- Eric Coffie
- October 19, 2020
072: Marie Gill – Supporting Small Businesses in the Past, Present and Future.
Today’s guest is Marie Gill of MGill and Associates. Her story is like most entrepreneurial journeys where it has the shares of bumps and bruises. Today her organization operates the MBDA Export Center, one of only four in the entire country and the only one in Florida. She has been making an impact helping small […]
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- Eric Coffie
- October 16, 2020
Raj Sharma: Creating “Open Government Markets” for $10 Trillion in Global Public Procurement Spending
A public procurement and management expert, Raj Sharma shares his story and values in creating innovative platforms worth $10 trillion in global public procurement spending. BACKGROUND Raj Sharma is a public procurement and management expert who graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Finance and International Business and an MBA in Entrepreneurial Studies. In 2003, he […]
Read MoreEpisode: YT Live 9/28
- Eric Coffie
- October 16, 2020
YT Live 9/28: How to Build BUSINESS CREDIT and your Paydex Score!
Many suppliers want to know how do we get business credit? During a Mastermind Monday YouTube Live session I sat down and interviewed my friend and credit expert John and we discussed ways of starting getting business credit. Business credit is very inportant when starting and building a business so be ready to take notes […]
Read MoreEpisode: 071 – Rebecca Aguilera-Gardiner – the women behind the vision and mission of the VIB Network
- Eric Coffie
- October 7, 2020
071 – Rebecca Aguilera-Gardiner – the women behind the vision and mission of the VIB Network
Rebecca Aguilera-Gardiner had a crazy idea back in 2016 of how to connect with a veteran business owner easily. And from that idea was born the VIB network. The VIP network today has grown into a national organization, launching their own industry conference, the national veteran business conference, connecting veteran entrepreneurs to contracting opportunities. And […]
Read MoreEpisode: 070 – Lincoln Tyson and Tyson Project Management Group
- Eric Coffie
- September 29, 2020
070 – Lincoln Tyson and Tyson Project Management Group: Leading the Path in Government Construction, Relocation and Logistics
Today’s guest is Lincoln Tyson. Lincoln is the managing principal and founder of Tyson Project Management Group (TPM Group), which is one of the most well-known and prolific construction, relocation, and logistics government consulting firms in the nation’s capital. His company, TPM group is 8a and HUBZone. He’s been awarded contracts working at the White House. […]
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- Eric Coffie
- September 20, 2020
069: From Earth to Space Carol Craig Isn’t Afraid to Put it all on the Line
Carol Craig, founder, and CEO of Craig Technologies earned a BA in Computer Science from Knox College and a BS in Computer Science Engineering from the University of Illinois. Following college Carol was accepted into the Naval Flight Officer Program, spending 3 and a half years in the Navy and becoming the first female aviator […]
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