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.


  • Martin Reeves of the BCG Henderson Institute retu joins host Mark Amtower on this week's Amtower Off Center to discuss his latest book: "Like: The Button That Changed the World".
    October 28, 2025
  • Laura Ries, chairwoman of Reis Consulting and author of multiple business strategy books, joins host Mark Amtower on this week's Amtower Off Center to discuss her latest book: The Strategic Enemy.
    August 27, 2025
  • Evan Weisel, principal and co-founder of W2 Communications, joins host Mark Amtower on this week's Amtower Off Center for a discussion on thought leadership in GovCon.
    August 14, 2025
  • Kaamil Khan, president of Makpar Corporation, joins host Mark Amtower on this week's Amtower Off Center.
    August 13, 2025
  • This week on Amtower Off Center, Kevin Plexico, EVP of Deltek, joins host Mark Amtower for a deep discussion on the current state of government contracting.
    June 23, 2025
  • This week on Amtower Off Center, Nick Wakeman, editor in chief of Washington Technology, joins host Mark Amtower for a wide-ranging discussion on the state of the GovCon market.
    June 13, 2025
  • FedSubK founder and president Shauna Weatherly, joins host Mark Amtower on this week's Amtower Off Center for an in-depth discussion on the current state of the SmartPay (government charge card) program.
    April 29, 2025
  • This week on Amtower Off Center, host Mark Amtower is joined by Nick Wakeman, editor in chief of Washington Technology for a wide-ranging, candid discussion of the new administration’s executive orders impacting the GovCon industry. Topics include:…
    February 28, 2025
  • This week on Amtower Off Center, host Mark Amtower is joined by Nick Wakeman, editor in chief of Washington Technology for a wide-ranging, candid discussion of the new administration's executive orders and how they impact the GovCon industry.
    February 28, 2025
  • GovNavigators co-founder Robert Shea joins host Mark Amtower on this week's Amtower Off Center for a very lively discussion on the upcoming presidential transition.
    December 19, 2024
  • Aubrey Gainfort, host of Breaking the Standard podcast, joins host Mark Amtower on this week's Amtower Off Center to discuss how to expand your knowledge of the federal market.
    December 13, 2024
  • Brian Lindholm, founder and managing principal at FedSavvy Strategies joins host Mark Amtower on this week's Amtower Off Center, to discuss a myriad of research sources available to government contractors.
    November 21, 2024
  • Ross Wilkers, senior reporter for Washington Technology, joins host Mark Amtower on this week's Amtower Off Center to discuss Washington Technology's list of the Fast 50 government contractors.
    November 8, 2024
  • Chris Parente of Story Tech Consulting joins host Mark Amtower on this week's Amtower Off Center for a wide ranging discussion on B2G content.
    October 29, 2024