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 Podcasts / Episodes

  • Washington Technology Editor in Chief Nick Wakeman joins host Mark Amtower on this week’s Amtower Off Center, for a wide-ranging discussion of the mergers and acquisition climate, the popularity of “best in class” contracts, and…
    March 3, 2020
  • Federal Business Council CEO David Powell joins host Mark Amtower on this week’s Amtower Off Center to discuss how to develop your criteria for selecting and participating in events.
    February 26, 2020
  • Nyla Technology Solutions CEO Shana Cosgrove and Larry Letow, operating partner at Interprise Partners, join host Mark Amtower on this week’s Amtower Off Center, to discuss the clearance process and some of the challenges that…
    February 11, 2020
  • This week on Amtower Off Center, VMWare’s Christina Morrison and Allan Rubin of ORock Technologies joins host Mark Amtower to discuss the state of marketing in government contracting.
    February 7, 2020
  • GovCon small business adviser and author Judy Bradt joins host Mark Amtower on this week’s Amtower Off Center to discuss the steps you can take to grow your business and win more government contracts in…
    January 30, 2020
  • This week on Amtower Off Center, Joshua Frank, managing partner of RSM Federal joins host Mark Amtower for a wide ranging discussion of consolidated schedules, category management and how to get ahead of the bidding…
    January 23, 2020
  • Joanne Woytek, program director of NASA SEWP, joins host Mark Amtower on Amtower Off Center, to discuss the program’s recent growth, and shares her vision on how to make buying from and selling through SEWP…
    January 15, 2020
  • Deltek Senior Vice President Kevin Plexico and Bob Lohfeld, CEO of Lohfeld Consulting Group join host Mark Amtower for a wide ranging discussion of the growth of GWACs over the last five years, best in…
    January 13, 2020
  • Aaron Heffron, president of Market Connections joins host Mark Amtower on this week’s Amtower Off Center, to discuss the results from the recently released 2019 Federal Media and Marketing Study which examines the media consumption…
    December 19, 2019
  • C2 Technologies CEO Dolly Oberoi joins host Mark Amtower on this week’s Amtower Off Center to discuss the evolution of the “small business” contracting ecosystem and why now is a great time to be a…
    December 18, 2019
  • Fred Diamond, co-founder of the Insitute for Excellence in Sales joins host Mark Amtower on this week’s Amtower Off Center, to discuss the origin and scope of the IES and how integrating sales and marketing…
    December 5, 2019
  • Eric Strauss, Tan Wilson and Elizabeth Moon, members of AFCEA’s small business committe, join host Mark Amtower on this week’s Amtower Off Center, to discuss the committee’s mission, goals, and its plans for 2020.
    November 26, 2019
  • Mike Parkinson, author and principal at 24 Hour Company, joins host Mark Amtower on this week’s Amtower Off Center, to discuss why graphics are an important part of the proposal/RFP process, and how companies can…
    November 20, 2019
  • Carroll Bernard of Waypoint America and Govology joins host Mark Amtower on this week’s Amtower Off Center to discuss the problems facing small contractors and the steps they can take to win more government contracts.
    November 18, 2019