Episode 9: Winning federal business with small agencies

Kimberly Hancher is a tech-savvy executive with an impressive record leading government IT organization. She was Chief Information Officer at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (2008-2015), Deputy CIO at the Federal Communications Commission (1998-2008), and Branch Chief at the VA (1987-1998). She has expert capabilities in strategic sourcing, technology leadership, program management, relationship building, strategic/tactical planning, project management, and IT service management. She was Vice-President of the Government IT Executive Council (GITEC), Chair of the ACT-IAC Excellence.gov Awards, and is a frequent speaker at IT events. She was a trail blazer in establishing one of the first Federal "Bring Your Own Device" programs and a key contributor in publishing the Federal BYOD Toolkit and Guidance.

Senior executive with verifiable year-after-year success achieving revenue, profit, and business growth objectives within small, medium, and large business environments. Senior executive with more than 30 years’ experience in business development, operations, and consulting in both the public and private sectors. Extensive understanding & experience in running operating groups to include building value-added solution offerings, managing budgets, P/L, investment, and employees. Highly successful in building relationships with upper-level decision makers, seizing control of critical issues, and delivering on customer commitments. Experience in identifying key strategic partners, investment, and acquisition opportunities.

Steve Watkins is Chief Content Officer at Government Marketing University, an innovative learning platform that applies a collaborative, community-based approach toward knowledge sharing and skills development in the field of public sector marketing.

He launched Watkins Communications in 2015, providing a variety of tailored communications and consulting services to clients in the federal marketplace and offering expertise in all varieties of content platforms, including live events, webcasts, white papers, video, social media, bylined articles, blogs, and issue briefs.

Prior to launching Watkins Communications, Steve served 15 years as the editor of Federal Times, a leading media brand serving the federal management community, Congress and contractors. Under Steve’s leadership, Federal Times won more than three dozen national and regional peer-reviewed awards for journalism excellence in the categories of investigative reporting, news analysis and government coverage. He is a frequent speaker and moderator at events focused on federal management and technology. As editor, Steve transformed the Federal Times editorial brand from a legacy subscription-based publication into a modern business-to-business model focused on the federal management community. Steve repositioned Federal Times to become a robust digital brand with an emphasis on federal modernization and a platform for thought leadership on federal management issues. During Steve’s tenure, Federal Times consistently ranked No. 1 or No. 2 nationally as the “Top Federal Publication Read” by Market Connections Inc., which began conducting federal market research studies in 2011.

Lou Anne Brossman has over 30 years of public sector government marketing leadership experience gained while working for some of the leading companies in the market (Juniper Networks, immixGroup, EMC). She is a customer-centric, solution-oriented marketer. She has in-depth knowledge of product and services branding, communications and strategic planning and is committed to increasing client's competitiveness, market share and profitability.