
What ‘Suits’ Gets Wrong About the Law (and What Saul Goodman Gets Right), According to Jim Rittinger
Link to episode. Don’t believe everything you see on TV. Courtrooms aren’t stages for finger-pointing theatrics — and if you try that in real life, you’ll probably get tossed out. On this week’s “Rookies to Rockstars,” Amanda Ziadeh and Camille Tuutti sit down with Jim Rittinger, general counsel and corporate secretary at Empower AI. Jim

‘Givers of GovCon’ Podcast: Former ARRAY CEO Sumeet Shrivastava is Passionate About STEM Education
In this episode of “Givers of GovCon,” former president and CEO of ARRAY and longtime industry executive Sumeet Shrivastava shares with Camille Tuutti his personal passion for and dedication to STEM education. Shrivastava sits on the board of the Northern Virginia Children’s Science Center, and holds various engagements with his alma mater, George Mason University.

From Social Work to CEO: Magellan Federal’s Anna Sever Has Focused on Mission-Oriented Hard Work Since Age 14
In this episode of “Humble Beginnings,” we chat with Anna Sever, president and CEO of Magellan Federal, about her upbringing in North Carolina, and how losing her father at a young age changed her family dynamic and outlook on life. Her mom now working to support the family, Sever decided at the age of 14

Lawn Care to Leadership: Andy Maner’s Midwestern Journey to White House and CEO Success
While many recognize him as the former CEO of Avantus Federal, few may know Andy Maner’s early beginnings in Lansing, Michigan. From running his own lawn care service to working in a cherry processing plant, Andy learned the importance of hard work and determination from an early age. Although he didn’t have a clear vision

Exposure, Loss, Opportunity & Diligence: The Making of Acentra Health’s CEO Todd Stottlemyer
WashingtonExec’s Amanda Ziadeh and co-host Mark HuYoung, managing partner of executive advisory firm Northwind Partners, sit down with guest Todd Stottlemyer as he shares what it was like growing up in a duplex just outside New York City as the son of a U.S. Foreign Service member and a stay-at-home mom. Stottlemyer, Acentra Health’s CEO,

The Future for XLA CEO Gary Slack Wasn’t Always Clear, but Business Made it Bright
XLA CEO Gary Slack is no stranger to entrepreneurship and working for what you want. In fact, he got the business bug around age 8, and it stuck with him ever since. In this episode of “Humble Beginnings,” the Northern Virginia native shares about his family ⏤ his father who didn’t graduate high school and

Paul Smith’s Big Family Roots Fuel Strong Work Ethic, Focus on Connection
In this episode of Humble Beginnings, we chat with Rancher Government Solutions CEO Paul Smith about his Baltimore, Maryland, upbringing, and ultimate rise to leadership. Smith and his seven siblings all worked their way through high school and college after attending Catholic parochial school as children for its values, proximity and affordability. While Smith’s first

🎧 Executive Perspective: Meet Leidos President Jon Scholl
In this episode, Amanda Ziadeh sits down with Jonathan Scholl, president of the Health Group at Leidos, as he explains how he leads thousands of employees providing health IT services and solutions to defense agencies and how his path from the U.S. Naval Academy led him there. Scholl shares his experiences stationed on a submarine

🎧 Executive Perspective: Behind the Business with Benji Hutchinson, VP, NEC Corporation
In this episode, we sit down with Benji Hutchinson, vice president at NEC Corp. We talk about his Kentucky roots, how he was influenced by French culture at an early age, how the events of 9/11 inspired him to support the federal government and how he became passionate about biometrics and identity management technologies. Never

🎧 Executive Perspective: Behind the Business with John Sutton, GovCon Industry Executive
In this episode of Executive Perspective, we sit down with John Sutton, a GovCon executive who’s been a part of over $4 billion in transactions since starting in this industry in 1986. His most recent role was chief operating officer of KEYW, which he helped sell to Jacobs in 2019. Sutton shares how he got

Podcast: A Conversation with Nicolas Chaillan, Chief Software Officer at U.S. Air Force
Nicolas Chaillan is the chief software officer for the U.S. Air Force and one of France’s youngest entrepreneurs, having started his CEO career at 15. He’s also a technology entrepreneur, software developer, cyber expert, inventor and pioneer of the computer language PHP. In this episode of Executive Perspective, Chaillan covers all of that and more,

Executive Perspective: A Conversation with Federal Acquisition Expert Alan Thomas
WashingtonExec Senior Writer Amanda Ziadeh sits down with Alan Thomas, commissioner of the Federal Acquisition Service at the General Services Administration, to talk about the latest acquisition trends and the federal government at large.

Meet Ed Swallow, The Aerospace Corp.
Ed Swallow, senior vice president of the Civil Systems Group at The Aerospace Corp. and a passionate STEM advocate, discusses the future of tech and our role in it.

Meet Sumeet Shrivastava
Get to know Sumeet Shrivastava, president and CEO of Array Information Technology, as he discusses his path to success, navigating the 8A program, market trends, philanthropy, literature and his family legacy.

CTOVision.com to Offer Podcasts with the Latest in Tech News and Trends
With more people listening to Podcasts while driving to and from work, or sitting in beltway traffic, technology blog CTOVision.com wanted to accommodate listeners by offering a Podcast of their own. Podcast host Ryan Kamauff delivers content that features informative interviews of technologists and thought leaders from some of the nation’s most respected tech firms, and

David Helms of Salient Talks Mobile Security: Identity and Trust Management
David Helms of Salient Federal Solutions sat down with WashingtonExec to discuss cyber security, our nation’s critical infrastructure and mobile computing. Helms, leader of Salient’s Cyber Security Center of Excellence, has worked in the industry for over 20 years. We also asked Helms about his company’s BYOD policy and “what keeps him up at night.”
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