Public Sector Heroes Podcast
A podcast dedicated to showcasing and celebrating successes and innovations in the public sector, and the people who are making them happen. Brought to you by Public Spend Forum.
Episodes
October 7, 2021 • 20 mins
Public Spend Forum Founder Raj Sharma in conversation with the founders of Fitz Frames.
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August 10, 2021 • 22 mins
Episode 26: OpenText by Public Spend Forum
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July 22, 2021 • 24 mins
Public Spend Forum Founder Raj Sharma in conversation with Kevin Cornish of Moth + Flame.
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April 30, 2021 • 31 mins
How different would your life be without the digital services you rely on today? It’s a difficult question to consider, given how these modern marvels are so ubiquitous as to be taken for granted in our first world.
But that’s far from the case in developing countries, and digital literacy is a particular problem in the African Valley. Farmers there produce a significant portion of the region’s economic output, but still live in p...
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March 31, 2021 • 34 mins
On episode 23 of The Public Sector Heroes Podcast, host Frank McNally talks with Florence Kasule, Director of Procurement at the United States Digital Service, to talk about inspiring women in procurement, innovating in government technology, and overcoming acquisition challenges.
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February 5, 2021 • 24 mins
On episode 22 of The Public Sector Sector Heroes Podcast, we talk with Dave Harden, formerly of AFWERX, about a career in helping innovators bring dual use technologies into the Department of Defense.
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January 8, 2021 • 27 mins
On episode 21 of The Public Sector Heroes Podcast, we sit down with Jenny Clark, the "Oprah" of government contracting, to discuss the long journey that companies face when they enter the public sector marketplace, and what things they can do to save a lot of time and heartache.
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October 29, 2020 • 27 mins
On episode 20 of The Public Sector Heroes Podcast, we sit down with "Go To" Guy Timberlake to discuss his career in government contracting as an advocate for small businesses and his recommendations for anyone interested in competing for government contracts.
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September 14, 2020 • 40 mins
On this episode, Raj Sharma talks with Neel Doshi, co-founder of Vega Factor and author of Primed to Perform, a book that “explains the counterintuitive science behind legendary cultures” based on research into how total motivation leads to higher performance and improved culture within organizations.
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July 31, 2020 • 41 mins
Caleb Holt is the Founder and CEO of SafeTech, a membership-based 501c3 that works to commercialize technologies to enhance public safety, first responders and our military. On episode 18 of the Public Sector Heroes podcast, he talks about how his background motivates him to support and help grow public sector technologies.
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July 14, 2020 • 36 mins
The Public Sector Heroes Podcast is back for its 3rd season with a very special guest, Fatema Hamdani, cofounder of Kraus Hamdani Aerospace.
In this episode, Hamdani discusses their recent record-breaking unmanned aerial vehicle flight at the Army's Yuma Proving Ground and how her team uses engineering innovations and biomimicry to fly their craft farther, longer, and better.
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June 13, 2019 • 34 mins
In episode 16 of the Public Procurement Leaders Podcast, host Raj Sharma of Public Spend Forum talks with Tammy Rimes, former Purchasing Agent for the City of San Diego and current Executive Director for the National Cooperative Procurement Partners to gain insights from her lifetime in public procurement.
Special thanks to our sponsor for this podcast, Ivalua, a global leader in public procurement technology.
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March 15, 2019 • 29 mins
On episode 15 of the Public Procurement Leaders podcast, special guest Peter Smith tells host Raj Sharma about his procurement journey and experiences with public sector contracting in London.
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February 21, 2019 • 35 mins
On episode 14 of the Public Procurement Leaders podcast, host Raj Sharma welcomes Marcheta Gillespie, former Director of Procurement for the City of Tuscon and current Director of the Global Council for Women in Procurement.
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January 15, 2019 • 34 mins
Complex service acquisitions require new thinking and collaboration to deliver full value to the organization. In this episode of the Public Procurement Leaders podcast, host Raj Sharma talks with Prof. Kate Vitasek, purveyor of the Vested® business model, about how her five rules for services acquisition can foster an environment of innovation, improved delivery, reduced costs and increased value.
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November 13, 2018 • 28 mins
In episode 12 of the Public Procurement Leaders Podcast from Public Spend Forum, host Raj Sharma sits interviews Tania Ghossein of the World Bank to discuss her work in benchmarking public procurement practices around the world.
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October 29, 2018 • 22 mins
Emilio Franco, Senior Director of Procurement Business Modernization at the Public Services and Procurement Canada, is our guest for episode 11 of the Public Procurement Leaders podcast. Host Raj Sharma talks with Emilio about his path to the procurement profession, his approach to modernizing procurement in Canada, and what it takes to effectively deliver change in a large government organization.
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September 21, 2018 • 49 mins
On episode 10 of the Public Procurement Leaders podcast we speak to Ryan Murray and Vincent Pernetti, leaders in the New York City Mayor's Office of Contracting Services (MOCS). Host Raj Sharma talks with Ryan and Vincent about their operational mission, how procurement as a system can fairly and responsibly work with vendors, and best practices for managing change in a public sector organization.
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September 17, 2018 • 26 mins
For a special episode of the Public Procurement Leaders podcast, we invited three private sector leaders who develop and sell cyber security solutions to the federal government. We asked each of them a series of questions about what’s working, what needs improvement, and what advice they have for their counterparts in government procurement organizations. Their results comprise this special episode of the Public Procurement Leaders...
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August 22, 2018 • 37 mins
On episode 9 of the Public Procurement Leaders podcast, host Raj Sharma talks with Mike Derrios, Head of Contracting and Senior Procurement Executive for the U.S. Coast Guard. During the conversation, Raj and Mike discuss plans for a new Heavy Polar Icebreaker, Mike's responsibilities to update an aging Coast Guard fleet, and steps he is taking to make it easier for government to procure emerging technology.
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