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Entrepreneurship, Standing Out, and Empowering Small Businesses.In this episode of The Outspoken Podcast, host Shana Cosgrove talks to Robb Wong, CEO and Founder of Fedsolve. Robb discusses his lifelong entrepreneurial drive starting at 11 years old, stringing tennis rackets with his brother, and holding 7 part-time jobs in college. He also talks about his email hack to avoid spam and whether or not he feels like a Government Contracting Celebrity. Robb’s experience with HUBZone and the SBA has had a major impact on small businesses in America, and he discusses that path and the potential effect of recent developments. Lastly, Robb recommends a book that you may not have read in a while!QUOTES“I would say this about leadership in general. I practice this. I try to practice this at home. What I say to my daughter is, I'm trying to be the dad that you expect me to be, not the dad that I want to be. And so, I say that to my wife about me trying to be a husband. And I tried to apply that to SBA. I tried to be the type of leader that other people expected me to be, not the person that I wanted to be.” - Robb Wong [26:59]“What's going to happen is if you continue to try to help people, they're going to come to you and they're going to say, Shana, I know this isn't what NYLA does, but we have this other problem. And if you answer and honestly say, listen, I'm not the expert in that, but I can figure it out. That's how you, that's how you evolve, that’s how you change as a company. And you have to be open for change.” - Robb Wong [50:50]“I love helping small businesses who can help our government because I think it makes for a stronger government. And I devoted my life to government service. I was inside, I was outside. I was inside again, now I'm outside, but I think if we have a strong government then we have a strong country.” - Robb Wong [54:00] TIMESTAMPS [00:04] Intro[02:12] Meet Robb Wong[04:09] Robb’s College Experience[05:22] Ursinus College[07:57] Born an Entrepreneur[12:52] Robb’s Email Address Hack[15:02] Robb’s Experience with Race-Based Assumptions[20:37] The Advantages of Living in America[22:34] Does Robb feel like a Government Contracting Celebrity?[25:43] Robb’s Experience with HUBZone and the SBA[34:44] Recent Developments with the SBA and Category Management[37:38] It Comes Down to Business Development[41:47] Lowest Price Technically Acceptable[45:00] Role of the Contracting Officer[48:32] The Personal Aspect of Government Contracting[50:03] Advice Robb Would Give to his Younger Self[51:20] Robb’s Interest in Curious George[51:53] Robb’s Surprising Fact[54:44] Outro RESOURCESUrsinus CollegeGeorgetown UniversityNational Institutes of HealthThe George Washington UniversityHow to String a Tennis RacketUniversity of Berkeley, California8(a) Business Development ProgramNational HUBZone ConferenceCategory ManagementPresident Joe BidenSection 809 PanelCenter for Verification and Evaluation (CVE) ProgramInformation on SDVOSBs from the SBAJoint VenturesOasis Small Business8(a) STARS IIICIO-SP4Bibi Hidalgo, Associate Administrator at SBAIsabella Casillas Guzman, Administrator of the SBALowest Price Technically AcceptableCurious George RELEVANT LINKSRobb Wong on LinkedInFedsolveMiami Nation EnterprisesRobb’s “Spam” Email Address: spamrnw@gmail.comNyla Technology SolutionsI’d love to hear from you -- your feedback is important to me and I read all of it. If you enjoyed the podcast, I hope you’ll give us 5 stars. I’ll be sure to thank you via email. If not, let me know what you think we should do differently. Don’t forget to hit “subscribe” so you’ll receive notifications about guest interviews and other topics that drop every Tuesday.Live well, Shana

<h2>Entrepreneurship, Standing Out, and Empowering Small Businesses.</h2>In this episode of The Outspoken Podcast, host Shana Cosgrove talks to Robb Wong, CEO and Founder of Fedsolve. Robb discusses his lifelong entrepreneurial drive starting at 11 years old, stringing tennis rackets with his brother, and holding 7 part-time jobs in college. He also talks about his email hack to avoid spam and whether or not he feels like a Government Contracting Celebrity. Robb’s experience with HUBZone and the SBA has had a major impact on small businesses in America, and he discusses that path and the potential effect of recent developments. Lastly, Robb recommends a book that you may not have read in a while!QUOTES<ul><li>“I would say this about leadership in general. I practice this. I try to practice this at home. What I say to my daughter is, I'm trying to be the dad that you expect me to be, not the dad that I want to be. And so, I say that to my wife about me trying to be a husband. And I tried to apply that to SBA. I tried to be the type of leader that other people expected me to be, not the person that I wanted to be.” - Robb Wong [26:59]</li><li>“What's going to happen is if you continue to try to help people, they're going to come to you and they're going to say, Shana, I know this isn't what NYLA does, but we have this other problem. And if you answer and honestly say, listen, I'm not the expert in that, but I can figure it out. That's how you, that's how you evolve, that’s how you change as a company. And you have to be open for change.” - Robb Wong [50:50]</li><li>“I love helping small businesses who can help our government because I think it makes for a stronger government. And I devoted my life to government service. I was inside, I was outside. I was inside again, now I'm outside, but I think if we have a strong government then we have a strong country.” - Robb Wong [54:00]</li></ul> TIMESTAMPS <ul><li>[00:04] Intro</li><li>[02:12] Meet Robb Wong</li><li>[04:09] Robb’s College Experience</li><li>[05:22] Ursinus College</li><li>[07:57] Born an Entrepreneur</li><li>[12:52] Robb’s Email Address Hack</li><li>[15:02] Robb’s Experience with Race-Based Assumptions</li><li>[20:37] The Advantages of Living in America</li><li>[22:34] Does Robb feel like a Government Contracting Celebrity?</li><li>[25:43] Robb’s Experience with HUBZone and the SBA</li><li>[34:44] Recent Developments with the SBA and Category Management</li><li>[37:38] It Comes Down to Business Development</li><li>[41:47] Lowest Price Technically Acceptable</li><li>[45:00] Role of the Contracting Officer</li><li>[48:32] The Personal Aspect of Government Contracting</li><li>[50:03] Advice Robb Would Give to his Younger Self</li><li>[51:20] Robb’s Interest in Curious George</li><li>[51:53] Robb’s Surprising Fact</li><li>[54:44] Outro</li></ul> RESOURCES<ul><li><a href="https://www.ursinus.edu/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Ursinus College</a></li><li><a href="https://www.georgetown.edu/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Georgetown University</a></li><li><a href="https://www.nih.gov/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">National Institutes of Health</a></li><li><a href="https://www.gwu.edu/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">The George Washington University</a></li><li><a href="https://www.wikihow.com/String-a-Tennis-Racquet" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">How to String a Tennis Racket</a></li><li><a href="https://www.berkeley.edu/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">University of Berkeley, California</a></li><li><a href="https://www.sba.gov/federal-contracting/contracting-assistance-programs/8a-business-development-program" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">8(a) Business Development Program</a></li><li><a href="https://hubzonecouncil.org/National-HUBZone-Conference" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">National HUBZone Conference</a></li><li><a href="https://www.gsa.gov/buying-selling/category-management#:~:text=Category%20Management%20is%20the%20practice,and%20effectiveness%20of%20acquisition%20activities." rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Category Management</a></li><li><a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/president-biden/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">President Joe Biden</a></li><li><a href="https://discover.dtic.mil/section-809-panel/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Section 809 Panel</a></li><li><a href="https://www.va.gov/osdbu/verification/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Center for Verification and Evaluation (CVE) Program</a></li><li><a href="https://www.sba.gov/federal-contracting/contracting-assistance-programs/veteran-assistance-programs" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Information on SDVOSBs from the SBA</a></li><li><a href="https://www.sba.gov/federal-contracting/contracting-assistance-programs/joint-ventures" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Joint Ventures</a></li><li><a href="https://www.gsa.gov/buying-selling/products-services/professional-services/buy-services/oasis-and-oasis-small-business" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Oasis Small Business</a></li><li><a href="https://www.gsa.gov/technology/technology-purchasing-programs/governmentwide-acquisition-contracts/8a-stars-iii" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">8(a) STARS III</a></li><li><a href="https://nitaac.nih.gov/gwacs/cio-sp4" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">CIO-SP4</a></li><li><a href="https://www.sba.gov/person/bibi-hidalgo" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Bibi Hidalgo, Associate Administrator at SBA</a></li><li><a href="https://www.sba.gov/person/isabella-casillas-guzman" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Isabella Casillas Guzman, Administrator of the SBA</a></li><li><a href="https://www.acquisition.gov/far/15.101-2" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Lowest Price Technically Acceptable</a></li><li><a href="https://www.curiousgeorge.com/home" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Curious George</a></li></ul> RELEVANT LINKS<ul><li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/robb-wong-042a8310/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Robb Wong</a> on LinkedIn</li><li><a href="https://www.fedsolve.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Fedsolve</a></li><li><a href="https://www.mn-e.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Miami Nation Enterprises</a></li><li>Robb’s “Spam” Email Address: <a href="mailto:spamrnw@gmail.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">spamrnw@gmail.com</a></li><li><a href="https://nylatechnologysolutions.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Nyla Technology Solutions</a></li></ul> I’d love to hear from you -- your feedback is important to me and I read all of it. If you enjoyed the podcast, I hope you’ll give us 5 stars. I’ll be sure to thank you via email. If not, let me know what you think we should do differently. Don’t forget to hit “subscribe” so you’ll receive notifications about guest interviews and other topics that drop every Tuesday.Live well, Shana

For the Back of the Room: Robb Wong, CEO of Fedsolve, President of The Miami Tribe of Oklahoma, and Industry Leader for Growth Strategies at the SBA and Small Business Government Contracts.

 In today's episode. We meet with the man who spent the last four years fighting for the little guy. Robb Wong was sworn in as Associate Administrator Office of Government Contracting and Business Development, GCBD, in March of 2017, where he advocated for small businesses and represents them on behalf of the President of the United States. Historically the Associate Administrator Government Contracting Business Development overseas over $500 billion and total federal spending, helps ensure that small businesses can compete for federal opportunities. Robb strategy was straightforward. #1, make SBA certifications more useful. #2, Increase the supply of contracts reserved for the various small business programs and #3 improved GCBD customer service. Highlights of the team's three-year accomplishments include small business contract opportunities grew a total of 33%, HUBZone program revamped for the first time in 20 years, WOSB formal certification, improving teaming opportunities for all 8a, HUBZone, WOSB, SDVOSB's, subcontract and goals increase to create more opportunities. Rob's philosophy is cemented. And the belief that Small businesses are the job generators that will help make America great again. In today's episode, we talk about Rob's accomplishments at the SBA. What changes are needed to ensure small businesses continue to win at receiving government contracts? What he would like to see happen after his retirement to push the needle forward for small firms. He continues to give to small businesses. He regularly meets with and counsel small business farms weekly at a local breakfast spot down the street from his residence. Stay tuned for our next Govcon Giant.

In today's episode. We meet with the man who spent the last four years fighting for the little guy. Robb Wong was sworn in as Associate Administrator Office of Government Contracting and Business Development, GCBD, in March of 2017, where he advocated for small businesses and represents them on behalf of the President of the United States. Historically the Associate Administrator Government Contracting Business Development overseas over $500 billion and total federal spending, helps ensure that small businesses can compete for federal opportunities. Robb strategy was straightforward. #1, make SBA certifications more useful. #2, Increase the supply of contracts reserved for the various small business programs and #3 improved GCBD customer service. Highlights of the team's three-year accomplishments include small business contract opportunities grew a total of 33%, HUBZone program revamped for the first time in 20 years, WOSB formal certification, improving teaming opportunities for all 8a, HUBZone, WOSB, SDVOSB's, subcontract and goals increase to create more opportunities. Rob's philosophy is cemented. And the belief that Small businesses are the job generators that will help make America great again. In today's episode, we talk about Rob's accomplishments at the SBA. What changes are needed to ensure small businesses continue to win at receiving government contracts? What he would like to see happen after his retirement to push the needle forward for small firms. He continues to give to small businesses. He regularly meets with and counsel small business farms weekly at a local breakfast spot down the street from his residence. Stay tuned for our next Govcon Giant.

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