Growth Masters Federal: Thinking, Planning and Collaborating to Build Value in the Federal Market
by Shirley Collier, President
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New Federal Procurement Rules and the Impact on Small Businesses
May 14, 2026
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Procurement Changes and Opportunities at the DOW: 2026 and Beyond
May 14, 2026
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Prepare Your Company to Do Business with the Department of Defense
Apr 22, 2026
25m 08s
How to Leverage Federal Acquisition Policy Changes to Grow Your Small Business
Apr 7, 2026
45m 26s
SBA is Changing Opportunities for Small Businesses
Mar 18, 2026
31m 03s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 5/14/26 |  New Federal Procurement Rules and the Impact on Small Businesses | Shirley Collier, President and Founder of Scale2Market and host of the Growth Masters Federal podcast presented on Contractor Chat how the Executive Orders, RFO, OMB memos and the 2026 NDAA are profoundly changing how the government buys goods and services from small businesses. For more information, visit our website. | — | ||||||
| 5/14/26 |  Procurement Changes and Opportunities at the DOW: 2026 and Beyond | The Maryland Department of Commerce hosted Shirley Collier, President and Founder of Scale2Market and Host of the Growth Masters Federal podcast to present the impact of the changes embedded in the re-write of the DFARS and the 2026 NDAA approved by Congress on 12/18/2025. For more infornation, visit our website. | — | ||||||
| 4/22/26 |  Prepare Your Company to Do Business with the Department of Defense✨ | Department of DefenseDoD contracts+2 | Chris May | the Department of DefenseScale2Market+4 | — | business developmentfederal market+1 | — | 25m 08s | |
| 4/7/26 |  How to Leverage Federal Acquisition Policy Changes to Grow Your Small Business✨ | Federal Acquisition PolicySmall Business Growth+3 | — | Scale2Marketthe Small Businesses = Federal Innovation Substack | — | federal marketpolicy changes+1 | — | 45m 26s | |
| 3/18/26 |  SBA is Changing Opportunities for Small Businesses✨ | SBA policy changessmall businesses+1 | Sam Le | SBAScale2Market+3 | — | federal innovationbusiness opportunities+1 | — | 31m 03s | |
| 3/16/26 |  Marketing and Growth in the New Federal Marketplace✨ | MarketingGrowth Strategies+2 | David Black Burn | Scale2MarketGrowth Masters Federal+1 | — | RFO2026 NDAA+1 | — | 59m 46s | |
| 3/8/26 |  Accounting, Legal and BD Perspectives on the RFO✨ | federal procurementsmall business+2 | Lisa AndersonRyan Bradel | Scale2Market, LLCWard Berry | — | RFOEO 14275+1 | — | 48m 19s | |
| 1/14/26 |  How the Department of the Air Force is Using Small Business Innovations✨ | Department of the Air Forcesmall business innovations+3 | Ron Saville | the Department of the Air ForceScale2Market+5 | — | NDAARFO+2 | — | 31m 26s | |
| 12/4/25 | Small GovCons: What to know about how the RFO, NDAA, OMB and the 2026 budget are changing procurement policies✨ | procurement policiessmall businesses+4 | Cherylyn Harley LeBonLisa Anderson | RFOScale2Market+3 | — | RFONDAA+3 | Brontide | 51m 39s | |
| 12/3/25 |  CmmC Leadership: How Small GovCons Can Prosper✨ | CMMC LeadershipSmall GovCons+1 | Toby MusserLaura Musser | CMMCScale2Market+4 | — | CMMCGovCon+1 | — | 26m 55s | |
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| 11/19/25 |  Small GovCon Strategies for Preparing for Changes to the FAR✨ | government contractingfederal procurement+2 | Jill Cochones | Scale2MarketCapital Bank of Maryland+2 | — | FAREO14275+2 | — | 48m 32s | |
| 10/7/25 |  Avoiding Mistakes that Impact Your Company's Value✨ | company valueGovCon mistakes+2 | Brian MacMillanGregory Stone | Scale2MarketBWFA+2 | — | mistakesfederal market+2 | — | 22m 58s | |
| 9/9/25 |  Business Strategies for a Changing Federal Marketplace | Shirley Collier, President of Scale2Market, LLC and host of the Growth Masters Federal podcast discusses enterprise risk management for small GovCons with India Clark, CPA, Leader, Client Accounting and Advisory Services in DC for CLA. For more information reach out to us at getinfo@scale2market.com or visit our website. | — | ||||||
| 7/10/25 | How to Ensure and Measure the ROI of Your Federal BD Efforts | Shirley Collier, Host of the Growth Masters Federal podcast and Founder of Scale2Market, LLC interviews Jacob Barclay, CEO/Founder of Barclay Group on how to ensure and measure return on investment in your federal BD dollars given the chaos and complexity of the federal marketplace. For more information, reach out to us: getinfo@scale2market.com. | — | ||||||
| 6/3/25 |  Changes to Set-aside Programs under the current Administration | Shirley Collier, President of Scale2Market and Host of the Growth Masters Federal podcast channel discusses current and anticipated changes to how the federal government buys from small businesses with Steven Koprince, author, speaker and consultant to small GovCons. For more information, reach out to us: getinfo@scale2market.com | — | ||||||
| 5/29/25 |  Managing Risk and Opportunity in the New Federal Marketplace | Shirley Collier, President of Scale2Market and Host of the Growth Masters Federal podcast discusses risks and opportunities for small GovCons amidst the chaos in the federal market with Richard Vartain and Dave Dorey with the law firm Liff Walsh and Simmons. For more information, visit our website. | — | ||||||
| 5/28/25 |  How Small GovCons Can Thrive in a Changing Federal Market | Shirley Collier, President of Scale2Market and Host of the Growth Master Federal Podcast was the featured speaker on Government Contractor Chat discussing ways for small contractors to win contracts and grow. | — | ||||||
| 5/28/25 |  Checkmate Interview: Chaos in the Federal Market | Shirley Collier, President and Founder of Scale2Market and Host of the Growth Masters Federal podcast was interviewed by Ken Rochon and Dr. Ken Smiley on how changes in the federal marketplace are affecting small contractors. | — | ||||||
| 4/3/25 |  Shirley Speaks Strategy | Shirley Collier, Founder of Scale2Market and Host of the Growth Masters Federal podcast, is interviewed by Brian Kent and Ken Rochan, co-hosts of the Checkmate Podcast. For more information see our website. | — | ||||||
| 3/4/25 |  Strategic Positioning 2025 - 2028 for small GovCons | Shirley Collier, Founder of Scale2Market and host of the Growth Masters Federal podcasts discusses strategies with Leslie Bermudez, Founder of SBS and Stacey Piper, Founder of Piper Strategies. For more information visit our website. | — | ||||||
| 2/7/25 |  How GovCons Can Increase Their Market Value Over the Next 4 Years | Shirley Collier,President of Scale2Market and Host of the Growth Masters Federal podcast discusses GovCon M&A in light of the Administration's priorities, withAndrew Scherer, Founder of Scherer Partners andBrian Guenther, Founder of Exceed Cybersecurity and IT. For more information, reach out to us at getinfo@scale2market.com or visit our website. | — | ||||||
| 1/10/25 | How SBA Proposed Changes Could Affect GovCon M&A | Shirley Collier, Host of the Growth Masters Federal Podcast has a live discussion with Andrew Scherer of Scherer Partners and Kathryn Hickey, Partner with MacDonald Hopkins on the SBA proposed rules that could potentially affect the market value of GovCons. For more information reach out to us at getinifo@scale2market.com | — | ||||||
| 9/11/24 |  When and How Small GovCons Should Use Fractional Executives | Shirley Collier, President and Founder of Scale2Market and host of the Growth Masters federal podcast discusses the pros and cons of fractional executives with Paul Serotkin, Founder of the Serotkin Group. For more information, visit our website. | — | ||||||
| 6/5/24 | Three Perspectives on GovCon Scalability | Shirley Collier, Host of the Growth Masters Federal podcast interviews Mike Kalnasy, Chief Sales Officer of CAVU Advisors and Tara Rethore, CEO of Strategy For Real on what it take to sustain profitable growth in the federal sector. For more information, visit our website | — | ||||||
| 5/21/24 |  How Do You Stack Up? | Host Shirley Collier, President of Scale2Market interviews Jacob Borgeson, Senior Product Marketing Director at Unanet about the GAUGE contractor survey results. For more information, visit us at www.scale2Market.com. | — | ||||||
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