What does it take to be an outstanding contracts executive? Debbie Thurman, senior corporate vice president of contracts, pricing and procurement, knows all about it. For almost 25 years she served in the Air Force, where she began a contracting career in 1986. From there, she moved on to the NRO, and later to ManTech. [...]
Shawn Boyer, the founder and CEO of Richmond, Va.-based SnagAJob.com, was recently named the “National Small Business Person of the Year” by the Small Business Administration. Boyer, 36, was recognized for identifying a business niche when a friend had trouble finding an internship and turning that idea into a multi-million dollar web site focused on [...]
Whether the Greater Washington technology community likes it or not, it has twins. Two distinct – and often siloed – communities that split along generational, cultural and operational lines. On one side, you have the young, vibrant social media entrepreneurs focused on disruptive solutions to break through the Web 2.0 scene. Then, there is another [...]
Interested in coming out to bowl for a good cause, while mingling with top athletes? On Tuesday, July 29 Roger Mason Jr — Washington Wizards Guard and DC native — will host his 1st Annual Ball for a Cause. The event will feature bowling at Lucky Strike in Chinatown. Several of Roger’s teammates will also [...]
The statistic is staggering: Within 18 to 24 months of promotion as many as 40 percent of new leaders are no longer in the roles they were promoted to. What can leaders do to avoid becoming part of this alarming executive failure rate? In the following Q&A, Scott Eblin, author of The Next Level: What [...]
Who are the top entrepreneurs in the Washington, DC area? Ernst & Young recently announced the winners for the Ernst &Young Entrepreneur Of The Year award in Greater Washington. The group of entrepreneurs — eight in all — were selected by an independent judging panel made up of regional business, academic and community leaders, and [...]
As most of us know, venture capitalist and entrepreneur Mark Ein spends most of his time focusing on potential technology and telecommunications investment opportunities for his holding company Venturehouse Group, LLC. But Ein is adding an entirely new element to his portfolio as head of an ownership group that has brought a World TeamTennis Pro [...]
