Rosemary McDowell
Rosemary McDowell is a top-rated conference speaker. She presents workshops and seminars on moving up to the next level in your business and life to local, national, and international groups. Her "war" stories from actual experiences keeps her audiences engaged and her "how to" and "how not to" fully prepare you the unexpected in your day-to-day work! Her stories from the past present humorous tools for everyone can use to improve their business life.
As a successful business strategist and small business advocate with 30 years experience in government and industry, I present workshops and consult on Government contracting to local, national, and international groups and received multiple awards for my work. I am the Beltway NavigatorTM! So, what makes me the expert?
• I am a former government Contracting Officer with seven years experience awarding contracts for a major Federal agency in excess of $4 Billion annually
• My clients have won over $30 billion in contracts in the past 20 years
• I have an average an 80% win rate on submitted proposals versus the 40% industry standards
My experience includes over 16 years in the Federal government and 10 years working for both large and small businesses including The White House, American Revolution Bicentennial Administration, Internal Revenue Service, Martin Marietta, Sallie Mae, and others.
Rosemary "demystifies" the government procurement process with keynotes, seminars and workshops based on her hands on experience as a contracting officer responsible for over $4 billion annually, and as a successful entrepreneur advising sole proprietors to Fortune 50 businesses on working with the government.
• Experienced networker and presenter for APMP, NCMA, CEO Space, and multiple small businesses seminars, webinars, and classes on topics that include understanding the government-contracting environment from the buyer and sellers perspective
• Accredited APMP Practitioner and NCMA member for 26 years, develops and presents classes to emerging new leaders in the proposal and contract management field
• Mentor young people on their strategic business solutions and decisions as an active member of multiple organizations sharing my commitment to a strategic plan ensuring satisfaction for your business, family and causes
• Volunteer work based on my expertise in Government contracting, proposals, and grants communicating advice on strategy/marketing, proposal, and pricing strategies through workshops and seminars for many volunteer groups
BOOKS
"The Future of Government Contracting andHow You Can Profit from It!, April 2013
“Fearless Women, Visions of a New World”, May 2012, #1 bestseller with Mary Ann Halpin
“Fight for Your Dreams, The Power of Never Giving Up”, June 2011, #1 bestseller with Les Brown
“Demystifying Government Contracting”, March 2011
“Fearless Women, Fearless Wisdom”, June 2009, with Mary Ann Halpin
Rosemary McDowell is a top-rated conference speaker. She presents workshops and seminars on moving up to the next level in your business and life to local, national, and international groups. Her "war" stories from actual experiences keeps her audiences engaged and her "how to" and "how not to" fully prepare you the unexpected in your day-to-day work! Her stories from the past present humorous tools for everyone can use to improve their business life.
As a successful business strategist and small business advocate with 30 years experience in government and industry, I present workshops and consult on Government contracting to local, national, and international groups and received multiple awards for my work. I am the Beltway NavigatorTM! So, what makes me the expert?
• I am a former government Contracting Officer with seven years experience awarding contracts for a major Federal agency in excess of $4 Billion annually
• My clients have won over $30 billion in contracts in the past 20 years
• I have an average an 80% win rate on submitted proposals versus the 40% industry standards
My experience includes over 16 years in the Federal government and 10 years working for both large and small businesses including The White House, American Revolution Bicentennial Administration, Internal Revenue Service, Martin Marietta, Sallie Mae, and others.
Rosemary "demystifies" the government procurement process with keynotes, seminars and workshops based on her hands on experience as a contracting officer responsible for over $4 billion annually, and as a successful entrepreneur advising sole proprietors to Fortune 50 businesses on working with the government.
• Experienced networker and presenter for APMP, NCMA, CEO Space, and multiple small businesses seminars, webinars, and classes on topics that include understanding the government-contracting environment from the buyer and sellers perspective
• Accredited APMP Practitioner and NCMA member for 26 years, develops and presents classes to emerging new leaders in the proposal and contract management field
• Mentor young people on their strategic business solutions and decisions as an active member of multiple organizations sharing my commitment to a strategic plan ensuring satisfaction for your business, family and causes
• Volunteer work based on my expertise in Government contracting, proposals, and grants communicating advice on strategy/marketing, proposal, and pricing strategies through workshops and seminars for many volunteer groups
BOOKS
"The Future of Government Contracting andHow You Can Profit from It!, April 2013
“Fearless Women, Visions of a New World”, May 2012, #1 bestseller with Mary Ann Halpin
“Fight for Your Dreams, The Power of Never Giving Up”, June 2011, #1 bestseller with Les Brown
“Demystifying Government Contracting”, March 2011
“Fearless Women, Fearless Wisdom”, June 2009, with Mary Ann Halpin
The Future of Government Contracting and How You Can Profit from It!
My "war" stories from actual experiences keeps her audiences engaged and her "how to" and "how not to" fully prepare you the unexpected in working with the large and small companies, and the Government at the local, state, and US levels.
How to win government contracts using the tools and techniques that resulted in over $150 million in new revenue for small businesses describing the government acquisition process as it
Tools, techniques, and contacts to positions clients...
Taking the Negative to the Positive in Your Day-to-Day Worklife!
A light-hearted look at managing your daily issues based on my experience! My experience includes over 16 years in the Federal government that included seven years as a warranted Contracting Officer allocating and approving up to $4 billion annually. My entrepreneurial spirit came to light with my frustration with working in the Government¿¿¿I was working longer and longer hours accomplishing less and less. I walked away with 16 years of service and a Civil Service retirement package that...
You Know Where You Want to Go, But Do You Know how to Get There?
If you want to grow your business to the next level, you may face one of these significant obstacles: You lack the right information; You don’t have access to the right resources; and You don’t get qualified support We help grow your business by: Accessing to key resources; Delivering high-impact relevant training; and Building relationships We define strategic sequencing as positioning your business strategy(ies) in an order that makes sense for your business! Our planning is a systematic...
