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In this episode #8, Eric gets the ‘inside scoop’ on government procurement from Heather Calahan, Founder and CEO of Calahan Consulting.  An attorney by training, Heather tells the secrets that “procurement officer will never tell you!”.  With over 2 decades in government operations and public procurement experience, she served as the State of Michigan’s IT Procurement Director from 2017 to 2020. In this position, she played a key role on a team that spearheaded one of the largest procurement transformation initiatives in the country. This effort placed Michigan in the #1 position for state procurement, as recognized by the Governing Institute in 2019.

In addition, she has direct experience with government regulation, compliance, security, labor relations and charitable gaming. (Michigan Lottery; Department of Technology, Management, and Budget; Department of Corrections; Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, and Department of Health and Human Services).  If you want to dramatically increase your chances on winning government contracts, you won’t want to miss this episode!

To learn about Heather Calahan and her work:

LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/heather-calahan/

Website http://calahanconsulting.co/

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