#GovCom Unfiltered

#GovCom Unfiltered highlights the good, the bad and the ugly of doing business in the government market. It is a chance for the Government Community to come together in a raw and unfiltered conversation.

#GovCom Unfiltered is a government podcast hosted by Alexa Tsui, with 40 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Alexa Tsui hosts #GovCom Unfiltered, a government show with 40 episodes published.

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  People First - Mission Always: Leadership Lessons for Modern GovCon

  Nov 3, 202529 minS0

  <p>In this powerful episode of GovCom Unfiltered, host Alexa Tsui sits down with Joe Punaro, CEO and Founder of IronArch Technology, decorated combat veteran, and former U.S. Marine platoon commander. Joe's leadership journey—from the battlefields of Iraq to building a thriving cybersecurity company—offers invaluable lessons on service, resilience, and what it truly means to lead with purpose.<br/>Joe shares how his military experience forged a leadership philosophy grounded in the Marine Corps principle: "Know your Marines and look out for their welfare." At IronArch, this evolved into a company-wide commitment to empowering people—employees, clients, and pa...

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  Authentic Leadership in Times of Change: A Conversation with Colonel Bree Fram

  Sep 15, 202536 minS0

  <p>Join host Alexa Tsui for a powerful conversation with Colonel Bree Fram, astronautical engineer, author, and one of the highest-ranking openly transgender officers in the United States military. Currently on administrative leave pending separation due to policy changes, Colonel Fram brings a unique perspective on leadership, authenticity, and resilience in government service.<br/>In this candid discussion, Colonel Fram shares her military journey spanning 18 years in the Air Force before transitioning to the Space Force, including her pivotal decision to come out publicly as transgender in 2016. From her early career motivations to navigating command positions during policy uncertainty, she...

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  Stop Chasing RFPs: How Real Winners Shape the Entire Procurement Game

  Aug 3, 202534 minS0

  <p>Most defense contractors wait until the RFP drops to start their communications strategy. By then, says Mike Nachshen, it's already too late. </p><p>In this candid episode of #GovCom Unfiltered, host Alexa Tsui sits down with the president of Fortis Strategic Communications to unpack why treating communications as an afterthought is costing companies billions in lost contracts—and how the winning approach flips that script entirely. </p><p>Nachshen brings rare insider perspective to the conversation. As a former Afghanistan veteran and head of international communications for Raytheon's $16 billion Missiles & Defense division, he's architected messaging campaigns that have secu...

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  From Startup to IBM: Sonny Kakar's $200M Exit Strategy and Social Impact Revolution

  Jul 21, 202538 minS0

  <p><b>What does it take to build a government technology company from zero to a multi-hundred-million-dollar IBM acquisition? And how do you create lasting social impact along the way?</b></p><p>In this powerful episode of #GovCom Unfiltered, host <b>Alexa Tsui</b> sits down with <b>Sonny Kakar</b>, the visionary entrepreneur who founded Sevatec in 2003 and led it through an incredible journey - from scrappy startup to private equity sale in 2020, and ultimately to IBM acquisition in 2022.</p><p>But Sonny's story goes far beyond financial success. While building Sevatec into a national security technology powerhouse...

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  Healthcare Unlocked: Jeff Grant on Policy, Payments, and People

  Jul 8, 202536 minS0

  <p> </p><p>In this compelling episode of #GovCom Unfiltered, host Alexa Tsui sits down with Jeff Grant, a healthcare policy veteran with over 30 years of federal experience who has transformed personal adversity into professional opportunity. From implementing the Affordable Care Act to leading operations for millions of Americans' health insurance enrollment, Jeff shares his journey from government service to entrepreneurial consulting—and how he's now using his platform to help wrongfully terminated civil servants find new opportunities in the private sector. </p><p><b><br/>Guest Profile</b> </p><p>Jeff Grant brings a unique perspective to healthcare policy and g...

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