It’s an age old business adage – if you don’t change with the times, you get left behind. In today’s interconnected global economy, it happens faster than ever. While in graduate school, I worked at Borders Books and Music, which fell victim to an inability to sense the trend of internet sales. Kodak initially developed […]
Kevin Switaj, President and CEO of BZ Opportunity Management, has been selected to present at the 21st annual Southern Proposal Accents Conference (SPAC). Hosted by the Georgia, Carolinas, and Florida APMP chapters, the conference focuses on APMP professionals across the Southeast region and beyond. This year’s conference theme is “The World of Proposals — From Start […]
The theme for SPAC 2018 was “Proposals from Start to Finish.” Much of the imagery chosen by the organizers revolved around travel. Little did they know the challenge those of us from the DC area would have getting to Atlanta!
BZ Opportunity Management President and CEO, Kevin Switaj, has been selected to present at the 2018 APMP Bid and Proposal Conference. Held 15-18 May in San Diego, CA, the conference is the largest gathering of opportunity life cycle professionals in the world. More than 900 people attended the 2017 conference, held in New Orleans.
In anticipation of the release of my upcoming book The Well-Rounded Professional: Translating Humanities Skills to Career Success, I am writing blog posts about four of the critical skills developed in a humanities education. This week, I look at what might be the most obvious skill: written and verbal communications.
I really enjoyed attending SPAC 2017. The entire conference was a great success. There were a number of engaging, informative speakers, and I know I came away with a lot of “a ha” ideas that I cannot wait to implement on my upcoming bids.