What's Working in Washington

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What's Working in Washington - Ep 259 - How entrepreneurs can benefit from writing books - Mary Abbajay Aug 05, 2018

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Mary Abbajay, expert on leadership management and career development and author of Managing Up: How to Move up, Win at Work, and Succeed with Any Type of Boss, discusses how writing a book can give entrepreneurs and leaders access to a wide range of opportunities they couldn't otherwise achieve.

What's Working in Washington - Ep 258 - Staying one step ahead of the internet of things - Ajit Thyagarajan Aug 02, 2018

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Ajit Thyagarajan, founder of Atomic Mole, discusses how his company works to shield internet of things devices in a new and innovative way. Thyagarajan also discusses the difficulty involved in being a startup vying for the attention of larger businesses.

What's Working in Washington - Ep 257 - Getting things done in DC's business suburbs - Mary-Claire Burick Jul 31, 2018

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Mary-Claire Burick, President of the Rosslyn Business Improvement District, discusses what business improvement districts actually do, and how they help coalesce the public and private sectors around a common goal.

What's Working in Washington - Ep 256 - What DC is still lacking for entrepreneurship to thrive - Andy Medici Jul 29, 2018

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Andy Medici, money reporter for the Washington Business Journal, discusses the problems the D.C. region still has to face if it wants to regain the VC market share it had during the dotcom boom.

What's Working in Washington - Ep 255 - Why cybersecurity is partly a people problem - EXTRA Jul 22, 2018

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On this What’s Working in Washington EXTRA, we spoke with Bob Bigman, president of 2BSecure; Bob Flores, co-founder and partner of Cognitio Corp; and Bob Gourley, founder and CTO at Crucial Point LLC, to discuss the hurdles cybersecurity still faces in ensuring the protection of the country's most important systems. Other topics include why D.C. continues to be a hotbed for cybersecurity, and the innovations that will bring the industry into the future.

What's Working in Washington - Ep 254 - How consultants help break the government inefficiency myth - Robert McNamara Jul 19, 2018

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Robert McNamara, managing director of Guidehouse, formerly PwC PS, discusses how consultants for the public sector help government agencies more efficiently serve their citizens. As part of a company that was recently divested from a larger corporation, McNamara explains how he is better able to chase innovation with small-startup tactics.

What's Working in Washington - Ep 253 - Crowdsourcing to fight hackers - Mark Jaster Jul 17, 2018

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Mark Jaster, founder of 418 Intelligence, discusses the new system the company has developed to let cybersecurity experts freelance their knowledge, helping companies find flaws in their systems. Jaster also discusses the problem with investors that search for a "silver bullet" in potential startups.

What's Working in Washington - Ep 252 - Open-source software is every company's vulnerable backbone - JC Herz Jul 15, 2018

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JC Herz, national expert on open-source software and COO and founder of Ion Channel, discusses how open-source code makes up around 80 percent of all proprietary business software. If that code doesn't come from a reliable source or a consistent committer, it can result in huge security problems for consumers.

What's Working in Washington - Ep 251 - Why your business might need an executive recruiter for its next opening - Lyles Carr Jul 12, 2018

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Lyles Carr, senior vice president of the McCormick Group, discusses how executive recruiters operate, working with businesses to find the perfect match for an open position. Carr explains how the process may require an open mind instead of strict requirements to get the best candidates.

What's Working in Washington - Ep 250 - Housing affordability still an impediment to DC’s growth - David Bowers Jul 10, 2018

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David Bowers, vice president and Mid-Atlantic market leader for Enterprise Community Partners, discusses how D.C. consistently ranks as one of the most expensive places to live in the country, and how high prices hurt quality of life, as well as slow the influx of talent and businesses from other regions.

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