VWEC is back with another series of Tuesday@(: Next Level Business Time featuring Female Veteran Entrepreneurs that are taking their business to the Next Level in celebration of Women’s History Month.
Join us Tuesday, March 14th, at 9:00AM for a long overdue conversation with Courtney Fairchild, President & CEO, Global Services.
MEET COURTNEY FAIRCHILD:
Courtney Fairchild, President & CEO, Global Services
Courtney Fairchild is the co-founder and President of Global Services. Ms. Fairchild has been with the company since it was founded in 1997 and headed up the Global Services GSA Schedule Programs division from its inception.
Over the past twenty-five years she and her team have successfully prepared, negotiated, and managed 3000+ Schedule contracts for Global Services’ clients. Ms. Fairchild is an authority on all GSA Schedules within the Multiple Award Schedule program and has spoken on related topics across the country.
Ms. Fairchild has worked with companies ranging from multinational/multibillion-dollar publicly traded corporations to micro businesses consisting of only a few employees.
In addition to working with her government contractor clients in the private sector, Ms. Fairchild provides pro bono services to the Small Business Administration's SCORE program and Small Business Development Center to assist their constituents in learning about marketing to the federal government, specifically via the GSA Schedule. Ms. Fairchild’s knowledge and renown have reached the federal government’s procurement community itself and has led to invitations to moderate training sessions at agencies such as the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to instruct in improvement and implementation of contracting best practices from the agency side. It is this breadth of experience and exposure which allows Global Services to successfully negotiate the federal procurement marketplace for its clients.
Graduate, Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Business Program Graduate 2017
Honoree, Enterprising Women Award 2017
Honoree, Women Impacting Policy’s 2016 Founder’s Award
Graduate, SBA Emerging Leaders Program 2015
Honoree, SmartCEO’s 2015 Brava
Honoree, MEA Magazine’s 2011 50 Women of Influence and Power
Honoree, Washington Business Journal's 2009 Women Who Mean Business Awards - Rising Star
Honoree, The American Small Business Coalition 2008 Member of the Year
Ms. Fairchild holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics from Georgetown University.
Everyone is using the terminology “next level,” but what does that phrase actually mean? How do you know if you’re actually receiving the tips and tools that will literally take you or your business to the next level?
Definitions:
Urban Dictionary: Something or someone on a level above all the rest of the world. The person on the 'NEXT LEVEL' usually thinks differently from everyone.
Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary - surpassing others, uncommonly good or impressive.
Cambridge English Dictionary - a better, more advanced, or more successful situation than before.
Sounds pretty straight forward, but if it was that easy everyone would be at the next level.
How are you evaluating “next level” strategies to determine if you or your business are truly being taken or positioned for a more successful situation or outcome?
In order to know where you are going you have to know where you are.
· Have you effectively assessed your current business strategies?
· Have you identified appropriate performance measurements?
AS THE CEO FOR YOUR BUSINESS
Your Personal SWOT is just as important as your Business SWOT!
You have to be your best you, in order to take your business to the next level.
Tuesday at 9 is Your Time!
We’ll have candid conversations with some of the best in industry business owners, that will share the strategies that have helped them take their business to the next level.
We wil explore the role of personal/professional development, and help you access the tips and tools that will allow you to spend more time working on your business instead of in your business
Whether you are starting a business, or growing a multi-million dollar company, without solid time management, good decision-making, a willingness to delegate; where appropriate, team building, conscious communications, a roadmap for an outstanding customer experience; just to name a few, you will still find yourself working harder than smarter, and that’s rarely profitable.