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Dear Nina: Conversations About Friendship#145 - Rules For Supporting Your Single Friends with Meghan KeaneMeghan Keane, author of Party of One: Be Your Own Best Life Partner, says one of the top complaints single people have about their married friends is that they feel like a problem to be solved. Another is that their dating lives are the sole focus of a married friend’s attention. Meghan joins me to unpack “singlism,” the subtle (and not-so-subtle) ways society sidelines single adults. We discuss concrete steps couples can use to include their single friends, the reality of friendship after life transitions, and good basic social kindnesses everyone can use for ALL of their friendships. Whethe...
2025-05-0629 min
The RFP Success ShowShred with Ted: Assessing the RFP - EP128Shredding an RFP is a phrase that those of us in the proposal industry use to describe how we will get an RFP ready for the proposal process, right after we receive the solicitation but before we begin writing. What does it mean to shred an RFP? And why would you add this extra step to the process when you could just jump right in to writing the response? On this episode of the podcast, guest host Ted Koval, Senior Proposal Manager at the RFP Success Company, walks us through the steps of shredding an...
2023-04-1917 min
The RFP Success ShowMistakes We Seen Vendors Make When Responding to RFPs—with Cheri Fisher & Kevin Cleary - EP127Here at the RFP Success Company, we not only help our clients design, develop and write a top-notch RFP for submission, but they also look to us for guidance on proposal best practices. And over the years, we've noticed some common mistakes our vendors make when it comes to RFP processes. On this episode of the podcast, guest host Ted Koval, Senior Proposal Manager at the RFP Success Company, sits down with team members Cheri Fisher, Director of Operations and Client Services, and Kevin Cleary, Proposal Manager and Writer, to discuss the top eight mistakes w...
2023-04-0529 min
The Vicki McKenna ShowThe Vicki McKenna Show - Dropping BombshellsWisconsin Supreme Court Justice Rebecca Bradley, State Senator Andre Jacque, Wisconsin Right Now's Jessica McBride, WILL's Rick Esenberg, Ted Nugent, and Former Madison Police Chief Mike Koval
2023-03-161h 47
The RFP Success Show5 Red Flags to Let You Know You Need an RFP Audit—with Ted Koval & Lisa Rehurek - EP120Are you struggling to win business with RFPs but can't figure out why? If so, you can hire a company like ours to look through past proposal responses and identify what's tripping you up. Or you can conduct your own RFP mini-audit. On this episode of the RFP Success Show, guest host Ted Koval, Proposal Manager at the RFP Success Company, interviews me around the five red flags that let you know you need an audit of your RFP process. I share my peanuts versus M&M'S analogy for making your...
2022-12-2135 min
The RFP Success ShowKnock Your RFP Orals Out of the Park – with Andy McGowan & Ted Koval - EP100If your company makes it to orals, take a moment to celebrate. But remember, you haven't won the bid yet! So, how do you prepare for the RFP oral presentation? How can your team leverage orals to build rapport with the evaluators and make them want to work with you? Andy McGowan is Senior Vice President and Director of Strategic Initiatives at CommCore Consulting, a specialty public relations firm that helps organizations achieve their communication goals. Andy has 30 years of experience as a senior-level strategic PR and marketing executive working across several high-profile brands and...
2022-01-1242 min
Our Auto Expert10-12-2019 - Celebrating the 80th Anniversary of the Lincoln Continental, and Getting Ready for WinterNik Miles and Truck Girl Jen:
Mike Koval Jr gives us everything you need to know about Ram trucks
Lincoln's Ted Ryan shares how the company is celebrating the 80th Anniversary of the Lincoln Continental
Perry Stern with MSN Auto gets your vehicle winter ready, as well as discusses the Mercedes GLC
Brian Armstead gets the scoop on the Toyota Marai and their Hybrids
Nik discusses the Aston Martin Vantage Manual
2019-10-141h 14