Behind the Win
At LSI, we don’t just follow trends, we help shape the future. Behind the Win is the podcast where we break down the biggest moves in tech, innovation, leadership, and government contracting. Hosted by Sarah Bertagnolli, this series features exclusive conversations with the people behind groundbreaking advancements, disruptive strategies, and industry-defining wins. From retail to defense, government solutions to emerging tech… this is where insight meets impact. If you’re building, leading, or just trying to stay ahead, it’s time to go Behind the Win.
Episodes

Monday Jan 10, 2022
Monday Jan 10, 2022
In this episode:Appropriate levels of feedback from our leaders, adjusting to the hybrid workplace, introducing the scorecard concept without micromanaging your team, and working with the Millennial and Gen-Z generations. Then, Chuck's advice for a successful career, the magic question that everyone needs to ask themselves, and how The Game of Work has been implemented in other BD organizations. Does your team or organization need assistance with accountability or leadership feedback? Want to implement proven and winning organization strategy, process, economic development, social impact, or program execution tactics? Need to reach out to Mr. Coonradt or The Game of Work? Have questions for Chuck or Sean on The Game of Work? Contact the LSI team at social@lsiwins.com and we'll get you in touch with the right people. Buy Chuck's books: The Game of Work, The Better People LeaderFollow LSI on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter!
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Friday Jan 07, 2022
Friday Jan 07, 2022
In this episode:The story of LSI's work with Arctic Slope Regional Corporation (ASRC), an Alaska Native based corporation, and how the LSI business development strategy transformed the corporation, revenue streams, internal team, and local community. Today, ASRC is a prominent name in every DoD and FedCiv location and is actively working towards becoming a $5 billion corporation. Our experiences with the ASRC is the genesis behind our economic development and social impact work. If your team or organization has an interest in this type of business development, developing jobs and economic prosperity in your community, or you have responsibility for revenue for a government entity or social impact organization, please contact us and we can give you guidance on winning new business, increasing jobs, and creating long-term economic prosperity. Email us at social@lsiwins.com and we'll get back to you quickly!Find us on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn today!
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Monday Jan 03, 2022
Monday Jan 03, 2022
In this episode: Developing your pipeline and prioritizing opportunities, connecting with government customers, and approaching strategic intelligence during campaigns. Then, interfacing between proposal and capture managers, the importance of past-performance, and advice for the rising generation of business development professionals. If you would like to learn more about LSI's practice areas, campaign or proposal support, or need help developing relationships with government entities, reach out to social@lsiwins.com (and we might have Rob reach out to you).Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn!
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Monday Dec 27, 2021
Monday Dec 27, 2021
In this episode:Brig. General Burda's experiences with the United States Air Force in Europe and the Middle East, current methodologies and teachings for young cadets today, and lessons he learned as Wing Commander in Afghanistan. Then, how LSI helps refugees, Brig. Gen. Burda's work with the USO, generating and increasing revenue as a non-profit, and capturing grants through business development strategies. If you are interested in outsourcing the project management under LSI's execution, need SME's on the Department of Defense and national security, or you are an NGO 501 C (6) or 501 C (3), reach out to us at social@lsiwins.com.Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn!
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Monday Dec 20, 2021
Monday Dec 20, 2021
In this episode:The artistic yet demanding nature of proposals and grants, preparing for RFP drops, the length evolution of proposals, sharing a convincing story with the selection authorities, and the importance of full-time proposal teams. Then, disconnecting the big picture from the proposal or grant information, the discipline and planning behind writing, and advice for writers and clients looking to gain access to the IIJA funding. If you and your team need help building and winning successful proposals and grants, senior insight into the industry, or want to start working with our incredible team, reach out to us at social@lsiwins.com.Start getting ready for proposal drops at lsiwins.com, grants.gov, and sam.gov.Find LSI on social - Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.
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Friday Dec 17, 2021
Friday Dec 17, 2021
In this episode:The importance of positive attitude, global mindsets and working across borders, and advice for translating overall business development strategy into a larger, overall vision. Then, developing a customer-centric business, international capture planning, the transition between capture and proposal phases, and food as culture. If you need marketing services outside of the United States, help with foreign services, or capture, proposals, and program execution assistance, reach out today at social@lsiwins.com. Find us on social media on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.
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Monday Dec 13, 2021
Monday Dec 13, 2021
In this episode:LSI's economic development model, vertical markets and ecosystems, cluster development, SBIR/STTR, and rural communities strategy. Then, the positive economic results of LSI economic development work from 20 years ago, recidivism and refugee strategy, and our plan for job growth in underemployed populations. If you would like to learn more about our 2022 projects, our economic development model, or job growth strategies, please contact us at social@lsiwins.com. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.
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Monday Dec 06, 2021
Monday Dec 06, 2021
In this episode:Commander Chip Laingen's experience in the Navy and transition into the private sector, capturing new business, and the birth and rapid growth of the Defense Alliance. Then, supporting sustainable regional ecosystems, creating jobs in a vertical market, and advice for clusters reforming from the recent influx of stimulus funding. Learn more about the Defense Alliance at defensealliance.com Buy Commander Laingen's book here. Want to start creating successful and sustainable ecosystems with LSI? Need help getting federal funding? Reach out to us at social@lsiwins.com to start winning today. Find us on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.
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Monday Nov 29, 2021
Monday Nov 29, 2021
In this episode:A numerical deep dive into the $1.2 trillion, the three buckets of the act, and how the act will stimulate job creation. Then, defining the primary customer, specific appropriations for tangent issues, early capture strategy and planning, and building successful proposals to win work from this act. Interested in learning more about working with the federal government? Need help building a successful capture and proposal plan? Want to learn more about IIJA? Reach out to us at social@lsiwins.com to get started.Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.
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Monday Nov 22, 2021
Monday Nov 22, 2021
In this episode:Quantifying your dream list and making those dreams a reality, the genesis of gamification, and turning business into an experience. Next, the dichotomy between recreation and work, and the five key principles associated with recreation and how they should be applied to work:Feedback is more frequent and dynamic in recreation than in workScorekeeping is dynamic while the game is in playThe goals are clearly defined and rarely changedThe rules don't change during the middle of the game and the coaching is consistent There is a higher degree of personal choice in recreation than in workingThen, Always Appropriate Appreciation, creating effective games and culture in a post-COVID world, and advice for teams, companies, and organizations adjusting to new tools, technologies, and company cultures.Buy "The Game of Work" by Mr. Coonradt here. Reach out to social@lsiwins.com to learn more about the content in this episode or want to start creating a dynamic company.Follow LSI on LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter!
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