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Riding Tandem
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Episode 3
Season 1
#3 Nailing an RFP, scope creep and sticky details - a candid chat with client Nicole Lindquist (PT 1)
Unpacking this episode min by min:
2:51 - Meet Nicole Lindquist from newspapers to Communications Director at Iowa West Foundation
4:15 - What is the Iowa West Foundation
5:22 - Iowa West grant partnerships explained
5:55- How Iowa West Foundation supports local business owners
7:54 - The proposal Iowa West Foundation offered us and why we turned it down
8:38 - How Nicole reacted when we turned down her first RFP
10:13 - The fear of turning down a project
10:58 - How we got another opportunity for creating an RFP for the second half of the project
12:31 - Both clients and business owners often are having similar experiences
14:30 - Iowa West Foundation was ready to revisit the vision, and mission and to authentically hear from the community
15:09 - What an RFP is
16:09 - The RFP process and how staying flexible was key
17:05 - RFP's can be intimidating, how we navigated the unknowns
19:03- The "need" business owners have to impress clients and how that can get in the way
19:50 - Small businesses often have an advantage when creating RFPs and the scope with clients
20:54 - Navigating sticky conversations in the RFP process
23:49 - Time is money on both sides
If you love this show, please leave us a review. Go to RateThisPodcast.com/ridingtandem and follow the simple instructions.
Reach out! Send your feedback and comments. What would you like to know about RFPs, creating proposals, or the negotiation process?
Vivian Kvam:
2:51 - Meet Nicole Lindquist from newspapers to Communications Director at Iowa West Foundation
4:15 - What is the Iowa West Foundation
5:22 - Iowa West grant partnerships explained
5:55- How Iowa West Foundation supports local business owners
7:54 - The proposal Iowa West Foundation offered us and why we turned it down
8:38 - How Nicole reacted when we turned down her first RFP
10:13 - The fear of turning down a project
10:58 - How we got another opportunity for creating an RFP for the second half of the project
12:31 - Both clients and business owners often are having similar experiences
14:30 - Iowa West Foundation was ready to revisit the vision, and mission and to authentically hear from the community
15:09 - What an RFP is
16:09 - The RFP process and how staying flexible was key
17:05 - RFP's can be intimidating, how we navigated the unknowns
19:03- The "need" business owners have to impress clients and how that can get in the way
19:50 - Small businesses often have an advantage when creating RFPs and the scope with clients
20:54 - Navigating sticky conversations in the RFP process
23:49 - Time is money on both sides
If you love this show, please leave us a review. Go to RateThisPodcast.com/ridingtandem and follow the simple instructions.
Reach out! Send your feedback and comments. What would you like to know about RFPs, creating proposals, or the negotiation process?
Vivian Kvam:
- LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/viviankvam/
- Email Vivian - vkvam@thetandemworks.com
Nicole Lindquist:
- LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicolelindquist/
- Website - https://www.iowawestfoundation.org/
- Imagine Hour Results - https://www.iowawestfoundation.org/about-us/imagine-hour-results/
Tandem Works Team:
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- Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thetandemworks/
- Email the team: RidingTandem@thetandemworks.com
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