Success Comes One Step at a Time with Mother of Two, Federal Planner, and Entrepreneur Jilian Breeden, Founder and President of Engage Federal LLC

In the following episode, BJ sits down with Jilian Breeden, the Founder and President of Engage Federal LLC (Engage), a woman-owned small business (WOSB) located in the Washington DC area specializing in data-driven, results-focused facilities planning services. Jilian has two decades of planning and programming experience, primarily supporting federal government clients, including DoD, GSA, DOT, NOAA, EPA, FBI, and AOC.

Resources mentioned in this episode:

“There’s no change in the comfort zone and no comfort in the change zone.” - Unknown

“One step at a time, one day at a time, just today, just this day to get through.”- Linda Sue Park - A Long Walk to Water

https://www.amazon.com/Long-Walk-Water-Based-Story/dp/0547577311/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=along+walk+to+water&qid=1621002241&sr=8-1

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