The following is one in an occasional series of Techwire interviews with “industry influencers” — executives in the private sector whose insights into California’s tech market may benefit their industry peers. Today’s subject is Matthew Kernodle, principal consultant and founder of Port Hueneme-based YB Marketing, which serves as a business-to-government marketing team. YB creates creative content across all customer-facing platforms “to immediately increase your government connections and develop your government contracting opportunities.”
Wendy Pfeiffer, chief information officer for a company with 7,000 employees worldwide, sees many challenges ahead, including the ongoing pandemic, supply chain issues and limited resources. But, she says, she’s hopeful for the future.
“When we look back at this time a few years from now, I think we will understand that we are in the midst of an unprecedented leap forward in technological innovation in government,” says Gary Leikin, chief executive officer of SimpliGov.
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