Philadelphia Engagement Dinner: October 2026

• Location: Sonesta Philadelphia Rittenhouse Square, 2nd Floor, 1800 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103
• Registration Cost: NVSBC Members: $45 | Non-Members: $65
• Parking: Venue Location (Paid/Valet Parking), Local Parking Garage, street parking (please plan accordingly)
  
• Dress Code: Business Casual
• Event POC: Engagement Director, [email protected]

Philadelphia Engagement Dinner Agenda: 

• 530 – 600 PM Registration, Networking
• 600 – 620 PM Call to Order
• Opening Remarks: Janelle Askew, Engagement Director, NVSBC
• 620 – 630 PM Success Spotlight: Timour Triplett, Chief Executive Officer, Patriot Holdings International
  
• 630 – 700 PM Around the Room Introductions
• 700 – 730 PM Dinner Served (Plated)
  
• 730 – 735 PM Guest Speaker Introduction: Janelle Askew, NVSBC
  
• 735 – 815 PM Guest Speaker Presentation + Q&A:
  
• Speaker: Tom Prokop, Managing Director, Kraken Federal
  Topic: Winning Contracts Doesn’t Scale a Business. Systems Do.

Many veteran-owned small businesses focus on winning contracts, assuming growth will naturally follow. In reality, contracts create stress before they create scale. In this session, Tom breaks down why sustainable growth in government contracting is driven by systems - not revenue alone. Drawing from experience building and advising companies past $10M, Tom outlines the core operating systems that allow firms to onboard faster, deliver consistently, manage cash with confidence, and scale without burning out the owner. This talk reframes growth from “more work” to “better design.”

Key Takeaways

1. Why revenue growth without systems increases risk, not value
2. The core operating systems every scalable GovCon firm must build
3. How poor onboarding and operations quietly destroy margins
4. The difference between owning a contract and owning a business
5. How systems-driven companies increase long-term exit options

• 820– 830 PM Closing Remarks (End of Event) & Networking

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