Make Money Working With the Government and the Benefit of Minority Certifications

Truck N' Hustle

Rahmel Wattley

Investing, Entrepreneurship, Business

5 • 661 Ratings

🗓️ 7 February 2023

⏱️ 10 minutes

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#trucknhustle #podcast #trucknhustlepodcast WATCH THE ENTIRE EPISODE HERE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkccH4Im-S4&t=62s Coming up on the streets of Chicago, Melanie Patterson had to overcome her fair share of adversity. Her positive attitude and drive would eventually lead her to a fruitful career as a nurse practitioner. Although Melanie loved nursing and caring for others she always yearned for more. She loved business and new challenges! Her first business was a barbershop which she founded with her husband. Taking the business lessons she learned and managerial experience she decided to later dive Into the trucking industry. This was only 2 years ago, since then, Melanie has scaled her company to 7 Trucks and counting also adding government contractors to her already impressive resume. Melanie is a big one in creating opportunities for herself and for her team. Her grateful spirit truly shines in this Interview as she takes us along for the full journey showing what could happen when opportunity meets preparation. She talks bout The importance of having a solid business foundation and even more importantly investing in your people. CONNECT WITH MELANIE PATTERSON: https://www.teamintegrityknowledgecenter.com/mentorship https://www.instagram.com/melaniepatterson_ceo/ __________ GET EARLY BIRD TICKETS FOR FREIGHT FEST 2023!!: http://FreightFest.com FOR MERCH: http://www.trucknhustle.store FOR EXCLUSIVE CONTENT & MORE VISIT: https://www.trucknhustle.com/ __________ SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS!!: OTR SOLUTIONS https://otrsolutions.com/trucknhustle/ CALL (470)900-3338 GTT COMMERCIAL TIRES https://www.gttcommercial.tires/ CALL 1(800)991-6251 __________ MENTIONED ON TRUCK N' HUSTLE PODCAST: DAT POWER - The Industry's Most Advanced Load Board http://www.dat.com/power/0001922618 DAT TRUCKERS EDGE http://www.truckersedge.com/0001922618 DAT EXPRESS http://www.dat.com/express/0001922618 __________ THIS PODCAST WAS PRODUCED, RECORDED, SHOT & EDITED by Kweku KingNabi for Truck N' Hustle Media HERE IS WHAT WE USE: Blackmagic Design Pocket Cinema Camera 6K Pro: https://amzn.to/3BwRUYm Rode RODECaster Pro Podcast Production Studio: https://amzn.to/3Bw3cvW Electro-Voice RE320 DYNAMIC MICROPHONE: https://amzn.to/3BuhmxD Sigma 18-35mm F1.8 Art DC HSM Lens for Canon, Black: https://amzn.to/3FMqvUE Godox SL-60W CRI 95+ LED Video Light SL60W White 5600K Version: https://amzn.to/3HqXRtE __________ JOIN THE HUSTLE FAM ON SOCIAL MEDIA: Instagram: http://instagram.com/trucknhustle/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@trucknhustle Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/trucknhustle Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tnhmedia/ Discord: https://discord.gg/g8kzDNu7 Twitter: https://twitter.com/TruckNHustle Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Trucknhustle Listen to the TRUCK N' HUSTLE PODCAST: iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/truck-n-hustle-1-trucking-podcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/55GP6pfA0RlmtEgNH70d5K _________ NOTE: This description contains affiliate links that allow you to find the items mentioned in this video and support the channel at no cost to you. While this channel may earn minimal sums when the viewer uses the links, the viewer is in NO WAY obligated to use these links. Thank you for your support!

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0:00.0	How did you know about government contracting and how did you know that trucking was, you know,
0:04.8	you could, you can grow via trucking in government contracting? Where did you get that concept from?
0:10.7	Honestly, to be real, I really didn't know much about government contracting. I knew that it was
0:16.2	there, but I really didn't know much about it. Okay. So what? Research.
0:21.8	Started to research.
0:22.4	What is this?
0:23.2	What does this look like?
0:26.3	And how would it look like for me and within this industry?
0:36.4	And so I just knew, hey, look, not just registering the company as a certified company to do business with the government.
0:37.4	But guess what?
0:39.7	I'm double, minority and woman.
0:40.1	Right.
0:41.7	51% shareholder.
0:44.9	And so then I started to learn that way and just really.
0:50.5	So once you got certified, right, as minority and woman, how long did it take you before you were able to, or did you get a government contract?
0:53.0	And if you did, how long did that take you? Um, my first contract took me about four months. Four months.
0:59.8	And what'd you do to get that, to pursue that contract? Bid, bid, bid, bid, bid, bid, bid, bid.
1:05.8	No who's, um, buying your services. Okay. Know who's buying your services. A lot of people out here, I see them, you know, hey, I want to do government contract.
1:14.0	I want to do government contract.
1:15.1	They pay this money to get certified, but you don't know who's buying.
1:19.9	And so is it on the city level, on the state level, on the federal level?
1:24.2	Who do you want to do business with?
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