Ashley Nicholson is the CEO of Avenir Technology. She has over 15 years' experience in management consulting, technology, and business development in the government sector (B2G).
Over the span of her career, she has helped start-ups, small, large, and medium sized businesses grow their business by over $500 million dollars.
She specializes in healthcare technology in the federal civilian space and holds a master of arts in international relations from Webster University and a bachelors of arts in international relations from the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill.
"The best way to predict the future is to create it.” ~ Peter Drucker
"The best way to predict the future is to create it.” ~ Peter Drucker
Avenir Technology is a dynamic management and technology consulting firm that helps private and public sector clients for the future to address some of the dynamic changes we are seeing. Our mission is to assist our customers to respond quickly to changing technology needs for their business and organizations. With an extensive background in management and technology consulting, our team offers management consulting and
advisory services, digital services, data analytics services, and emerging technology consulting. Under management consulting, our team offers growth strategies, business development services, capture management services, pipeline development, and other services. Our clients are small, medium, and large businesses in government contracting and those companies wanting to enter the federal marketplace. We are a woman-owned small business (WOSB) and our team has over 70 years’ experience in government contracting. We were founded in 2022 and are based in Alexandria, VA.
Our Core Values
Integrity
Innovation
Global Mindset
Agility
Meet our team
We help our clients have access and insights to rapidly changing technology and help democratize growth for small businesses and start-ups while providing them insights to rapidly changing technology and can complement their teams.
Ashley Nicholson, MA, PMP
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Brandi Wynne, MS, PhD
Healthcare Subject Matter Expert & Grant Writing Expert
Lauren Nicholson, MS
Senior Researcher & Prompt Engineer
Ann Bloome, MPH
Senior Proposal Writer
What makes Avenir different?
Core
Avenir
Small GovCon Consulting firms
Large GovCon Consulting Firms
Value
Exceptional Value
Good Value
Too little for such a high cost
Experience
Team has 70 years’ experience in business development in government; CEO was a Director of Business Development
Experience managing small companies, but limited experience and somewhat limited network
Deep experience in the government, but limited experience in winning business
Network
Good network and active in industry associations (ACT-IAC, AFCEA, etc.) and network of experts
Limited network
Good network
Agile and Adaptable
Frequent and direct interactions with your team to ensure optimal progress and rapid changes in strategy
Limited agility
Not agile
Direct advising leadership with decades of experience
CEO was a Director of Business Development for many years and she works directly with our clients and leads our teams
Direct leadership advisory, but less experience
Sold that you will get the “A” team, but get the “B” team after the contract is signed
Beltway Expertise
In Washington, DC and able to have meetings with your clients, finger on the pulse
Sometimes in DC; sometimes not
HQ in DC, the consultants are often not
Results
$500 million in contract wins
Depends on the company
Unclear
Clear Scope
Our team clearly defines the scope with your team, milestones, and results.