Membership

THE TEAM

a purpose-built Shadow Growth Team for GovCon CEOs who want precision, discretion, and measurable momentum.

where strategy shows up
ready to win.

THE GOVCON GROWTH PROBLEM

three symptoms of a broken
growth model.

too many options.

pipeline sprawl without discrimination.

teams lack urgency.

the rooms move your BD does.

pipeline stalls.

momentum decays between stages.

why we exist

THE NEW ADVANTAGE

we built agency known to
help internal teams scale relationship-led
business development and capture.

the new growth model

not your typical "consultants"

we take day-one command of your pipeline so growth becomes inevitable.

MEET OUR TEAM

Farrell Proffitt

Farrell is the founder of agency known, built on the idea that the companies solving the mission’s hardest problems should be known for it. With 19+ years in government contracting — 14+ in executive growth roles at fast-growing GovCon small businesses — Farrell brings expertise across National Security, Defense, and Civilian markets. Her work has earned recognition including the 2026 Engage Federal Citizen Services 150, the 2024 FORUM Leading for Impact Award, Women with Impact in Leadership, and the FedFem Award for Female Entrepreneurs in GovCon IT.

Jeff Leitner

Jeff Leitner is the agency known Sr. Director, Capture & Proposals. Jeff has served in a variety of roles in public sector business development, capture, and proposal development for over 35 years. He has worked in nearly every capacity in the capture and proposal lifecycle as a leader and individual contributor. In addition to providing growth services as a consultant, Jeff has served in Vice President- and Director-level growth roles at government contractor companies of various sizes and in various sectors. In those roles he led large teams of growth professionals, providing guidance, leadership, and training to the organizations.