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TekConnX
Connecting and Protecting People and Property By Marianne Weaver
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fter spending years in the military, followed by several more in the private sector, Kevin Williams, co-founder and CEO of TekConnX, partnered with his wife, Meschelle, and fellow veteran Earl Bentley to strike out on their own to provide an array of services and solutions to both the federal and public sectors.
VA hospital before making the leap to the private sector as a vice president of sales for a local IT firm. “After being let go from our previous employers, we decided that we would continue doing what we loved as owners and not as employees,” said Williams. “We had proven that we could make significant progress in growing other people’s companies, and there was no reason we could not do it for ourselves.” TekConnX LLC (pronounced “Tek-Connects”) was founded in 2013. According to Williams, the company focuses on four core areas: Kevin Williams
“Bentley and I are both veterans. I am a service-disabled veteran,” Williams said. “Combined, we have extensive knowledge in project, program and sales management.” Those skills allowed them to build a company that provides a broad range of information technology design and consulting services to commercial and federal client organizations, including the design, installation, integration and maintenance of customized collaborative audio-visual and social media solutions; and threat detection security solutions.
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Interactive collaborative audio-visual space; Social media solutions; Threat detection solutions; and Smart trash can solutions.
“Being in the service business for as long as we have, you learn to listen to your customers and help them meet their needs for effective and efficient operations,” said Williams. “Both Earl and I have extensive knowledge in security, command and control, integration and project management, and we knew that we could effectively assist clients to meet their needs.”
Building the Business
Offering Audio-Visual and Social Media Services
After separating from the military, Williams spent several years in exterior building restoration before transitioning into information technology (IT). He worked at several small federal contracting firms and ran environmental services programs for healthcare facilities at Ft. Meade, Ft. Detrick, Ft. Belvoir and a
“We began to build our business based on the relationships we’d made in the industry,” said Williams. “As we continued to grow, the word-of-mouth began to travel.”
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TekConnX first opened its doors by providing audio-visual design build services for design firms, churches and nonprofits.