About Us

What if you choose opportunities that align with your past performance rather than choosing an opportunity and then seeing if you have the past performance to support?

Mild Red LLC supports small businesses building their brand and market presence within the DoD and Federal Civilian marketspace.

Katie Helwig

PRESIDENT & CEO

AF Spouse (retired)
AFCEA Small Business Committee Chair Emeritus
AFCEA International Board of Directors.
Co-Author “Government Marketing Best Practices 2.0”
Colvin Run Networks Advisor

Leading the team is Katie Helwig, President and Co-founder of Mild Red LLC.

Katie’s sales and marketing experience embarked during the time where WYSIWYG and GUI were buzzwords and Touchscreen technology was leading edge.

Since 2015, Katie has served many roles in marketing, sales, education, corporate and business development and client services.

“I’m happiest when I have the opportunity to engage, inform and connect.”

Previous to starting Mild Red, Katie’s role was to support small businesses to maximize their potential on the GSA OASIS+ contract vehicle. Success was realized with more than $600 million in contract awards on and off the vehicle.

We understand your business is unique.

Every client is different.

There’s no one way to be successful. Each company and its people bring their own strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats (SWOT).

We help you identify and marketize your strengths, fill in the areas to build up any weak areas and help you create an infrastructure poised for growth.

Why Mild Red?

Federal Contracting / Sales is a tough business …

Those who strive to be successful in the field embrace the notion of stepping out of individual zones of comfort to continuously learn and grow. When in corporate sales, I needed to overcome my shyness to make that phone call … progress a deal through the gates … close the deal. To step out of my comfort zones, I created an alter ego, Mildred. Mildred is fearless, confident and not afraid to venture out to the unknown. When we were considering starting our own business, it seemed fitting that my alter ego take center stage. Our company name – Mild Red serves as a daily reminder we don’t need to know everything. But we need to believe in what we know and have the confidence we can figure out the rest.

– Katie Helwig, President & CEO

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"Katie is a master at drawing out past performance you may have missed and identifying an appropriate path forward for your business. The Mild Red way has transformed how we see and market our services and directly improved how we perform and develop opportunities!"

"Dynamis engaged Katie Helwig at Mild Red LLC to assist us after securing multiple OASIS+ contract awards. It was a wise move and one we recommend to other new awardees. Katie’s expertise has been invaluable, sharing key insights on a range of essentials, including contract compliance, teaming arrangements, and marketing strategies. What truly set her apart was her ability to flatten our learning curve. With years of invaluable experience, she provided critical insights that helped us understand the nuances of OASIS+ as well as actionable steps that enabled us to hit the ground running. Especially useful was her guidance in engaging with the OASIS+ Interact Community, which has already proven effective in connecting us with like-minded industry partners. Dynamis is proud to publicly thank Katie for her passion and sense of purpose, values that are core to our company. Thanks to her, we are confident and well-prepared as we begin our OASIS+ journey."

"Katie Helwig has been incredibly helpful in supporting Colvin Run’s growth since we engaged with Mild Red two years ago. She worked with me, and my growing team, to leverage our SBIR past performance into positioning for larger, more traditional Government contracts, while more than quadrupling our headcount since we started working together. Katie’s network is incredible, and often times I mention that we’re working with her for instant credibility in many GovCon circles. Her services are highly recommended for anyone looking to take their past performance to a bigger, brighter future for their company."

"Katie excels at aligning teaming partners by bridging capability gaps and strategically bringing together teams with strong synergy. She’s also provided a fresh perspective, helping us view our past performance through a broader lens, thus making it relevant to a wider range of opportunities."

Start feeling more confident today.

Schedule a 30-minute discovery call today and immediately start to feel relief, knowing you’re one step closer to avoiding costly mistakes and securing business-transforming contracts.