Creating an Effective Advisory Board

Join the NVTC Small Business and Entrepreneur Committee to discuss the process and importance of aligning your company with an effective and motivated advisory board to help weather the storms and exceed your goals. An expert panel will discuss:

How to select who you need to get your business where you want it to be while enabling you to develop exceptional leadership skills
How to compensate your advisors (monetary, non-monetary and types of equity-based compensation)
How to associate them into your organization with the right legal documents and communications and change management strategies to minimize disruption and achieve greatest effectiveness
How to leverage your advisors for business development, networking, process development and more
How to constantly evaluate and evolve the board as your organization grows
How to exit advisors when they no longer fit

Moderator:

Lawrence R Bard, Partner, Morrison & Foerster LLP

Panelists:

Marissa Levin, CEO, Successful Culture; Chairman, Information Experts
Stefan T. Midford, President and CEO, Natural Insight
Devin Schain, Founder and CEO, Campus Direct