Corporate Boardbound Workshop—November 17, 2022

Pre-Reading

Basic Pre-Reading

“Three Blunt Reasons Most People Don’t Get a Board Seat” by Adam J. Epstein.
“7 Steps to Create a Killer Board CV” by Mark Pfister.
“The No. 1 Way to Get Attention on LinkedIn” by Robert Hellmann.
“Tips for LinkedIn Summary” from LinkedIn
“Why--And How—to Articulate Your Value Proposition” by Tissa Richards

Optional Pre-Reading

“Potential Resources for Bios, Resumes, LinkedIn Profiles and Value Stories” compiled by referrals to the Women’s Leadership Foundation.
You may want to review the board documents of a few of the Corporate Boardbound participants who were subsequently successful in joining corporate boards.
- Lisa Zuniga Ramirez—Lisa shared her “Corporate Boardbound Alumna Journey” at the September Graduation and Launch. Here is a link to the documents she used before she joined the boards of Peoples Financial Services Corporation (NASDAQ: PFIS) and Trust for Professional Managers (ETF:CLSE) and Bow River Capital Advisory Board.
- Elaine Dorward King—Here is a link to Elaine’s resume before she joined Kenmare Resources (FTSE: KMR) and Great Lakes Dredge & Dock (NASDAQ: GLDD) and Bond Resources (CME: BJB) and Sibanye-Stillwater (NYSE: SBSW) and Nova Gold (NYSE: NG) boards.
- Lisa Neal Graves—Here is a link to Lisa’s combined bio/resume before she joined Coherent (NASDAQ: COHR) board.
- Patricia Mishic O’Brien—Here is a link to Patty’s resume before she joined AECI Limited (JFE:AFE) and 5E Advanced Materials (NASDAQ:FEAM) boards. Here is a link to her updated resume after she joined AECI board.
“Constructing a Bio” by Bill Heck
See the Library Resources for Board Journey for additional resources.

Homework Exercises

Download your Search Strategy Plan. This is your personal document that you will work on during the Corporate Boardbound Program. Your milestone is to have it completed by June 15, 2023. By the November session, please fill out the beginning portion up to and inclucing your elevator speech. Some of the questions about your skills and your targets for industries, company size and committees will help you frame your board bio and resume.

By October 28th, submit your Board Bio and Resume to boardbound@womensleadershipfoundation.org.

“Tips for Deveoping Your Value Proposition, Bio and Resume”
You may want to use this Bio Template to get started but remember to be sure that your personality comes through. Kay Tierney mentioned Charity Huff as an example for her voice coming through in her bio and resume.

On November 17th, be prepared to screen share your Bio, Resume and LinkedIn Profile during the workshop when you are called upon. Be sure your LinkedIn profile reflects your interest in and value you offer to boards of directors. Be ready to share your value proposition in conversation.

By January 12th, when you have a version you are happy with (and it doesn’t have to be your “final version” since you always have the option to update it), send your Board Bio and Board Resume to boardbound@womensleadershipfoundation.org. The value of doing this is we will utilize it for our Boardconnect program and it will be posted on our website under “Resources: Corporate Boardbound Participants”. You will also be invited to enter your profile into the Equilar database which is used by search firms and companies to find board candidates. See more details here.

Agenda

Learning Objectives

To receive feedback from facilitator and cohort members on your bio, resume, LinkedIn profile and value story so that you can finalize them as soon as possible and by January 12, 2023.
To give constructive and supportive feedback to your cohort participants on their portfolio tools.