Build Your Board, Build Your Business

As a CEO charged with elevating your business and ensuring its growth, the path can feel long—and lonely—without the right support. But behind every successful CEO is a board of directors, a diverse group of mentors rich in knowledge and experience, capable of guiding you in your company's development and laying a foundation for you to flourish. Are you ready to start building? In Build Your Board, Build Your Business, economist, investor, and entrepreneur Barbara Clarke shows how to take your company to the next level and fulfill your potential by developing the board of directors your company needs for success. Whether you're a CEO now or aspiring to be one, this book is the business companion that will help you organize your intentions and goals, streamline your effort, and utilize the diversity your organization has to offer. Your personal success means more overall success for your company. With worksheets, questionnaires, and exercises to demystify the process of building a board, Build Your Board, Build Your Business is a thought-provoking companion for any business owner's journey to success.

As a CEO charged with elevating your business and ensuring its growth, the path can feel long—and lonely—without the right support. But behind every successful CEO is a board of directors, a diverse group of mentors rich in knowledge and experience, capable of guiding you in your company's development and laying a foundation for you to flourish. Are you ready to start building? In Build Your Board, Build Your Business, economist, investor, and entrepreneur Barbara Clarke shows how to take your company to the next level and fulfill your potential by developing the board of directors your company needs for success. Whether you're a CEO now or aspiring to be one, this book is the business companion that will help you organize your intentions and goals, streamline your effort, and utilize the diversity your organization has to offer. Your personal success means more overall success for your company. With worksheets, questionnaires, and exercises to demystify the process of building a board, Build Your Board, Build Your Business is a thought-provoking companion for any business owner's journey to success.

Barbara Clarke is Founder and Chair of The Impact Seat Foundation, which creates a world in which women, particularly women of color, succeed as business leaders. Barbara's full stack philanthropy melds impact investing, advocacy, and grantmaking to accelerate an equitable economy for all. As a top US individual investor in women-led innovative tech startups, Barbara's iconic investment strategy has inspired investors worldwide. She serves on several boards, including Portfolia, a women-centered financial services company, and Founders First Capital Partners, an innovative revenue-based financing company. Barbara speaks several languages and splits her time between New England and Berlin.