Benjamin Levin: Styles Make Fights, Styles Make Boards

02/17/20 • 36 min

Would you like to know how a non-traditional path in Private Equity can lead you to establish your own investment firm? Would you like to learn how Board formation should be approached for bootstrapped technology businesses? Would you like to know how information can best flow between management and its shareholders through the Board?

Ben Levin shares what he has learned about Boards and investing throughout his career. By listening to this episode, you will learn why getting more responsibilities early on in your career matters, how to become the translation engine between management and shareholders, and how to develop your own style as a Board member.

If you want to follow some of the best growth investors in technology, check out what Ben and his team are up to at www.levelequity.com. You can also follow Ben and Level Equity on twitter @bslevin5000 & @LevelEquity. For more podcasts on how to build better Boards, join us at www.boardsnetwork.com and follow us on twitter @boardsnetwork.

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Christa Quarles: From Research Analyst to CEO, the Board from all Angles

Few people have seen technology company Boards of Directors from as many perspectives as Christa Quarles. From her early career as an Analyst on Wall Street to her role as CEO at OpenTable, she learned from and worked with the best in the industry.

In this episode, we discuss what her equity research experience taught her that made her a good Board member. We also discuss how to interact with your Board as an executive when your acquisition pace is high (i.e. acquiring 8 companies in 8 months), her journey from CFO to CEO at OpenTable, and why you need to make it unsafe for Boards not to take risks. We zoom in on the breaking points of companies in terms of number of employees and she explains why 150 is remarkable in particular.

If you want to follow what Christa is up to, you can follow her on Twitter @cquarles. For more podcasts on how to build better Boards, join us at www.boardsnetwork.com and follow us on twitter @boardsnetwork.

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George Bradt: Onboarding do's and don'ts for Board Members

Would you like to know how to make sure your onboarding as a Board member is a success?

Well, our conversation with George Bradt details the do’s and don’ts of leaders onboarding, with a focus on Board members. Learn how to get a head start, how to manage the communication aspects of onboarding, and how to set direction.

So, are you ready for Boarding?

If you want more personalized advice on executive onboarding, check out what George is up to at www.primegenesis.com and on Twitter @georgebradt. For more podcasts on how to build better Boards, join us at www.boardsnetwork.com and follow us on twitter @boardsnetwork.