100 JumpStart Program Plan

Here is an overview of the plan for the 100 Days.

Depending upon the work you’ve done up to this point, the plan could move at a faster pace and timing for the consultation phone calls could be determined by your comfort level during each Phase. You should expect to spend at least 2 hours per week on your plan. Our goal is to complete this in 100 Days.  If you believe this is an unreasonable timetable, lets discuss right away to come up with a plan in our first call.

Phase 1 – Complete within first 15 Days

The first order of business should be for you to watch the first three of the four webinars included in the program.  Click on each title below to view the webinars which are 45-50 minutes each.  View in the order below and read the two eBooks included in the program: Becoming a Public Company Director and Becoming a Public Company Director: Social Media Strategies. Both are authored by our webinar presenter, Tracy Houston, founder of eBoardMember.  These are fairly short books.

Delivery of your eBooks

The eBooks will be sent to your registration email address unless we hear from you within two business days following your registration to send it to a different email address which you use for eBooks.  If you do not  have a Kindle or Kindle App for a tablet, please let us know and we will send you a pdf. of each book.  If you have any questions or would like to advise me of your alternate email for the ebook or want the eBooks sent without the 2-day wait, please contact me at nancy.sheppard@women2boards.com

  1. WEBINAR LINK: Becoming a Public Company Director and read the eBook
  2. WEBINAR LINK: Writing a Laser-Focused Board CV and review A Dozen Golden Rules for Writing a Board CV
  3. WEBINAR LINK: Edge Up Your LinkedIn Presence to Gain that Board Seat and read the eBook on Social Media

Phase 2 – Complete within first 30 Days

  1. First call with Women2Boards CEO
    • Discuss your proposed value proposition,  types of boards (advisory, private or public) or positions on the board of most interest to you and most likely to want your experience and skills
    • Identify products/industries/companies of interest to you
    • Confirm or adjust the timeline for the 100 Days
  2. Complete first draft of your Board CV
  3. Set up appointment to have a short review of your CV by our consultant

Phase 3 – Complete within first 50 Days

  1. Call with CV consultant
  2. Complete your Board CV
  3. Update your LinkedIn profile (Do not have the changes go public yet)
  4. Second call with Women2Boards CEO to review
    1. Final CV
    2. LinkedIn profile and activity
    3. References/recommendations
    4. Board registries/search firms
  5. Upload CV to Women2Boards Registry
  6. Update your references and recommendations
    • LinkedIn Requests
    • Letters
  7. Publicize your new LinkedIn profile
  8. Join other board registries and contact search firms
  9. Further clarify products/industries/companies of interest to you
  10. Join specific industry and board-focused LinkedIn Groups

Phase 4 – Complete within the first 70 Days

  1. Identify your contacts for board-connected individuals
    • Work
    • Nonprofits
    • Social
    • LinkedIn
    • Trade associations/conferences
  2. Third call with Women2Boards CEO to
    • Review reach-out campaign plan
    • Practice your in-person “Board Interest and Value Proposition” pitch
    • Review company data sources/board information to identify
  3. Begin reach out campaign (this will be ongoing throughout your campaign)
    • Personal emails
    • Phone calls
    • Visits
    • Events
  4. If you have not already been doing so, begin posting articles on LinkedIn groups to identify yourself as a thought-leader
  5. Review due diligence and board information data sources, identifying board skill gaps in companies of interest to you

Phase 5 – Complete within the first 100 Days

  1. Complete the final webinar on The Director Interview  (Replay link to be provided at later time)
  2. Mock Recruitment Scenario
    • You will respond to request for your CV from a Registry for a specific director search (actual company to be selected) with your cover letter and CV updated if necessary for the specific needs of this company
    • Develop list of questions you will ask during Mock interview
  3. Fourth call with Women2Boards CEO or consultant
    • Mock Board Interview (phone or Skype)
    • Feedback on Mock Interview

Our goal is to complete this in 100 Days.  If you believe this is an unreasonable timetable, lets discuss right away to come up with a  different timetable. Of course, there are circumstances that can impact either my time or your time — health, major life changes, a major vacation, or forces outside our control.  Should any of these happen, we’ll adjust as needed.  However, I do want to make sure that you are committed to making time for this program in your schedule. All phone calls need at least 48 hours notice to reschedule.

Welcome to the program.

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