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Elevating your NED brand Masterclass

Can you articulate what value you add to a board?

Date and Time
23 Apr 2024
14:00 - 18:00
Location
London
Venue
Watson Farley & Williams LLP, 15 Appold Street, London, EC2A 2HB
Capacity
20
Pricing
Director’s Circle
£ 245
Full Member
£ 245
Digital Member
£ 325
Guest
£ 350

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We know what works – one member gets a new board role a day!

Learn how you, too, can get the roles you aspire to with our NEW for 2024 Masterclass.

To stand out in today’s competitive landscape of non-executive directors both offline and via LinkedIn – an impactful ‘brand’ which conveys your value-add is vital.

We share the winning approach we have honed over a decade of supporting women into the boardroom. Our intensive Masterclass brings together a small cohort to understand how to elevate your board career, combined with our robust resource pack to put your new strategy, learnings and enhanced CV into action.

We also connect you with an established portfolio NED who will share how building a board career really works, answer your questions and share tips from their experience.

We are offering an exclusive 1-on-1 consultation with an experienced non-executive and mentor to help you implement your learning from this Masterclass. This is an exclusive offer to Masterclass participants at a preferential rate.

Our Masterclass covers:

  • Your target boards: You will consider what type of company, as well as sector, would best suit your style as a NED;
  • Your NED brand: Our structured methodology will guide you to articulate what you bring to the boardroom across three key pillars of your personal brand as a non-executive director;
  • Brand, CV and Board Value Articulation: You will discover how to frame your brand on key platforms – Board CV, LinkedIn, elevator pitch and cover letters.
  • Your networking campaign: You will explore how to optimise your networking, on LinkedIn and offline, to get real results. 

The highly interactive session includes individual feedback, as well as peer learning in a small cohort of members ready to invest in elevating their board career.

We know putting a plan into action is the hardest part!

That is why this Masterclass also includes ongoing support after the session to maximise your chances of success. We will provide you with:

  • A suite of on-demand supporting materials covering the key platforms including our ‘Guide to LinkedIn for your NED career’ (exclusive to Masterclass participants)
  • On-going connection with your cohort via a networking session and a WhatsApp community
  • Access to our Board CV course, covering letter templates and sample Board CVs

Masterclass participants can book a 1-on-1 session with an experienced board member and coach to work through any particular areas they want to focus on. This is an exclusive offer to Masterclass participants at a preferential rate.

This Masterclass is equally suitable for those with no board experience (yet!) and non-executive directors looking to redirect their board portfolio. We do recommend you come with a broad understanding of the boardroom and governance.

Timing:

2pm – Your NED brand

3.30pm – Your board campaign

5pm – Cohort connection

6pm – Finish

Speakers

Fiona Hathorn

Co-founder and CEO, Women on Boards UK

Fiona is the CEO of Women on Boards UK alongside advising a number of different boards and organisations. Currently she is an Advisory Panel Member for the FRC (Financial Reporting Council), advisor to Peel Hunt (mid-cap stockbroker) and Chair of Hanx‘s Nominations Committee (FMCG start-up). She is an expert in the areas of Governance, Regulation and Talent Management who has sat on both marketing and audit & finance committees. Fiona was formerly a director for Hill Samuel Asset Management. She has advised the board of the Thai Euro Fund and is a Judge for the Non Executive Director Awards, sponsored by The Sunday Times. In 2020 Fiona joined King’s College London’s ‘Global Institute for Women’s Leadership‘ Advisory Board.

Alison Thorne

Alison Thorne is a Chair and Non Executive Director. Currently she is Chair of the National Dance Company Wales and Chair of Barcud Housing Association plus Senior Independent Non Executive director for the Welsh Rugby Union and a Governor for Cardiff Metropolitan University. Alison builds on her equality work as the Wales Lead for Women on Boards and as an Independent Panel Member for Public Appointments for the Welsh Government.

Previously a board member for Sport Wales where she Chaired the Facilities Review, a trustee and then Chair at Chwarae Teg (Wales leading equality charity), Non-Executive Director for Thought Provoking Consulting, and a trustee at Tropical Forest Trust (sustainable forest management).

She has had a corporate global career in retail, holding executive board roles at Mothercare, George at Asda and Otto UK with executive leadership roles at Kingfisher and Storehouse specialising in Operations, Buying, Merchandising and Sourcing.

Her career then developed into Executive search as a partner in a boutique search firm, prior to setting up ‘atconnect’ a business that supports companies to delivers successful teams through executive search and mentoring working in Media, Retail, Housing and Health Care sectors.

With thanks to our event host Watson Farley & Williams