Frequently Asked Questions
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How does it work if I sign on with AdvisoryCloud?
First, you’ll answer a questionnaire or book a call with our team so that we can make sure we can help you with the types of professional opportunities you are interested in. Then, if there’s a fit and we have availability, we’ll create a proposal showing you how we can help you join advisory boards, publish thought leadership and grow your professional brand. If you then sign on with AdvisoryCloud, you’ll have an onboarding and matching call with our team, where we’ll match you with boards, establish your Executive Profile on AdvisoryCloud, help with your professional brand positioning, and establish goals for the year ahead (and even the next five years). You’ll then have an online dashboard you can use to see all this, get inquiries for professional opportunities, and view and edit your online profile. And finally, you’ll get a monthly email from your professional brand manager at AdvisoryCloud with updates, recommendations and next steps - you can respond at any time to these emails and we’ll make updates to your online profile for you or help with anything else. Our goal is to help you keep moving forward professionally.
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How do you get me on boards?
We exclusive source board members and manage advisory boards for over 200 companies. When you join AdvisoryCloud we can immediately put you on the boards that are the best fit. Because they utilize our platform and team to manage their board, we have the ability to put you on these boards. You can also try different boards to see which companies resonate with you the most. We have a wide variety of startups, non-privates and private companies of all sizes. Once you become a client we’ll personally review the open boards with you in the onboarding call.
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How do you help me grow my professional brand?
We do this in a number of ways. First, we’ll create your Executive Profile for you on AdvisoryCloud.com, where you can use this link in any of your professional profiles. On this page, people can connect with you about only the types of professional opportunities you are interested in - board seats, C-Suite job openings, startup investments, networking introductions and anything else that interests you. This is very different than LinkedIn where junior professionals and sales people are reaching out to you about things that have no interest to you. The other major advantage is that you can email us at any time any updates you want to your profile page and we’ll make them for you throughout the year. Second, we’ll rewrite your biography for you every six months to incorporate any new accomplishments, areas you want to highlight, or how you want to use it for a specific type of professional opportunity.
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How do you help me publish thought leadership?
We first help identify the topics for you to write on that will help the most in aligning you for your professional goals and brand. Then we help by providing an outline and questions for you that make writing it or shooting a video far easier. Depending on the plan you are on, we can even help with editing but that will all be covered in our proposal. The other major thing we do is help keep you on schedule with publishing a certain number of pieces a year - because this is set up in your onboarding call, we help remind you throughout the year and get you started on it so that it makes it 10x easier to do.
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Who have you worked with before?
We have worked with over 30,000 VP and C-Suite executives from over 50% of the Fortune 500, leading startups, and private companies of all sizes. We work with professionals who want to take an ACTIVE approach to their professional future and positioning themselves and their career for long-term stimulation and success. This means something different to every person, and we'll work with you to help position all our efforts accordingly.
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Why would I use my AdvisoryCloud profile instead of my LinkedIn profile?
On LinkedIn, LinkedIn is in control of what they show people who visit your page. Plus, the people reaching out to you are often junior professionals and salespeople. With your Executive Profile on AdvisoryCloud, people can connect with you about only the types of professional opportunities you are interested in - board seats, C-Suite job openings, startup investments, networking introductions and anything else that interests you. You can use your unique AdvisoryCloud URL in your biography, social media profiles, business cards, email signature and any other way you like. The other major advantage is that you can email us at any time any updates you want to your profile page and we’ll make them for you throughout the year.
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Why do you only take on a limited number of clients a year?
We only take on a limited number of clients every year so that we can provide a personalized level of service to our existing clients, many of which have been with us for 5-10 years. We also will be very straightforward if we don’t feel we are the right fit to help you reach your professional goals. We are looking for long term relationships with our clients where we can provide assistance and support that saves a lot of time and keeps everything moving forward towards your long term professional goals.
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How many boards can I be on?
You can be on as many as you’d like when you join AdvisoryCloud. We have some clients on 2 boards and others on 5. When you join a board, their board meetings are automatically added to your calendar. But even if you can’t attend live, you can always view them on-demand after or simply read the board meeting executive summary afterwards which only takes a couple of minutes. And at any time you can share ideas and insights in their digital boardroom.
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Am I qualified for being on boards?
Absolutely yes. Companies are looking for a wide-range of ideas and feedback. And because advisory boards are getting larger and larger, they want the diversity of opinions. They want all ages, races, genders, locations and areas of expertise. In your check-in calls throughout the year you can also decide to leave a board and/or join another board that is now looking for advisors.
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Do I get paid for being on boards?
You do not get paid for being on boards on AdvisoryCloud. Most people don’t realize that on boards worldwide only a small percentage of them are getting paid a salary, others are leveraging the networking opportunities, the ability to immediately add board work to their resume, the validation of their personal brand and expertise, and using board experience to position themselves for other types of professional opportunities and enhance their long-term career earnings potential (qualification for senior-level jobs, investment opportunities, increased compensation packages and more). Plus, it’s incredibly exciting to get a behind-the-scenes look at interesting businesses and what they are doing.
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What is the time commitment for being on boards?
The time commitment is completely up to you. The primary thing is to attend video-conference board meetings when you can, which are always under an hour. But even if you can’t attend live, you can always view them on-demand after or simply read the board meeting executive summary afterwards which only takes a couple of minutes. As you join boards, the meetings are automatically added to your calendar. Then, if you every want to share any ideas between meetings, you can do that in the digital boardroom if you like.
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Do you have any boards in my industry?
We have 100s of different boards you can join - we guarantee you’ll find one or more that fit your interests. And once you join AdvisoryCloud, you’ll automatically be matched with the best fits given your background when you go through our onboarding process. Our primary specialty is with private companies. This can include private companies of all sizes, both in the United States and Worldwide, as well as family-run companies, small businesses, startups and non-profits. Every month we are adding more advisory boards and they are exclusively available to AdvisoryCloud clients.
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