For more than twenty years, I have worked at the coalface of board search, advising, assessing, and placing board directors across the Asia-Pacific region. I have sat in countless conversations with Chairs, Nomination Committees, and senior partners of board search firms. I have seen the full spectrum of what works, what fails, and why so many executives struggle to secure meaningful board appointments.
Today, the interest in board roles has never been stronger. Executives at all levels want influence, impact, and commercial opportunity. They want a portfolio of board appointments that enhances their reputation, shapes their leadership legacy, and provides long-term career resilience. Yet, despite this appetite, most people approach the board market the wrong way. They rely on generic advice, outdated templates, informal networking, or trial-and-error applications. The results are predictable: slow progress, no traction, and increasing frustration.
After recruiting more than 10,000 board directors, mentoring countless aspiring directors, and helping thousands build high-value board portfolios, one thing is clear: board careers don’t happen by accident. They happen by design. And that design must be specific, informed, strategic, and aligned to governance expectations.
This is exactly why I created the Board Portfolio® Blueprint.
The Missing Link in Your Board Career: A Professional Board Assessment
The Board Portfolio® Blueprint is unlike anything else available in the governance space. It brings together two decades of industry intelligence, thousands of board placements, and deep insight into how boards truly evaluate candidates.
As I share in my latest video:
“I am one of the leading board search consultants in the Asia-Pacific region. I’ve been recruiting board directors for 20-plus years. I know what is going through the minds of nomination committees, board search consultants, and advisory firms.”
This Blueprint gives you direct access to that expertise.
It is a personalised board assessment and strategy report, created from the ground up for your unique career story. Within seven working days, you receive a comprehensive, accurate, and practical roadmap that outlines the exact steps you need to follow to secure multiple commercial paid board roles.
This is not generic advice. This is not a checklist. And it is definitely not a template.
As I state in the video:
“It is not a cookie-cutter template approach. It’s a report built from the ground up, unique to you, your experience, and your level of board readiness.”
What the Board Portfolio® Blueprint Includes
To build an effective board portfolio, you need more than governance theory, networking, or confidence. You need clarity. You need positioning. You need a professional assessment that reflects how the real board search market operates.
The Blueprint includes:
1. A Full Board Brand Audit
I personally review your board CV, corporate biography, board profiles, LinkedIn presence, and overall public brand.
2. Board Role Suitability Analysis
You learn which board types best align with your skills, domain expertise, and leadership strengths.
3. Board Readiness Review
You receive insight into how nomination committees and search consultants will assess you today.
4. A Tailored 12-Month Board Career Strategy Roadmap
This is your detailed plan for how to secure commercial paid board appointments in the year ahead.
5. A Comprehensive Blueprint Report
A full written report customised to your goals.
6. A 40–50 Minute Personalised Video Walkthrough
I outline your opportunities, your challenges, your positioning, and your action plan.
As I explain in the transcript:
“I’m going to give you a really concise and accurate roadmap for the steps you need to take to be successful and to build a multiple-board appointment portfolio.”
Why This Matters: The Board Market Is Changing
There is more competition. There is more complexity. And there is more misinformation.
Well-intentioned advice often leads candidates in the wrong direction. Many executives waste years applying for roles they won’t be competitive for, building the wrong type of experience, or using documents built for executive recruitment rather than governance contexts.
The board world is strategic. The board world is precise. The board world demands clarity.
The Blueprint gives you this clarity.
For Executives Serious About Becoming Board Directors
In the transcript, I say it simply:
“This is the most unique offering available to aspiring and current board directors who want to build their board portfolio.”
This Blueprint is for executives who are ready to take the board market seriously. It is for people who want:
- A clear narrative
- A strong governance identity
- A compelling board brand
- A strategic roadmap
- A structured, expert-guided pathway to paid board appointments
If you want 2026 to be the year you step confidently into the boardroom, this is the place to begin.
Ready to Build Your Board Portfolio?
You can book the Board Portfolio® Blueprint directly through my online shop. Once your purchase is complete, you will receive a link to upload your documents, and your personalised assessment will be delivered within seven working days.