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FEBRUARY – DECEMBER 2021

Get On Board!

Workshop

Our Get on Board! Workshop provides you with the strategic tools to pursue your first private or public company board seat

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Details

Our online and interactive Get on Board! Workshop provides you with the strategic tools to help you pursue your first public or a private company board seat. Each workshop meets on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday afternoon for two hours, and is limited to 28 participants.

During the three afternoon sessions, you will:

  • Receive intensive instruction from CEO Betsy Berhemer-Credaire and co-founder Stephanie Sonnabend of 50/50WOB, and other guest Directors
  • Identify and customize your value-added experience
  • Network with new contacts from various industries
Workshop agena

Monday | Day 1

Demystifying the board position and determining your value to a board of directors.

  • Who are YOU?
  • What boards do
  • Board searches process
  • Develop your high-impact “Sound Bite”
  • Q&A and networking 

Tuesday | Day 2

Clarifying your competitive advantage and creating targeted Board and LinkedIn profiles.

  • All about YOU
  • Your value-added experience for boards
  • Your LinkedIn Profile
  • Your Board Profile
  • Your industry visibility
  • Rehearse your high-impact “Sound Bite”
  • Q&A and networking
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Wednesday | Day 3

Identifying your network and using it to strategically position yourself as a board candidate.

  • Who knows YOU? 
  • Review your Board Profile
  • Strategic networking BoardSmartChart™
  • How to map your “Top 25 Connections”
  • Proactive board search strategy 
  • Present your high-impact “Sound Bite”
  •  

Our online and interactive Get on Board! Workshop provides you with the strategic tools to pursue your first public or a private company board seat. Each workshop meets on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday for two hours, and is limited to 28 participants.

During the three afternoon sessions, you will:

  • Receive intensive instruction from CEO Betsy Berkhemer-Credaire, co-founder Stephanie Sonnabend of 50/50WOB, and other guest Board Directors
  • Identify and customize your value-added experience
  • Network with new contacts from various industries

What you'll learn

Workshop agenda

What You'll Learn

Three 2-hour sessions, held on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

Monday | Session 1

THE ESSENTIALS

Demystifying corporate boards and determining your value to a board of directors.

  • What’s right for YOU
  • What boards do
  • Board search process
  • Develop your high-impact “Sound Bites”
  • Q&A and networking



Wednesday | Session 2

OUTREACH STRATEGIES

Clarifying your competitive advantage and creating targeted Board and LinkedIn profiles.

  • Who are YOU
  • Your value-added experience for boards 
  • Your LinkedIn Profile 
  • Your Board Profile
  • Your industry visibility
  • Rehearse your high-impact “Sound Bites”
  • Breakout sessions with experts

Friday | Session 3

IMPLEMENTATION

Identifying your network and using it to strategically position yourself as a board candidate.

  • Who knows YOU 
  • Review your Board Profile
  • Strategic networking BoardSmartChart™
  • How to map your “Top 25 Connections”
  • Proactive board search strategy 
  • Present your high-impact “Sound Bites”

Speakers

Our Workshop Speakers

Betsy Berkhemer-Credaire

Chief Executive Officer

Maria Rivas MD

Chief Medical Officer, EMD Serono, Inc., Board Director at Big Sister Association of Greater Boston and Mediadata Solution

Terry Bayer

Corporate Director, California Water Service Group

What week works best for you?

We divide the 6-hour virtual workshops into three-day, 2-hour sessions. Every workshop meets on Monday, Wednesday and Friday for two hours, over one week.

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February 8, 10, 12

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April 12, 14, 16​

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June 7, 9, 11

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Aug 23, 25, 27

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February 22, 24, 26

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April 26, 28, 30

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Jun 21, 23, 25

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Sept 13, 15, 17

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March 8, 10, 12

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May 10, 12, 14

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July 12, 14, 16

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Sept 27, 29, Oct 1

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March 22, 24, 26​

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May 24, 26, 28

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July 26, 28, 30

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Dec 6, 8, 10

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February 8, 10, 12

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April 12, 14, 16​

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June 7, 9, 11

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Aug 9, 11, 13

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February 22, 24, 26

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April 26, 28, 30

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Jun 21, 23, 25

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Aug 23, 25, 27

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March 8, 10, 12

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May 10, 11, 12

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July 12, 14, 16

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Sept 13, 15, 17

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March 22, 24, 26​

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May 24, 26, 28

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July 26, 28, 30

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Sept 27, 29, Oct 1

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Who benefits from this course?

Senior-level and C-suite women executives seeking their first or second corporate board position, with expertise in Finance, Technology, Human Resources, Digital Marketing, Cyber Security, or Operations. Retired military officers, university business school deans/professors or executives with other value-added experience for boards will also benefit from participation.

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“LOVED everything about this workshop: thank you for your vision and for the opportunity.”
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During the three-day course you will receive intensive instruction from CEO of 50/50 Women on Boards, Betsy Berhemer-Credaire, participate in director-driven breakout sessions, and network with participants in attendance.

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