What is a Fractional Executive
One of our Bolster members, Connie Kwan, who runs a popular newsletter Product Maestro, wrote an excellent article last week for her audience about how to work on your elevator pitch when kicking off a fractional career
4 Easy Ways for Any CEO to Choose a Mentor
How to frame your thinking about choosing a mentor whether it’s for business or personal reasons.
Joining the Fractional Executive Movement
For the past six weeks, I’ve been quietly piloting the next chapter in my career that of the fractional executive
Signs Your CFO isn't Scaling
While all the functions of a team are needed, perhaps the most critical function to make sure your company is able to scale is the CFO
Welcome to Bolster Prime
If you are a CEO who loves to learn, believes that you can learn from someone who has “been there, done that” and wants to not just grow but scale your startup so that you can drive value further, faster, check out Bolster Prime.
The Roots of Bolster Prime and Bolster Ventures
We are announcing the launch of a new program called Bolster Prime, and a new venture capital fund called Bolster Ventures, to empower the innovation economy. The roots of Bolster Prime and Bolster Ventures pre-date the founding of Bolster.
Bolster Launches Bolster Prime and Bolster Ventures to Drive Success in High Growth Early Stage Companies
Bolster, the marketplace for on-demand executive talent, is excited to announce the launch of Bolster Prime, an 18-month mentoring program, and Bolster Ventures, an early-stage venture fund for Bolster Prime customers.
How to Improve Your Executive Brand Online to Land the Exec and Board Roles You Want
Is the state of your brand online designed to help you achieve your next professional goal? Most don’t know the answer to this question because they don’t google themselves like they google others. Read on to tap into the critical skills today’s execs need to take control of their online presence.
Bolster Raises $11M Series B Financing to Harness the Future of Work Through On-Demand Executive Talent
Bolster, the marketplace for on-demand executive talent, announced today its Series B financing of $11 million to harness the forces driving the future of work for executives and venture-backed startups.
Bolster Your Profile for 2022
The new year is a great time to take control of your personal brand across all online channels, including your Bolster profile, and this post will get you started. It also gives you access to a special workshop to teach you how to develop a powerful executive presence online.
Getting the Help you Need in 2022 - Faster
Speeding up the time to hire can have positive impacts for you, your organization, and the candidate. We offer some tips to help make the hiring process more effective.
How Savvy CEOs Are Turning the Talent Crisis into a Talent Opportunity
Macro conditions around a COVID workforce
What Does “Great” Look Like in a CFO?
A great CFO will spend time learning and steeping themselves in the substance of the business.
When is it Time to Hire Your First Chief Financial Officer
Depending on the complexity of your business you might be able to hold off on hiring a full-time CFO, but if you have any of these signs then it’s time to start thinking about bringing someone on board
New Series: When and How to Hire Each CXO
This series is intended for any C-level executive or board member involved with startups.
How to Engage with Your CFO
As a CEO I learned that the best way to help people grow and develop, and to further develop a better understanding of each other, is to engage with them in a mix of work and non-work settings.
Why the Startup Sales Function Starts With “Whiteboards”
In most startups, one of the founders is the first salesperson — often out of necessity as much as passion. But as startups scale they add sales reps or maybe some form of a Sales Manager once there are more than a couple of reps.
How Busting Your Bias on Resumes Can Maximize Diversity
The usual approach for finding candidates is to search for people who have some things in common with us, or have some experience that resonates with us, and that we can more easily put in a box
On-demand Executive Talent Market Trends
Bolster has successfully matched over 100 executives to open roles
The Three Roles of a CXO
In the world of startups the term “CXO” refers to all the people who are head of their functional area and members of the executive team, whether that’s finance, sales, marketing, HR, or any other function.
5 Crucial End-of-Year Projects (And How to Outsource Them)
We’ve identified five of the most common end-of-year projects, and how to outsource them so you can keep things moving internally as fast as possible.
How to Scale Yourself as a CXO
You’re not the first person to be promoted to an executive role for the first time (and of course you’re not the last, either). Every single executive, at any company, had their first executive role at some point.
Date before you get Engaged: How to Jumpstart New Execs as On-Demand Workers
Hiring on-demand executives can help ensure that there’s a good fit between the candidate and the company. Want to save time and money in the interviewing and onboarding stages, and ensure high performance post-onboarding?
4 Can't-Miss Panels to Support Summer Business Planning
Register today for 4 panels designed to give you unprecedented access to experienced CEOs, leading investors and critical data you need to inform your next big business and board decisions. Links below to register!
10 Scenarios Where On-Demand Executives Work Best
Since launching Bolster’s marketplace officially in April, we’re starting to learn a lot about how CEOs and company leaders think about building out their executive teams.