ADVISORY BOARDS

Your Strategic Board for Capital, Revenue, and Growth

A Practical Advantage for Growing Companies

Strategic Advisory Board

A Strategic Advisory Board focuses on turning ideas and goals into measurable results. This group helps leadership clarify priorities, pressure-test assumptions, and convert strategic plans into actionable initiatives. Advisors work alongside management to define clear objectives, timelines, and success metrics, often taking ownership of specific strategic themes such as growth, innovation, capital strategy, or operational scale. The emphasis is not just on thinking big, but on executing well—ensuring that strategy becomes disciplined, results-oriented action.

Strategic Advisory Board

A Strategic Advisory Board focuses on turning ideas and goals into measurable results. This group helps leadership clarify priorities, pressure-test assumptions, and convert strategic plans into actionable initiatives. Advisors work alongside management to define clear objectives, timelines, and success metrics, often taking ownership of specific strategic themes such as growth, innovation, capital strategy, or operational scale. The emphasis is not just on thinking big, but on executing well—ensuring that strategy becomes disciplined, results-oriented action.

CUSTOMER Advisory Board

A Customer Advisory Board keeps the organization grounded in what matters most right now and over the long term: the customer. This group provides direct insight into customer needs, expectations, and emerging trends, helping leaders anticipate change rather than react to it. By listening closely to customer feedback, companies can refine offerings, improve service delivery, and strengthen relationships that drive loyalty and retention. The goal is simple but powerful—ensure today’s customers remain customers for years to come by consistently delivering value that aligns with their evolving priorities.

CUSTOMER Advisory Board

A Customer Advisory Board keeps the organization grounded in what matters most right now and over the long term: the customer. This group provides direct insight into customer needs, expectations, and emerging trends, helping leaders anticipate change rather than react to it. By listening closely to customer feedback, companies can refine offerings, improve service delivery, and strengthen relationships that drive loyalty and retention. The goal is simple but powerful—ensure today’s customers remain customers for years to come by consistently delivering value that aligns with their evolving priorities.

INTERNAL Advisory Board

An Internal Advisory Board ensures alignment across the entire enterprise. This group brings together perspectives from shareholders, directors, officers, managers, employees, vendors, and contractors to reinforce shared goals and coordinated execution. By creating a forum for alignment and accountability, internal advisory boards help break down silos, improve communication, and ensure everyone is rowing in the same direction. When internal stakeholders are aligned around strategy, culture, and performance expectations, the organization is far better positioned to grow sustainably—together.

INTERNAL Advisory Board

An Internal Advisory Board ensures alignment across the entire enterprise. This group brings together perspectives from shareholders, directors, officers, managers, employees, vendors, and contractors to reinforce shared goals and coordinated execution. By creating a forum for alignment and accountability, internal advisory boards help break down silos, improve communication, and ensure everyone is rowing in the same direction. When internal stakeholders are aligned around strategy, culture, and performance expectations, the organization is far better positioned to grow sustainably—together.

Why Paid Board Member?

We empower businesses to compensate top-tier experts for dedicated board seats, delivering tailored strategies for capital, revenue, and resources.

We empower businesses to compensate top-tier experts for dedicated board seats,

delivering tailored strategies for capital, revenue, and resources.

CAPITAL

Secure funding with expert deal-makers.

REVENUE

Unlock new markets with industry leaders.

RESOURCES

Access networks and tools to scale.

How It Works

Discovery

Assess your goals.

Matching

Curate advisors.

Formation

Structure board.

Execution

Drive results.

Our Packages

Starter Tier

Small Businesses (<$5M)

  • 4–6 Advisors

  • Virtual Meetings

  • Advisor Matching

Growth Tier

$5M–$50M

  • 6–9 Advisors

  • Hybrid Meetings

  • Deal Flow Intros

Enterprise Tier

>$50M

  • 9–12 Advisors

  • Dedicated Manager

  • Capital Networks

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Gore has always been very professional and knowledgeable in all of our dealings. He's definitely someone that is willing to go the extra mile to get the job done.Gore has always been very professional and knowledgeable in all of our dealings. He's definitely someone that is willing to go the extra mile to get the job done.

Jim Flannery
Jim Flannery
Business Development at GBX Group

Gore is not only a very good and insightful expert but also an inspiring professional. Creative engineer. I would highly recommend him to anyone anywhere. I strongly endorse Gore.Gore is not only a very good and insightful expert but also an inspiring professional. Creative engineer. I would highly recommend him to anyone anywhere. I strongly endorse Gore.

Steve Platt, PE, LS, LEED-AP
Steve Platt, PE, LS, LEED-AP
Vice President, Director of Dry Utility Engineering at VIKA Virginia

This platform has revolutionized our business operations. The seamless integration and powerful features have helped us scale our marketing efforts efficiently while maintaining excellent customer relationships.

Scot Gordon, PE, IAM
Scot Gordon, PE, IAM
President at Roadway Asset Services, LLC (RAS)

I have never met a design consultant with more energy, motivation and follow through that Gore Bolton; he applies himself fully to everything he does.I have never met a design consultant with more energy, motivation and follow through that Gore Bolton; he applies himself fully to everything he does.

James Whitehead
James Whitehead
Owner at ATCS, P.L.C.

Gore and his team have always been incredibly responsive and always attentive to detail... a pleasure to work with he and his team!Gore and his team have always been incredibly responsive and always attentive to detail... a pleasure to work with he and his team!

Timothy Hogan
Timothy Hogan
President at HOGAN

Gore has always been innovative in this industry. He is able to reduce any challenge into terms of scope, schedule, and budget, which define clear courses of action, time frames, and returns on that time. As such, he is always looking for the next service opportunity. "What are we doing well? - let's improve it." "What are we missing? - let's find a means to fulfill that need." 

He is also up to any challenge to expand opportunities. Business development creates growth, and growth increases capability to meet larger demands. Either for a specific business unit, for an overall corporate interest, or for a team/partnership, Gore creates relationships that frequently generate those business opportunities. Sometimes that is directly - we do business with a relationship he created - or indirectly - his relationships extend to others, and business results from second or third level interactions. 

He's ideally suited to those pursuits and those who work with him get to benefit from them - from top to bottom. It has been both challenging and rewarding to work with, and support him, in that vein.Gore has always been innovative in this industry. He is able to reduce any challenge into terms of scope, schedule, and budget, which define clear courses of action, time frames, and returns on that time. As such, he is always looking for the next service opportunity. "What are we doing well? - let's improve it." "What are we missing? - let's find a means to fulfill that need." He is also up to any challenge to expand opportunities. Business development creates growth, and growth increases capability to meet larger demands. Either for a specific business unit, for an overall corporate interest, or for a team/partnership, Gore creates relationships that frequently generate those business opportunities. Sometimes that is directly - we do business with a relationship he created - or indirectly - his relationships extend to others, and business results from second or third level interactions. He's ideally suited to those pursuits and those who work with him get to benefit from them - from top to bottom. It has been both challenging and rewarding to work with, and support him, in that vein.

Mark Hume
Mark Hume
President / Principal - 2MH Consulting

It is not often that I have the opportunity of working with someone like Gore. We first met when Gore had an idea, which was a good idea but would require an intense amount of work and coordination. Gore has shown himself as a person who gets a sight on the goal and works endlessly to achieve that goal. There were many times when I believed he was reaching too far. Gore always proved me wrong. Gore is an achiever with a sharp mind that views things in multiple levels. It is a privilege working with him on projects.It is not often that I have the opportunity of working with someone like Gore. We first met when Gore had an idea, which was a good idea but would require an intense amount of work and coordination. Gore has shown himself as a person who gets a sight on the goal and works endlessly to achieve that goal. There were many times when I believed he was reaching too far. Gore always proved me wrong. Gore is an achiever with a sharp mind that views things in multiple levels. It is a privilege working with him on projects.

Rob Kaufman
Rob Kaufman
President at PMA Investments

I first met Gore as a peer in a CEO group within Vistage. I was impressed with his knowledge, commitment, insight and leadership in all professional and entrepreneurial aspects. I hold Gore in the highest regard and respect him professionally.I first met Gore as a peer in a CEO group within Vistage. I was impressed with his knowledge, commitment, insight and leadership in all professional and entrepreneurial aspects. I hold Gore in the highest regard and respect him professionally.

Gordon Bernhardt
Gordon Bernhardt
Entrepreneur, Philanthropist, Keynote Speaker, and Retired Wealth Manager.

Gore is the true business professional. He hired me to coach one of his "not-so-stellar" employees and complimented the coaching sessions with his knowledge and expertise. We partnered strategically to grow his company revenue and brand. He provided the perfect insight and leadership to take his organization and team to the next level. I would highly recommend Gore for any leadership role, as he naturally has the brevity to get the job done!Gore is the true business professional. He hired me to coach one of his "not-so-stellar" employees and complimented the coaching sessions with his knowledge and expertise. We partnered strategically to grow his company revenue and brand. He provided the perfect insight and leadership to take his organization and team to the next level. I would highly recommend Gore for any leadership role, as he naturally has the brevity to get the job done!

Chris Daniel, PMP
Chris Daniel, PMP
10-yr. PMP + 11-yr. Six Sigma Green Belt + 12-yr. Instructional Designer | The RIGHT WAY to get PMP Certified.

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