Working with Advisors, Mentors & Directors, With Jay Rudman

WHY THIS TOPIC:

Advisors, mentors and directors provide a third-party, objective perspective and working with them helps to expand your network for your next job, new hire, customer/partner, investor, etc. It’s important to maximize these relationships to help you both professionally and personally. In this session you’ll hear best practices for how to build strong relationships and set you up to be an advisor, mentor or director one day if that’s a path you wish to pursue.

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN:

– How to find an advisor, mentor, or director that fits your personality but also provides a different perspective
– Best practices for how to agree on objectives/expectations, frequency of meetings, and follow-up
– Common pitfalls and how to manage them
– Shared experiences from an executive who has worked with advisors, mentors, directors, and boards

THIS MIGHT BE FOR YOU IF YOU ARE:

– Interested in, or already are, working with an advisor, mentor, or director
– Someone who wants to become a mentor or advisor one day

Jay Rudman is CEO of TopstepTrader, a FinTech company that evaluates traders’ performances in a real-time, simulated account and then funds traders who adhere to its rules and exceed profit targets. He is a serial entrepreneur with multiple company successes and exits, and who specializes in accelerating the growth of early stage businesses, as an executive, consultant or coach/mentor. Jay founded, operated and sold Paperly to a publicly traded business, and helped start and guide OpinionLab and yourPharmacy to successful outcomes.