Building Your Board How to Prepare Your Company for Lasting Growth

Dive into the nuances of preparing your company for sustained growth through board composition, leveraging resources, and maintaining a future-focused vision.

Speakers include Sedale Turbovsky, the driving force behind OpenGrants, an innovative platform that uses A.I. to match businesses and organizations with vital grant opportunities. Alongside him, Breen Sullivan, founder of The Fourth Effect, will share her expertise on diversifying boardrooms and amplifying growth through empowered leadership.

In This 1-Hour Session, We Covered:

- Understanding the Power of Diversity: Learn the benefits of a diverse board and how it can lead to innovative decision-making, ultimately fostering lasting growth.

- The Art of Preparation: Dive into best practices for preparing your organization for growth, from securing funds to building a robust team.

- Maximizing Grant Opportunities: Get insights on how to effectively leverage grant opportunities for your organization and why they're crucial for your growth journey.

- Board Composition for Future Success: Discover the importance of board composition and how to strategically choose members that align with your company's vision.

- Driving Systemic Change through Leadership: Uncover how forward-thinking leadership can not only propel your company's growth but also drive change in the broader industry ecosystem.

About the Speakers

Sedale Turbovsky, Co-Founder & CEO, OpenGrants

Sedale Turbovsky is the CEO and co-founder of OpenGrants, a venture-backed startup focused on building modern infrastructure for funding. He has been an entrepreneur since childhood. After honing his leadership skills as an outdoor guide in his younger years, he started his professional career as an independent consultant focused on delivering data products and digital strategies to enterprise clients in South America. He is experienced in independent grant writing and public/private partnerships at the highest level, having worked directly with OpenGrants’ current strategic partner, Momentum.

Breen Sullivan, Founder, The Fourth Effect

Breen is a General Counsel for high growth tech companies turned founder of The Fourth Effect, the only board and board-adjacent marketplace where women have the power to make the first move. The Fourth Effect matches early and growth-stage companies to board-ready women in a trusted, efficient and cost-effective way to disrupt the traditional board search process and overcome systemic barriers that have kept women out of the board candidate pipeline.