Here's how it usually goes.
You own the business, so every decision lands on you.
You know your numbers. But nobody holds you to them.
You're off the tools, but still in everything. So the person ready to step up never gets room. And the hire you're unsure about stays on.
So you work it out alone, late at night. You ask the one person who'll say yes. And you leave it another month.
Leave it long enough, and you can end up years down a road that was never the one you wanted.
Once a month, you sit with your board. In person.
Up to 8 members from different industries. An experienced chair. A business advisory accountant. Nobody in it is reliant on your money.
We look at your real financials every month. You get a free Fathom subscription that pulls your numbers from Xero, so the room sees budget against actuals.
About 40 minutes on your business: goals, roadblocks and KPIs. We play the ball, not the person. If there's an elephant in the room, we talk about it.
"I've tried coaching. It didn't stick."
A coach gives you one opinion. A board gives you several, from owners who run businesses of their own.
“Business is tough sometimes and you don't have anyone else to talk to, so it's really nice to know that I can come here, I'm accepted whether I'm breaking down and crying or I'm celebrating a win, and I've got a whole team of people on the board, all my peers, who are absolutely right behind me, cheering me on.”Michelle O'Hara, Connection Central. Thought Pilots member for about three years.
Two brothers, 50/50 shareholders, were on the brink of splitting. They had no defined roles and no way to talk it through. The room gave them that conversation, and they're still in business together.
Luke ran a roofing business to $14 million in revenue, then hit the rocks anyway. He built Thought Pilots because he needed this room himself.
Nothing. We go through membership details in the meeting.
Leave your details. We call you to book a time.
There's no long-term contract. Come to your first board day. If you're not getting value, you can leave.
Many groups lock you in for 12 months. We don't.
The owners who build something they're proud of don't do it alone.
Eight quick questions. We'll call you to lock in a time.
