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This website is a library of Customer Advisory Board (CAB) & Partner Advisory Board (PAB) best practices and insights.
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Why innovative companies have an Advisory Board
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Schedule a free 30-minute consultation with Mike, a professional facilitator of Advisory Boards with 30 years of executive leadership experience.
Since co-founding KickStart Alliance in 2002, Mike has guided some of today’s most innovative B2B companies to design and facilitate more than 100 world-class advisory board meetings in North America, EMEA, and AP.
Mike also designed a new VIRTUAL advisory board program in 2020, in response to the pandemic.
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For both our in-person and virtual meetings, Mike’s leadership was instrumental in executing a world-class CAB program.
Mike brings a high-energy, personable style to our CAB.
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Where are you on your CAB journey?
I need help building a business case
Building a business case to support your CAB program is no small task.
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I'm planning my 1st CAB meeting
Apply this proven methodology for executing a world-class CAB experience.
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I want to take my CAB to the next level
Running a CAB for a while? Harness advanced strategy and engagement techniques.
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Are you inviting advice from your Partners?
A Partner Advisory Board program provides an opportunity for creating a vision, shared goals, and execution plan for joint success.
Drive tighter alignment between you & partners
Learn how to use your Partner Advisory Board to communicate expectations & accelerate success.
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Customer Advisory Boards & Listening Posts
This video shares the highlights of a presentation I gave to the Silicon Valley Product Management Association (SVPMA) in August, 2021. In this video, I share a Voice-of-the-Customer (VOC) model and how Customer Advisory Boards (CAB), social media, and many other...
What I’ve learned from facilitating 20 virtual Advisory Board meetings in 2020
In 2020, virtual advisory boards became our only option. As we exit the pandemic, they will change again. Here’s what I’ve learned.
How to become a great facilitator & questioner
Want to become a great facilitator? For anyone facilitating their own meetings or conducting customer or partner interviews, I highly recommend Warren Berger’s book, A More Beautiful Question, the power of inquiry to spark breakthrough ideas.
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What I’ve learned from facilitating 20 virtual Advisory Board meetings in 2020
In 2020, virtual advisory boards became our only option. As we exit the pandemic, they will change again. Here’s what I’ve learned.
How one company is transforming their Customer Advisory Board into a Virtual Community
CAB programs are being restructured in ways that invite real-time insight and guidance from key customers.
How to use your CAB to drive alignment of your company’s strategic direction
A Customer Advisory Board is a strategy tool that should tie directly to your annual business planning process. Here’s how it works.
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