Martin Rowinski, CEO at Boardsi, was born and raised in Warsaw Poland -a global technology pioneer, executive recruitment expert, and international speaker with 25 years of c-level experience. Rowinski created and spearheaded their proprietary software that allows companies to effortlessly search for the most qualified Boards of Directors and Boards of Advisors from a pool of thousands of top executives across the U.S. and internationally. As well he is the author of the book “The Corporate Matchmaker”, which talks about executives and members of the board advisory.
Here are some key moments from our conversation:
- How would you describe what Boardsi does? (4:49)
- What drew you to do this business? (6:55)
- What is your “secret sauce” that sets you apart from other firms like yours? (8:25)
- What are some of the biggest challenges you have faced in getting Boardsi off the ground and to where it is now? (13:55)
- How are you getting the funnels upfront to get those leads? (16:30)
- How would you describe your true north as a leader? (18:40)
- How does your true north inform your leadership decisions? (21:10)
- How do you attract the right people? (25:45)
- For your employees, how do you help them staying inspired (30:00)
- What do you do to recharge and sustain yourself in what I’m sure is a very demanding role? (32:20)
- If you could take everything you know about leadership and distill it down to one key piece of advice for our listeners, what would that be? (35:50)
- And what about entrepreneurs specifically, what advice do you have for them? (37:25)
- Any final thoughts you want to leave the audience with? (38:40)
