Building an Advisory Board That Actually Helps You Grow
You don’t have to know everything about building your business.
But as you grow, it helps to know who to call when you don’t.
Someone who’s scaled before you.
Someone who understands a market you want to enter.
Someone who can challenge a decision before it becomes an expensive mistake.
That’s where the right advisors can change the way a founder builds.
But how do you actually get experienced people around your table?
🌿 We’re bringing both sides of the conversation together.
As a founder:
When do you need an advisory board? Who do you look for? How do you approach them?
As an advisor:
What makes an experienced leader say yes to advising a growing business? What makes the relationship worth their time?
We’ll explore:
👉 WHEN your business is ready for advisors
👉 WHO you actually need around your table
👉 HOW to find, connect with and approach them
👉 WHAT makes a strong advisor-founder relationship
👉 How to define expectations, accountability and value for both sides
👉 How to make your advisory board useful rather than a collection of impressive names
Meet Our Speakers
Pradeep Aradhya | CEO, Novus Laurus
Pradeep brings 25 years of experience across digital transformation, investments, acquisitions and business growth. He has served on multiple boards and advisory groups, including Innovation Women, Starbucks Women’s Impact Network, Science Club for Girls and XBInsight.
Anu Chitrapu | Senior Vice President & Technology Executive, Bank of America
Anu is a seasoned business and technology leader, entrepreneur and advisor. An MIT Sloan MBA, she has served as President of TiE Boston and currently contributes to advisory boards including the Museum of Science, Boston and DAWN. She is also co-founder of social enterprise Nyrvaana and author of You Can Be.
Together, they’ll bring something particularly useful to this HEN conversation:
What founders should look for in advisors—and what good advisors look for in founders.
💛 If you’ve ever thought,
“I wish I had someone experienced to call before I make this decision…”
Perhaps your next step isn’t another answer.
It’s building the right table.










