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I joined GetBoardwise in April and have been really pleased with how things have gone. So far, the outreach has produced 17 leads, plenty of meetings and interviews, and three appointments with very good day rates.

They got the audience right. The companies and people they approached made sense for my background, which made the conversations worthwhile from the outset.

I’ve spent close to £10,000 over the years on personal development, job boards and other companies in this space, so I was understandably cautious about spending more. What’s impressed me here is how much work goes into the campaign. You can see the outreach happening day to day, and the team stay involved throughout. That mattered a lot to me when deciding whether it was worth the investment.

They’ve also been very responsive. Whenever I’ve had a question or something needed sorting, they’ve come back to me and dealt with it properly.

You do need to put something into it yourself. Be clear about what you’re looking for, give feedback and work with the team. That’s certainly helped in my case.

There’s a real need for this kind of service. I’d already invested plenty in getting myself ready for board opportunities; what I needed was help getting in front of the right people. GetBoardwise have delivered that, and I’m glad I went ahead.

GetBoardwise helped me secure two board appointments that are an excellent fit for my background and aspirations. What impressed me most was their ability to uncover opportunities that I would not have found through my own network, while maintaining a strong focus on long-term alignment rather than simply filling positions.

Their insight into the board landscape, combined with a thoughtful and highly personalised approach, accelerated my access to relevant opportunities and made the entire process far more effective than I expected. For executives looking to build a meaningful board portfolio, GetBoardwise provides not only access, but trusted guidance and a genuine commitment to finding the right fit.

The outreach process has worked well for me, I found a company through the activity within 4 weeks who were already looking for some external support so the the outward message from getboardwise was timely. I have signed the contract today and will recover my investment at the end of October. Good level of service, would recommend. I still have 600 contacts in my campaign and hope to find another role.

I found the team helpful, professional and supportive throughout, and the results exceeded my expectations. Within eight weeks, I had progressed to interview stage with a company that was genuinely well suited to my experience and objectives. There were a few earlier conversations where the fit was not quite right, particularly around flexibility, but the team continued to refine the targeting in phase 2 of outreach.

The role I ultimately secured has delivered a substantial return on my investment. The terms were well structured, commercially attractive and very much in my favour.

I would recommend the service to senior executives looking for a relatively quick and effective way to secure additional board or advisory work and make productive use of gaps in their portfolio.

Got what I came for, the team did well. The contact audience was well built and the platform was easy enough to use. I had a couple of coaching sessions before my interviews which were structured very well so I went into all my interviews well prepared.

The customer service team/campaign manager was highly attentive and professional throughout so I saw a substantial amount of value there. It's a smart process they have built so credit where it's due. The messages they built for each contact were actually really good which surprised me as I get bombarded on LI daily with waffle. It's the first company I have worked with who actually delivered tangible results.

Having set my consultancy business up in late 2025, I needed to start increasing my customer base, so the gbw approach seemed logical when they approached me at the end of q1 26. I've worked with the team through a series of meetings with founders and CEOs and the support has been impressive. The platform is relatively easy to use and they have added a few features that helped improve the results I was getting. I've signed a contract of work with a award winning aviation tech company which sits outside of my industry experience, there seemed to be a solid focus on my transferable skills rather than sticking to the FS industry. Overall it's a quality service with a good team behind it. There's a lot of 'snake oil' with other companies I've invested with but there's a substantial level of attention to detail with the process, a few tech issues here and there but in the grand scheme of things that's fairly minor. Thanks to the team.

I'm happy with the service getboardwise provided. I have finished my campaign today and overall it's been successful. The process was new to me but I secured an interesting ned appointment on a 12 month contract. The customer service team were helpful but my only criticism is that I wasn't sure who was in charge of my campaign technically across the dedicated 3 people (they were all very good). It's an effective process and I was able to sit 4 interviews in the first tranche and a further 2 in the second. They helped me with the agreement/contract for my position which was beneficial as this is the start of my portfolio. I feel that if you are a 'first timer' they offer a good service that can put you in the right places pretty quickly so I'd recommend.

Be cautious before spending money here. After more than six months I'd had no work from the messages they sent, so had wasted funds I could ill afford. I feel I was missold as they took my money despite my profile not being suited and/or there being no paid opportunities around. The messaging was well-written but target list seemed fairly random (several out-of-date contacts it turned out and many organisations very unlikely to have budget to pay?) The original 'Client Success Director' (salesman) was reluctant to engage and would not speak when I questioned the lack of success - too busy selling to other prospects. (I saw the reply. There were in fact no ‘interview invitations’, an initial invitation to discuss unpaid labour doing minutes was withdrawn when the company found someone else, and no other contacts so far.) Following publication of the original review, I'm pleased to say I received a call from the MD John Hall and prompt refund of the fees and offer of assistance, for which I'm thankful - the quick response certainly earned a second star and I hope issues will be addressed for the future.

I found the service to be quite the success. I was sceptical following the initial meetings during the sales process and they allowed me to speak to a current client which helped put things in perspective. The first 3-4 weeks it felt like things were in gear up mode, I then started to arrange meetings with prospects. The scale of the outreach is impressive and the messaging process was collaborative, in fact the onboarding process in full was collaborative and I felt in control throughout. My account Manager Jamie was highly supportive and explained everything well. Through the first phase of the campaign I have been able to generate a substantial ROI joining the board of quite a large business. I have paused my campaign now while I find my feet and I hope for continued success when I pick it back up with them.

Having worked with GetBoardwise for around six months, I'm in a much better position than I was before. I'd previously invested in a number of similar services but hadn't managed to generate the right conversations or opportunities.

There were a few technical issues while they were moving everyone over to their new platform, but they were resolved quickly and it didn't really affect my campaign.

Since joining I've had more than 20 interviews across a range of sectors, secured my first NED position (after trying for around three years), picked up two consultancy projects and also a coaching/mentoring role with a founder.

I found the campaign data genuinely interesting too. My campaign averaged a 28% connection acceptance rate, and seeing what was working helped me understand the process a bit better. From my side everything felt straightforward, although it's obvious there's a lot happening behind the scenes.

If I had one suggestion, it would be to include a bit more training or guidance alongside the service. That's not really what they offer, but I think it could add even more value.

Overall it's been a positive experience. The team have been responsive throughout, and I'd happily recommend GetBoardwise to anyone who's been struggling to gain traction on their own.

Good service and portal. Fairly easy to use, secured 6 pieces of work across 6 months so worth the investment.

Overall, I was disappointed with the service I got from Get Boardwise.

The good bits: the sales pitch and portal were good, and the list of target clients they provided was impressive.
The bad bits: they messed up the message they sent to a number of target clients (which they did apologise profusely about), they were not at all proactive, I kind of felt forgotten about. I never felt that they understood SMEs and how to interact with them, as demonstrated by their suggestions on messages to send: very corporate and clunky.

Their approach is to send connection invites via LinkedIn to a target list of clients and follow it up with a message looking to deepen the contact. What I didn't realise was that they took it no further than that. In my opinion, what you are paying for is their extensive database of people on LinkedIn. There was definitely a mismatch between what I was expecting and what was delivered. It also felt that there was a revolving door of people to deal with behind the scenes.

I am sure if they work for a lot of people, but it didn't work for me.

It was a little difficult to get the target audience built for the first phase, I feel this could have been managed better. However, the results did start coming through in the second part of the campaign. Took a little longer than expected but I have a few appointment options now.

The team helped me secure my first advisory role in Europe. We kept the targeting focused on the industries where I had the strongest experience rather than going too broad, and that made a real difference. Once the campaign was refined, I started having some good conversations and ended up with a few advisory opportunities to choose from.

They do a good job of getting you in touch with suitable ceo's and founders, I have been with them for 4 months and picked up 2 appointments. Thanks.

Having started my campaign at the beginning of April, I've already secured a board appointment, so far the experience has been very positive. Jamie and his team have supported me throughout the process, and I'm hopeful I can secure another appointment soon.

As an expat, I was initially sceptical about targeting internationally and unsure how effective the approach would be. However, we took a focused approach on sectors while keeping locations broader, which has worked well.

I found the systems the use to be very efficient and rather clever. The messaging campaign ran over 16 weeks and I had several interviews with CEOs of businesses with around 100-150 staff which is what I was looking for. It was difficult to get the decisions as quickly as I had wanted but the team at getboardwise helped as much as they could. In the end I managed to finish my campaign with a Non Exec role as a decent sized company within the Fintech space. I would recommend them if you are seriously looking to start conversations with the right people.

I thought the process was simple enough. Secured a role so got what I came for.

Getboardwise is, in many respects, refreshingly straightforward in its approach. Initially, I did have some reservations regarding the level of interest and whether the outreach would generate meaningful engagement. However, responses did begin to come through, which in turn led to several interviews and conversations.

Before one of the more significant interviews, I had a session with one of their mentors, which proved genuinely valuable. I was not charged separately for this, so I assume the cost was covered as part of the overall service.

Ultimately, I secured a strong six month consultancy contract and have therefore paused my outreach activity for the time being.

The model itself is relatively simple. GBW were able to position both my background and skill set effectively within the right markets and audiences. Beyond that, much of the outcome naturally came down to my own performance and experience. That said, like many people exploring opportunities in this space, what I really wanted was access to credible opportunities and conversations, and the service succeeded in providing that.

The offering is top tier, Jamie and Ellie have been so supportive throughout the process. I've been placed with their support within 6 weeks and the retainer covered the investment and some. I've been trying to get my first PAID Board appointment for years, I've exhausted every membership and network with no success and constant push back, upsell and training offerings. These guys actually get it, you have to be in front of people if you want to do business. I've had interviews across the country and they also supported me with an application and rewrote my resume at no extra cost. If you are looking for your first appointment and are ready to get out there, I wouldn't invest your time and money with anyone else. These guys will go the extra mile for you.