Board-readiness intelligence
Become the director boards can picture.
Score your board readiness in four minutes. See what nominating committees see, fix the gap holding you back, and put your operator record in front of the right private boards.
Twelve questions. No credit card. No placement promises.
directorslate
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Slate Score
Your signal
78/100
What to expect
A useful answer, not a flattering one.
Evidence over polish
Your score is based on operating scope, relevance, governance fluency, and references—not résumé adjectives.
Clear limits
We never guarantee placement. We show where your candidacy is strong and where the evidence is thin.
The Slate Score
Five signals decide whether you make the list.
directorslate turns a vague ambition into a specific diagnosis. You leave with a score, a one-page director profile, and the sentence most people around you are too polite to say.
See your score- 01
P&L scale
Show the size and complexity of the business you have actually led.
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Skill scarcity
Identify the operating expertise a board cannot easily find elsewhere.
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Sector adjacency
Translate your experience into a credible fit for the right company.
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Governance literacy
Prove you understand the difference between operating and governing.
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Referenceability
Make it easy for a chair, sponsor, or CEO to validate your record.
For boards and sponsors
Stop recruiting from the same short list.
Tell us the mandate. directorslate researches the market and returns five relevant operators with the fit, evidence, and diligence already organized—starting in building products, construction, industrial distribution, and manufacturing.
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Curated candidates
A focused slate built around the board’s actual mandate—not a database dump.
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Sector-first search
Operator depth in industries where private boards are thin on proven talent.
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Placement promises
You pay for research and diligence. The board makes the decision.
Straightforward pricing
Start with the truth. Pay for the next move.
The score is free. Candidate services help close gaps. Company searches are priced per mandate.
Slate Score
Know where you stand.
Free
- Four-minute readiness assessment
- Five-axis score from 0 to 100
- Shareable director profile
- Your clearest readiness gap
Membership
Improve and become discoverable.
$390per year
- Gap-closing action plan
- Searchable directory profile
- Profile and bio guidance
- Ongoing directorslate reports
Board shortlist
For PE firms, family businesses, and search fund CEOs filling independent seats.
$7,500
per search · research and diligence fee
- Mandate and scorecard definition
- Five curated operator candidates
- Structured experience and fit summaries
- Referenceability and availability signals
- No contingency or placement fee
Need deeper candidate work? Slate Ready intensives are $1,500 one time.
Questions, answered plainly
Before you put your name forward.
Your next seat starts with a signal
Find out why you are not getting called.
Four minutes. Five signals. One direct next move.