What I do
Speaking
Keynotes on why boards underperform — and what to do about it.
Marc speaks to boards, founder communities, investor networks and leadership conferences about the single most underused asset in most private companies: the board itself.
That includes fund events such as portfolio days, where investors bring their portfolio CEOs — and often their own investors — into one room.
The talks are built on evidence and lived experience rather than governance theory — more than 200 board meetings across over 30 countries, as founder, investor, chair and board member. Audiences get specific stories with named stakes, not abstractions.
Every keynote is adapted to the room. A group of first-time founders needs something different from a room of family-business owners or institutional investors, and the framing shifts accordingly.
See Marc speak — psychological safety in 2 minutes
Talks most often requested
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Why 90% of private company boards underperform
The structural reasons boards drift into formality — and the specific moves that reverse it.
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Psychological safety in the boardroom
Why the quality of a board's dialogue matters more than the quality of its members, and how a chair creates the conditions for candour.
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From required to vital
How a board moves from a compliance checkbox to a genuine strategic advantage, using the framework behind the book.
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The chair's craft
What effective chairs actually do differently — before, during and after the meeting.
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