What we believe
Advice should stay connected to consequence.
Our work is grounded in honest assessment, useful perspective and the discipline to follow through. Leaders need room to think clearly and people who will say what they see without losing respect for the relationships at stake.
Speak the truth. Protect the relationship. Create movement.
How The Board is structured
How The Board is structured.
The Board is the umbrella identity. The Board International is its strategic advisory and operating partnership arm. The Board Capital is a separate investment arm. Each has a distinct role, even when the same leadership principles inform the work.
The Board
The leadership philosophy and relationship ecosystem behind the work.
- Advisory
The Board International
Long-term strategic counsel, leadership support and practical operating partnership.
- Investment
The Board Capital
A separate investment activity with its own mandates and decisions.
What The Board International does
Three ways we partner with the business.
Board & CEO Partnership
Long-term strategic counsel for owners, CEOs and boards navigating important decisions, leadership complexity, transition and growth. TBI brings operating experience, pattern recognition, candid counsel and continued engagement as decisions move into execution.
Explore Board & CEO Partnership02 / GrowthGrowth & Scale
Strategic support for businesses working to create more opportunity while building the leadership, systems and economic capacity required to carry it. The work can span growth strategy, sales leadership, pipeline discipline, relationships, pricing, leadership capacity and operating scalability.
Explore Growth & Scale03 / PerformanceTBI Performance System
A growing ecosystem of proprietary frameworks and operating disciplines designed to help leadership teams identify meaningful signals, clarify priorities and connect decisions to ownership and follow-through.
Explore PerformanceOur difference
The partnership is intentionally different.
Industry Exclusivity
TBI provides industry exclusivity to its client relationships. Every prospective engagement is reviewed for conflicts with existing clients before new work is accepted.
Depth Over Volume
TBI works with a limited number of organizations so that each relationship receives meaningful attention. The model is designed around understanding the business over time rather than maximizing the number of engagements.
Board-Level Perspective
The work connects leadership, strategy, execution, capital and enterprise value rather than treating each issue in isolation. TBI looks at an individual decision in the context of the whole enterprise.
Advice Through Execution
The relationship does not end when the recommendation is made. TBI stays engaged as priorities move into execution, results become visible and the operating picture becomes clearer.
Leadership Remains Accountable
TBI advises, challenges, coaches and supports. Client leadership retains responsibility for the decisions and execution of the business.
Who we partner with
Who we partner with.
TBI primarily works with established privately held and middle-market businesses navigating growth, scale, leadership complexity, transition, acquisition, succession or underperformance.
- Owners & Founders
- CEOs & C-suite Leaders
- Boards & Chairs
- Leadership Teams
How the relationship begins
How a TBI relationship begins.
We begin by understanding the business, its leadership, economics, priorities and the issue that deserves attention. From there, we determine whether there is a fit, clarify the appropriate scope and establish how TBI and client leadership will work together.
- Understand
- Diagnose
- Clarify
- Support
- Measure
The people behind The Board
The people behind The Board.
Dave McLurg
Founder & CEO, The Board International
Dave McLurg is an entrepreneur, investor and Chairman with more than four decades of experience building, acquiring, growing and governing businesses. He brings operating experience and pattern recognition to the leadership, strategy and execution decisions that shape an enterprise.
Meet Dave McLurgCompany facts
Company facts.
- Company name
- The Board International
- Business focus
- Strategic advisory and operating partnership
- Founder
- Dave McLurg
- Core offerings
- Board & CEO Partnership; Growth & Scale; TBI Performance System
- Primary audiences
- Owners, founders, CEOs, C-suite leaders, boards, chairs and leadership teams
- Business profile
- Established privately held and middle-market companies
- Engagement model
- Selective, long-term advisory and operating partnership
- Industry exclusivity
- New engagements are reviewed for conflicts with existing client relationships.
- Website
- theboardintl.com
Frequently asked questions
Frequently asked questions.
What does The Board International do?
The Board International provides strategic advisory and operating partnership across leadership, strategy, execution, growth and enterprise value. Its offerings include Board & CEO Partnership, Growth & Scale and the TBI Performance System.
Who does TBI partner with?
TBI primarily partners with established privately held and middle-market businesses. Engagements often involve growth, scale, leadership complexity, transition, acquisition, succession or underperformance.
What makes a TBI partnership different?
TBI combines long-term involvement, industry exclusivity and board-level perspective. The relationship continues as decisions move into execution and leadership gains a clearer view of what requires attention.
Does TBI work with competing companies?
TBI provides industry exclusivity and reviews prospective engagements for conflicts with existing client relationships. If a conflict exists, TBI does not pursue the engagement.
What is the TBI Performance System?
The TBI Performance System is a growing ecosystem of proprietary frameworks, assessments and operating disciplines. It helps leadership teams identify meaningful signals, clarify priorities and connect decisions to ownership and follow-through.
Does TBI take over management responsibilities?
TBI provides counsel, coaching, frameworks and accountability support. Client boards and management retain their decision-making and operating responsibilities.
How does a TBI engagement begin?
The process begins with a conversation about the business, the issue or opportunity and what leadership is trying to accomplish. TBI determines fit before recommending a scope of work.