Being a top-flight board member with Naomi Kent

From the Corner Office · Jun 11, 2026 · 27m

Naomi Kent has been working helping senior executives and leaders find the right company boards to sit on, and then be engaged and productive board members while there. She’s worked overseas and in New York and Chicago, and is now based in Naples. On this episode of From the Corner Office, Naomi and Business Observer Managing Editor Mark Gordon talked about the themes and patterns she has seen in working with top executives and leaders, and how leaders can position themselves to get on boards.

3 Takeaways:

(07:20) Boards like board members from other industries

(10:40) Most people join a…