You've spent decades building your career. Leading teams. Driving growth. Solving complex business challenges.

So why aren't the right opportunities turning into interviews?

The reality is that AI can help you write a resume, but it can't define your value. It can't tell your story. And it can't position you as the leader a company needs right now.

In this episode of The Executive Career Playbook, Debra Boggs and executive recruiter David unpack why so many qualified executives are struggling to gain traction, what recruiters are actually looking for, and how to stand out when everyone on paper looks impressive.

If your search isn't moving as quickly as you'd hoped, this conversation will help you rethink how you're presenting yourself and where you may be unintentionally blending in.

Listen now and discover why the goal isn't to have a better resume. The goal is to become the obvious choice.

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Corporate board opportunities rarely go to the most qualified executive. They go to the executive who is visible, positioned correctly, and connected to the right decision-makers.

In this session, Debra Boggs shares the strategies executives use to secure corporate board seats, strengthen board readiness, build board visibility, and position themselves as valuable contributors in the boardroom.

You'll learn:

✔ What board readiness actually means

✔ How to reposition executive experience for board opportunities

✔ The difference between an executive resume and a board resume

✔ How to optimize LinkedIn for board searches

✔ Why networking remains the most effective path to board opportunities

✔ Common mistakes that prevent qualified executives from being selected

Whether you're pursuing your first corporate board seat, an independent director role, an advisory board position, or expanding your board portfolio, this discussion provides practical strategies to strengthen your board candidacy.

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What do senior recruiters look for when reviewing an executive resume or LinkedIn profile, and what makes them stop scrolling? Join Debra Boggs, D&S CEO and Matilda Cole, Lead Coach and 20-year executive recruiting veteran, for a candid conversation that takes you behind the curtain of the executive hiring process. Matilda has worked inside Fortune 500s, private equity firms, and FAANG companies, and as a power user of LinkedIn Recruiter and multiple AI platforms. She now uses that insider knowledge every day to help C-suite executives and board candidates stand out, get noticed, and land the roles they deserve.

In this episode, you will learn:

• What recruiters genuinely notice first, and what immediately gets ignored • Why most executive LinkedIn profiles miss the mark (and how to fix yours)
• How AI systems evaluate your resume before a human ever sees it
• The language and positioning shifts that move you from candidate to top contender
• What board-readiness looks like through a recruiter's lens.

Whether you are actively in search, open to the right opportunity, or building toward a board seat, this conversation will give you the insider intelligence to position yourself with confidence and clarity.

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