Black on Board Ltd Recenzje 

Thank you so much to Lara for being my trainer. I appreciate her time and guidance that has helped me in securing a role on a Pension Board. After l graduated from Black on Board Lara was never tired of answering my questions and answering my calls for assistance.

Lara is not only my trainer but also my mentor!

We recruited blackonboard.co.uk when we had expanded our board at the Bernie Grant Arts Centre earlier in 2022, and wanted to equip our new trustees with the best grounding we could about their role and responsibilities. Both the ongoing lockdown and a limited budget presented a challenge, but with Lara Oyedele's impressive attention to detail and commitment, we were able to overcome both! She provided us with excellent pre-reading material for our new trustees, and made herself available by phone for anyone who had queries or concerns. This was followed by interactive online sessions which focussed on exploring the board's role and behaviours, and included a number of exercises prompting discussion of good and bad governance practice. Lara clearly has wide-ranging board experience and wisdom, and was especially adept at understanding and delivering on our brief. The feedback from our board was universally positive - and what's more, they enjoyed it too!

Last Summer I met Laura following her advert of a short zoom session she had planned called 'How to Change Linkedin for Board'.

I was new to the functionalities of Linkedin and displayed my profile in the corporate fashion for employment.

Laura took me and 5 others through her short session one Saturday morning. She patiently demonstrated how to present our current Linkedin profiles and how they need to be amended for board member searches.

In November I applied for an unremunerated board position with a Housing Association, the largest provider of supported housing for veterans in the UK.

Prior to my interview Lara spent some one to one time with me on the telephone preparing me for the interview. It was time well spent as I was successful.

Lara is well connected. I have seen her in action via the Chartered Institute of Housing and other guest lists.

Thank you Lara. You have been a great influence for me and my progression in general.

Keep up the great work you are doing. It is infectious.

Karen Connell

Lara has been a real inspiration as I launch myself back into new NED roles. I have benefitted from attending a few of her sessions. One of the sessions was on 31st July on ‘Using your LinkedIn profile to accelerate your search for board role’ was excellent just like the other sessions. I applied the tips she shared and have been getting recruiters contacting me to discuss board/Trustee positions. I have secured two roles. Lara has also given me one to one time out of her busy schedule. Lara and Black on Board are genuinely committed to getting more black professionals onto boards. Thank you so much Lara. I recommend

I asked Lara’s help for a Board member interview and she helped me through the process. She helped me identify my key skill set including the soft ones! She is a great mentor and I enjoyed working with her. Her commitment to her customers and her willingness to help and above all her knowledge and experience is commendable.
Thank you Lara!

Excellent service from Lara. She is so knowledge of the industry and the standards and expectations, she was able to assist me in drafting a CV that is fit for purpose for getting an interview. Following a few sessions with Lara, she was able to help to identify additional skills that I had gained from my qualifications and experience, which further enhance my CV and helped me to secure a position as a school governor. Lara, supported myself and friends to develop a LinkedIn profile that stood out and made it easier to attract opportunities for Board positions.

I participated in the Zoom session
Preparing your Board Ready CV (June 2021), this session was recommended by my younger sister.

Date attended: (June 2021)
Length: Approximately 3.3 hrs
Trainer: Ms Lara Oyedele
Company: Black On Board Ltd
Venue: Zoom

This session was attended by approximately 6 other participants and lasted 3 and half hours.

I knew very little regarding the definitions and roles of a trustee, board member, non-exec director, commissioner, governor etc, so it was an eye opener.

What I very quickly realised is that I didn't have an appropriate C.V. covering letter or supporting statement to apply for any board roles.

What you require is clarity and a 2 page simplified summary of your experiences and roles.

Ms Odeyele had an excellent sense of humour and all the participants contributed to the conversations and questions.

She explained it was important to have a structured C.V.

She continued to talk about key competencies and board readiness.

She ended the session talking about training and guides and collators with relevant links to references to writing a good Board C.V.

I thoroughly enjoyed the session and left leaving with a new sense of purpose and Self worth/value and motivation.

Highly recommended.

I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate Ms Oyedele for providing such an informative and interactive session.

My Oyedele is a highly qualified, professional, warm, friendly and compassionate trainer/mentor.

Thank you Ms Oyedele.

I hope I can use your session to apply for a few roles in the future.

Kindest regards
Sabeena :)

I have attended a few of Lara’s training sessions for aspiring board members and I would recommend it to anyone, whether it’s crafting your CV or preparing your application to make your interest in the role relevant, Lara has the knowledge and wealth of experience to walk you through it all! Lara is passionate about getting black people on the Board to influence decision making and can direct you to some of the tools that will help you get noticed. Get in touch with Black on Board and you’ll be surprised how she makes your journey enjoyable.

Working with Lara has been a delight her expertise and insight has been an invaluable experince. Lara has a very can do positive approach and has made delivery of our project an enjoyable and successful one. I would highly recommend working with Lara as she is very passionate about creating the right product/service to meet with the goals intended; using her extensive knowledge base and professional experience has been made the journey a positive and experince. Thank you for all your hard work.

I reached out to Lara two days before a three part interview to become a Trustee, whilst 8 months pregnant!
Lara took time out of her busy schedule to fully prepare me. I am forever grateful and will always turn to Black on Board for my training as a now, thanks to Lara, Trustee.

Working with black on board has been a very positive and rewarding experience. Lara is outstanding and has comprehensive experience in terms of understanding what it takes to be board ready. Her work is exceptional and she only cares about excellence and getting things right. Whether it's board governance, strategy, diversity or legal and financial issues related to board management Lara knows her craft inside out.

The premise of BOB is clear; provide the tools to enable me prepare for a board role. The course was factual, practical and relatable; it made a potentially daunting process very achievable. Lara's "approachability", obvious wealth of experience and valuable nuggets meant I was as ready as I could be, in applying for a board role. Having recently secured my first one, I will be back for more insight to progress my board membership journey and look forward to a more comprehensive exchange of knowledge underpinned by experience. Highly recommended.