#076: Why Venture Capital is the Best Way to Land a Board Seat, with Henry Kaestner

<p>Have you ever wondered if there was a best way to land a board seat? Are driven and attracted to new ideas and businesses? Are you looking to support innovative ideas and work to provide financial support for those looking to grow their businesses? If so, look no further than venture capital. To learn more about this unique path to the boardroom we welcome <a href='https://www.linkedin.com/in/hkaestner/'>Henry Kaestner</a> to the show. </p> <p>Henry is a Managing Principal at Sovereign's Capital LLC and a contributor and podcaster at the FaithDrivenEntrepreneur.org. Henry is also the Co-Founder and former CEO and Chairman of the Board at Bandwidth (NASDAQ:BAND). The company's values are faith, family, work and fitness (in that order). </p> <p><a href='http://bit.ly/BoardroomBound'>In today’s episode</a>, Henry provides us with the valuable insight needed to better understand why venture capital is such a unique and open opportunity to landing a board seat. He explains to us how venture capital is a great way to kick-start a board career and helps us understand the ins and outs of running a VC board. We discuss all of these topics and more on this episode of Boardroom Bound.</p> <p><a href='https://link.chtbl.com/sqxVQaFf'>Click here to listen now</a><a href='https://link.chtbl.com/sqxVQaFf'>!</a> </p>   Subscribe & Review in iTunes <p>Are you subscribed to my podcast? If you’re not, I want to encourage you to do that today. I don’t want you to miss an episode. I’m adding bonus episodes to the mix and if you’re not subscribed there’s a good chance you’ll miss out on those. <a href='https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/boardroom-bound/id1451504258'>Click here to subscribe in iTunes</a>!</p> <p>Liked this episode? I would be really grateful if you'd take 30 seconds to leave an honest review in <a href='https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/boardroom-bound/id1451504258'>iTunes</a>. Those reviews help other people find my podcast and they’re also fun for me to go in and read. Plus, I love to give shoutouts o