Industry advisors

Industry advisors for established companies

When the issue is specific industry or market expertise, another consultant report or another hire often is not enough. Boardio matches you with a named industry advisor who already knows the buyers, norms, and pitfalls in that domain. Pay only if you start working with an advisor we found.

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The job this page is for

Built for an expertise gap, not a staffing plan

You already have a team. You may already have used consultants. The gap is still there: a specific industry, vertical, or commercial domain where your people do not have current, hands-on experience.

An industry advisor is a practitioner in that domain who works with you part-time. They open doors, stress-test plans, and help you move a defined outcome. They are not an employee, not a board director by default, and not a report-only consultant.

Advisor vs consultant

Advisor vs consultant: when consultants are not enough

Consultants are strong at analysis, frameworks, and time-boxed projects. They often leave you with a deck and an implementation gap.

An industry advisor stays in the loop on a defined brief. Typical work includes introductions to the right people in that industry, judgment on what will and will not work, and help executing the next commercial or operational step.

Choose a consultant

When you need a scoped study or a project team for a finite deliverable.

Choose an industry advisor

When you need ongoing industry judgment, network access, and someone with skin closer to the outcome (often equity, retainer, or both, agreed directly with them).

Signs consultants alone are not enough

You already have the analysis, but no one who can open the right doors in that industry
The last engagement ended with recommendations your team cannot execute without domain credibility
You keep adding headcount or agencies, and the vertical still feels opaque
You need a named person operators and buyers in that industry already trust

If you need another report, buy consulting. If you need a named person who already operates in that industry, engage an advisor.

What is an advisor?

What they do

What an industry advisor actually does

Win or expand in a vertical Buyer language, channel norms, and warm intros where you are underpenetrating.
Navigate how the industry really works Practice, partner norms, and what fails in a high-trust or regulated space (without replacing legal counsel).
Sparring for a complex commercial problem Senior challenge on priorities and go-to-market without adding a full-time role.

Domain expert and specialist matches

When the brief needs deep functional or vertical experience (for example industrial, health, fintech, SaaS, energy), we match a domain expert or specialist as an industry advisor on the same Turnkey path. Same page, same search, no separate product URL.

Geo market-entry needs stay on /market-entry-advisor. This page is industry and domain depth first.

How it works

How Boardio finds your industry advisor

01
Tell us the industry and the job

Market, domain, and the outcome you need in the next 90 days.

02
We run the search

Your brief reaches Boardio's network. Relevant advisors apply to that brief.

03
You review a curated shortlist

Not a raw dump. You meet the people who fit.

04
Pay only if you start

No upfront search fee on Turnkey. You pay only if you start working with an advisor Boardio found.

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Pricing

Pay only if you find the right person

Turnkey success fee from €1,900 + VAT for earlier-stage searches, scaling with company stage (established searches from €5,900 + VAT on live pricing). Charged only if you start working with an advisor we found. 100% Growth Guarantee on qualifying Turnkey searches at full list price.

Startups

From €1,900
$2,200

success fee + VAT · for pre-revenue and early-stage companies

  • Curated shortlist, not raw applicants
  • You only pay if you start working with someone we found
  • 100% Growth Guarantee included
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Scaleups

From €3,900
$4,500

success fee + VAT · for revenue-generating companies

  • Curated shortlist, not raw applicants
  • You only pay if you start working with someone we found
  • 100% Growth Guarantee included
Start free search

Established

From €5,900
$6,900

success fee + VAT · for established companies and larger, more complex searches

  • Curated shortlist, not raw applicants
  • You only pay if you start working with someone we found
  • 100% Growth Guarantee included
Start free search
100% Growth Guarantee

Included on qualifying Turnkey searches at full list price. If the advisor you started working with is not meeting your pre-agreed goals, we run a new search at no extra cost.

Full pricing · Turnkey

Advisor compensation (equity, retainer, or both) is agreed directly between you and the advisor. Boardio takes no cut of advisor pay.

Proof

What clients say

"We found an advisor for the German market! I recommend."

Leevi Kangas, CEO, Greasy Fingers

"The Boardio search process was very efficient and resulted in top quality advisors."

Jan Limet, CEO, Ceriter
12k+ advisors across 120 countries. Advisors apply to your brief, so you see genuine interest, not a cold directory push.

FAQ

What is an industry advisor?

An industry advisor is an experienced operator with current industry expertise who works with your company part-time on a defined brief. They help with introductions, judgment, and execution in that industry. They are not an employee and not a fiduciary board director unless you separately appoint them.

How is an industry advisor different from a consultant?

Consultants usually sell analysis and leave after a project. Industry advisors stay engaged on an ongoing brief, often with equity or a retainer, and are expected to open doors and help you act, not only recommend.

When are consultants not enough?

When you already have the analysis, but lack live industry relationships, buyer credibility, or operator judgment inside that vertical. Adding another study rarely fixes a network or domain gap. That is when you engage an industry advisor instead of (or after) consulting.

What about a domain expert or specialist?

Same search. If the brief needs deep domain expertise, we match a domain expert or specialist as your industry advisor. There is no separate URL or product; it is one Turnkey path on this page.

Is this the same as a market entry advisor?

Related, but not the same door. Market entry is primarily about a target geography (/market-entry-advisor). This page is about industry or domain expertise, including inside your home market.

How much does it cost to find an industry advisor through Boardio?

Turnkey from €1,900 + VAT, charged only if you start working with an advisor Boardio found. Established and more complex searches are priced higher on the live pricing table. Advisor pay is separate and agreed with the advisor.

Can established companies use Boardio?

Yes. Boardio's network and Turnkey process are used by companies that need a specific industry or market advisor, including larger organisations with a clear domain gap. Growth-stage companies remain a core ICP elsewhere on the site.

Do you place financial advisors or RIAs?

No. Boardio matches business advisors and board members for growth and industry needs. This is not investment-advisory or RIA matching.