{"id":15724,"date":"2026-07-21T18:19:54","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T22:19:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itbd.net\/live\/?page_id=15724"},"modified":"2026-08-06T08:19:45","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T12:19:45","slug":"building-an-advisory-board-that-actually-helps-you-grow","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/itbd.net\/live\/building-an-advisory-board-that-actually-helps-you-grow\/","title":{"rendered":"Building an Advisory Board That Actually Helps You Grow"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"15724\" class=\"elementor elementor-15724\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d43ff32 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d43ff32\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30e8436 e-con-full fin-frame padding-reset panel-dark e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"30e8436\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0662cd7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0662cd7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfa2a99 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cfa2a99\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Building an Advisory Board That Actually Helps You Grow<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d039a43 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d039a43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Most MSP owners are making significant business decisions with limited outside perspective. 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