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Today, I'm joined by Kent Weaver, somebody who has decades of experience serving on the Boards of SMBs. Kent is an acquisition entrepreneur himself, having acquired a Sacramento-based health care business after a ~2 year search. After running the company for close to 9 years, he exited successfully, and has been investing in SMBs ever since. He has invested in over 150 search funds and 80 operating businesses, and has served on over 25 boards spanning health care, software, business services and consolidation strategies. Given Kent’s depth of governance experience, I thought he’d make a great resource for current or prospective CEOs who might be wrestling with questions related to how to construct, communicate with, and learn from their own Boards. Please enjoy!