Board Member - Consumer Brands & Retail : Advisory Board

Graphora is an AI-native private-capital platform connecting founders and emerging companies with investors, strategic customers, experienced operators and advisors. We help companies access not only capital, but also the expertise, relationships, customer insight and operating support needed to grow. Our ecosystem brings together private-market opportunities, syndicated and fund programs, company intelligence, strategic relationships, and advisory and operating opportunities. Advisors contribute their professional judgment and networks to help Graphora and the companies in its ecosystem make better-informed decisions and build meaningful partnerships. About the role We are seeking experienced consumer-products, retail and brand leaders who can help emerging businesses grow through customer access, distribution and strategic partnerships. This specialty covers personal care, beauty, nutrition, wellness and lifestyle products. Advisors bring insight into brand positioning, retail expansion, merchandising, e-commerce and commercial execution, together with relationships that can help founders reach the right buyers and partners. A focused network can be more valuable than broad but distant contacts. We are interested in the types of buyers and partners you understand, the commercial challenges you have helped solve and the routes to market where your experience could help an emerging brand. Responsibilities Provide strategic guidance on Graphora’s growth, market development and the opportunities within your specialty. Share industry insight and help evaluate companies, markets, emerging technologies and commercial opportunities. Support founders and company leaders with practical advice on market entry, product positioning, customer needs and execution. Identify and introduce relevant customer decision-makers, commercial partners, industry experts and sector-aligned capital relationships through Graphora’s agreed process. Participate in selected advisory discussions, founder conversations, events and regional initiatives appropriate to your expertise and agreed commitment. Your specialty Advise on consumer positioning, product-market opportunities, retail expansion and route-to-market strategy. Introduce relevant retail category buyers, wholesalers, distributors and e-commerce operators. Help founders understand merchandising requirements, purchasing decisions and customer-acquisition opportunities. Support commercial partnerships across personal care, beauty, nutrition, wellness and lifestyle products. Contribute relevant experience in manufacturing, supply chains, product distribution and market expansion. Help identify appropriate sports, gym, creator, agency, licensing and brand partnerships that can create commercial value. Connect relevant consumer-sector investors and strategic corporate partners through Graphora’s agreed process, collaborating with the capital and creator specialties where useful. Relationships you can bring Customers and distribution Retail category buyers, wholesalers, distributors, nutrition and wellness retailers, and e-commerce operators. Brand and operating partners Consumer-product manufacturers, supply-chain partners, gyms, sports organizations, creators, agencies and licensing partners. Strategic capital Consumer-focused investors, retail-connected family offices and strategic consumer-products partners. Preferred experience Significant experience growing consumer brands through retail, e-commerce, merchandising, distribution or commercial partnerships. A record of contribution as a brand leader, retailer, founder, distributor, senior operator, advisor or investor. Practical knowledge of consumer buying behavior, retail purchasing requirements or customer acquisition. Relevant buyer and partner relationships, with examples of measurable commercial outcomes. Experience in personal care, beauty, nutrition, wellness, lifestyle products or creator-led brands is particularly relevant. Your regional contribution This application focuses on the Houston, TX professional ecosystem. Contribute local market knowledge, help identify relevant founders, customers, operating leaders and partners, and support relationships that can benefit companies nationally. Meaningful professional experience or relationships in this market are valuable. You can indicate openness to other cities without submitting a separate application to every market. Commitment & compensation Advisory engagements start at 2-4 hours per month and may increase to 40 hours per month for advisory and board engagements, depending on the agreed scope. Work is primarily remote, with any local meetings or hybrid participation agreed separately. The city identifies the professional market you can support; it does not imply a Graphora office or a fixed in-person schedule. Role-specific compensation Compensation varies by role and engagement. Venture scouting, capital formation support, portfolio-company advisory, board and operational engagements have different arrangements. Depending on the separately agreed engagement, compensation may include cash, carried-interest or equity participation; no universal hourly rate, award or participation amount is promised by this listing. Scope, compensation, any vesting and other terms are agreed in writing before the engagement begins. Other engagement types Separate Operating Partner engagements with certain portfolio companies may require 10-40 hours per week. Venture scouting, capital formation support, company advisory, board and operating opportunities are separately scoped. Applying here is for the named advisory specialty and does not appoint you to a company board or an operating position. Work alongside founders, investors, customers and experienced operating leaders to help promising businesses access the relationships and expertise they need. This is an opportunity to contribute to an AI-native private-capital ecosystem, share your experience with emerging companies and build relevant professional relationships. Graphora welcomes qualified applicants from all backgrounds. #J-18808-Ljbffr Graphora