--- title: AboveBoard Blog | Lucinda Duncalfe, Founder & CEO of AboveBoard description: Serial entrepreneur, Founder/CEO of AboveBoard, an inclusive platform for executive search --- [![EXP-AboveBoard_logo_rev](https://blog.aboveboard.com/hubfs/EXP-AboveBoard_logo_rev.png)](https://www.aboveboard.com/) - [How it Works](https://www.aboveboard.com/how-it-works) - [For Executives](https://www.aboveboard.com/how-it-works) - [For Hiring Companies](https://www.aboveboard.com/partners) - [Hiring Companies](https://www.aboveboard.com/partners) - [About](https://www.aboveboard.com/about-us) - [Contact](https://www.aboveboard.com/contact) - [Login](http://platform.aboveboard.com/?_gl=1*1dsh2z7*_ga*MTc3MjQzODE3My4xNjIwMjQ4Nzky*_ga_RHHWL2TM2R*MTYyMDYzNTI1My44LjEuMTYyMDYzNTMzNi40NA..&_ga=2.130629578.479589033.1620580731-1772438173.1620248792) [JOIN TODAY](https://platform.aboveboard.com/signup) - [How it Works](https://www.aboveboard.com/how-it-works) - [For Executives](https://www.aboveboard.com/how-it-works) - [For Hiring Companies](https://www.aboveboard.com/partners) - [Hiring Companies](https://www.aboveboard.com/partners) - [About](https://www.aboveboard.com/about-us) - [Contact](https://www.aboveboard.com/contact) - [Login](http://platform.aboveboard.com/?_gl=1*1dsh2z7*_ga*MTc3MjQzODE3My4xNjIwMjQ4Nzky*_ga_RHHWL2TM2R*MTYyMDYzNTI1My44LjEuMTYyMDYzNTMzNi40NA..&_ga=2.130629578.479589033.1620580731-1772438173.1620248792) [JOIN TODAY](https://platform.aboveboard.com/signup) - [Blog Home](https://blog.aboveboard.com/) - [Resources](https://blog.aboveboard.com/tag/resources) - [Success Stories](https://blog.aboveboard.com/tag/success-stories) - [Notes from Lucinda](https://blog.aboveboard.com/tag/notes-from-lucinda) - [Candid Conversations](https://blog.aboveboard.com/tag/candid-conversations) ![Lucinda Duncalfe, Founder & CEO of AboveBoard](https://blog.aboveboard.com/hubfs/lucinda.jpeg) ##### Lucinda Duncalfe, Founder & CEO of AboveBoard Serial entrepreneur, Founder/CEO of AboveBoard, an inclusive platform for executive search Find me on: #### Recent Posts by Author [![Photo of two women sitting at a table in front of a window.](https://blog.aboveboard.com/hubfs/christina-wocintechchat-com-LQ1t-8Ms5PY-unsplash-1.jpg)](https://blog.aboveboard.com/quiet-quitting-antidote-leadership-both-sides) ##### [The Quiet Quitting Antidote: Leadership — on Both Sides](https://blog.aboveboard.com/quiet-quitting-antidote-leadership-both-sides) [Read More](https://blog.aboveboard.com/quiet-quitting-antidote-leadership-both-sides) [![Two women sitting together at a desk, looking at a laptop screen.](https://blog.aboveboard.com/hubfs/Screen%20Shot%202022-07-21%20at%2010.28.52%20AM.png)](https://blog.aboveboard.com/how-to-apply-a-startup-strategy-to-increase-team-diversity) ##### [How to Apply a Startup Strategy to Increase Team Diversity](https://blog.aboveboard.com/how-to-apply-a-startup-strategy-to-increase-team-diversity) [Read More](https://blog.aboveboard.com/how-to-apply-a-startup-strategy-to-increase-team-diversity) [![smiling adults sitting in an office](https://blog.aboveboard.com/hubfs/Untitled%20(1560%20%C3%97%201000%20px).png)](https://blog.aboveboard.com/pick-a-lane-remote-or-in-office) ##### [Pick a lane: be remote, or be in-office. 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