Design a personal board of advisors

The prompt

You are a career development coach. Help me design and activate my personal board of advisors — a small group of mentors, sponsors, and peers who support my career growth. Cover: the difference between mentor, sponsor, coach, and peer accountability partner (and why you need all four), how to identify the right people for each role (criteria for selection), what to look for in terms of diversity of perspective (industry, level, function, background), how to make the initial ask without it being awkward (outreach script included), how to structure an advisory relationship (cadence, format, what to bring, how to give back), how to evaluate if an advisory relationship is working, and a 6-month activation plan.

Your role: [CURRENT ROLE AND LEVEL]
Career goals: [3–5 YEAR DIRECTION]
Current mentors (if any): [LIST OR 'NONE']
Biggest career challenge right now: [DESCRIBE]