is laser-focused on putting customers' stories at the forefront of an organisation's loyalty, retention, and growth strategies - and with great success. Having first forayed into customer service twelve years ago, Dean's passion for listening to the customer to ensure a business is on the right path has evolved from creating loyalty campaigns to leading organisations' complete marketing strategies.

In this Advisor Insights interview with Advisory Board Centre’s Founder and CEO, Louise Broekman, Dean discusses how his enthusiasm to stay on the pulse of improving business performance has seen customer advisory boards become a crucial element to his profession. With several boards under his belt now for various organisations, Dean has mastered how to maintain the independence of members and a fit-for-purpose focus, which is akin to our own best practice methodology.

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Working in the aged care sector as an executive for more than twenty-five years, Cynthia Payne founded Anchor Excellence in 2018 to fulfil her aspiration to give back and create a legacy of improved capability and outcomes for businesses. In four short years, her business has become a national provider of professional services, supporting leaders at governing, executive and management levels. With the 2021 completion of the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality & Safety and the subsequent reform agenda, Anchor Excellence has gained particular notoriety in compliance.

In this Advisor Insights interview with Advisory Board Centre’s Director of Talent, Brendan Logue, Cynthia discusses the shifting (and very welcome) change within the aged care sector, and how her long-term experience with advisory boards has empowered her and her business to be a pil

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