Episode 305: Advisory board mini series – Cynthia Payne outlines the evolution of advisory boards in aged care

Today, on the Take on Board podcast, I’m speaking with Cynthia Payne about health and aged care sector advisory boards.

Cynthia is on the advisory board for PainChek and is also a director of the Mind Connections Foundation. She’s previously been on the boards of the Heart Foundation, the national peak body, LASA and the Blue Knot Foundation. Cynthia Payne is well known across many sectors. She has contributed to leadership roles for the past 33 years.

In 2018, she founded Anchor Excellence, a national consulting firm that today directly impacts over 45% of the entire aged care market through its range of products and services: Sage study tours, Anchor Consulting, Anchor Academy, Impactful Leaders, and Anchor Policy. The list goes on. Originally a registered nurse, Cynthia is a certified chair with the wonderful Advisory Board Centre and a certified practitioner for team management systems.

She holds an MBA. Is a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, an FGIA, so a Fellow of the Governance Institute of Australia. And I love this, a yoga teacher. I love it when people have the little random asides.

Advisory board mini series playlist:

• Episode 303: Louise Broekman outlines the history and importance of advisory boards
• Episode 304: Sandra Gamble on advisory boards in the energy and sustainability sectors
• Episode 305: Cynthia Payne on advisory boards in the health and aged care sectors
• Episode 306: Heather Disher on business sector advisory boards
• Episode 307: Louise Broekman’s rundown of the Advisory Board Centre’s upcoming State of the Market Report 2025-2027
• Episode 308: Advisory board mini series – Louise Broekman answers questions on the advisory board market
• Episode 309: Advisory board mini series – Mary Goodwin on her experiences with the Advisory Board Centre’s Certified Chair Course