You may consider Ben Carter's path to be that of a non-traditional Entrepreneur, given that he started his career with a Graduate Degree in Mechanical Engineering. Fast forward to 2011 and he was negotiating a buyout of an existing business and securing a $20m project in the jungles of PNG. VAE Group has now grown to over 300 staff in 3 countries.

To help navigate and maximise growth opportunities, Ben and his Executive team have utilised the support of a formalised Advisory Board. Ben shares his insights as a business owner in conversation with Louise Broekman, Founder and CEO of the Advisory Board Centre.

Some might say that Brendan Power is a born and bred entrepreneur. Growing up, his father, Bernard Power was always building and growing businesses. Over the last 25 years, Brendan has also built and successfully exited 11 businesses. Along the way he has invested in his own professional development- earning a business degree, MBA, Graduate of AICD and as an active participant in the Advisory Board community. More recently, Brendan has supported other entrepreneurs and business owners as an Advisor on formalised Advisory Boards.

Louise Broekman, Founder and CEO of the Advisory Board Centre, recently spoke with Brendan to learn his top tips for business owners and Advisors to support high quality, best practice Advisory Boards.