This event is for FBA Advisor Members only.
Advisor Connect is a monthly event designed to support your ongoing professional development in family business advising, while building connections with fellow FBA Advisor Members across multiple disciplines.
Each event centres on a key theme which shapes the speakers, discussions, and learnings throughout the session. It’s an opportunity to deepen your understanding of others’ expertise, share insights, and uncover collaborative opportunities that will benefit you and the family businesses you support.
This event will be held in-person at Swaab, Sydney.
Topic: What CEOs Are Quietly Wrestling with Right Now And how Advisors can help Leaders in way AI never can…at least for now.
You’re paid to give advice. But the real question is - are your clients acting on it, or are they stalling, lost in overwhelm – or worse, turning to AI?
To thrive in this new AI world, Advisors need to deliver what AI can’t: Helping Leaders move from confusion to clarity to decision to action, being a quasi-Coach with masterful communication skills.
- From Advisor to Action Catalyst
Leona shares the deep-seated fears she’s hearing directly from CEOs & Founders, then challenge how Advisors can move beyond just providing advice to helping clients make the decision, take the action and improve results – aka - deepen trust with you.
- Helping Clients Move Forward
Practical ways Advisors can strengthen their communication and influence mastery to help clients break through hesitation, think more clearly and act with greater confidence. How to become the most trusted voice in the room.
- What Antarctica Can Teach Any Leader. Any Advisor.
Leona shares the lessons from taking a group of CEOs & Founders to the end of the world and how she enticed them to take actions they never thought they would, and to think BIGGER, than they ever had before.
Speaker
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Leona Watson |
- Leona Watson is a leadership Speaker and Coach who entices CEOs, Founders and Senior Leadership Teams to think bigger, move faster and take decisive action.
- She’s managed budgets of $50M at Microsoft UK and helped launch Virgin Mobile in Australia, before founding, scaling, surviving and exiting her own award-winning, multi-million-dollar company.
- Leona was featured in Australia’s Top 50 Female Entrepreneurs, and in BRW, SMH & AFR.
- Today Leona works with organisations ranging from Google to Family businesses and fast-growing SMEs.
- She has delivered more than 2,500 workshops, keynotes and Leadership sessions and is known for helping leaders cut through complexity, BS and to act on the decisions they have been hesitating to make.
Why Attend Advisor Connect
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Expand your network and connect with like-minded professionals who share your passion for supporting family businesses.
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Gain practical insights and strategies from experienced speakers on topics that matter most in family business advisory.
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Explore opportunities and collaborate with other advisors to strengthen the services you provide and challenge your way of thinking
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Stay ahead, keeping up-to-date with evolving best practices in advising family businesses.
As an FBA Advisor Member you are eligible to attend any advisor events across Australia and New Zealand
Not an FBA Family Business Accredited Advisor?
Becoming an FBA Accredited Advisor gives you the essential knowledge, skills, and practical tools to confidently support family businesses as they navigate growth, succession, and complex dynamics.
By engaging with a trusted community of professionals, you’ll stay informed on best practices, share experiences, and continue to grow your capability as an advisor. You’ll also be part of a supportive network dedicated to helping family businesses thrive for generations to come.
Learn more and become an Accredited Advisor today.
