#284 Cynthia Payne - Scaling Without Losing Control
Sun Feb 01 2026
Daniel is catching up with Cynthia Payne, Founder and Managing Director of Anchor Impact Group. Cynthia shares her journey from nurse to CEO at 33, leading a major aged care business for 16 years before building a multi-brand advisory group focused on governance, strategy, and CEO excellence.
Daniel and Cynthia talk about taking risk as a founder, leading through complexity, and why great leadership is ultimately about people, clarity, and building organisations that last.
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Daniel is catching up with Cynthia Payne, Founder and Managing Director of Anchor Impact Group. Cynthia shares her journey from nurse to CEO at 33, leading a major aged care business for 16 years before building a multi-brand advisory group focused on governance, strategy, and CEO excellence. Daniel and Cynthia talk about taking risk as a founder, leading through complexity, and why great leadership is ultimately about people, clarity, and building organisations that last. Exclusive Offer for our Listeners Nathan Soti from Ethos360 is offering Catching Up with CUB listeners a pay-only-when-successful recruitment model with no upfront risk. 📧 Email info@ethos360.com.au with the subject line "CUB Community" to access it. Your Free CUB Subscription Subscribe free to CUB for monthly invites to Australia's best business events, full access to Mark Bouris' private CUB interview, and practical lessons from leading Aussie entrepreneurs at cub.club/subscribe.