Craig Richardson is CEO of Crane and an Instructor at Crane University. Crane are experts in helping businesses understand what they have, where to play, and how to win. They reboot your strategy, lift your problem-solving capability, and leverage professional advisory boards to move the odds of success in your favour. Craig has been CEO, CFO and a director for some of the world’s leading brands and government agencies, including Coca-Cola, Vodafone, BlueScope Steel, and New Zealand Defence. For the last 10 years he has been an non-executive director and specialised in advising and chairing over 150 professional advisory boards in Australia, New Zealand, UK, UAE and North America. 

John G. Courtney is the founder and CEO of multi award-winning BoardroomAdvisors.co, which provides fractional c-suite and part-time directors to growing businesses. 

With over 40 years of experience as a board director, John has started seven businesses across various sectors, including digital marketing and management consultancy. His extensive background includes serving as a mentor for Microsoft Ventures and Oracle Startup Cloud Accelerator. 

John has been recognised as one of the Top 100 UK Entrepreneurs in the UK by City AM, received a Lifetime Achievement Award from techSPARK as well as Global Entrepreneur of the Year from Great British Entrepreneur Awards.

Julie Garland McLellan is a confidential expert advisor to boards and directors, with a focus on improving practical governance and boardroom effectiveness. She has been CEO at The Director's Dilemma since February 2004. Julie has qualifications from the Australian Institute of Company Directors, I E Business School, and The Wharton Business School, and has served on over 23 boards. Her skills include business strategy, decision-making, and board service.