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Sandra Loader is the chair of the Australian Beverage Council and a non-executive director of the Sports Environment Alliance and the Australian Institute of Food Science and Technology. She's also a member of the Advisory Committee for the New South Wales Government container deposit scheme. She was previously a non-executive director of the Food Industry Association, and innovation start-ups such as the food Technology Centre.Today, Sandra speaks with Helga Svendsen about how her country roots influenced her start in governance. Sandra says that you need to make sure you are aware of the commitment being an active board member can be and from time to time, that courage is a key component of governance and that you need to take stock of your network. She also believes that a key aspect of guiding and mentoring is to give full and frank feedback. She tells Helga how she does this.Boards Sandra is onAustralian Beverage Council: https://www.australianbeverages.org/Sports Environment Alliance: https://sportsenvironmentalliance.org/Australian Institute of Food Science and Technology: https://www.aifst.asn.au/Container Deposit Scheme Ministerial Advisory Committee (NSW): https://www.epa.nsw.gov.au/your-environment/recycling-and-reuse/return-and-earn/how-return-and-earn-works/ministerial-advisory-committeeContact Sandra or find out more about her: https://www.linkedin.com/in/skloader/Resource’s Sandra Mentioned:Singularity University: https://su.org/Helga Svendsen’s Board Accelerator Program: http://tiny.cc/emf28yExponential Organisation, by Salim Ismail: https://exponentialorgs.com/Sandra’s networking tool: http://bit.ly/HS-trust-circle Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Being on a Board can be an interesting, valuable and exciting experience. Yet it can also be lonely, challenging and hard. Here at Take on Board we will bring you weekly tips, tricks and advice to help you navigate your way on to your first or next board and to build you governance wisdom. It’s like having your own trusted advisers in your pocket. We’ll talk to women who have been there, done that and together we’ll discover what we need to Take on Board to be our best in the boardroom. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.