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title: "Pro tips from our SVCFO customers: driving advisory success using Spotlight Reporting"
description: We caught up with our customers at Xerocon Brisbane 2019 to find out how they're using Spotlight Reporting to drive advisory success.
image: https://blog.spotlightreporting.com/hubfs/custom-video-thumbnails/CS%20Interviews%20at%20Xerocon%20Brisbane%202019-thumb.jpeg
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# Pro tips from our SVCFO customers: driving advisory success using Spotlight Reporting

Posted by [Kylie Wing](http://blog.spotlightreporting.com/author/kylie-wing) on 13 Sep 2019

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We caught up with our customers at Xerocon Brisbane 2019 to get their pro tips on how they use Spotlight Reporting to deploy, grow, coach and monetise their advisory services.

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### **Scroll down to watch the videos 👇**

[Alan Spicer, Growthwise](http://blog.spotlightreporting.com/customer-interviews-xerocon-brisbane-2019#Alan)  
[Shannon Smit, Smart Business Solutions](http://blog.spotlightreporting.com/customer-interviews-xerocon-brisbane-2019#Shannon)  
[John Knight, The Business Depot](http://blog.spotlightreporting.com/customer-interviews-xerocon-brisbane-2019#John)  
[Kylie Harper, BDO Kerikeri](http://blog.spotlightreporting.com/customer-interviews-xerocon-brisbane-2019#Kylie)  
[Bonnie Rose, Ashfords](http://blog.spotlightreporting.com/customer-interviews-xerocon-brisbane-2019#Bonnie)  
[Andrew Darney,](http://blog.spotlightreporting.com/customer-interviews-xerocon-brisbane-2019#Andrew)[VanBurWray CA](http://blog.spotlightreporting.com/customer-interviews-xerocon-brisbane-2019#Andrew)  
[Avril Hillind, Laurenson CA](http://blog.spotlightreporting.com/customer-interviews-xerocon-brisbane-2019#Avril)  
[Shelley Hunwick,](http://blog.spotlightreporting.com/customer-interviews-xerocon-brisbane-2019#Shelley)[BDO Wellington](http://blog.spotlightreporting.com/customer-interviews-xerocon-brisbane-2019#Shelley)  
[Paul Gardner, Fresh Accounting Hong Kong](http://blog.spotlightreporting.com/customer-interviews-xerocon-brisbane-2019#Paul)

### Alan Spicer, Growthwise

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### Shannon Smit, Smart Business Solutions

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### John Knight, The Business Depot

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### Kylie Harper, BDO Kerikeri

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### Bonnie Rose, Ashfords

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### Andrew Darney, VanBurWray CA

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### Avril Hillind, Laurenson CA

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### Shelley Hunwick, BDO Wellington

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### Paul Gardner, Fresh Accounting

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Thanks to all the people we interviewed – it was great to catch up with you and get a few minutes of your time. See you in Sydney for Xerocon 2020!

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