Dianna Somerville's guest appearances

Dianna Somerville

Property Hub - Investment Insights & Inspiration

Entrepreneurial Women with Purpose

TSQ - TradeSquare

OwlTail

Dianna grew up in Regional Australia in Wagga Wagga and ran away to join the navy to drive warships and had her sights on never returning to regional Australia. However when she did return, and fell in love with a farmer she began the journey of reinventing herself in a regional context. She became involved in a number of new projects aligned to entrepreneurship and innovation to support in accelerating regional business. The launch of Regional PitchFest came out of identifying a gap in the scene of entrepreneurship to recognise the talent in our regions and to put these great examples in front of people to tell that story and be that megafone back to the metro areas. In 2017 she took a leap and led a program with Australia Post with 87 events across the country to promote opportunities in regional Australia. which led her to her role at Bridge Hub and the links between metro and regions to drive investment into the regions. With hot topics in the Bridge Hub office being on carbon capture and water, Dianna is certainly flying the regional flag with a sustainable focus and environmental lens.

Dianna grew up in Regional Australia in Wagga Wagga and ran away to join the navy to drive warships and had her sights on never returning to regional Australia. However when she did return, and fell in love with a farmer she began the journey of reinventing herself in a regional context. She became involved in a number of new projects aligned to entrepreneurship and innovation to support in accelerating regional business. The launch of Regional PitchFest came out of identifying a gap in the scene of entrepreneurship to recognise the talent in our regions and to put these great examples in front of people to tell that story and be that megafone back to the metro areas. In 2017 she took a leap and led a program with Australia Post with 87 events across the country to promote opportunities in regional Australia. which led her to her role at Bridge Hub and the links between metro and regions to drive investment into the regions. With hot topics in the Bridge Hub office being on carbon capture and water, Dianna is certainly flying the regional flag with a sustainable focus and environmental lens.

Dianna Somerville- Bridge Hub and Regional Pitch Fest

Dianna Somerville left her home town of Wagga Wagga, Australia to drive war ships in the Navy thinking she would never return to regional Australia.  But after meeting her husband she returned 15 years ago and now advocates entrepreneurship, innovation and regionalisation that enables people to think openly about living and working in the regions of Australia.  Through her work at Bridge Hub in the agri-tech space and Regional Pitch Fest she is shining a light on the possibilities now with an awakened audience.

Dianna Somerville left her home town of Wagga Wagga, Australia to drive war ships in the Navy thinking she would never return to regional Australia.  But after meeting her husband she returned 15 years ago and now advocates entrepreneurship, innovation and regionalisation that enables people to think openly about living and working in the regions of Australia.  Through her work at Bridge Hub in the agri-tech space and Regional Pitch Fest she is shining a light on the possibilities now with an awakened audience.

Dianna Somerville- Bridge Hub and Regional Pitch Fest Australia

In this episode of the Get Invested podcast, I was lucky enough to speak with the inspiring burst of energy that is Dianna Somerville. Di has worn a lot of hats in her career. Corporate strategist, network builder, economic development innovator, innovation culture builder, regional Australia advocate, major event designer, geographical diversity implementer, global ecosystem member and community champion - just to name a few! Our conversation was wide-ranging and included plenty of philosophical tangents and anecdotes from Di. We covered her early career and how she invested her time, money and other resources to arrive at where she is today - a leader and advocate for innovation and a better future. Listen to the full episode to hear all this, plus things like:  Di’s experience serving in the navy How to make tough choices What to do if you’ve lost or are losing your professional identity The dangers of workaholism Why society needs to rethink its perspective on ‘failure’ The power of storytelling, and showing other people what’s possible The factors an entrepreneur needs to have in order to succeed The difference between ‘country people’ and ‘city people’ How Di has balanced career and family pressures The benefits of having detractors around you The key to stable partnerships    Links: LinkedIn Regional Pitchfest Instagram Facebook TwitterSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode of the Get Invested podcast, I was lucky enough to speak with the inspiring burst of energy that is Dianna Somerville. Di has worn a lot of hats in her career. Corporate strategist, network builder, economic development innovator, innovation culture builder, regional Australia advocate, major event designer, geographical diversity implementer, global ecosystem member and community champion - just to name a few! Our conversation was wide-ranging and included plenty of philosophical tangents and anecdotes from Di. We covered her early career and how she invested her time, money and other resources to arrive at where she is today - a leader and advocate for innovation and a better future. Listen to the full episode to hear all this, plus things like: <ul> <li>Di’s experience serving in the navy</li> <li>How to make tough choices</li> <li>What to do if you’ve lost or are losing your professional identity</li> <li>The dangers of workaholism</li> <li>Why society needs to rethink its perspective on ‘failure’</li> <li>The power of storytelling, and showing other people what’s possible</li> <li>The factors an entrepreneur needs to have in order to succeed</li> <li>The difference between ‘country people’ and ‘city people’</li> <li>How Di has balanced career and family pressures</li> <li>The benefits of having detractors around you</li> <li>The key to stable partnerships</li> </ul> Links: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/diannasomerville/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a> <a href="https://regionalpitchfest.com/di-somerville/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Regional Pitchfest</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/regional_pitchfest/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/regionalpitchfest/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/pitchregional" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.