#34 | Fiona Jago, Sharing your lived experience with others

Disasters are changing and so must the way we prepare, respond, recover, and lead. In this episode of Doing Disasters Differently: The Podcast, host Renae Hanvin speaks with Fiona Jago, a former dairy farmer and small business owner with deep roots in regional Victoria. Fiona and her husband, Mark, made a bold move to purchase and run a caravan park on Kangaroo Island, South Australia, where they became active community members. However, the devastating 2019-2020 bushfires profoundly impacted their lives, prompting three years of rebuilding. Eventually, they decided to sell and return to regional Victoria to be closer to family. Now, as a lived experience facilitator with Resilient Ready, Fiona travels across Australia, sharing her resilience journey and helping other small business owners navigate challenges. If you’re passionate about emergency preparedness, disaster recovery, community resilience, business continuity, or resilience leadership, this show is for you. 👉 Subscribe now and join us as we explore smarter, stronger, and more connected ways to prepare for the future. About Fiona Jago She’s a former dairy farmer from regional Victoria, who also has experience in the construction industry and has been a small business owner for a fair few decade. Several years ago, she and her husband Mark, decided on a change. They purchased a caravan park in the western region of the beautiful Kangaroo Island in South Australia. They were there for a few years running a successful small business and being a big part of the local community. And then they were impacted by the bushfires that hit Kangaroo Island in 2019 and 2020, which, as you can imagine, change their world. After rebuilding for three years, they decided to sell and move back to regional Victoria to be with family. Connect with Fiona LinkedIn -   / fiona-jago-5431972a1   Connect with Renae Hanvin: Website - https://resilientready.org/ Podcast - https://resilientready.org/podcasts/ LinkedIn -   / resilient-ready   Instagram -   / resilient_ready   Facebook -   / resilientready.org   Business Ready Together - https://resilientready.org/solutions/... Microtools - https://resilientready.org/solutions/... #doingdisastersdifferently #disasterresilience #emergencymanagement #disasterpreparedness #communityresilience #businesscontinuity #climateadaptation #leadership #renaehanvin #corporate2community #preparedness #resilience