Mentor Profile
About Kim
In 1997 Kim was elected to the Vineyards Association of Tasmania’s Committee of Management where she made a significant contribution to strategy, marketing and agritourism development Statewide and Nationally over the following decade. Kim Seagram’s passion for supporting local producers and growing the Tasmanian brand led her on a journey to help found Harvest Launceston Community Farmers Market in 2011 where she dedicated a decade to help nurture it to being one of the most respected in the country. A serial entrepreneur who has founded and helped run numerous businesses in the wine, tourism, hospitality and service industries with her husband Rod, she continues to drive growth in the entrepreneurial culture. Serving on the Industry Reference group for the Centre for Food Innovation, a collaboration between the University of Tasmania, the CSIRO and the Defense Forces, inspired her to drive the FermenTas project for Northern Tasmania. A not-for-profit company the Fermentation Hub incubator facility, a global first in the production, training, commercially focused research and agritourism around fine fermented food, beverages and bioenergy. The Hub will serve as a ‘cluster’ economic development driver, helping unlock the value of the agribusiness sector and create the businesses and jobs for the future.
