It’s been an interesting ride being an Ambassador during the COVID pandemic.

The last 2 years, The Royal Adelaide Show was cancelled so instead of postponing it for another year, the Ambassadors battled it out for the state title at the Murray Bridge show in 2021.

Though they missed out on the coveted Adelaide experience, all the Ambassadors got to attend the 2022 Sydney Royal Easter Show and they’re also invited back to the Adelaide Show later this year. The opportunities are still flowing!

Our next guest on the podcast is part of that crew.

Meet Jake Rowe, he was the 2nd runner up in the 2021 State Rural Ambassador Award.

He runs his own cabinet making business at Penola in the state’s south east.

An impressive milestone at the age of only 27.

He’s ambitious, loves to travel, always up for a challenge and takes on any opportunity with a ‘why not’ attitude.

Over the next 20 minutes, Jake candidly talks about running a small business in regional South Australia, his dreams to crack into the high-end furniture market interstate and how the Rural Ambassador journey helped his leadership skills in business.

Enjoy the journey with Jake Rowe.

ABOUT THE AWARD

The Rural Ambassador Award program has been running for 24 years giving young people a pathway to develop their leadership skills and networks and grow their knowledge with a total of 23 past state winners, many still living and working in their rural communities.

The Rural Ambassador Award is open to people aged between 20 and 30 years of age who live in SA, who have links with a country show, no matter how big or small their involvement is. Entrants can be from a variety of backgrounds – primary industries, education, health, and service industries.

This podcast is proudly supported by the Department of Primary Industries and Regions SA, a major sponsor of the Young Rural Ambassador Award and Rural Ambassador Awards.

Links:

PIRSA: https://pir.sa.gov.au/

SA Country Shows: https://www.sacountryshows.com/sa-country-shows/

Agricultural Teachers Association of SA: https://atasa.tidyhq.com/