Diane Sammer, CEO, is responsible for the overall direction of FlyFi. Ask Diane what guides her and she quickly responds: "People are the path to music and the best way to find new music is through others who share a similar passion."
Prior to forming Emergent Music LLC, Diane helped found Systems/Link Corporation and served as its President and CEO for five years. Systems/Link, a software and network supplier to global wireless companies, was named by Inc. magazine to the Inc. 500 list of fastest growing companies in the U.S. and Diane was featured in Wireless Week magazine as one of 24 "Enterprising Women of Wireless."
Prior to founding Systems/Link, Diane worked in sales and marketing at Computer Sciences Corporation. She earned her B.A. in psychology with a minor in computer science from Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (formerly North Adams State College.) She was later awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws degree by MCLA.
Diane currently serves as a board member of the Small Enterprise Growth Fund and evaluates investment opportunities that are likely to yield high growth and public benefit.
Diane also serves on the advisory board of the Maine Small Business Development Center; she's a judge for the University of Southern Maine's Business Plan Competition; and is a partner of Randy Labbe on the Saltwater Music Festival.
