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Diane DiCarlo

Diane DiCarlo

Founder, Marketing Strategist, fCMO in Charlottesville, VA, USA

Diane DiCarlo, MBA, is a fractional marketing strategist and the founder of Curiosity Consulting. She helps health systems, physician groups, nonprofits, and mission-driven organizations get the strategy right before execution begins. Her more than 20 years in marketing include 14 years at Sentara Health. Her work is built on the Curiosity Moment, the point when someone shifts from living with a problem to actively searching for help, and on reaching people at that moment, not after the search has already begun.

About Diane

Charlottesville, VA, USA
Founder, Marketing Strategist, fCMO

Function Experience More information about Function Experience

67% Marketing
33% Strategy

Industry Experience More information about Industry Experience

100% Healthcare & Medical

Commitment Experience More information about Commitment Experience

33% Founder
33% Consultant
33% Employee

Accomplishments

Founded a strategy-first healthcare marketing practice

Founder
Curiosity Consulting
June 2025 - Present

Summary

Founded Curiosity Consulting, a strategic marketing practice for health systems, rural hospitals, physician groups, nonprofits, and mission-driven organizations. Lead marketing assessments, strategic plans, and roadmaps that get the strategy right before execution begins. Built the practice around the Curiosity Moment, a framework for reaching people when they shift from living with a problem to actively searching for help. Partner with trusted specialists for execution, so recommendations follow what will work, not what fills billable hours.

Community hospital growth through marketing strategy

Director, Client Strategic Marketing
Ovation Healthcare
January 2023 - February 2024

Summary

Drive strategic marketing initiatives for health system

Senior Customer Development (Marketing) Advisor
Sentara Health
March 2009 - January 2023

Summary

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Experience

Curiosity Consulting

Growth Strategy

Founded Curiosity Consulting, a strategic marketing practice for health systems, rural hospitals, physician groups, nonprofits, and mission-driven organizations. Lead marketing assessments, strategic plans, and roadmaps that get the strategy right before execution begins. Built the practice around the Curiosity Moment, a framework for reaching people when they shift from living with a problem to actively searching for help. Partner with trusted specialists for execution, so recommendations follow what will work, not what fills billable hours.

Ovation Healthcare

Growth Marketing

Function: Marketing • Industry: Healthcare & Medical • Type: Consultant

Sentara Health

Performance Marketing

Function: Marketing • Industry: Healthcare & Medical • Type: Employee

Skills

Strategic Marketing Healthcare Marketing Marketing Assessments Strategic Planning Audience Insight Positioning and Messaging