Speaker. Founder. Force of Nature.

 I love what I do…
I hate why I’m doing it

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A new voice

Liz Dawes OAM is a visionary leader, CEO and Board Chair who practices creative resilience daily.

Liz will inspire your team and enlighten their approach to adversity, leadership and problem solving.

 
 

Podcast interviews

Stuck For Ideas Podcast

Listen to this episode from Stuck for Ideas on Spotify. Liz Dawes Liz Dawes founded the Robert Connor Dawes foundation after her son passed away from brain cancer in 2013. She has grown the charity to be the biggest paediatric brain cancer foundation in Australia. In eight years they have raised $5.7million.

Overly Excited Podcast

In this episode, hosts Jack Watts and Dale Sidebottom are joined by the inspiring Liz Dawes, OAM.

The Risktaskers Podcast

Listen to this episode from The Risktakers Podcast on Spotify. This is a really special episode, recorded just at the end of 2020. No parent ever expects to lose a child. This is the exceptional story of Liz Dawes. Incredibly brave, courageous and positive, Liz lost her 18 year old son Connor to paediatric brain cancer in 2013.

21st Century Women with Jenna Watts

Listen to this episode from 21st Century Women on Spotify. Liz Dawes founded the Robert Connor Dawes foundation after her son passed away from brain cancer in 2013. Five years on, she has grown the charity to be the biggest paediatric brain cancer foundation in Australia.

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Visionary Founder

A true tour de force, Liz Dawes has moved hearts and minds to raise millions for paediatric brain cancer research and patient care. Over the past 10+ years, the Robert Connor Dawes Foundation has created the largest event for paediatric brain cancer in Australia: Connor’s Run, and brought world-leading research technology to Australia with the AIM BRAIN Project. As well as funding other paediatric brain cancer research, care, and development projects.

Visit rcdfoundation.org
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Honouring Connor

For 16 months, Connor’s brilliant mind, strong body and gentle soul faced off against an anaplastic ependymoma. But on April 20, 2013, Connor’s own battle ended. Inspired by his spirit of Aeternum Fortis, meaning Eternal Strength, Liz created the RCD Foundation as a tribute to him and other brain tumour fighters.

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Inspiring others

POWER OF
RESILIENCE

HOW TO BE
FEARLESS

FINDING YOUR
AWESOMENESS

“Listening to Liz is incredibly inspirational, she is literally moving mountains. ”
— Lisa McCune, 4-time Gold Logie Award Winner