#6 - Blake McGee - The Good You Do Comes Back to You

Blake McGee is the Founder of Ripple Movement, a charity whose aim is to create opportunities for the community to engage in charitable activities which improve the lives of disadvantaged youth and children. Blake is also the Founder of Skill Dojo, an online life skills program designed to support NDIS participants in achieving their NDIS plan goals. Sessions are completed via video call to develop their communication, health, household, economic, and digital skills. Blake has raised over $100,000 while volunteering and working in the community services sector over the past fifteen years. In his current role with the Department of Education, Blake works on projects to support the mental health and wellbeing of high school students.

In this inspiring conversation with Blake, we explore:

• His early inspirations for wanting to give back to the community
• How he turned some of his greatest obstacles into the charity and organisation we know today
• The balancing act of running multiple businesses while being a husband and father
• His best advice for anyone looking to start their own charity or organisation
• Blake’s non negotiables in his commitment to physical and mental health
• The best burgers in NSW
• How his horror movie obsession almost scared his wife into labour
• Ripple Movement, Skill Dojo and more…

Want to learn more about Blake, Ripple Movement or Skill Dojo? 

Websites: 

https://www.ripple.org.au/ , https://www.instagram.com/ripplemovementinc/
https://www.skilldojo.org/ , https://www.instagram.com/skilldojo/ 

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