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Isaiah Dawe

Founder & CEO of ID. Know Yourself. | Chair & Board Director - Aboriginal Advisory Council for TAFE NSW | Inspirational Keynote Speaker

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  • Naidoc Week
  • First Nations
  • Reconciliation Week
  • Entrepreneurs
  • Inspirational Speakers
  • Leadership Speakers
TOPICS
  • Foster Kid to CEO: Isaiah’s journey growing up in foster care, the harsh environments and adversity he faced, and how those experiences shaped his path to founding ID. Know Yourself, an Aboriginal NFP organisation supporting kids in care, and leadership lessons learned.
  • The Long Way Home: Isaiah’s personal journey of never feeling at home growing up in foster care, and how he finally found belonging and peace when he reconnected with his family and traditional culture on Butchulla country.
  • Other storytelling topics such as: overcoming adversity and resilience, leadership and entrepreneurship, Cultural identity and representation, Aboriginal communities and youth empowerment.
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  • Location: Sydney
  • Social media followers: 2342k
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Biography

Isaiah Dawe is a Butchulla and Garawa Aboriginal Australian man.

Isaiah is an entrepreneur, story teller, and social change advocate and professional keynote speaker.

Also known by many as the Foster Kid to CEO.

Isaiah is the Founder and CEO of ID. Know Yourself. Which is a NFP mentoring organisation supporting Aboriginal young people growing up in the out of home care and child protection system within Sydney, Australia (Gadigal Country). Isaiah’s genesis for starting IDKY was his personal experience growing up in foster care and going through multiple homes with disadvantage and suffering.

Isaiah is a Board Director, and also the Chair of the Aboriginal Advisory Council for TAFE NSW, and currently sits on the National RAP Advisory Committee for Uber, Australia and previously was a Board Director of Marist 180 Youth Care.

Isaiah was on secondment with a financial firm called ROC Partners, which specialise as a private markets investment manager in venture capital and private equity.

In 2022, Isaiah was a nominee for the NSW 2022 Young Australian of the Year and was also one of the 2022 Sydney’s Inner West 30 most influential people under 30.

Isaiah has completed the Australian Institute of Company Directors Course.

Recently, Isaiah was just awarded a full scholarship by Stanford Australia Foundation to attend the Executive NFP Leadership Course at Stanford GSB in California.

Isaiah is a sought-after keynote speaker for students, communities, corporate leaders and policy makers.

Testimonials

2022 NSW Young Australian of the Year Nominee

“Through his leadership and determination, Isaiah has helped countless Aboriginal children in and out of home care to reconnect with culture and family in country. He’s given them a sense of their origins, belonging and identity and a deeper connection to community.”

Australian of the Year Awards – 2022

‘Isaiah didn’t wait til he was 50 to create what he knew was needed.  And I think we need that immediacy.  We don’t have time to sit around talking about taking action.

Ronni Khan AO, Founder of OzHarvest

“… the most passionate and positive voice at the Conference.”

Conference Delegate, National Child Protection Conference 2019

“It was great to have Isaiah as our guest speaker last month. His session was thought provoking and inspirational, as he shared his personal story and the vital work of ID Know Yourself to support young people within the out of home care system.”

Emma, Executive Manager ALDI

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