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#151 - Tim Conolan: Giving Back

Ep. 151
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Tim Conolan AM is the Founder & CEO of TLC for Kids. Tim founded TLC for Kids in 1998 after addressing a cancer support group as a motivational speaker. He was inspired by their stories to create an organisation that supports all children in hospital, no matter the illness. In 2014 he received the Australian of the Year Local Hero Award and in 2019, he was became a Member of the Order of Australia. (AM).


We dived deep into Tim’s story, and broke down some of the key factors that have lead to his long term success with TLC for Kids. We also discussed the launch of the new TLC for kids app, Tap to distract. 


You can find all links here:


tlcforkids.org.au

tlcforkids.org.au/app

tlcforkids.app

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