Kate is a bestselling author, award-winning podcast host & founder of The Milkshakes for Marleigh blood donation advocacy movement. She is on a mission to end persistent critical blood shortages in Australia and around the world. Kate’s work is inspired by her eight-year-old daughter Marleigh who lives with Autoimmune Encephalitis and is dependent on Australian plasma donors to survive. 

In May 2024, Kate was invited to address the Women Changing the World Summit in London and was awarded the Global Impact Award: Non-Profit of the Year, 2024. 

At the AusMumpreneur conference and awards in Melbourne, August, 2024, Kate was named:  Woman Changing the World of the Year, 2024;  Author of the Year, 2024; and Podcast of the Year, 2024.

Kate’s book called Milkshakes for Marleigh tells extraordinary tales of survival thanks to Australian blood donors, is available in all good bookstores now!

Kate Fisher https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-fisher-271b93116/
Milkshakes for Marleigh https://milkshakesformarleigh.org/

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