Her achievements include the award of Pioneer to the Life of our Nation’ by Her Majesty The Queen (2004), an MBE (1994), the Veuve Clicquot Business Woman of the Year accolade (2003) and an honorary doctorate from Manchester Metropolitian University (2004).
Dawn has always been a keen volunteer – both in the UK and abroad. From sponsoring and judging the North West Young Enterprise Awards to working in a Nepalese orphanage – giving something back has always been something close to her heart.
In 2009, when filming Channel 4 ‘The Secret Millionaire’, she was exposed to extreme poverty and abuse on the streets of the UK. This experience changed the focus of her life. Whilst volunteering – Dawn met some amazingly inspirational people who were solely focused on giving something back and inspiring others in the process. On selling her share in Flowcrete, Dawn is now dedicating her life to creating activities, training and education which bring deep and lasting inner peace and wellbeing to individuals, organisations and societies in the world via a new charity called The Barefoot Foundation.
