Molly Burke

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Motivational speaker, disability rights campaigner, and internet star Molly Burke is Canadian. Molly Burke was diagnosed with Retinitis Pigmentosa when she was four years old, causing her to lose her vision. Despite facing numerous obstacles and suffering, Molly grew up telling her touching tales. Molly Burke has spoken in front of crowds of up to 20,000 people all around the world. To just a few, she has worked with Martin Luther King III, Demi Lovato, and Malala Yousafzai. She was named the main model for Dove’s global ad campaign in 2017. Molly Burke enjoys immense popularity on social media as well. Over 1.4 million people have subscribed to her own YouTube channel.

Childhood & Formative Years

On February 8, 1994, Molly Burke was born in Toronto, Canada. She grew up in Oakville, Ontario, with her brother Brady. Molly was a lively youngster who loved to play soccer. She cherished scaling the play structures available to her at a neighboring playground. She was diagnosed with Retinitis Pigmentosa, a hereditary condition that results in blindness when she was four years old. She started giving speeches in public as part of the organization’s campaigns when she was five years old and was appointed ambassador for “The Foundation Fighting Blindness Canada.” Molly’s eyesight declined during the ensuing ten years. She simply had to deal with color blindness and night blindness initially. However, she had totally lost her vision by the time she was 14 years old. Because she was now an easy target, she was bullied at school as a result. Molly’s worst nightmare at school, though, was that a lot of people believed she was pretending to be blind.

After an event that made her tremble, Molly, feeling vulnerable and afraid, made the decision not to return to her school. She then enrolled in a blind school, where she started penning songs and lyrics for a band. Molly chose to return to a regular school after finishing her tenth grade, starting over with the assistance of a teacher by the name of Rachel Stinson. Molly Burke had a dream of traveling to underdeveloped nations, like Africa, after high school to assist those in need. Her brother Brady, who was at the time employed in an African orphanage, served as an inspiration to her. Molly discovered “Me to We,” an organization that asked her to join its effort to assist in the construction of a school in Kenya. After that, Molly went to Kenya and began giving speeches at a girls’ school there. Molly knew she was destined to be a motivational speaker after learning that her talks inspired others.

Employment of Molly Burke

Molly Burke is a motivational speaker and campaigner who has shared stages with several well-known celebrities, including Demi Lovato, Macklemore, and Martin Sheen. She has collaborated extensively with prominent activists including the Kielburger brothers, Martin Luther King III, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, and Malala Yousafzai. She started carrying a torch at the “Winter Paralympic Games” in 2009. She was crowned the 2010 Miss Teen Canada International. She worked as a correspondent for the Los Angeles-based “TeenNick Halo Awards” in 2013. Molly participated in a roundtable discussion with Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, in 2015 about youth leadership and entrepreneurship. Molly met Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in 2016 after accepting an invitation to participate in Canada’s inaugural “Youth Accessibility Forum,” where she expressed her opinions. She became a member of Me to We’s speakers bureau in September 2016 and told her tale to 20,000 excited listeners at Toronto’s “Air Canada Centre.” Molly received a standing ovation for her speech. She was selected as the main model for an international Dove ad campaign in 2017, taking on a new role as the face of the cosmetics product.

Molly started a YouTube account because she loves music, fashion, and beauty. On July 10, 2014, she launched her YouTube channel and began uploading vlogs, challenges, and other content. She frequently discusses in her YouTube videos how she handles her daily routine, which includes her favorite task—applying makeup. She has frequently worked with Shane Dawson and other popular YouTubers. Dawson really assists her in making video thumbnails. In addition, she runs an Instagram page with almost 478,000 followers. Molly’s official Twitter account states that she was selected to present at the 2018 “Streamy Awards.”

Individual Life of Molly Burke

Molly loves to sing and does suspension yoga on a daily basis. She enjoys spending time with Gallop, her guide dog, as well. She has emphasized the value of guide dogs over the years. Niamh, Molly’s mother, and she are close. Actually, Niamh is in charge of maintaining her Tinder and other dating accounts. At the moment, Molly resides in Los Angeles.

The net worth of Molly Burke

The estimated net worth of Molly Burke is about $1 million.