Travis Blackmore is the driving force behind Lionhearts, a rapidly growing charity that radically changes lives and communities by restoring hope, empowering people, and showing love.

Travis founded Lionhearts after being inspired and challenged to serve the marginalized first in Kingston in 2014, in Ottawa in 2017, where he now lives with his wife and four children, and in London in 2024.

He was named a Paul Harris Fellow by the Rotary Club of Cataraqui-Kingston in 2023 in recognition of his role in founding Lionhearts and particularly Lionhearts' invaluable response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Kingston. He was also awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal in 2022.

Prior to founding Lionhearts, Travis was a professional drummer.