Meg Appelgate is the Co-Founder & CEO of Unsilenced. At the age of 15, Meg Appelgate was abducted by two strangers in the middle of the night from her California home and was told that “she was coming with them." 8 hours later she found herself at a lockdown treatment facility in Boise, Idaho. Then, 6 months, she found herself in an additional behavioral modification program in northern Montana where she spent the next 3 years.
After graduating college, with a degree in psychology, completely oblivious to the abuse she had experienced, Meg spent the next 17 years dedicating her life serving on various non-profit boards to help them with board development and recruitment, and expanding their programs to further their impact. It wasn’t until she was well into her non-profit career that she woke up to the abuse and brainwashing that plagued her childhood and the effect it had on her entire adulthood. It was then that she became determined to pair her love of giving back and helping those in need, with her dedication to empowering other survivors of institutional abuse.
Meg brings to Unsilenced an extensive background in non-profit management, board development, and fund development. She is currently the Vice President, Trustee, and Managing Director at the Gochnauer Foundation. In addition, she is actively involved with and serves on the Board of Directors at Laura’s House in Aliso Viejo, CA, and The Shea Center in San Juan Capistrano, CA.
When she doesn’t find herself fully immersed in new ideas for fundraising and development, Meg loves traveling to see new places with her husband and 4 children.
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Critical Mass Business Talk Show is Orange County, CA's longest-running business talk show, focused on offering value and insight to middle-market business leaders in the OC and beyond. Hosted by Ric Franzi, business partner at Renaissance Executive Forums Orange County. Learn more about Ric at www.ricfranzi.com.
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Critical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Bill Edwards, CEO of Edwards Global Services (Episode 1371)
Critical Mass Business Talk Show: John Mendola, Founder of University Curriculum for Independent Learning (UCIL) (Episode 1370)
Critical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Mark A. Herschberg, Author of The Career Toolkit (Episode 1369)
Critical Mass Business Talk Show: Ashley Harris, Chief Financial Officer of Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Orange Coast (Episode 1368)
Critical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Dr. Kathryn Hamel, CEO of Hecht Trauma Institute (Episode 1367)
Critical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Ashley Vallett, Founder of Technacity Group (Episode 1366)
Critical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Cathy Trinh, CEO of Recruiter Hustle, Inc. (Episode 1365)
Critical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews John Beaver, President & CEO of BIOLASE (Episode 1364)
Critical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Kayla Sibley, CFO at SERVPRO of Irvine (Episode 1363)
Critical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Hector Muñoz, Senior Helpers of South Orange County (Episode 1362)
Critical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews James Muraca, Chief Technology Officer at Enersponse (Episode 1361)
Critical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Sherri Snelling, CEO of The Caregiving Club (Episode 1360)
Critical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Richard Medcalf, Founder of Xquadrant (Episode 1359)
Critical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Matt Armand, Founder of Align Executive Search (Episode 1358)
Critical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Tolga Tarhan, Founder & CEO of Kibsi (Episode 1357)
Critical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Abir Alameddine, Founder & CEO of Ze Titan (Episode 1356)
Critical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Meymuna Hussein-Cattan, Founder of The Tiyya Foundation (Episode 1355)
Critical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Jeffrey Hayzlett, Chairman & Founder of C-Suite Network (Episode 1354)
Critical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Dr. Armia Abdo, CEO of DocPhyzio (Episode 1353)
Critical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Raad Ghantous, Principal of Raad Ghantous & Associates (Episode 1352)
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