Megan Applegate: From Burnout to Business Owner

About this episode

Megan Applegate shares her journey from a 20-year career in hospitality to business ownership and career strategy after experiencing burnout.

Send us Fan Mail What happens when you’ve built a career you’re good at… and something in you starts to shift? In this episode, Megan Applegate shares her journey from a 20-year career in hospitality into business ownership, recruiting, and career strategy. She opens up about the moment she realized the work no longer felt the same—and what it looked like to move forward without a clear plan. This conversation explores what it means to recognize change, trust that awareness, and step into som...

People in this episode

Host: Caroline Sangal

Guest: Megan Applegate

Topics covered

• career change
• business ownership
• burnout
• recruiting
• career strategy

Keywords

• burnout
• business ownership
• career change
• hospitality
• recruiting
• career strategy

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