Episode 10: From Religious Conservative to Social Justice Warrior with Meggie Abendschein

In this episode, Diana chats with Founder and CEO of Moxie Mouth, Meggie Abendschein.

Moxie Mouth is a social justice consulting agency dedicated to flipping the script on social impact and designing strategies outside of the traditional philanthropic box. While Meggie’s work is focused on the four areas of (1) women, (2) children, (3) mental health, and (4) antiracism, much of her work recently - in light of the resurgence of the BLM movement in our country - has been focused on antiracism efforts.

Meggie shares her story of growing up in the typical Southern home with conservative and religious (Baptist) ideals to learning to form her own belief system in college to mustering up the courage to publicly stand up for what she believes (at the expense of alienating many of her close connections) when she founded Moxie Mouth. She also talks about what it’s like being a female in a male-dominated industry and offers her advice to other women looking to start their own companies - especially those in the nonprofit world and/or centered on social justice issues.

Listen until the end to find out what Meggie’s offering to all women listening and where Moxie Mouth is headed in the future!

You can find Meggie on LinkedIn, Instagram, or Twitter, and don’t forget to check out MoxieMouth at the links below!

MoxieMouth: https://www.moxiemouthstrategies.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/itsmoxiemouth/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/itsmoxiemouth

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