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About Me

Shaun Apple is an American social media entrepreneur. His beloved works include several high profile web communities in the online world namely Gone Wild and Trees. Shaun's benevolent spirit comes across during the darkest days. His creative media projects attempt to encourage compassion, spread happiness to millions, promote liberty, and raised important aware for social issues while being in the context of fun.For over 10 years he has focused almost exclusivity on harm reduction causes and as such has been an advocate for recreational drug harm reduction and cannabis education. As a web marketing guru he has experienced ups and downs but learned a tremendous amount about the web. He's famous for some rather edgy online advertising campaigns. From rough and tumble beginnings in life -- to current innovations -- his journey is always far and wide. World wide he has taken gap years (yes, multiple) to live in over 10 countries. During that time analyzing future trends, learning international diplomat, worked as a foreign consultant, and been a dedicated volunteer in several countries for education, health, and more.