Frederick E. Apple, Jr. serves as WealthSpring's Chief Executive Officer. His career has been represented by achieving diverse strategic and tactical objectives while leading entrepreneurial ventures and serving as a Senior Executive and Consultant within Marketing, Media, and Finance.

 

Mr. Apple co-founded Sound Image, Inc., a media firm based in the Philadelphia-DMA serving as CEO & Executive Producer.  Sound Image served broadcast and corporate clients with production & post facilities, motion picture services, marketing strategies, and advertising campaigns. To expand its reach, the firm launched “TELEFilm”, a national retail dealership network reselling high-margin media services to consumers and independent producers. The company later formed a joint venture with Sammons Communications of Arlington, TX (now Comcast), broadcasting "infotainment" programming on the "V-Net" channel to nearly 60,000 paid subscribers via a uniquely engineered fiberoptic head-end.

 

After consulting with Entaire Global Companies, Inc. ("EGC"), an Atlanta-based firm developing and marketing leveraged financial products, Mr. Apple joined the firm as its Chief Marketing Officer.  As a member of the senior team, he participated in EGC's efforts to restructure the company and successfully obtain a $50M LOC with Comerica (Detroit) while also developing a $250M structured finance facility with Dresner Kleinwort Wasserstein (DKW - Frankfurt/New York). While EVP of Business Development his team expanded EGU (EGC's ENSHIELD® certification program) training more than 6,000 independent distributors. During his tenure, Mr. Apple recruited Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin as the firm’s Spokesperson & Special Advisor, was named President of EGC & Global One Financial (“G1”) and served on EGC’s Board of Directors. EGC’s consistent growth and profitability resulted in its acquisition by Synovus Financial in 2016.

 

Prior to his tenure with WealthSpring, Mr. Apple consulted with clients and strategic partners developing branding, go-to-market strategies, and product launches. He has also served on non-profit advisory boards promoting STEM-based education and assisting the educational development of at-risk youth. A staunch supporter of economic freedom and implementing leadership strategies, organizational development, teamwork, and effective mentoring into winning cultures, he’s been invited to speak at UGA, GSU, Georgia Tech, HP, AT&T, Focus Brands, Association of Chinese Professionals, and others on such topics as Entrepreneurship, Market Trends, Growth Strategies, & his proprietary program entitled “Essence of Leadership.”