Ed Meek admits to being a bit of a “tambourine shaker” who has found a way to parlay his journalistic skills into the creation of successful markets over a long career.
It started with magazines – 14 at last count – and trade shows, whether it be nightclubs and restaurants, satellite dishes or furniture – and most recently the National Graphene Association that will champion a mysterious material scientists confirm as the strongest in the world.
“I’ve always been a serial entrepreneur, I’m afraid,” Meek, 76, said in an interview.
He founded and nurtured his magazine empire while while teaching journalism at the University of Mississippi.
“I found niches where need was not being met,” he said.
Like any natural entrepreneur, Meek is always on the outlook for veins to mine.
One day a friend invited him over to watch TV. Meek was surprised to see broadcasts from Canada – something unheard of in those days.
His friend had built a satellite dish and placed it in his back yard.
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