Meredith Myers is a comedienne, writer, designer, publicist, producer, event planner, and if things continue as they are, future librarian. Clearly capable of accomplishing just about anything she puts her mind to, it should come as no surprise to learn that Meredith was once voted 'Most Talented' of her high school senior class. She has since proven the title was well-deserved. An ambitious, diverse but mostly, fearless young woman, Meredith is a prime example of the cliche "life is a journey, not a destination."
A creative soul with a head for business, she often explores opportunities that first speak to her heart, not her finances. She launched Meredith Myers Designs in 2004, a purse line she created after teaching herself to sew during Florida's long hurricane season. It was also during that time she finished writing her first novel, a book born as a result her one-woman show like a publicist that she wrote, produced, and starred in August of 2003 in New York City. The show received rave reviews from publicists and press everywhere for her hilariously hardcore yet brutally honest portrayal of the faces behind the famous. Meredith has also performed stand-up comedy at clubs throughout New York including Comic Strip Live!, Gotham Comedy Club, The New York Comedy Club, and Stand-Up NY.
As a publicist, Meredith has had the pleasure of working with a variety of talented individuals including music artists Diana Krall, Billy Gilman, Pharrell Williams, Kelis, Whitney Houston, and Tommy Lee, in addition to actors Roberto Benigni, Bridget Fonda, Hugh Jackman, and Shawn Ashmore to name a few. Her clients have also included fashion designers, movie studios, music labels, television networks, consumer products and sports.
Before moving to New York City from her hometown of St. Petersburg, FL, Meredith handled public relations and marketing for the Pinellas County Millennium Celebration, where she helped produce Webb City: the Musical for the stage, in addition to various other events for Pinellas County. Meredith has also handled catering events for The Tampa Bay Devil Rays, The Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center, and The Tampa Bay Convention Center. Prior to that she worked in the promotions department for Cox Broadcasting, which included radio stations Coast 107.3 FM, Warm 94.9 FM, and AM 620 WSUN, where she was a weather reporter and producer for "The Bob Lassiter Show".
Meredith made her first national television appearance as a result of a PR stunt that required she wave a yellow cleaning cloth at Al Roker during his weather segment on "The Today Show". She has since appeared on the cover of Tampa Bay's tbt*, and been featured in The New York Times, The New York Post, Newsday, The Village Voice, The San Francisco Chronicle, The Boston Herald, The Los Angeles Times, The Tampa Tribune, The St. Petersburg Times, Marie Claire, New York, and Backstage. She has also been interviewed on WFLA-TV's "Daytime" show, "NewsChannel 8", CNN, "The Early Show", and VH1.
Meredith has a B.A. in psychology from the University of Central Florida and is in the process of getting her Masters degree in Library & Information Sciences from the University of South Florida. She currently divides her time between Los Angeles and Florida and is at work on her next adventure when she's not sewing, writing, pitching, or performing stand-up comedy.
E-Mail Meredith at Meredith@MeredithMyers.com
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