TAKE FIVE
“We ’ re about what ’s next and what i t means . ” By Joh Sprecher
Pason Gaddis is a man on a mission — make that, missions. After graduating Iowa State University in 1998, he launched a career in media sales with the national media giant Gannett, the largest newspaper company in the United States and publisher of the “News Press,” where he served almost nine years as Business Development Manager. But Gaddis and two associates had an idea about a different way to deliver printed news and, in 2007 — when many were saying print was a dying medium— they launched “Fort Myers Florida Weekly” newspaper. Fast forward to today, and Gaddis and his partners were right. As Co- Founder and CEO, he’s ignited a concept that’s successfully spreading like wildfire — today serving seven markets in South Florida, with plans for expansion and a new venture in Babcock Ranch — via print and digital media.
As for his other mission, that’s one much closer to his heart, as our interview with this passionate entrepreneur and media leader reveals.
Each issue, “Take Five” poses five questions to a community leader or personality that have not previously been shared. Here, Pason Gaddis talks about having a vision, taking risks, finding success where others have flailed or failed and making sure your priorities are in order.
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