Azam Meo, a reclusive and controversial entrepreneur born from Miami, FL. Mostly known from his syndicated weekly online video show [2100] which has grown to over 15,000-25,000 viewers a week. The videos produced by Meo and co. are characterized by the fast edited cuts, illegally downloaded music used as background music and an excited Meo shouting his business advice while throwing items at the camera.

This has both attracted and detracted members of the Internet community. Meo has drawn wide criticism and praise both online and offline. A [WSJ.com] report called his video show ‘…strangely addictive…’ and referred to Meo’s videos as ‘either incredibly brilliant or just a fad’.

Regardless of Internet opinions Meo is surrounded by controversy. He began trading commodities while in high school, to avoid suspicion and to circumvent age requirements Meo traded under a fictitious name. When discovered he was never officially charged but issued a cease and desist order. Although his SAT score was over 1500, there is no record of Meo ever completing high school or college, which raised several concerns when he was later hired as Economics teacher at a private school near Chicago.

Although Meo resigned from his teaching position he continues his ‘American Entrepreneur Training’ which he claims he did not start by only “Encourage the kids to do it.” Several PTO organizations have made several attempts at disassembling this program. 47 year old chairperson of FFA and Hampton County PTA, Kelly Carson, has been among the many protesters calling Meo’s guidance “Brainwashing, complete brainwashing. Azam Meo tells our kids to quit school and they’ll magically become millionaires. His ‘training’ consists of exploiting children by having them sell door to door and has them become telemarketers while playing video games. He is nothing but a fast talker who inherited his fortune instead paying his dues.”

Carson and three other parents have filed for restraining orders on behalf of their children against Meo. No documentation of an inheritance was found despite two private investigators from the Here/Locke and Interboard agencies.

Although no conclusions came from the investigation Azam never denied the fact that his money did not in fact come from his "Meo Methods" but from an inheritance or family support.

To add to his controversial background On May 15th, 2003 Meo’s residence was raided by FBI and CIA agents. Although no charges were filed and it was later called a “False Alarm” several local newspapers and parental organizations printed copies of the story and spread it among the community. At the time several of Meo’s business interests went bankrupt and the loss to Meo was reported to be in the millions.

After the federal investigation was complete Meo was in talks with the SEC (the Securities and Exchange Commission) while there were no formal investigation procedures or charges filed, this has fueled critics’ speculation. According to updated reports and local agencies Meo’s net worth as of 2006 was estimated at $25,000,000.

Meo’s wealth, depending on the source, is either from inheritance or from real estate and financial investments. Meo’s most recent company, MoonMover, has offices in five countries and according to SEC filings has a gross revenue of $15,000,000 per year. It is not clear how much ownership of MoonMover is Meo’s or how much his current interest in the company is worth.