Podcast Raleigh

David Meeker of Carpenter Real Estate (and Trophy and Runologie and....)

June 07, 2019 Ashton & Hayes Season 1 Episode 10
Podcast Raleigh
David Meeker of Carpenter Real Estate (and Trophy and Runologie and....)
Show Notes

Runner, husband, father, beer-lover, City of Oaks native, downtown Raleigh advocate, anti-gerrymanderer, real estate mogul, former Mayor's son, problem solver.......David Meeker wears a lot of hats, so many it can sometimes be tricky to figure out EXACTLY what he does. We tried, starting with what it was like to be in high school when his dad was elected mayor of Raleigh and moving through his vision for Trophy and Raleigh in the next few decades.

We talked about growing small businesses and the challenges he and his partners faced (spoiler: according to Meeker all the success is credit to his partners, all the setbacks were his fault), what Raleigh needs from its leaders and how--even when it's fun and you're succeeding--it can be really, really hard work.

We also discuss your nominees and our picks for the #Top3Raleigh BEERS, talk about Raleigh's first official Pride Month and losing a favorite downtown thrift store.

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