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How to Build
a Movement

Entrepreneurship in the Cultural Arena
Saturday · June 13, 2026

An evening with Dr. Jason Pedicone, founder of The Paideia Institute, on the entrepreneur’s role in reviving the great cultural traditions of the West.

An Evening Symposium Speaker Talk & Discussion Dinner & Wine Included Gentlemen Only
About the Evening

Entrepreneurship
in the Cultural Arena

Some men build businesses. Few build cultures. Yet the institutions that have shaped Western civilization, including its schools, its great works, and its renaissances, were almost always founded by individuals who were motivated by far more than profit.

Our Guest of Honor

Jason Pedicone, Ph.D.

Portrait of Dr. Jason Pedicone
Co-Founder & President · The Paideia Institute

In 2010, while pursuing his Ph.D. in Classics at Princeton, Dr. Pedicone co-founded The Paideia Institute on a single bet: the great traditions of the West could be revived if they were taught with joy and excellence.

What began as a summer program in Rome is now a global organization with immersive language programs in Rome, Paris, and Greece, K-12 outreach, postgraduate fellowships, and one of the largest online classical communities in the world. Paideia has reached tens of thousands across six continents, building a genuine cultural movement at the very moment most assumed the humanities were finished.

This evening, Dr. Pedicone shares the principles, missteps, and convictions behind a decade of cultural entrepreneurship, and the practical lessons every man can apply to his own work.

15+ Years
of Classical Revival
3 Programs Abroad
Rome · Paris · Greece
10,000+
Students & Educators Reached
The Format

Our Evening Schedule

5:00 – 6:00 PM
Optional Happy Hour
Arrive early if you’d like to meet other attendees and settle in over a glass of wine before the main program begins.
6:00 PM
Keynote by Dr. Jason Pedicone
A talk on building a cultural movement: the founding of Paideia, what it took, what it cost, and what every entrepreneur can learn from the classical tradition.
7:00 PM
Dinner & Roundtable Discussion
A seated dinner with an open roundtable led by Dr. Pedicone. Every attendee has the opportunity to speak and add to the conversation. The aim is genuine discussion among gentlemen on business, founding, and culture.
8:00 PM
Closing & Cigars
A final glass and a cigar on the terrace for those who care to linger. Conversation continues until the evening winds down.
Date
Saturday, June 13
2026
Time
6:00 – 8:00 PM
Location
Nashville, TN
Private Venue in Sylvan Park
Included
Dinner & Wine
Cocktail attire
Men gathered at a Meriwether Academy symposium dinner
From a recent gathering.
From Past Attendees

What Men Say
of the Meriwether Table

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Reserve Your Seat
Gentlemen Only  ·  $99 per person

Seating is limited. This is an evening for men who take seriously the work of building: businesses, families, institutions, and a culture worth inheriting. We hope you will join us.

Questions? Email us at warren@meriwetheracademy.com

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