Jeffrey Scott Edell is an American entrepreneur in the entertainment, media, and tech industries.[1][2] He currently serves as the CEO and Chairman of MeWe, a global social media and social networking service that utilizes Web3.[3][4]
Jeffrey Edell is best known for his role as a top executive at numerous entertainment and technology organizations such as: CEO and president of Soundelux Entertainment Group, Chairman of Intermix Media (former parent company of MySpace)[5] and eLabor.com (formerly jeTECH Data Systems[6][7]) CEO of Inferno Pictures,[8] CFO of Cinedigm,[9] president and COO of DIC Entertainment, as well as former president and CFO of WTG Entertainment Enterprises.[10] Edell is also co-founder and Chairman of IndieU[11] and Ohana Chem Co. LLC along with his daughter Natalie Edell.[12] In early 2021, Edell was named CEO of MeWe.[13]
As CEO of MeWe, Edell orchestrated a $27 million Series A round led by private company McCourt Global, which contributed $15 million. Previous investors contributed another $12 million—the round values MeWe at approximately $200 million.[3]
Edell was a producer and actor on the 2013 Lifetime movie Taken for Ransom (originally named Life Saver) with his wife Elaine Hastings Edell,[21][2][22] a producer for various other films, and an actor in National Lampoon's Movie Madness (formerly National Lampoon's Goes to the Movies). In 2019, Edell was a producer of the thriller film Deadly Excursion (Paradise Prey). He also serves as co-executive producer of the 2020 animated series, The Freak Brothers,[23][24] based on the comic book series of The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers. The series was renewed for Season 2 to be released in December 2022.[25] In May 2020, it was announced that the main characters in the series will be voiced by A-list celebrities including Woody Harrelson, John Goodman, Tiffany Haddish, and Pete Davidson.[12] In 2021, Tubi announced that The Freak Brothers was the most-watched program on the platform.[26]
Edell is also known for overseeing and managing the development of brands such as Inspector Gadget and Strawberry Shortcake during his tenure at DIC Entertainment,[27][28] as well as partnering with Stan Lee and POW! Entertainment[29] on a game titled Stan Lee's Superhero Ball Wars.[30] Edell was interviewed by journalist Julia Angwin in her 2009 book Stealing MySpace: The Battle to Control the Most Popular Website in America because of his role as Chairman of Intermix Media.[5] Edell was also interviewed in 2022 by David Ryan Polgar on the All Tech Is Human podcast, which promotes the Responsible Tech field.[31]
Edell was featured in Start It, Sell It & Make a Mint: 20 Wealth-Creating Secrets for Business Owners by Joe John Duran. He also won the Master Award in Comic Collecting from the Certified Guaranty Company's Collectors Society,[32] and served as goalie for the US Maccabi World Team at the Olympics in 2004.[14] Edell is also Advisor, Chairman, and Co-Founder of Ohana Chem Co, LLC, a hemp extraction solvent supplier specializing in ethanol, hydrocarbons, and logistics.[33]