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Pia Lindstrom

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It started as a desire to create an epic after-party, a space to bring together creatives and like-minded individuals. But Xenii quickly became one of the most exciting production companies in Los Angeles, and the local nightclubs feared the competition so much they’d have SWAT teams in full riot gear sent to try and shut them down. Pia Lindstrom is one of the founders of the company, which arranged parties hosting the likes of Arnold Schwarzenegger, Leonardo DiCaprio and Jessica Alba, starting in a place lent to them by Paris Hilton. Having established a track record of building entertainment brands, Pia is now president and chief executive of The Cult Collective, which helps creatives and businesses boost their profiles. This has given her the chance to work with companies like Goldman Sachs, Microsoft and Google. She believes anyone with a brain and some “street smarts” can create something successful. Her advice? Just do it, don’t think about it too hard, and just try to make something cool.

<p>It started as a desire to create an epic after-party, a space to bring together creatives and like-minded individuals. But Xenii quickly became one of the most exciting production companies in Los Angeles, and the local nightclubs feared the competition so much they’d have SWAT teams in full riot gear sent to try and shut them down. Pia Lindstrom is one of the founders of the company, which arranged parties hosting the likes of Arnold Schwarzenegger, Leonardo DiCaprio and Jessica Alba, starting in a place lent to them by Paris Hilton. Having established a track record of building entertainment brands, Pia is now president and chief executive of The Cult Collective, which helps creatives and businesses boost their profiles. This has given her the chance to work with companies like Goldman Sachs, Microsoft and Google. She believes anyone with a brain and some “street smarts” can create something successful. Her advice? Just do it, don’t think about it too hard, and just try to make something cool.</p>

#3 Pia Lindstrom: How a woman from Sweden disrupted the LA nightlife scene at 23 and built a career around creating opportunities

Phyllis Jeanne Creore

In this special Downstage Center, we celebrate the legendary Stage Door Canteen (a war relief effort founded by early members of the American Theatre Wing). Opened on March 2, 1942 in the 44th Street Theatre, the New York Stage Door Canteen serviced an average of 3,000 servicemen a night as a recreation center before many of the soldiers went off to war. In all, eight Stage Door Canteens throughout the United States as well as in London and Paris served soldiers. Theatrical luminaries gave of their time (as volunteers) and talents (singing, dancing) in the Canteens. Listen now as Pia Lindstrom talks with one of the original Canteen volunteers, Phyllis Jeanne Creore.

Pia Lindstrom and Phyllis Jeanne Creore - (#353) - December, 2012