# Ian Schrager

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81: Studio 54

GAYS! DRAG QUEENS! LIZA! DISCO! DRUGS! TAX FRAUD! DO I REALLY NEED TO GO ON?Studio 54 was the epicenter of 70s hedonism--a place that not only redefined the nightclub, but also came to symbolize an entire era. Its co-owners, Ian Schrager and Steve Rubell, two friends from Brooklyn, seemed to come o…

Culture, Capital, and Creation: Unpacking A Brand Launch

Summary In this engaging conversation, Dan Flannery, Chief Operating Officer of Loews Hotels & Co., reflects on his remarkable hospitality career, from his early days at Marriott to leadership roles at Ritz-Carlton and the launch of the EDITION brand. He discusses the challenges and rewards of tran…

The Welcome Effect: How West Hollywood inspires travellers to live more boldly

Correction: In this episode we mistakenly used the wrong pronouns for G Flip. G Flip uses they/them pronouns and we sincerely apologise for the error. Show Notes: In this episode of Luxury Unpacked, host Fiona Dalton sits down with Tom Kiely, CEO of Visit West Hollywood, to unpack a destination tha…

The $20 Million Gap: Why Middle-Market Hotels Are Being Abandoned by Mega Funds - Russ Flicker - Co-Founder and Managing Partner - AWH Partners

Brandon Sedloff and Russ Flicker explore the institutional hotel business and the journey from practicing real estate law to building a vertically integrated hospitality firm. Flicker shares how AWH Partners emerged from a borrowed desk during the Great Recession and what shaped his approach to inv…

London 90s Nightlife Royalty to Chief Brand Officer in Global Hospitality - Ben Pundole

A hotel brand can’t live on nostalgia, but it also can’t pretend its history never happened. I sit down with hospitality innovator and brand strategist Ben Pundole to trace the unlikely route from 1990s London nightlife to the center of the global lifestyle hotel movement, including the moment Mado…

The Forrest Gump of Real Estate

At 27, Russ Flicker walked into Trump Tower expecting an introduction. He walked out having negotiated his own salary — in the room, on the spot, with no idea the meeting was an interview. He'll tell you he negotiated it badly. He also started two weeks later, spent five years there, and eventually…

Nishma Patel Robb crushes on Studio 54

What can a nightclub teach us about creativity, culture and bringing people together? Storythings' Hugh Garry talks to AI specialist Nishma Patel Robb (Founder of Switched ON) about her fascination with Studio 54 - the legendary New York nightclub that became a meeting point for emerging, under…

1002. - Norma Kamali

Norma Kamali is a fashion designer from New York. Her book, I Am Invincible, is out now in paperback. We chat with her from her studio about peanut butter sparkling water and piss-filled vinyl, dating Ian Schrager during Studio 54, the rise of fitness coinciding with the fall of dancing, group swea…

The Velvet Rope Effect: Why Being Selective Can Make Affluent Clients Want You More

In 1977, Steve Rubell and Ian Schrager opened Studio 54 in Manhattan—and one of the most famous parts of the club wasn't the dance floor. It was the door. Getting through Studio 54's velvet rope became part of the experience. Money alone didn't guarantee admission, and the people who made it inside…