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Lucia Kaiser is a two-time Emmy Award-winning Producer, Philanthropist, and Speaker. Her career in the entertainment industry began at the age of 19, when she became the first female Talent Booker for the Johnny Carson Show. After a successful career working for NBC, Lucia went on to establish the first all-women Advertising Agency in New York City entitled Venus. Her exciting career on Madison Avenue exposed Lucia to professionals from all walks of life. She was soon offered the position to become the President of Studio Film Exchange, an organization that purchases and markets award-winning documentary films.
Amid her flourishing film career in New York City, while on a leisurely trip in Hong Kong, Lucia was persuaded by the martial arts legend Bruce Lee to run his film company. After much deliberation, Lucia left New York City, to serve as the only female President of Bruce Lee’s film company in Hong Kong. She successfully oversaw the production and distribution of some of Lee’s most famous films, including negotiating a distribution deal with Warner Brothers for the worldwide box office hit “Enter The Dragon.”
During a trip across Europe, Lucia met her husband, and together they moved from Germany to the islands of Hawaii. Shortly after her arrival, Lucia dove right back into show biz, working on various productions for NBC and CBS. However, Lucia’s career reached new heights when she accepted a position as the only female General Manager at Hawaii’s KGU Radio. Among many notable productions, Lucia aggressively worked feverishly to secure the first-ever live remote broadcast of the Larry King Show in Honolulu, Hawaii. It turned out to be the highest rated “live” remote of the Larry King Show in the U.S. and Canada.
Coming from humble beginnings, Lucia has always had a passion for giving back. While tirelessly producing radio shows, she actively organized fundraisers for organizations such as Partnership for the Homeless, Hawaii Symphony, Girl Scouts of America, and Hawaii Theatre. Lucia decided to engage Mikhail Baryshnikov to come give a one-time special performance in Hawaii, and from it, she reached her goal to raise enough funds to finance a ballet school for the children of Hawaii. As a result of her fundraising efforts, Lucia became the Democratic Chairperson during both terms of President Bill Clinton’s administration.
In addition to her endeavors in the entertainment industry, Lucia has been a Keynote Speaker at notable venues including the United Nations. She was asked to speak on film financing at the Venice Film Festival. In addition, Lucia was a motivational speaker. Lucia continues to engage in the socio-political landscape of our times. Most notably with Destiny Rescue, which is a non-profit organization devoted to saving young children from sex trafficking all over the world, including in Cambodia, Thailand, and the Dominican Republic. She continues to champion the cause of fighting sex trafficking.
Lucia is presently bringing in the funding to Produce Al Pacino starring as Albert Einstein. In addition, she is writing her treatment on her lifestory to finally be on a very long TV Series.
