Mark Fleischman in conversation with R. Couri Hay

Entrepreneur Mark Fleischman is a graduate of The School of Hotel Administration at Cornell University and former Naval Officer who established himself resuscitating troubled hotel, restaurant, and club projects. He bought Studio 54, which had been closed for nearly two years after the former owners went to Federal Prison, and reestablished it as the hottest club in New York. He and his wife Mimi currently live in Los Angeles and co-owners of four Bar Method Exercise Studios in Los Angeles. R. Couri Hay lives in New York City and Southampton with his King Charles Cavaliers Webster and Cornelia. He is currently the society columnist for Avenue Magazine and a contributing editor / writer for Hamptons and Gotham and Travel Squire.com. Couri appears regularly on television commenting on political figures, society and Hollywood. He is also the CEO of R. Couri Hay Creative Public Relations, a full-service PR and press agency.