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ENTITY HEADQUARTERS

ENTITY is a women’s education and media company based out of Los Angeles, California. The first ENTITY headquarters was once an old guard men's fraternal organization known as The Knights of Pythias.

Founder/CEO, Jennifer Schwab, acquired the building in 2016 with the intentions of transforming this old men’s club into the home base of our women’s education company, ENTITY Academy. By 2017, she executed a design program to accommodate students from across the world every summer for an extraordinary learning experience. See testimonials for more fodder on how ENTITY is shaking up the traditional education model.

 

NOTABLE KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS LODGES ACROSS THE COUNTRY

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  • ENTITY's HQ was, at one time, an old guard men’s fraternal organization known as the “Knights of Pythias." It was established in 1864 and the first fraternal organization chartered by U.S. Congress. Past members include congressmen, Supreme Court Justices, a U.S. Vice President and a U.S. President. The Knights of Pythias are still around today and have castles throughout the U.S.

  • One reason women still hold only 5% to 6% of CEO positions is largely due to the old boys’ club. Old-fashioned networking organizations and unspoken brotherhood help maintain inequality status quo. Whether it’s in a lodge, on a golf course, the race track or a bar – men remain the primary beneficiaries of the upper echelons of business.

  • The Knights of Pythias fraternity is based on the Greek legend of Damon and Pythias and their friendship: Pythias is accused of treason against Dionysus of Syracuse and Damon agrees to hold Pythias’ place while he goes to settle his affairs in preparation for execution. If Pythias did not return, Damon would be executed. Dionysus was so inspired by the two friends’ bond (illustrated with Pythias’ return to take back his place) that he sets both of them free. (Known as the Pythagorean ideal of friendship.)

  • Pythagoreanism is the base of their society (Pythagoras was known as the father of Greek philosophy), this also includes mysticism (attainment of insight and hidden truths through introspection) as a key tenet of the Knights.

  • As a mentorship company, ENTITY is tearing down these walls philosophically by encouraging women to find their own hobbies and relationship-building opportunities. We actively mentor and support women by building community in our historical ENTITY HQ.

  • The irony is ENTITY is quite literally housing ourselves in the very structure that was once a sanctuary of these rich and powerful men.

  • Taking a page from the men’s society that inhabited our building before us, we believe our time is now and #WomenSupportingWomen is the future.

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FIRST ENTITY HEADQUARTERS

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  • ENTITY is a women’s media and education platform built upon the belief that with the right tools and education, women have infinite potential. Within the context of achievement, character building and worldly refinement, ENTITY encourages women to propel themselves into action.

  • As the first women’s media company dedicated entirely to mentorship, ENTITY launched its first summer program in 2016. All summer programs now take place in ENTITY's headquarters.

  • Women are taught to fly planes, sweat it out in Krav Maga and gain wisdom from top CEOs ... all in one summer. At ENTITY’s 4-week mentorship program in Los Angeles, all of these things are included because, as CEO Jennifer Schwab knows, millennial women don’t just want fulfilling careers, they want fulfilling lives.

  • Additionally, women are put through an extensive leadership program which includes mock board meetings, pitch trainings, public speaking and conflict resolution. Young women hone their leadership skills and become confident using their voice.

  • Women are also taught to be resilient, to live in their strengths and to foster healthy collaborations with their peers.

  • Mentees in ENTITY’s Women Leadership Academy are published across ENTITY’s rapidly-growing digital platforms, including: EntityMag.com, Facebook and Instagram.

  • ENTITY’s Facebook has 1MM+ followers and reaches millions of highly-engaged users per month.

  • Popular topics covered on the publishing platform include self-love, mental health, adulting, resilience, careers, finance, inspirational women and navigating the complicated world of millennial “non-relationships.”

 

 

 

EVENTS WITH ENTITY

 

 

 

WHAT NORDSTROM HAD TO SAY

• "Biggest (and earliest) line for an event we've had."

• "Attendance was the highest for an event we've had, even though we capped the RSVPs lower than usual."

• "People stayed much longer than usual."

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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