Backstage Creations

Backstage Creations is a Santa Monica-based celebrity marketing and event company led by founder Karen Wood, offering brands backstage access at award shows and entertainment events through gifting suites, retreats, and custom celebrity outreach. Backstage Creations originated the Celebrity Gift Suite concept in 1994, placing brands in one-on-one environments with celebrities and influencers at major events including the Emmys, Golden Globes, MTV Movie and TV Awards, VMAs, Billboard Awards, and Teen Choice Awards. Founded in 1994, the company has worked backstage at events from the Emmys to the Tony Awards and New York Comic Con, with clients ranging from Dell, Sprint, Stuart Weitzman, and Fendi to small start-ups, and has contributed over $2 million in funds and goods to charitable partners over the years. Based at 3205 Ocean Park Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90405. Brand partners consistently cite the team's organizational thoroughness across inventory, staffing, media contacts, and talent access, as well as ongoing support from owner Karen Wood and VP Christina Consalvi well after events conclude.