<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/pre-go-live-resources/_migration/2026-07-21/magazine/spring-1996/safe-t-man-goes-hollywood.html" dsn="news"><pubDate/><title>Safe-T-Man Goes Hollywood</title><excerpt>Christian LesStrang ‘92 has found a mother-son collaboration to be a profitable enterprise. He served as vice president of Safe-T- Man, a company spawned by his mother, Barbara’s, invention of a life-sized dummy as a “personal safety companion.” She wanted to provide a safety device for use in the home or car to deter potential criminals from attacking lone victims.</excerpt><author/><image>
            
            
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