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WIA Profile: Holly Randall
If you’re one of the many regular listeners to Holly Randall’s celebrated podcast, you are already familiar with her charming intro spiel: “Hi, I’m Holly Randall and welcome to my podcast, ‘Holly Randall Unfiltered.’ This is the show about sex, the adult industry and the people in it.
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WIA Profile: Danae Mucino
For a long time, Danae Mucino wasn’t sure about what she wanted to do. With one bachelor’s degree in management and human relations, plus another in marketing and event planning, she found herself working in a variety of fields, including travel, immigration and fashion.
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WIA: Sana Gaziani
Sana Gaziani has always been industrious. She worked in retail for over 20 years, first as a teenager selling chocolates door-to-door and then in multiple part-time jobs at grocery stores. She worked at cosmetics company Lush to put herself through college, where she studied to become a law clerk.
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WIA Profile: Allie Awesome
Once upon a time, Allie Awesome was a budding theater scholar. After earning her bachelor’s degree in the thespian arts, she spent a year or so working as a stripper before starting grad school. Exploring this decidedly more erotic kind of stage introduced her to the sex workers’ rights movement, which led her to focus her graduate studies on sex work in performance.
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WIA Profile: Caroline Karolinko
When Caroline Karolinko joined Segpay in 2018, she did not know a lot about the adult industry. After graduating from the University of Florida with a master’s degree in speech-language pathology, she worked with autistic youth and others with behavioral disorders.
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WIA Profile: Eva Garcia
Throughout her career, even before she became chief communications officer for Erika Lust and her acclaimed brands such as Lust Cinema, XConfessions and Else Cinema, Eva Garcia always felt drawn to projects that positively impact society and the environment.
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WIA Profile: Lea Lexis
Lea Lexis was an elite gymnast for 10 years in her home country of Romania. Her parents encouraged her to pursue the sport at an early age, perhaps sensing that it would help channel her restless nature, which to this day drives her to seek outlets for her high level of energy.
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WIA Profile: Brett Rossi
In 2019, after almost a decade of performing for adult studios, Brett Rossi attended UCLA to earn her paramedic license. After working as an EMT during the pandemic, however, she quickly realized the career was not for her.
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WIA Profile: Sarah C.
After graduating from high school, Sarah C. attended college for a year before realizing she wanted to pursue a more adventurous path. Joining the army as military police taught her the value of discipline and teamwork, while instilling in her a strong work ethic that she still carries with her today.
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WIA Profile: Shelly H.
Shelly began to feel a little stagnant and started seeking growth opportunities. That was when she started looking into the film industry. Fast-forwarding to now, she has joined one of the fastest growing studio networks in the adult space: Model Media.
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WIA Profile: Wendy Nelson
Before joining NETbilling, Wendy Nelson was the head buyer for a California-based firm that delivered high-end promotional gifts and awards to premium golf clubs and pro shops, as well as the LPGA and PGA Tours.
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WIA Profile: Andra Chirnogeanu
Andra Chirnogeanu has overseen many projects over the years, from her earliest days as a social media specialist for a cam studio to serving as CEO of a premium social media platform.
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WIA Profile: Silvia B.
Overcoming the language barrier by tapping into her outgoing personality, she graduated with a bachelor’s degree in management and public relations and went on to earn her MBA at the University of New York in Prague.
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WIA Profile: Renee
After studying fashion marketing, Renee’s first job out of college was as a buyer for an established Montreal-based retailer in that field. There, she took on many roles, but the inexorable pull of marketing-focused tasks continually consumed her attention.
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WIA Profile: Tati Zavedii
Tati Zavedii has always had a passion for marketing. This led her to earn her bachelor’s degree in public relations/advertising, as well as a master’s degree in marketing, which she completed in Finland.
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WIA Profile: Kimi Evans
In her new role for renowned BDSM and fetish player Kink.com, industry veteran Kimi Evans draws upon her legacy of driving growth for major brands.
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WIA Profile: Ella Dorsey
To be the right-hand administrative jill-of-all-trades for Chaturbate COO Shirley Lara is to juggle myriad duties. Fortunately for Ella Dorsey, her professional background prior to joining Chaturbate taught her detail-oriented focus and fast-paced flexible pivoting, making her uniquely suited for the tasks at hand.
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WIA Profile: Mari Blue
Adult industry veterans who frequent the trade show circuit throughout the year often smile broadly when the affable Mari Blue trots up to them, camera in hand, ready to snap a quick photo.
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WIA Profile: Tiffany Masterminds Partners, Products for NakedSword
As director of partners and products for NakedSword, with a firm grip on its affiliate program NakedSword Cash, Tiffany channels her creativity and project management chops into creating synergy and building relationships.
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WIA Profile: Erika Icon
After more than a decade in the adult industry with a full-service adult PR agency, The Rub PR, Erika Icon has cultivated a diverse clientele that includes top-tier stars and big-name companies.
