XBIZ Announces Nominees for 2021 Retail Exec Awards

XBIZ Announces Nominees for 2021 Retail Exec Awards

LOS ANGELES — XBIZ is pleased to announce the nominees for the retail industry edition of the 2021 XBIZ Exec Awards, presented by Satisfyer, which will be presented in January as part of the debut virtual edition of the XBIZ Honors ceremony.

The annual XBIZ Exec Awards honors the best of the best from the adult business community, celebrating outstanding career achievement across a wide variety of prominent industry roles. Nominees are selected based on a range of success factors including business acumen, community standing and overall leadership.

Voting for the 2021 XBIZ Exec Awards begins today on XBIZ.net and continues through Wednesday, November 25.

Without further ado, the nominees for the retail edition of the 2021 XBIZ Exec Awards are:

Retail Account Exec of the Year
• Angela Blackmon, Holiday Products
• Loretta Goodling, Excitement Adult Superstores
• Erin Horea, Stag Shop
• Kimberly Maty, Entrenue
• Chelsea McCain, Adult Empire
• Vincent Renou, LetsOut
• Kit Richardson, Museum of Sex
• Erin Sue, Pink Cherry
• Jon Vogt, Eldorado
• Don Zerilli, Nalpac

Pleasure Product Account Exec of the Year
• Jennifer Brice, Wicked Sensual Care
• Michael Cox, Fun Factory
• Christina Crespo, Nasstoys
• Kristen Denton, Doc Johnson
• Sham Galoria, Rocks-Off
• Heather McNeely, Pipedream
• Roxana Mendoza, CalExotics
• Anne Meunier, Lovely Planet
• Joey Teodoro, Shots Canada
• Denise Young, Blush Novelties

Business Development Exec of the Year
• David Ballow, Hustler Stores
• Julie Bonnet, Gisele International
• Michelle Liss, Paradise Marketing
• Lupe Martinez, CalExotics
• Savannah Robertson, Dame Products
• Eddie Romero, Vibratex
• Lisa Sananes, Gisele International
• Hein Schouten, Shots
• Rita Silva-Grondin, Bedroom Kandi
• Simon Smith, WOW Tech
• Justin Vickers, ABS Group

Marketing Exec of the Year
• Kristian Broms, Pipedream
• Sally Cotching, Voodoo Toys
• Thao Dipolito, Doc Johnson
• Nichole Grossmann, CalExotics
• Stephanie Ingram, WOW Tech Group
• Peter La Mantia, East Coast News
• Luka Matutinovic, LELO
• Victoria McCrobie, United Consortium
• Stephanie Trachtenberg, Satisfyer
• Erik Vasquez, Sliquid

Progressive Leadership Award
• Raj Armani, Besharam
• Jerome Bensimon, Satisfyer
• Chad Braverman, Doc Johnson
• Chelsea Downs, New York Toy Collective
• Oscar Heijnen, Shots
• Chad Jenny, Adam & Eve
• Autumn O'Bryan, Global Novelties
• Megan Swartz, Deja Vu
• Step Tranovich, Cute Little Fuckers
• Briana Watkins, MD Science

Community Figure of the Year
• Brent Aldon, Aneros
• Lulu Batista, OOHLuluCherryBox
• Tamara Bell, Home Pleasure Party Plan Association
• Andy Duran, Good Vibrations
• Kim Faubel, COTR
• Kate Kozlova, Svakom
• April Lampert & Amy Baldwin, Shameless Sex
• Rob Phaneuf, Pipedream Products
• Paul Reutershan, Williams Trading Co.
• Cathy Ziegler, Kheper Games

Brand Ambassador of the Year
• Kim Card, WOW Tech
• Chaney Cox, Sportsheets
• Sabrina Earnshaw, Lovehoney
• Alexandro Feynerol, Svakom
• Tracy Leone, Rock Candy Toys
• Benny Neff, Blush Novelties
• Josh Ortiz, XR Brands
• Molly Romeo, Holiday Products
• Danielle Seerley, Voodoo Toys
• Gabe Segura, Doc Johnson

Senior Leadership Award
• Conde Aumann, Screaming O
• Andreas Bergmann, Ella Paradis
• Bonny Hall, Lovehoney
• Gary Krupkin, Sara's Secret/Condoms To Go
• Debra Petersen, Fairvilla Stores
• Colin Roy, Sliquid
• Lynn Swanson, Classic Brands
• Malay Vannouvong, Aneros
• Scott Watkins, Doc Johnson
• Jackie White, CalExotics

Chief Exec of the Year
• Steve Craig, Nalpac
• Ruben Deitz, Shots America
• Bonnie Feingold, Honey's Place
• Mark Franks, Castle Megastore
• Wanda Garland, Eldorado Trading
• Shay Martin, Vibratex
• Matthew Matsudaira, Pipedream
• Verna Meng, Blush Novelties
• Brian Pellham, Kheper Games
• Frederic Walme, Fun Factory

Businesswoman of the Year
• Susan Colvin, CalExotics
• Melanie Cristol, Lorals
• Suki Dunham, Ohmibod
• Lora Haddock, Lora DiCarlo
• Marlene Hilliard, PassionGalore
• Julia Margo, Hot Octopuss
• Kara McGee, SBJ LLC
• Lara Pack, ElixirPlay
• Maureen Pollack, Lovability
• Julie Stewart, Sportsheets

Businessman of the Year
• Joe Casella, Entrenue
• Brian Dunham, OhMiBod
• Dean Elliott, Sliquid
• Daniel Freedman, Pink Cherry
• Andy Green, Xgen Products
• David Joseph, Rock Candy Toys
• Nick Perez, Condomworld
• Dave Powley, DD Trading (NW) Ltd.
• Justin Ross, Screaming O
• Matt Smith, Cherry Banana

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