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WIA Profile: Holly Berejikian
The Sexy Suz Couples Boutique in Athens, Georgia owes much of its success to a secret that only locals and industry pros are lucky enough to know about: store manager Holly Berejikian.
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.
WIA Profile: Louise Wong
As senior business development manager at LELO, Louise Wong juggles multiple brands, nurtures her team, and taps new markets daily. She sees her main goal, however, as paving the way for the next generation of Asian youth to thrive in their sexuality.
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.
WIA Profile: Jessica Quinn
Most sex toy brands launch with guns blazing, but that's not Jessica Quinn's style — though she does stock a dual-stim vibrator called the Rabbit 45 that's shaped like an old Western handgun.
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.
WIA Profile: Stephanie Trachtenberg
From children's playthings to adult toys, Satisfyer's Stephanie Trachtenberg knows how to spin a brand and win the hearts of clients and consumers alike.
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.
WIA Profile: Christina Williams
Mentor. Mother. Maven of the sale. That’s Christina Williams and her career in a nutshell, and after eight years — both in the pleasure space and with NS Novelties — she’s fulfilled her original adult life goal of becoming an independent woman with the world at her feet.
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.
WIA Profile: Stephanie Koelsch
When you love what you do for a living, they say, you'll never work a day in your life. Stephanie Koelsch proves it's exactly the opposite: when you genuinely love your job, you'll put your nose to the grindstone on the daily to keep your customers smiling.
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.
WIA Profile: Kathryn Guy
When you’re in a field that’s as much fun as the sex toy industry, family companies thrive and never cease to pass along a passion for pleasure to the next generation of business owners.
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.
WIA Profile: Casey Calvert
After a decade in the adult industry, Casey Calvert has made a name for herself as a prolific Spiegler Girls performer with nearly 900 scenes under her belt, and as an award-winning director for Erika Lust studios’ Lust Cinema and XConfessions.
WIA Profile: Cheryl Sloane
Uberlube speaks for itself, and so does Cheryl Sloane’s long-standing career with the company since making the leap from Uberlube retailer to dedicated team leader.
WIA Profile: Jasmine James
On every project for which she consults, business development specialist Jasmine James leverages her far-ranging adult industry experience spanning multiple sectors.
WIA Profile: Nancy Cosimini
Each month, XBIZ spotlights the career accomplishments and outstanding contributions of Women in Adult. WIA profiles offer an intimate look at the professional lives of the industry's most influential female executives.
WIA Profile: Tanya Tate
Each month, XBIZ spotlights the career accomplishments and outstanding contributions of Women in Adult. WIA profiles offer an intimate look at the professional lives of the industry's most influential female executives.