Sarah Tomchesson
Sarah Tomchesson discovered sex-positivity and feminism while attending Reed College and soon after graduating became a trained Sex Educator.  Since, her career has involved a variety of entrepreneurial endeavors, which have led to her current role as Director of Business Development and Strategy for The Pleasure Chest, a nation-wide, specialty adult retailer which just celebrated its 40^th anniversary.  In addition, Sarah presents regularly at the Pleasure Chest stores, sex-positive events, sexual health conferences and universities across the country on topics relating to female pleasure and sexuality.

Robin Stewart
Robin Stewart is the Brand Manager of JOPEN, a global luxury pleasure product company with a business model focused on form and function.  Her diverse background began in 1999 and includes international sales, marketing, instructional education, and personalized brand management in the luxury hair care and magazine publishing industries.

Passionate about customer service, Robin loves being part of a productive, high energy team.  In her current role Robin is spearheading the company’s Authorized Distributor and Reseller Program.  She creates strategies that promote the elegant style that makes the JOPEN brand world renowned.

Kelly Perez
Kelly Perez grew up in Brooklyn, NY. After high school, her sharp mind and entreprenerual spirit brought her to the University of South Florida to pursue a degree in Business Administration. Since then, she’s taken full-time residence in South Florida with her boyfriend and 2 year old furry child.

In 2009, Kelly took her keen business savvy and applied it to her lifelong obsession with bargain shopping. Noticing that online novelty stores overwhelmed customers with so much product choice, she took it upon herself to create a bold new web-based business venture. The end result? SensualSteals.com, the original adult deal-a-day web site.

Sensual Steals subscribes to a simple yet deceptively efficient business model: sell a different quality, adult-themed product each day for a 24-hour period, or until inventory sells out. Wrap things up in a classy, credit card-safe web site and voila! You’ve got a little corner of the web where women – and men – can strenghthen their relationships  without depleating their pocketbooks.

Melissa Jones
Melissa Jones is a clinical sexologist and board certified sexuality educator who specializes in helping her clients improve their relationships by enhancing their sexuality and overcoming intimacy challenges.  Melissa is a dynamic educator who encourages people to think differently about sexuality and the role that it plays in their relationships.  Warm, engaging, and entertaining, Melissa shares her wealth of information both one-on-one and with groups of all sizes, backgrounds, and ages.   Dr. Jones is an active professional member of the American Counseling Association, the International Coach Federation, the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists (AASECT), and is board certified by the American College of Sexologists.  She has an active sexology practice in San Antonio, Texas, where she conducts workshops and assists couples at her medical-center office.  She and her husband have been married for twenty years and are the parents of three children

Kim Airs
Kim Airs is the founder of Grand Opening! sexuality boutique which opened in Boston in 1993 and now happily resides on the web at grandopening.com. She has taught hundreds of sexuality classes and wears many hats in her beloved adult industry including educator, sales, product development and providing extensive training for sales clerks and distributors alike. Kim has been featured on HBO, the Playboy Channel and many other media outlets including O Magazine, Marie Claire, and Penthouse. She loves her job!

Clyde DeWitt
Clyde DeWitt, a Los Angeles and Las Vegas attorney representing adult businesses since 1980 and his history of writing (including two decades of legal columns in AVN).  He has spearheaded anti-censorship litigation in dozens of jurisdictions around the country.  His clientele presently ranges from adult video production companies to adult bookstores to adult internet sites to gentlemen’s clubs, addressing topics from obscenity issues, 2257 and adult zoning to emerging hurdles involving trademarks, copyrights, unfair competition, business considerations and other important legal problems that currently plague owners of adult businesses.  He is a director and former president and national chair of the First Amendment Lawyers Association.

Pamela McKee
Pamela McKee, aka Papaya Pam, is a native of Southern California and got her start in the pleasure products industry in 2006 in PR and sales for Big Teaze Toys. Since that time, she, has worked with Ruff Doggie Styles and Digital Playground Novelties before becoming a managing partner in PAPAYA Toys US.  Pamela has been deemed a“sex-toy mondernizer”by industry professionals due to her passion for educating others about the quality of materials and manufacturing processes associated with the pleasure product industry.  Papaya Pam has most recently teamed up with Calston Enterprises in bringing PAPAYA to the people!

James Bartholet
Publicist, Marketer, Actor, Radio Host

James Bartholet is a man of many talents. Bartholet runs and owns Galaxy Publicity; galaxypublicity.com, a publicity and marketing company for talent, products,and production companies. Bartholet is also an award winning performer and actor, and radio host of the popular radio program Inside the Industry; insidetheindustry.net.  Bartholet has over 20 years experience working in both the mainstream and adult industries. Some of his clients include; XXX Truth Or Dare, Assence Films and OGEE Studios, Simply Blown Glassware, as well as such talent as Misty Stone, Daisy Marie, Sophie Dee, and Priya Rai. Some of Bartholet's award winning adult titles include; The Rocki Whore Picture Show, Men In Black; A Hardcore Parody, Not Charlie's Angels XXX, Not Happy Days XXX, Not Bewtiched XXX, and Not The Three Stooges XXX. 

Janet Hardy
Janet W. Hardy is a mass of seeming contradictions: mother and slut, dominatrix and homebody, intellectual and showtune queen.
   The author or coauthor of eleven groundbreaking books about relationships and sexuality, including The Ethical Slut (nearly 120,000 copies sold to date in two editions), Janet has traveled the world as a speaker and teacher on topics ranging from ethical multipartner relationships to erotic spanking and beyond. She is the mother of two grown sons and the veteran of many relationships, kinky and vanilla, with men and women and people in between.
    Janet holds an MFA in Creative Nonfiction from St. Mary’s College of California. She founded Greenery Press, which has been publishing “reading for the sexually adventurous” since 1992, and has taught English composition and creative writing at the university level. She currently serves as Editorial Director for Greenery Press and Down There Press, and owner of Beyond Binary Books.

Tamara Bell
Tamara Bell holds a B.S. in Business Management from the University of Phoenix. She is the founder of the Home Pleasure Party Plan Association, HPPPA.org where she assists party plan business owners in developing and expanding their business and publishes a quarterly magazine, "Home Party Review". Tamara excels in management, networking and provides consulting to those looking to start or expand a career in the Pleasure Party industry. She owns here own party plan company in northern CA and is on the faculty of Loveology University, She is a Certified Loveologist and assists Loveology students with establishing professional connections and incorporating Love Coaching within their business. She is a NAASAS council member and Free Speech Coalition member.

Debra Williams
Debra Williams has over 25 years- experience in the lingerie-adult oriented store business.

She had stores in North Carolina before selling them to Adam & Eve in 1999-2000. Since then, she has been the Buyer/Merchandiser for all new Adam & Eve stores- both initial company stores, and the over 40 stores Adam & Eve has today under their Adam & Eve Franchise division- AEFC.

When not working, Debra loves reading, and traveling and finding new restaurants with her husband.

Tristan Taormino
Tristan Taormino is an award-winning writer, sex educator, speaker, feminist pornographer, and radio host. She is the editor of 25 anthologies and author of seven books, including her latest, The Secrets of Great G-Spot Orgasms and Female Ejaculation. As the head of Smart Ass Productions, she has directed and produced twenty-four sex educational and porn films. She teaches sex and relationship workshops around the world. She is the producer and host of Sex Out Loud, a weekly radio show on the VoiceAmerica Network.

Elan Rofe
From sexy to sweet, cute to provocative, Electric Lingerie is your one stop shop, for everything sexy.

Pamela Luu
"My entry into the industry began in 2005 when I joined the home party scene.  For the next six years, I'd built a great business based on fun and education, along with introducing people to some of the best products the industry has to offer.

Joining the OhMiBod team in November of 2011 has given me the opportunity to train on products at a whole new level and I hit the ground running!  

Folks like me are here to educate the sales staff on our products so that they can understand them better and educate the customers, allowing for a more-informed purchasing decision.  And in the end, a happy customer.  To me, education has always been power.

If you see me at the airport say "Hi". If you see me sleeping at the airport, nudge me awake so I don't miss my flight to the next destination.  If you see me at a bar, don't offer to buy me a drink, I much prefer bacon. ;-)"

David Williams
Vice-President of Sales, Calston Enterprises

David is a passionate sales professional who brings his 25 years of experience to every situation. Holding progressive management roles throughout his career, David has a unique understanding of the entire product lifecycle through his time as Director of Product Development. A straight shooter, his passion for the business is matched only by his passion for his Harley. When he’s not thinking of new ways to help his customers grow their businesses, he can be found riding his Hog or relaxing on the beach with his family.

Kristen Tribby
Kristen Tribby was raised by a relatively sex-positive family, where the words “cervix” and “scrotum” were casually mentioned at the dinner table. After graduating with a degree in Sociology from Chapman University she went on to put it to good use by working as a Sex Educator with a focus in Marketing and PR. Currently, she is the Director of Creative Development and Strategy for The Pleasure Chest where she trains sex specialists, oversees the buying and web departments, and develops marketing initiatives. Kristen can be found teaching sex-positive workshops throughout the country and is particularly excited to continue promoting Pleasure Chest’s long legacy of “making life sexy”.

Bonnie Feingold
Bonnie Feingold was born in Columbus, Ohio. She has a Master’s Degree in Clinical Psychology with an emphasis in Marriage and Family Therapy from Pepperdine University and a background of working with at-risk foster youth.  In March of 2003, Bonnie took over the day-to-day operations of Honey’s Place, filling in after her Mother, who started the company.  Bonnie enjoys her role as CEO and values the many relationships she has cultivated with clients, vendors and employees.  Honey’s Place has consistently grown in the years that Bonnie’s been at the helm and she’s delighted with all the innovations and improvements that have been made to the company in that time.  However, she’s most proud of being able to employ a large staff and give them a great working environment—to be not just a good owner, but a good employer.  Bonnie promotes excellent customer service at Honey’s Place and feels that one of the areas that they’ve really succeeded with is truly listening to the needs of their customers.  Taking the time to come up with solutions that will be mutually beneficial and creating lasting relationships.  Bonnie is passionate in both her professional and personal life.  She enjoys spending time with her close circle of friends and has an amazing relationship with her daughter and spends much of her free time with her. 

Tom Stewart
Tom Stewart, founder and CEO of Sportsheets International, Inc., created the Sportsheet and the “Velcro” Bondage Bed sheet while serving as a helicopter pilot in the Marines in the late 1980’s. He was inspired by an episode of the David Letterman Show, to develop a product that would allow you to restrain your partner with safe and easy-to-use Velcro. Over the last two decades Tom continued to build Sportsheets on the fantasy bondage concept, developing more than 400 different products for curious couples. Determined to show that a little leverage goes a long way in the bedroom he began to develop products for couples to use that enhance certain sexual positions. For Tomnew product development is a constant focus and a great deal of fun.

Alicia Sinclair
In November 2011, Baci Lingerie USA brought on Alicia Sinclair as the company’s National Sales Director.  Alicia is equipped with over 10 years retail experience in the adult entertainment and lingerie industries, while still delivering youth and energy to her position.  Colleagues and customers know Alicia for her integrity and work ethic, making her the perfect person to make Baci a household name. 

For Alicia, working for Baci is more than selling lingerie and accessories, albeit extremely beautiful and luxurious lingerie.  Alicia strives to understand the market, while working to simultaneously change the stereotypes surrounding sexuality.  Alicia believes garnering mass-market visibility of Baci’s erotic and sensual styles will produce more confident women in and out of the bedroom.  She explains, "Our styles embrace women, and help them feel beautiful and sexy.  This feeling is empowering and the results seep into every area of a woman's life.  When a woman feels sexy and confident, she attracts positive energy and manifests great things."

Roylin Downs
In late 2009, Roylin Downs opened Kama Sutra Closet, an online store and brick and mortar boutique based in Ventura, CA featuring contemporary, high quality, sensual products for passionate play. In only its first year of operation, Kama Sutra Closet has garnered nominations for Best Boutique in the Nation and Best Boutique in the West. In 2011, Roylin opened Lingerie at Kama Sutra Closet.  Kama Sutra Closet and Lingerie at Kama Sutra Closet are quickly becoming recognized in the industry as a leader and innovator in a budding trend of female friendly, couple friendly, discreet and high end passionate boutiques popping up nationwide.

Larry Garland
As an entrepreneur, 37-year business veteran, and winner of the 2011 "O" Lifetime Achievement Award and inductee into the AVN Hall of Fame, CEO and founder Larry Garland is an invaluable asset to Eldorado Trading Company. Over the years Eldorado has become one of the top international distributors in the adult novelty business offering over 15,000 best selling SKUs throughout the world. Garland sticks to the basics and follows the simple, guiding principle he used to transform a homespun basement business into an international pleasure products dynamo: “making sure customers get what they want in salable condition, on time, and at a fair price.” In addition to heading up Eldorado since 1974, Garland is a board member of the Free Speech Coalition, as well as an active and vocal advocate for his local community. For the last several years, Eldorado has held fundraisers and food drives for the Community Food Share program, helping put Thanksgiving dinner on the table for thousands of Colorado families in need.

Brian Sofer
Brian currently serves as manager, emerging media and strategic partnerships at Eldorado Trading Company. Sofer joined the Eldorado team in 2010. In his current role he is responsible for developing brand awareness, generating inbound traffic and encouraging sales, as well as all facets of strategic partnerships including concept development. Sofer is a creative, results-oriented marketing professional with extensive experience across his career utilizing social media, community building, blogging and generating mutually beneficial relationships with all stakeholders.

Michael Guilfoyle
President, Masque International, LLC
Michael Guilfoyle is an entrepreneur with more than 20 years of experience in marketing, sales and corporate strategy.
Over the past several years, Guilfoyle led the team which developed Masque Sexual Flavors, an internationally patent pending intimacy enhancement product. After extensive market research and consumer testing, Masque launched Sexual Flavors in 2011 with the mission of bringing couples closer together. In less than a year, Masque has gone from an internet-only sales item to being a product sold in more than fifteen countries.

Guilfoyle has a master of business administration from University of Florida and lives with his wife in Tampa, Florida.

Stephanie Kienzle
Stephanie Kienzle has been with Vibratex since 2006, applying the business skills acquired at Berkeley and nearly 30 years of the wholesale manufacturing of fashion accessories and home decor to the arena of adult pleasure toys. Her current responsibilities with Vibratex have only increased her appreciation of the entrepreneurial spirit of designers and manufacturers, and the varied retail environments that support them. She recognizes the importance of the free flow of information and education as the cornerstone to a successful relationship between manufacturer and retailer. Great products and great information are directly related to great sales and pleased customers.

Shaye Saldana
Shaye Saldana has quickly become a veteran in the adult industry market space. From establishing LELO as a brand in the United States to founding and growing his own Brand Management, Marketing and Operations company, STEME.  He has hand picked national brands with the likes of SpareParts HardWear and Crystal Delights and Trojan Midnight Collection to international brands such as Toyfriend and Wet For Her Paris to be part of the brands that STEME provides their services to. "Creating growth and doing the job right is something that STEME does..."  Hard work, dedication and treating everyone how they should be treated is how we create a great company culture. This culture allows us to plant seeds for the future which leads to successful realizations. 

Monique Hollowell
Founder and CEO of Fit for Lafemme, Inc.,(dba Lafemme Mobile Gym) is a passionate professional that develops fitness solutions for the general and special populations. She has been featured in national publications such as Ebony Magazine, Happen Magazine, multiple radio shows and was recently awarded the 2011 "Women of Excellence" Small Business of the Year by the NCBW, Inc (Sacramento, Ca.).Monique has held several multi-club management positions and progressed into Executive Management of a health club chain over seeing a multi-million dollar personal training division. Monique's transition as an entrepreneur and continued zeal for fitness created Fit for LaFemme, Inc., which offers Lafemme Mobile Gym ,Lafemme Fitness Bootcamps and LafemmeVie Wellness Retreat. She is also a National Fitness Presenter having presented at IHRSA, IDEA, Body Mind Spirit and Fit Fest. She is the author of Bellie Fit Basics (available on Amazon and Barnes and Noble) and is the host of TheFitnessIQ Radio Show.