Articles by Colleen Godin
Novum Veteran Executive Team Leverages Expertise to Grow Brand
Novum Brands may be relatively new on the sex toy scene, but there’s nothing green about George Gatziaris and Vadim Daysudov, who together founded, own and helm the business.
Matrix Vibes Founder Rick Magana Discusses Holistic Sex Enhancement
Though still new on the scene, lifestyle wellness brand Matrix Vibes is setting out to change the way the industry views enhancement supplements. Topical products that promise penis enlargement or vaginal rejuvenation are often ignored or relegated to the “novelty use only” category, but Matrix is bringing sexual enhancement potions back.
N69 Founder Kamila Hrecka Brings Sex Ed, Products to the Polish Market
Come for the Catholic cathedrals, stay for the world-class pleasure expertise! While that may not be an official slogan, there is no denying that modern retail boutique N69 is adding a touch of intimate class to the Polish adult products market.
Canadian Sexual Wellness Brands Nobü, BodiSpa Reveal Goals for Growth
Today’s most beloved pleasure products often blend the adult and mainstream worlds, marketing their sensual designs in boxes that won’t deter vanilla shoppers — or mainstream retail buyers. Canadian sister brands BodiSpa and Nobü aim to embody this vision, bringing adult fantasies to even the shyest of consumers.
Ball & Chain Founder Dawn Phillips Reflects on Company's Roots
The niche of bedroom and bachelorette games is a surprisingly popular yet often unexplored sector of the pleasure industry. Developing and manufacturing mischievous adult play products that don’t require batteries or a charging cable seems to require a certain special creative spark.
Amy Baldwin, April Lampert Bring Podcast to Print in Debut Sex-Ed Book
Sex educators April Lampert and Amy Baldwin, whose winding, interwoven pleasure industry paths have now culminated with the debut of their first book, “Shameless Sex: Choose Your Own Pleasure Path to Unlock the Sex Life You’ve Been Waiting For.”
Xgen Products CEO Andy Green Reflects on Company's 15 Years
Reflecting upon the past 15 years, during which XGEN Products grew from a relatively small distributor into a multi-brand manufacturer with 20 of its own brands and 3,000 items it sells worldwide, CEO Andy Green’s expression is nearly one of disbelief.
Bathmate's Tim Brown Talks Legal Standards of Penis Pump Production
Since the company’s inception in 2006, Bathmate has delivered myriad iterations of the brand’s namesake: a hydrotherapy pump utilizing warm water and suction to take advantage of the penis’s naturally hydraulic erectile function.
Sexologist Dr. Mindy Brings Modern Sex-Ed Approach to Xgen Products
If your pleasure industry company isn’t currently employing a sex educator, do you even sex toy, bro? Millennial dad jokes aside, consumers have realized that it takes a high level of sexual health knowledge and a proper understanding of anatomy to create a satisfying product that’s worth their dollars.
Sean Quinn Helps Retailers Navigate Tricky Tech as CEO of All Point Retail
A former corporate success story and serial entrepreneur who just can’t seem to get out of the technology industry, Quinn founded All Point Retail to assist retailers in need of anything from a little IT support to some serious intervention.
Shunga Founder Manon Vallee Reveals the History Behind Her Veteran Brand
Shunga Erotic Art is best known for its boutique vibe, its stunning Japanese art visuals and of course, its curated line of oils, lotions and potions meant to be touched, tasted and smelled.
Kix'ies Founder Samantha DeMartini Aims to Revolutionize Sexy Fashion
“I was 17 years old and getting in a boy’s truck for a ride home,” she recalls. “The most popular boy at school! But as I climbed in, my skirt got stuck in my backpack, exposing my ‘nylon butt.’ You know, when a girl’s rear end is smushed into a pair of high-waisted nylon tights.”
Hamed Bossett-Allen, Jorge Solorzano Take Sink or Swim Distribution to New Heights
Seven years ago, two dudes were marveling over the impressively giant cheese-and-crackers spread at the ANME trade show, eyes wide like a couple of teen boys walking into an adult store on their 18th birthdays.
Family Keeps the Kink, Commerce Coming Behind the Scenes at XR Brands
As company founder and CEO at kink- and BDSM-focused manufacturer XR Brands, Ari Suss has built his one-room-office ecommerce outfit in Maryland into a national household name in pleasure products.
Carly S. Serves Up NYC-Style Sex Education, Toy Expertise
New Yorkers have a reputation for not f-ing around, and pleasure advocate Carly S. brings that no-holds-barred NYC attitude to her unabashed brand of sex education. An adult industry freelancer-of-all-trades, Carly is brashly unafraid to throw the realities of sexuality straight into your face.
CC Wellness Marks 20th Anniversary With Fresh Outlook, Amplified Strategy
On Jan. 1, the team at CC Wellness rang in more than just another new year. The start of 2023 marked a huge milestone for the veteran lubricants manufacturer: the company's 20th anniversary.
Beloved Entrenue Frontman Joe Casella Announces Retirement
Somewhere in Arizona, there’s a newly retired guy buried in a pile of books, trying to hold an awkward yoga pose while contemplating which hiking trail to hit this weekend. To the surprise and sadness of many pleasure industry veterans, that guy is Joe Casella.
XR Brands President Rebecca Weinberg Keeps Kink, Curiosity at the Global Forefront
Full-body restraint benches, handcuff-bedecked sex couches and dragon-shaped dildos once seemed like the stuff of dimly lit, back-alley porn stores, but not so much anymore — and definitely not if XR Brands has anything to say about it.
Adam Lewis Reflects on Vision That Spawned Hot Octopuss
Of all the homemade masturbation devices created by many a crafty young lad, very few have what it takes to see the light of day as a viable consumer product. Luckily for the men’s pleasure product sector, one such lad had business chops to match his teenage experiments.
Kit Richardson Creates Interactivity, Intrigue at NYC's Museum of Sex Retail Store
As 2022 has become something of a Grand Reopening for store owners across the globe, retailers have understandably faced new anxieties. Kit Richardson, however, remains undaunted.