CalExotics' 'Female Fab Five' Celebrate 2020 XBIZ Exec Awards Noms

LOS ANGELES — CalExotics is trumpeting its “Female Fab Five,” a quintet of nominees for the 2020 XBIZ Retail Exec Awards.

“The fabulous five nominated are CalExotics’ top female leaders taking the industry by storm,” enthused a company rep. “As the world’s leading manufacturer of adult products, CalExotics has grown and thrived by the hand of female leaders.”

The nominees are:

Account Exec of the Year — Pleasure Products
Roxana Mendoza

Business Development Executive of the Year
Lupe Martinez

Marketing Executive of the Year
Nichole Grossmann

Businesswoman of the Year
Susan Colvin

WIA Woman of the Year
Jackie White

“It’s an honor being nominated alongside these incredible, hardworking women,” said Colvin, CalExotics’ founder and CEO. "I can’t imagine a more deserving group. Our team works hard to be the best in the business, so it’s terrific to see so many of them nominated in these critical categories.”

Nominees were selected based on several success factors including leadership, business acumen, community influence and overall career achievement as submitted by members of the adult industry via XBIZ.net.

Voting for the 2019 XBIZ Exec Awards is now open. Industry members may cast their votes here.

The XBIZ Exec Awards spotlight influential business leaders who play essential roles in the success of top adult brands. The award categories cover a range of positions that make up the organizational chart of industry enterprises, covering business development, marketing, management and more.

For the complete list of retail nominees, click here. Visit the XBIZ Exec Awards website here.

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