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FEATURE
Drew Rose
Creative Director, LFP/Hustler
Just about anybody who’s anybody in XXX video knows Drew
Rose, the creative director for both LFP Video and Hustler Video,
who not only oversees their Chatsworth studio but also is charged
with “producing the movies, budgeting the movies, getting the
movies edited, and trafficking all the materials so they get where
they need to go for authoring and packaging. I’m also responsible
for working with the art department to pick the right cover model,
make sure she looks right at the end of the day, which includes tat-
too removals—all those glamour things we do to make the cover
nicer. I create all the copy for the covers, and also create all of our
‘Best Of’s,’ which is what we call them rather than comps, and we
do four or five of those every month.”
How Rose got into XXX is a story in itself. He started as a cam-
era rep for Panavision in the mid-’90s, making amateur porn in his
own apartment with the backing of some friends. Realizing they’d
need a studio if they wanted to go big time, they opened Satsuma
Studios, a shooting stage, and released several movies under the
brand New Century Studios. But that enterprise eventually
flopped, and after doing editing work on others’ features,
Rose left XXX and Los Angeles for marriage and the
Midwest. But after several months, Rose got a call from
Hustler’s then-production overseer, Marc Kramer, offering
Rose the creative director job, which he accepted—and
wound up doing Kramer’s duties as well, after the producer
quit about a month later. The rest is history.
Among Rose’s accomplishments are bringing to Larry Flynt
the concept of shooting in 3D, and his early support for parodies.
He championed Will Ryder’s Brady Bunch parody to Flynt—a deci-
sion that brought plenty of sales to the company and began a fruit-
ful association with Ryder’s production company, X-Play.
Karla Scott
Director of Sales, Eldorado Trading Company
Karla Scott never realized when she joined the pleasure products
industry that she would have to keep up with a man often regarded as
a dynamo by his clients, colleagues and friends.
“Joining Eldorado was a giant leap of faith as I moved into this
industry blindly. However, having the opportunity to work
with Larry Garland and the daily challenges of keeping up
with this visionary man has been an honor and opportunity
of a lifetime,” noted the director of sales for Eldorado
Trading Co.
In that role, Scott is charged with mentoring and train-
ing representatives—many of whom already possess great
knowledge about the field—in how to achieve that “next
level” as a sales professional and become the quintessential
account manager who has the ability to offer the support busy retail-
ers need in this competitive market.
“In this labor of love, I find myself working in a very rewarding
environment here at Eldorado,” Scott said. “One in which I have
developed some great friendships and lasting memories.”
Eldorado founder Larry Garland said Scott’s efforts don’t go unno-
ticed.
“Kala has brought her extensive training in sales to the team and
shown them how to be more successful,” he said. “Her talents have
really made our sales team legendary.”
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Alicia Sinclair
Director of Sales & Operations, Baci Lingerie
A fixture in the pleasure product industry after stints
at Pipedream Products and Fantasy Lingerie, Baci
sales director Alicia Sinclair got her start on the
DVD side 11 years ago. After college she
moved to Los Angeles to be near her sister,
adult film star Belladonna. Through her
Sinclair got a job at Red Light District. “I
became their receptionist—and first employ-
ee,” she recalled.
In 2011 Sinclair began working with Baci
Lingerie. “It’s been such an amazing experience,”
Sinclair said. “It’s been great working with people who
have such high productions values—the photographs, the
attention to detail.”
Even more significant has been the chance to operate on a
global playing field. “Baci has 20 worldwide partners,”
Sinclair explained, noting that each country runs their sales
staff and distribution differently. She ticked off the places she
had visited—China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, France, Germany,
the Czech Republic—noting that she travels about twice a
month.
It
’s been such a growth experience, Sinclair said, “I can
only compare it to high school and then going to college.
Then you go off to college and learn new things and accom-
plish new goals.”
Said Adella Curry, Baci’s director of marketing, “Alicia
Sinclair is smart, driven and beautiful. She’s a woman in a
man’s world, and to get where she is, she’s doing something
right. She has equal parts tough and sweet, but she’s always
genuine. Alicia embodies the business of lingerie, with both
her astute sense and her affinity for beauty; as such, she
makes an excellent brand ambassador.”
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