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PEOPLE IN THE NEWS
WHO’S WHO
Alexandra Praisler
Traffic site PlugRush names
new head of sales
PlugRush, a leading global traffic
network, has expanded its team with
the addition of Alexandra Praisler as
head of sales.
“My interests have changed and
I want to serve this industry from a
different business perspective,” said
Praisler, who joined the adult industry
three years ago. “Traffic networks are
a completely new world for me, and I
am well aware that there will be some
challenges along the way but I am eager
to face them all and learn from them. I
am joining PlugRush at the perfect time
as they have a lot of exciting new things
to announce and I am happy I can work
alongside them.”
“We are very happy to have
Alexandra join the team. She will
bring her sales experience, customer
management and the ability to offer
solutions to all our customers,” said
PlugRush CEO Jorgen Bogetveit.
Email alexandra@plugrush.com or
find her on Skype at alexandra.praisler.
Claire AH
7 Veils Social Media
Management adds to staff
Claire AH is the latest addition to the
in-house staff of 7 Veils Social Media
Management.
“Adding Claire to our company is
something we have been aiming to do
for a while now, having worked with
her several times independently,” said
Lauren MacEwen, CEO and chief social
media strategist at 7Veils.com. “Her
creativity and persistence are precisely
what good social require, and she will
quickly become the newest voice in our
diverse chorus of top tier influencers
online.”
Claire AH, of ClaireAH.com, has a
proven track record as a social media
marketer in the adult space from
her time as the Toronto LGBTQ+
matchmaker, and matchmaker for
Friend of a Friend Matchmaking. She
is also an accomplished public speaker,
noteworthy sex educator, and has
extensive experience as freelance author
with a focus on sex, love, disability and
health. Her multimedia expertise also
includes co-hosting and producing Sex
City Radio for an FM radio station,
podcasting and more.
To learn more about Claire AH, or to
begin benefiting from her expertise and
the experience of the entire team, visit
7Veils.com.
Jordan Stewart
Signature Card Services grows
its executive team
Payment processing service provider
Signature Card Services has added
Jordan Stewart to its executive team
to strengthen its sales efforts and back
Signature’s next phase of development
in the specialty risk market.
Stewart is well known and respected
in the adult community for his
ongoing commitment to merchants
and agents alike. In his new role, he
is planning to build upon Signature’s
20 years of experience working with
VOD, camming, novelty, and dating
sites while bringing his own deep
understanding of the space and
welcoming personality to the table.
He is looking forward to forming new
partnerships and re-connecting with his
longstanding industry associates.
“Signature is a well-thought-of
company with a solid merchant-centric
business model and 20 years of service
in the high-risk space,” said Stewart.
“I am pleased to join the Signature
family and the executive team and
look forward to creating exciting new
opportunities for my existing industry
friends while also focusing on building
new relationships.”
Jordan Stewart can be reached at
(888) 334-2284, ext. 243, or
jstewart@signaturecard.com.
Lulu Shwartzer
Nu Sensuelle brings on
international brand
ambassador
Novel Creations, parent company of the
Nu Sensuelle brand of products, had hired Lulu
Shwartzer as the company’s international brand
ambassador. Shwartzer will be located in the U.K. to
help to expand the brand further outside of the
U.S., as well as assisting with U.S. customers.
“We are excited to announce Lulu Shwartzer as
our new international brand ambassador for
Nu Sensuelle,” said co-founders Barry and Thao
Brinberg. “We have known Lulu for a long time and
between us there has always been a mutual respect,
admiration and interest in working together. We
have been looking to expand our worldwide
presence in 2018 and this is the perfect opportunity
to make it happen with her as a part of the team.”
Shwartzer, a self-proclaimed “toy geek,” joins the
team with more than 28 years of experience in the
adult novelty business.
“I’m looking forward to working with Barry and
Thao, who are both innovators and forward
thinkers,” Shwartzer said. “Nu Sensuelle is already a
brand known for its quality and very high standards
in the U.S. and I look forward to bringing that to the
rest of the world.”
For more, visit NuSensuelle.com.
Free Speech Coalition Board members for 2018-19 elected
In December, the Free Speech Coalition announced two newly
elected members of the FSC Board: Cathy Beardsley, president and
CEO of Segpay, and Sister Roma, activist and art director for Falcon
Studios Group.
Beardsley and Roma will join re-elected incumbent board
members Bob Christian (Adam and Eve), Mark Schechter (ATMLA),
Scott Watkins (Doc Johnson) and Board Chair Jeffrey Douglas, as well
as continuing board members Alec Helmy (XBIZ), Joel Kaminsky
(Good Vibrations), Kelly Holland (Penthouse), Mark Kernes (AVN),
Matt Mason (Treasure Island Media), Adam Grayson (Evil Angel) and
First Amendment Attorney Reed Lee.
Beardsley brings more than 15 years experience in payment
processing, and in developing innovative products and services.
Sister Roma, an international LGTBQ activist, is well-known for her
successful campaign to force Facebook to revisit its “real names”
policy, which affected adult workers and other marginalized
populations.
“Since I joined FSC I have made it my mission to move from
playing defense into playing offense. I strongly believe that by
adding Cathy’s and Roma’s expertise, passion, commitment, and
unique points of view, we will be able to make even greater strides,”
said Eric Paul Leue, executive director of the FSC.
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