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was “it would remove attention from
the website itself.”
“I didn’t want the attention
towards me,” French says
in #WeAreMany. “I wanted it to be
all about the website—most of all
the content creators and the MV
Stars.”
French’s efforts to keep the
focus on MV’s content partners
proved fruitful—MV surpassed 1
million active members by May
2017 and at press time was closing
in on 2 million, making it one of the
fastest-growing websites in adult
entertainment.
Under French’s leadership,
ManyVids has built a platform that
empowers adult content creators
to produce, promote and distribute
their own work while retaining
the full copyright to the material.
Four-and-a-half years later, the
diverse community of MV Girls, MV
Producers, MV Trans and MV Boys
is closing in on 19,000 content
creators.
“And the more and more I’ve
been involved within the adult
community the more and more I
felt like what else can I do?” French
tells AVN.
“I want to help more. I just want
“I just want to give more
of myself. I want to help
adult content creators
achieve their goals.
I want all of them to
become so successful”
to give more of myself. I want to
help adult content creators achieve
their goals. I want all of them to
become so successful.”
To do that, French is using her
voice to effect positive change.
“And also let the world know
there are some woman CEOs—
and if you’re a woman you can
achieve whatever you want,”
French continues. “Whatever you
set your mind to you can achieve it.
“I was hoping that this would
also motivate adult content creators
to achieve whatever they wish to
achieve.”
Fueled by her message of
empowerment and inclusion,
ManyVids set out to transform
adult by providing content creators
a safe haven in which they can
flourish—where sex positivity and
ethical treatment is the standard.
In the process, MV made
it a priority to give back to the
community it cultivated. In 2017
alone, MV gave its MV Stars
$325,000 in bonuses, cash prizes
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and more; in addition, each year
during the holidays MV gifts a total
of $20,000 to 100 MV Stars through
their MV Fund Me campaigns in an
initiative it calls MV Helping Hand.
Now comprising 100
team members at its vibrant
headquarters, MV continues
to expand its suite of offerings.
Among the products are the MV
Blog, which showcases daily MV
news items and spotlights; MV
Podcast, an in-depth interview
series hosted by comedian Tranna
and “sexpert” Bunty; their Youtube
channel, MV Pop; the luxurious
creative space called the MV Loft
in downtown Montreal; MV Mag,
a digital publication that features
photos and interviews; and now
MV Live, a live-camming feature
that started its beta phase July 31.
“None of this would’ve been
possible without a team of really
dedicated people, so it’s exciting,”
says French, who studied business
marketing and logistics at HEC
Montreal at the University of
Montreal. “We’re always trying to
better ourselves.”
To read an in-depth Q&A with
Bella French, visit AVN.com.