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AVN inducts new Hall of Famers at 2020 Awards Show
By Sherri L. Shaulis
The 10th class of inductees
into the AVN Hall of Fame –
Pleasure Products Branch has
been selected, and three new
members will be installed at
the 2020 AVN Awards Show.
Joe Casella of boutique adult distributor
Entrenue, Greg DeLong of njoy Toys
and Daniel Quinn of In the Mood adult
boutiques will be honored this year during
the AVN Awards Show, presented by
MyFreeCams.com and slated for Saturday,
January 25 in The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel
and Casino Las Vegas. The ceremony caps
off the annual AVN Adult Entertainment
Expo and AVN Novelty Expo, also at the
Hard Rock.
Man of Steel Greg DeLong of njoy Toys, left, meets and greets at the AVN Novelty Expo.
Curating Sexual Wellness: Joe Casella
Entrenue started in 1994 as a small
book distributor focusing on sexual
health. The company soon grew into a
specialty adult wholesale distributor
with sought-after titles and products. Joe
Casella took over in 2006 as CEO and
owner and has grown the business to
include more than 4,000 wholesale adult
novelties and 50 U.S. exclusive brands
across a variety of categories. including
apothecary, CBD, intimate wellness,
and books, while holding true to the
key principles of the Entrenue business:
enhancing intimate lives.
Casella started in the pleasure
products industry in 1996 at Fascinations
and was a part of the team for more than
a decade before taking over Entrenue,
moving from retail to distribution.
“I grew up in a traditional
environment where sex was not
discussed beyond the basics, and
being in this industry has encouraged
me to start that conversation with the
important people around me,” Casella
has said.
Entrenue celebrated its 25th year in
business in 2019 with a social calendar/
catalog and specials for registered clients.
Heavy Metal Master: Greg DeLong
Greg DeLong co-founded njoy
Toys—a company known for sleek,
stainless-steel sex toys—in 2005, though
he has been designing sex toys in one
form another since his early teen years.
Prior to his career in pleasure products,
DeLong was using his mechanical
engineering degree to design bikes and
kitchen products. njoy Toys aims to
pleasure more than the obvious senses,
and toys are designed to work with
the intricacies of the body to heighten
sensual response. All njoy Toys
items are crafted from medical-grade
materials. “If it’s good enough for your
grandmother’s hip replacement, it
should be good enough for you know
what!” the company states.
“When no one had ever heard of
metal sex toys, Greg was making
legendary ones,” said Kim Airs,
founder of Grand Opening boutique,
longtime industry vet and friend of
DeLong. “His paramount perfection
and design always ceases to amaze me.
njoy Toys have always been a great
seller at Grand Opening, and his legacy
for his toys is equaled to his personal
one!”
Between Us Joe Casella of Entrenue
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