SHA's Annual Sexceptional Business Summit!
3rd Annual Online Sexceptional Business Summit
EXPERT GUESTS WILL OPEN UP ABOUT ALL THEIR EXPERIENCES IN BUILDING A SEXUALITY BUSINESS AND HOW TO POSITION YOURSELF AS A SEXUALITY EXPERT in SHA’s 3rd annual Business Summit.
EVERY YEAR, WE AIM TO INSPIRE AND MOTIVATE SO THAT TOGETHER, WE CAN CREATE SEX POSITIVE BUSINESSES THAT WILL CHANGE THE WORLD. Participants will feel connected and supported while they learn from successful business owners as they share their experiences.
LEARN HOW TO BUILD YOUR BUSINESS AND SET YOURSELF UP FOR SUCCESS!
Can’t attend live? No problem. Choose the ticket otpion with the recording to watch anytime you wish. The recording will be available within a week of the event.
This event is open to everyone! Everyone is welcome to join regardless of if you are in our programs. SHA Students and Alumni are also INVITED to join and can receive credit towards certification or renewal.
“Excellent! I thought this was one of the most useful and informative workshops I have attended in a long time. Outstanding speakers who were well-knowledgeable in their areas of expertise. Also, each talk was engaging and I found all the material applicable to my business in several ways. A+ Thank you, SHA staff!”
FUll SCHEDULE
SATURDAY, September 14TH
START TIME: 8:00AM PST, 9:00AM MST, 10:00 AM CST, AND 11:00 AM EST.
Welcome and orientation
Dr. Chris Donaghue: Engaging with the media by finding your mission and purpose- International lecturer, therapist, and educator. Host of the LoveLine podcast, weekly expert on “The Amber Rose Show”, and frequent co host on “The Doctors” tv show. He previously hosted WE tv’s “Sex Box”and Logo tv’s “Bad Sex”. He is published in various professional journals and top magazines, and has been featured on The Today Show, VICE, CNN, HLN, OWN, Nightline, Dr Drew and in Newsweek, New York Times, Daily Beast, Mens Health, Cosmo, and National Geographic.
Dr. Justin Lehmiller: Turn Me On: Leveraging the Latest Techniques in Podcasting to Build Your Business and Advance Sex Education - Research Fellow at The Kinsey Institute and author of the book Tell Me What You Want: The Science of Sexual Desire and How It Can Help You Improve Your Sex Life. He has been interviewed by numerous media outlets, including The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The Chicago Tribune, The Boston Globe, CNN, The Atlantic, The Globe and Mail, and The Sunday Times. Dr. Lehmiller is the host of the hit podcast and blog: Sex and Psychology.
Cindy Gallop: Changing The World To Fit You: How To Solve The Challenges Facing Sex-Related Businesses- Founder & CEO of MakeLoveNotPorn - 'Pro-sex. Pro-porn. Pro-knowing the difference' - a user-generated social sextech platform that is sex education through real world demonstration, promoting good sexual values and behavior, which she launched at TED 2009. Later this year she will launch MakeLoveNotPorn Academy, an aggregator hub to make the best of the world's sex education content accessible to all. BusinessInsider named her one of the 15 Most Important Marketing Strategy Thinkers today. She characterizes her approach as, "I like to blow shit up. I am the Michael Bay of business." -
April Lampert and Amy Baldwin: How to create a successful podcast in the sexual health space! Hosts of "Shameless Sex", one of the most listened to podcasts in the world, authors of the book "Shameless Sex".They were named 2024's Sexperts of the Year by XBIZ.
Dr. Soum Rakshit: Bringing Engineering to Sexual Health: Solutions to common sexual health issues Co-Founder & CEO of MysteryVibe, the global leader in Women's & Men's Health devices. Mysteryvibe has been featured in over 50 International Awards & Journal Papers.
Closing Remarks from SHA
SUNDAY, September 15TH
START TIME: 8:00AM PST, 9:00AM MST, 10:00 AM CST, AND 11:00 AM EST
Shan Boodram: Creating your services ecosystem and defining the value of each offering- The Internet’s most sought-after, certified sex educator coach and relationship expert with over 100 million YouTube views. She has had mainstream coverage across all major media networks including: The Today Show, ABC Good Morning America, The Talk, The Real, and The View.
Shan Boodram - Continued! Nosey Q&A - The real TMA/ AMA (tell me anything and get advice, ask anything and get a straight answer! Go deep and learn everything you can from this pro!)
Dr. Sonya Maya: Importance of Clitorate yet Ethical Clinical Conversations on Social Media (& Navigating Censorship) - SHA-certified sex therapist and well-known content creator with over half a million followers on social media. Dr. Sonya Maya has been featured in publications like Daily Mail.
Dr. David J. Ley: Engaging with the Media as a Sexpert - World-renowned clinical psychologist who has appeared on television with Anderson Cooper, Katie Couric, Dr. Phil, and others. He has been interviewed in publications ranging from the New York Times, Washington Post, LA Times, and the London Telegraph, to Playboy and Hustler magazines. Dr. Ley has published extensively in both the academic and “pop” realms of literature. His latest book is Ethical Porn for Dicks, A Man's Guide to Responsible Viewing Pleasure.
Closing Remarks
WANT TO BECOME SHA CERTIFIED?:
Want to stop paying for conferences one by one and gain hours towards AASECT Certification too? This program can also be registered for and included as part of SHA’s full Sexuality Educator/Counselor/Sex Therapy Certification & Sexuality Coach Programs. Apply HERE to become SHA Certified and to gain all the CEs you need to apply towards AASECT Certification. Take your sexuality education even further and become sexceptional.
NEED A SCHOLARSHIP FOR THIS WEEKEND CONFERENCE?
In collaboration with the BIPOC Collective, SHA donates two full weekend scholarship spots to every conference for BIPOC-identifying individuals.
Applications Closed.
*The BIPOC Collective's mission is to support the diverse community of BIPOC adult performers and sex-workers within the adult industry through mutual aid and advocacy with dignity and respect.
STUDENT DISCOUNTS
Are you a current college or graduate student? Email shacertifications@gmail.com with a copy of your student ID and current or next term’s course schedule to get this conference at student rate.
*Please note, this discount does not include CEs.
“Amazing conference. I really appreciated this weekend. It motived me and inspired me and I cannot wait to do my own research like Justin did to figure out my dreams and follow them!”
MEET OUR PRESENTERS:
Shan Boodram
Shan Boodram is the Internet’s most sought-after, certified sex educator coach and relationship expert with over 100 million YouTube views. She has had mainstream coverage across all major media networks including: The Today Show, ABC Good Morning America, The Talk, The Real, and The View. Boodram is currently the host of Hung Up from Headspace Studios and the Ambie-nominated podcast Lovers and Friends. You can watch Boodram now as a recurring expert on Netflix’s Too Hot to Handle and on Peacock as the sex expert on Ex-Rated with Andy Cohen. Previously she was the host + EP of Quibi's #1 daily show, Sexology with Shan Boodram, MTV's Guide to Sex and Facebook Watch’s Make Up or Break Up. Boodram is a best-selling author of, “The Game Of Desire"" (HarperCollins, '19) acclaimed by TIME, Apple, Glamour & Refinery29. Her first book is titled LAID (Seal Press, '09) she's written for Teen Vogue, Cosmopolitan, CBC, Playboy and InStyle. Boodram is an ambassador for AIDS Healthcare Foundation and WomensHealth.gov + a member of the National Coalition of Sexual Health. She previously served on Trojan's Sexual Health Advisory Board alongside sex ed historical icons like Dr. Jocelyn Elders. This summer Boodram has a brand new project with Roku set to shake up the reality dating space.
Boodram is a certified sexologist with a M.S. in psychology from ASU. She is currently pursuing her PsyD from California Southern University. She lives in Los Angeles with her two daughters, Ryu and Xya, and husband Jared Brady.
Cindy Gallop
Founder & CEO of MakeLoveNotPorn - 'Pro-sex. Pro-porn. Pro-knowing the difference' - a user-generated social sextech platform that is sex education through real world demonstration, promoting good sexual values and behavior, which she launched at TED 2009. Later this year she will launch MakeLoveNotPorn Academy, an aggregator hub to make the best of the world's sex education content accessible to all. BusinessInsider named her one of the 15 Most Important Marketing Strategy Thinkers today. She characterizes her approach as, "I like to blow shit up. I am the Michael Bay of business."
Cindy Gallop is a graduate of Somerville College, Oxford, whose background is over 30 years in brand-building, marketing and advertising — she started up the US office of ad agency Bartle Bogle Hegarty in New York in 1998 and in 2003 was named Advertising Woman of the Year.
She is the founder of MakeLoveNotPorn – ‘Pro-sex. Pro-porn. Pro-knowing the difference’ — a social sextech platform designed to promote good sexual behavior and good sexual values, which she launched at TED 2009, and for which she has just raised $2million to build out MLNP.tv as ‘the Social Sex Revolution’.
As a result of the funding challenges she has encountered, she is raising the world’s first and only sextech fund, AllTheSky Holdings. She acts as board advisor to a number of tech ventures and works as a personal brand/life/executive coach and a consultant on brand and business innovation for companies around the world, describing her consultancy approach as 'I like to blow shit up. I am the Michael Bay of business.'
Business Insider named her one of 15 Most Important Marketing Strategy Thinkers Today, alongside Malcolm Gladwell and Seth Godin, and cited her as number 33 on their list of 100 Most Influential Tech Women On Twitter, and number one on their list of Top 30 People In Advertising To Follow On Twitter.
April Lampert and Amy Baldwin
APRIL: April is a SHA certified sex educator who has been in the pleasure products industry since 2008, educating people around the globe about sex toys and sexual health and wellness. She co-host of ""Shameless Sex"", one of the most listened to podcasts in the world, co-author of the book ""Shameless Sex"", and co-owner of one of the most innovative sex toy brands of today Hot Octopuss. She also serves as a SWPA board member and head of their Mentorship Program. She was Woman of the Year in 2016, Sexpert of the Year in 2024, and is considered a pioneer in the pleasure products industry by her piers.
AMY: Amy is a sex and relationship coach trained in both the Somatica® and Hakomi Method, certified sex educator, lead educator for überlube, as well as co-owner of a mother-daughter owned online pleasure boutique called Pure Pleasure Shop. She cohost of Shameless Sex, one of the most listened to podcasts in the world and coauthor of the book Shameless Sex and was voted Sexpert of the Year in both 2022 and 2024. Amy has a passion for promoting shame-free, pleasure-focused sexuality education while emphasizing the deep emotional and energetic forces behind great sex and intimate connection.
DR. SOUM RAKSHIT
Dr. Soum Rakshit is the Co-Founder & CEO of MysteryVibe. He did his Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering and created a startup in eye recognition which was acquired by a US defense company. He then spent 7 years in management consulting on large technology projects. In 2014 Soum started MysteryVibe to bring defense electronics and medical expertise together and create devices that solve big topics in sexual health in an accessible way.
Sonya Maya, PsyD
I am a sex positive therapist and social media content creator! I use a silly edutainment approach, attempting to make people laugh while they learn about pleasure. I’m a pre-licensed psychologist specializing in treating individuals with depression, anxiety disorders, bipolar disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, trauma, attachment issues, emotion regulation, ADHD, adjustment difficulties, everyday stressors, familial conflict, relational conflict, self-esteem, and LGBTQ+ issues. I take a special interest in working with members of the LGBTQ+ population and I have a lot of experience working with individuals struggling with gender identity, sexual issues and sexuality concerns. I have the pleasure of seeing sex therapy clients at my current practice. So excited to continue learning from SHA experts and would live to continue collaborating with SHA in various ways throughout my clinical journey!
CHRIS DONAGHUE, PHD, CST
Dr. Chris Donaghue is an international lecturer, therapist, and educator. Dr Donaghue is the Director of Clinical Education for The Sexual Health Alliance (SHA), host of the LoveLine podcast, weekly expert on “The Amber Rose Show”, and frequent co host on “The Doctors” tv show. He previously hosted WE tv’s “Sex Box”and Logo tv’s “Bad Sex”. He is published in various professional journals and top magazines, and has been featured on The Today Show, VICE, CNN, HLN, OWN, Nightline, Dr Drew and in Newsweek, New York Times, Daily Beast, Mens Health, Cosmo, and National Geographic. Author of the book, “Sex Outside the Lines: Authentic Sexuality in a Sexually Dysfunctional Culture”. Dr. Donaghue has lectured at prestigious Universities including USC, UCLA, and Princeton as well as being the keynote at various professional conferences such as Chicago Ideas Week, American Association for Sex Educators, Counselors, and Therapists (AASECT), and The Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality (SSSS). Dr. Chris Donaghue is a Doctor of Clinical Sexology and Human Sexuality, Doctoral trained in Clinical Psychology, Licensed Clinical Therapist, a Certified Sex Therapist and a Certified Sexologist. Dr. Donaghue practices general psychology and specializes in individual and couples sex, relational, and marital therapy. His work also includes sexual compulsivity, sexual anorexia, sexual dysfunctions, and non-traditional sexuality, identities, and relationships. His work is also with diverse individuals, including all gender expressions, sexual orientations, and Kink/BDSM/Poly issues. His office is located in Los Angeles.
DR. DAVID LEY
Dr. David J. Ley is a world-renowned clinical psychologist known for bringing scientifically accurate and clinically sound information to discussions about modern sexuality.
He serves on the board of the Sexual Health Alliance as an expert advisor and is an internationally recognized expert on issues related to sexuality, pornography, and mental health.
He has appeared on television with Anderson Cooper, Katie Couric, Dr. Phil, and others. He has been interviewed in publications ranging from the New York Times, Washington Post, LA Times, and the London Telegraph, to Playboy and Hustler magazines. Dr. Ley has published extensively in both the academic and “pop” realms of literature. His latest book, Ethical Porn for Dicks, A Man's Guide to Responsible Viewing Pleasure has endorsements from Dan Savage and Pornhub.com and is a humorous and provocative handbook for men who want to think more comprehensively about porn.
The Myth of Sex Addiction (2012) and Insatiable Wives (2009) were revolutionary explorations of sexual issues which blended a powerful client-centered narrative with a rich understanding of psychology, biology, and sociology.
DR. JUSTIN LEHMILLER
Dr. Justin Lehmiller received his Ph.D. in Social Psychology from Purdue University. Dr. Lehmiller also is Director of the Study Abroad Program with the Sexual Health Alliance. He is a Research Fellow at The Kinsey Institute and author of the book Tell Me What You Want: The Science of Sexual Desire and How It Can Help You Improve Your Sex Life. Dr. Lehmiller is an award-winning educator, having been honored three times with the Certificate of Teaching Excellence from Harvard University, where he taught for several years.
He is also a prolific researcher and scholar who has published more than 50 academic works to date, including a textbook titled The Psychology of Human Sexuality (third edition forthcoming in 2023) that is used in college classrooms around the world.
Dr. Lehmiller’s research focuses on topics including casual sex, sexual fantasy, sexual health, and friends with benefits. His studies have appeared in all of the leading journals on human sexuality, including the Journal of Sex Research, Archives of Sexual Behavior, and The Journal of Sexual Medicine.