ONLINE Sexceptional BUSINESS SUMMIT!
BUild the sexuality career of your dreams!
Aug 12th-13th, 2023
IN THIS SEXCEPTIONAL SUMMIT, expert guests WILL OPEN UP ABOUT ALL THEIR EXPERIENCES in building a sexuality business AND HOW TO POSITION YOURSELF AS A SEXUALITY EXPERT.
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SCHEDULE Topics/Titles
Aug 12th: Day 1, Saturday, 10:00am - 6:00pm CST (9am-5pm Mountain, 8am-4pm Pacific, 11am-7pm EST)
Dr. Justin Lehmiller - Turn Me On: Leveraging Podcasting to Build Your Business and Advance Sex Education
Dr. Chris Donaghue - The Business of Media - Getting In and How to Survive
Suki Dunham - Diving Into The Evolution Of SexTech
Alyssa Ljubicich - Best Practices to Boost Your Social Presence
Dr. David J. Ley - Ethical and Legal Risks of Being a Clinician on Social Media
Aug 13th: Day 2, Sunday, 10:00am - 6:00pm CST (9am-5pm Mountain, 8am-4pm Pacific, 11am-7pm EST)
Shakun - What Tickles You? Creating a Business Aligned with Your Passion
Soum - Sexual Health: Stats & Engineering
Athena Gayle - Sextech: The Power of Email Marketing
Jacques & Donna - Creating Revenue Streams from Erotic Writing
Dr. David J. Ley - Testifying As an Expert Witness on Sexuality
Additional Topics:
Sexual Health: Stats & Engineering:
Sexual health is often underestimated, yet the numbers show how big an impact sex has on our lives – every day! Here we first look at the big numbers and stats from all things sex with the goal of raising awareness of how commonplace most sexual health issues are and how significantly we can improve quality of life, by putting them center stage. Then we delve into the various stages of creating solutions to address big topics in sexual health by combining medicine and technology.
Writing in sexuality field:
We’ll discuss authors' history in this field, their backgrounds and journeys into writing as a career. We will ponder questions including: Who will you write for? Self or Others? Each encompass a different process, standards, and different conventions. If others, things to consider is how you will make a living and money coming in. We’ll discuss writing locations, the submission process, having your pwn press and more!
MEET OUR PRESENTERS
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.
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.
Athena Gayle
Athena is a sextech and sexual wellness copywriter and email agency. She’s collaborated with sextech startups, sexual pleasure/wellness companies, and sex coaches. She loves working with brands who want to build a community with their audience. Athena is passionate about the kink community and promoting great sex lives. She’s living her best life in Midwest, USA with her husband, daughter and five doggies. You can connect with Athena at https://www.thesexcopywriter.com/ and athena@athenagaylellc.com
Jacques Gerard
Jacques is a writer who enjoys writing short stories, novellas, and screenplays. Erotic romance, sci-fi, and mystery genres are his favorite settings for stories that lead to a portal beyond which is a world that inspires the imagination.
When he is not writing, he can be found working out at the gym or watching sports, especially football. In addition, he likes to relax, listening to music, mainly jazz and classic R&B. Music inspires him.
Dr. Donna Jennings, Ph.D.
Dr. J. | Dr. Donna Jennings, Ph.D., is a seasoned sex therapist, educator, and author, with 47 years of expertise spanning private practice, consulting, and academia. She transitioned into writing after four decades in the field, contributing to numerous publications, including Stupid Fish Productions, SinCyr Publishing, and Bellesa, and anthologies such as Best Women's Erotica Vol 3. Dr. J. also developed the Purple Sex Reflection Deck for Women and is set to release Purple Sex & Love Beyond Your Dreams: A guided journal exploring women's sexuality on August 15, 2023. Her non-fiction book, Scenes with Sex: A Writer’s Sexuality Guide, and an erotic romance novel, Jolted: The Boys of Summer Return, are scheduled for 2024. She facilitates the Passion Works Community on Circle and hosts The Sexuality Space on Twitter and Purple Sex & Erotic Whims on the MŌN app.
Alyssa Ljubicich
Alyssa is a Sex Education Content Creator who got her start on the Netflix reality show, The Circle. Her time on the show gave her a platform to show fellow competitors, viewers, and now her followers how valuable Sex Education is. Her bubbly personality and extensive professional background in Social Media Marketing allowed her to dive into the social media space with great impact so she may continue to grow her audience and business while finishing her certification as a Sex Educator with the Sexual Health Alliance.
Suki Dunham
Christmas comes but once a year, but for Suki and Brian Dunham, the 2004 holiday would change their lives forever. That Christmas, Brian gifted Suki with a new vibrator and an iPod®—her two favorite stocking stuffers of all time, we might add. It wasn't long before this ex-Apple product marketing gal thought,"Wouldn't it be cool if I could pair these two, and create one truly amazing dual-sensory experience?" And with that, OhMiBod was born.
The OhMiBod brand embodies the love and passion that Suki and Brian have for each other, as well as the industry they serve. This spirit is best represented with OhMiBod's new Lovelife line of personal massagers, with each product named and designed to reflect the key components to the
Dunhams' successful relationship: share, adventure, discover, smile, flex, dream, and cuddle.
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 Consultant Program. 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.
*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.