Excellent thoughts, CJ!! And thank you for your kind words.
No doubt, Lee...I think that there are not a lot of new men making it in this biz either because it's not like the old days - it takes a lot more to be trusted as being a viable player - male or female really. But Lee, you're a dyke? Who knew?!!
CJ, I'll try and tackle your questions:
- Do the women in business end up with more enemies than men?
Personally speaking, I don't think so. I try to fly below the radar and like to keep a low profile. But at the shows, I do think women webmasters have to be more careful about how they present themselves than men do. I'll equate it to this...I view the shows much like a high school reunion, I get to reconnect with friends that I haven't seen in months, and some that I haven't seen in years, and the shows are wonderful like that – plus meet new people and get tons of work done. But much like high school, I think we women are judged by how sloppy drunk we get with our peers compared to the men who are considered funny when they get trashed, stumble around and make asses of themselves. The men go back to work after the show and their drunken mess is laughed off...we women who might get too loose go back to work after the shows with a 'reputation'...which is too funny considering our business is PORN. But you see where I'm going with this. Regarding enemies; I don't think I have any in the business...but of course, it's never too late.
- How many of the industry's leading women actually work TOGETHER? ever?
This is a much more difficult question. I know all of the women mentioned, but don't directly work with each of them. Why? I'm really not sure...maybe it's because we are all so damn busy that we don't have time to track each other down (only half teasing! ;>). I have for a while and still do work with Samantha. I don't get an opportunity to work directly with RRRED very much but that's only because Ken's always taking up her time! :P But our companies certainly work together. Kimmy and I have on and off worked together on various projects; she's given me a lot of great ideas and I have mucho respect for her. Lee Noga and I have collaborated on various projects over the years but haven't "worked together" in a while (again, I think it's mainly been due to time constraints). PK and I have done and continue to do some business together. I work with Python for sure, but Aly isn't my contact there (I don't know her that well actually but have always admired the way she presents herself both on the net and in person!) and CJ – what's our deal woman?! How come we haven't done anything together?? Now seems like a great time to start. Seriously, hit me up in ICQ, email or phone 800-483-3161 - let's get some shiznit going!
Last edited by Ambergirl at Nov 6 2002, 07:38 PM