Brandi Love: Building A Career In Adult Entertainment | E81

Welcome to another episode of In Search of Excellence! My guest today is Brandi Love, one of the most famous and successful adult film actresses of all time.She has starred in more than 800 movies and her videos have been streamed more than a billion times. She has been nominated for and won 12 adult industry awards and is the author of the book Getting Wild Sex from Your Conservative Woman. She is also the owner of Traffic Stop Media and a real estate business together with her husband that renovates distressed properties.We are talking about her childhood, college years, finding her soulmate, first employment, and getting into the adult business. Tune in to hear Brandi’s fascinating life story!Time stamps:09:13 Brandi Love’s backgroundHad supportive parents and a great childhoodHer first passion was ice skatingAthletics and fitness in collegeGraduated with General Business degree 18:14 Meeting her soulmateMet her husband during her first year at collegeThey became inseparableMonogamous relationship and jealousy 20:39 Going into the corporate worldManaged a bagel storeLearned everything she didn’t learn at collegeShe was full of life and great with people 25:37 Cold calling and getting rejectedThe only job that made her cryHer husband helped her to understand how important that experience was 26:57 Working for Harley-DavidsonShe was a tomboy and bought her first motorcycle at 17Moving to North Carolina and getting a job at Harley-DavidsonShe was the only female and no.1 sales person every monthVery motivated and passionate 32:47 Dealing with jealousyHer husband was very successful and traveled a lotOne comment made her jealous and suspiciousThere is no plan B advice 39:41 Starting a wine label companyHaving a daughter and her husband having a heart attackDecided to have their own companyStarted a wine label company 45:23 What is porn?The definition of pornographyThe dividing line between porn and not pornNakedness on Instagram 51:25 Statistics about the porn industryThe global pornography industry brings $97 billion a year46 million Americans regularly visit porn sitesPeople don’t talk about pornography 59:35 The transition from the wine to the adult businessBrandi and her husband got an offer to build their adult content websiteStarted their first company in the adult businessThey already had an open marriageAt 18, won a bikini competitionDanced for a few years at a men's club 1:07:25 Approaching the adult industry as a businessCreated a business planBuilt a website, took photos, and uploaded themLearned a lot along the way, especially about marketingPersistently wrote letters to Howard SternGot invited to Howard Stern’s showTheir business took offAbout Randall Kaplan: Randall Kaplan is a serial entrepreneur, venture capitalist, executive coach, co-founder of Akamai Technologies, founder and CEO of JUMP Investors, and host of In Search of Excellence. Through his Extreme Preparation™ methodology, he helps founders, executives, business owners, and ambitious professionals improve strategy, communication, decision-making, and execution.Coaching and Staying Connected:1-on-1 Coaching | Instagram | YouTube | TikTok | LinkedIn | X