Pineapple Talk

It takes a lot to stay motivated in any occupation and no more or less than the adult entertainment field.Hosts of Pineapple Talk -- Shelly Karban & Leya Tanit review this month’s series on staying motivated from 3 of the industries members.

The Ultimate BBW Latin Porn Star and International Fetish Model, Sofia Rose talks about her multiple awards over her tenure in the adult industry including the highly coveted AVN with nominations in multiple categories.

Austin Fiascone is the Head of Business Development for SK Intertainment and SKinfluential Media. Having worked in adult for over 6 years Austin has touched every facet of the business side of the adult industry. Winner of the 2020 Xbiz Award's Business Development Exec Of The Year, Austin’s experience and knowledge in the space is highly regarded. Prior to working in adult, Austin worked in social media and digital marketing which has aided SKinfluential Media's rapid expansion into mainstream influencer platform management.

The raven haired Fetish Delight known as Nyxon, is an internationally published & traveled fetish & pin-up model. Hear how she stays motivated in her art.

In this episode of Pineapple Talk, Will Cavan and Patrick Kelly close out 2020 and welcome 2021! We are excited to see what the new year has to hold.

Pineapple Support is a nonprofit organization that provides free and low-cost mental health therapy to pornographic film actors, producers and others who work in the adult film industry. It launched in April 2018 by adult performer Leya Tanit[1] in response to a series of deaths in the adult industry in late 2017 and early 2018 resulting from mental illness or addiction, including that of August Ames.[2] In its first two years, Pineapple Support provided over a thousand members of the adult film industry with mental health support and resources, including free and low-cost therapy, counseling and emotional support.[3]Pineapple Support brings therapists to the AVN Awards to provide free, walk-in sessions for adult performers.[4] In October 2019, Pineapple Support hosted the first online mental health summit specifically for the adult film industry, featuring sessions with over a dozen therapists.[5] Pineapple Support works with over one hundred therapists worldwide

With 19 years experience Jo Merlone (also known as "kiwigirl") has covered a vast array of tasks that the online world has to offer from advertising to marketing, events to website & business development. When discovering that she was too honest for sales unless impressed by the product, it came to light that her honesty and integrity were a true asset that many respected and thus "KiwiSourcing was created.

Araneae is an experienced versatile model covering all genres of modelling from Fashion, Beauty and headshots through to Fetish, Alternative and Artistic nude. She is widely published both online and in various magazines.

20 year veteran of the adult industry whose award-winning company MojoHost is the trusted web host of choice for tens of thousands of adult websites. Active in the community and a frequent speaker at industry conferences, Mitchell takes pride inspiring adult entrepreneurs and being an ethical voice of reason in the community.

In this episode of Pineapple Talk, Will Cavan and Patrick Kelly talk about the current state of the Pineapple Industry. What has been happening since the last episode and where are we in this crazy world. The Tropicals category got no love from the Farmers 2 Families box program and pineapple supplies toppling with no tourism business, and restaurants being closed. Where is the fruit is the going and how do we look for the next couple months. The data says it all! Check out the blog to see who has been bringing in what and how supplies are looking.

In this episode IPO Executive Director, Will Cavan and Innovation Director, Patrick Kelly chat with the Founder of Hercules Drones Cameron Kuipers and Jason Westlake of Costa Rica. We dive deep into how Hercules Drones can help the agriculture community through pesticide spraying, sampling, and even drying the fruit. Cameron even talks about a $100,000 bet that put his company to the test. Join us on Pineapple Talk!

In this episode of Pineapple Talk the International Pineapple Organization host's Will Cavan and Patrick chat with Management Guru Geoff Huson-Searle of the United Kingdom. Geoff is an outside to our industry, but a no stranger from the pineapples of Hawaii and Costa Rica you will find out. Geoff is a serial business advisor, CSuite Executive and Non-Executive Director to growth-phase tech companies. Geoff is an author of five books, including the best-selling ‘Purposeful Discussions'. He lectures at business forums, conferences and universities and has been the focus of TEDx and RT Europe's business documentary across thought leadership topics and his authorisms. Let's get some advice from a 3rd party perspective on Pineapple Talk!

In this episode Will Cavan and Patrick Kelly of the International Pineapple Organization chat with Ken Nabal, Tropical Division Manager of The Trop. Stop based in Pompano Beach, FL. Ken talks about the current state of the industry related to his business in foodservice and restaurants. He gives great insight towards the next 30 days within our industry and chats about the IPO Global Conference April 22, 2020.

In this Episode Will Cavan and Patrick Kelly from the International Pineapple Organization talk about the upcoming Virtual Reality Conference on April 22, 2020 "Earth Day", Currrent events in the pineapple Indsutry, what experts are saying and what is to come for the next couple weeks! Join us next week for The IPO Virtual Reality Conference.

Welcome to the Inaugural Episode of Pineapple Talk. Your host Will Cavan and Patrick Kelly of the International Pineapple Organization and leaders in the Produce Industry chat with Gary Loh, Founder of Dimuto. Learn more about block chain technology, tracking produce, as well as upcoming conferences that will virtually blow your mind!