For the first time ever, we’re bringing you a LIVE recording from the Bedroom Kandi 2023 Social Affair… hosted by Your Sexologist Bestie Kash.

This wasn’t just an event… it was an experience.

With hundreds in attendance, the Social Affair brought together community, conversation, and connection around pleasure, intimacy, and empowerment. Guests had the opportunity to explore Bedroom Kandi products, connect with vendors, meet Kandi Burruss, and tap into expert-led discussions that blended education with real, unfiltered dialogue.

This featured panel is where sex ed meets edutainment.

On stage:

• Kandi Burruss – Founder of Bedroom Kandi

• Suki Dunham – Co-Founder

• Your Sexologist Bestie Kash – Host & Moderator

• Sex with Ashley – Guest Expert

Together, they break down pleasure, intimacy, and product education in a way that’s engaging, honest, and informative. From exploring different ways to connect with your body to understanding how to enhance partnered experiences, this conversation delivers insight with personality.

This event also highlighted the launch of our Splash Collection, featuring Bedroom Kandi’s signature Pleasure Pro technology, designed to elevate stimulation and create a more dynamic, immersive experience.

If you’ve ever wanted to see what a Bedroom Kandi experience feels like in real life… this is it.

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✨ Shop the Experience:

Explore toys, wellness, and more at

BedroomKandi.com/shop

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⚠️ Disclaimer:

This content was recorded in 2023. Some featured products may no longer be available or may have been updated.

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Welcome to the Business of Pleasure… LIVE.

In the continuation of this episode, Kash sits down with two BK consultants Jchemela Holmes IBCLC and Dr. Perquida Payne for a real conversation about pregnancy, birth, and postpartum, through both professional expertise and lived experience.

From navigating a rare pregnancy experience with superfetation, to laboring during COVID, to advocating for her body and her choices, Kash shares what it really looks like when motherhood doesn’t go as planned… and how the right support can change everything.

This episode dives into the realities of maternal care, breastfeeding, postpartum recovery, mental health, relationship shifts, and what it takes for a woman to reconnect with herself, her body, and her pleasure after birth.

Because motherhood changes everything… but it shouldn’t cost you yourself.

✨ Featured Products Mentioned:

• Warm Me Up (Reusable Heating Pad)

• Belly Love Moisturizer

• Make Me Over

• Pheromones Collection

• Bath, Body & Wellness Products

• Play With Me Straps

✨ Shop | Host | Join

BedroomKandi.com

In this Women’s History Month episode, Kash sits down with two BK consultants Jchemela Holmes IBCLC and Dr. Perquida Payne for a real conversation about pregnancy, birth, and postpartum, through both professional expertise and lived experience.

From navigating a rare pregnancy experience with superfetation, to laboring during COVID, to advocating for her body and her choices, Kash shares what it really looks like when motherhood doesn’t go as planned… and how the right support can change everything.

This episode dives into the realities of maternal care, breastfeeding, postpartum recovery, mental health, relationship shifts, and what it takes for a woman to reconnect with herself, her body, and her pleasure after birth.

Because motherhood changes everything… but it shouldn’t cost you yourself.

✨ Featured Products Mentioned:

• Warm Me Up (Reusable Heating Pad)

• Belly Love Moisturizer

• Make Me Over

• Pheromones Collection

• Bath, Body & Wellness Products

• Play With Me Straps

✨ Shop | Host | Join

BedroomKandi.com

All episodes featured are linked below.

In this Women’s History Month special, The Business of Pleasure Podcast highlights powerful moments from past conversations with women across the pleasure, wellness, and entrepreneurship space. This episode brings together founders, educators, clinical professionals, influencers, and top-performing leaders from the Bedroom Kandi consultant field who are helping shape conversations around confidence, sexuality, business ownership, mental health, and feminine growth.

Featured voices include Bedroom Kandi Founder Kandi Burruss and Co-Founder Suki Dunham, along with field leaders Freda Hobbs, LaRonda White, and LaToya Kirkman, social worker and consultant Dr. Perquita Payne, clinical sexologist and BDSM educator Syphon The Unicorn, wellness educator Dr. Tamara, and body-positive influencer I Am Mel.

Together, these moments reflect the many ways women are defining success, pleasure, healing, and leadership in their own lives and communities.

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Watch the full episodes featured in this special:

Episode 1 Part 1

https://youtu.be/cUFHW2bDqWM?si=FT5a_0TRJqvzvEth

Episode 2

https://youtu.be/934Cm7cjEuQ?si=l8dTEJwxD_Podyzn

Episode 2 (Additional Highlights)

https://youtu.be/1vbwYLTCPdY?si=01ZC5VXc5NIh84U1

Episode 7

https://youtu.be/eujiWFJx3hg?si=bVy3Hy5I7J98qY2l

Episode 10

https://youtu.be/R53KIUy3B0c?si=hLdKd1XAIZfJPJvz

Episode 13

https://youtu.be/kGN2OtZP-KI?si=Jg1QHv1vu5_Z0adH

Featuring Esmerlin “Esmy V” Valdez

As we step into Women’s History Month, this episode of Business of Pleasure is a celebration of feminine power, presence, and unapologetic authenticity.

Esmerlin “Esmy V” Valdez joins me for a deeply layered conversation about what it means to be a woman who takes up space boldly. With her bright personality, magnetic energy, and evolving sense of self, Esmy opens up about her journey from performing for expectations to finally living life on her own terms.

In our Power in Your Presence segment, we explore her origins, her transformation through depression and anxiety, and what it looks like to fully embrace authenticity. We speak honestly about body positivity, identity, and how confidence is often born from surviving what tried to shrink you.

During Adult Edutainment, we unpack sexual transmutation — the understanding that sexual energy is not just about physical pleasure, but creative force, healing energy, and leadership presence. We discuss how women can tap into their sensuality, softness, and power to elevate their careers, relationships, and personal growth. We also touch on pleasure as self-care, the hormonal impact of sexual release, and why tending to this part of ourselves affects everything.

In Money Making Monday, Esmy shares how she has built her voice in the pleasure and wellness space while expanding into nonprofit work rooted in purpose and community impact. This conversation moves from sensuality to sovereignty, from personal power to public service.

This episode is about choosing yourself. Owning your energy. And understanding that when a woman aligns with her truth, her presence speaks before she does.

Products Featured: Seduce Me Perfume, Make Me Over Massager, Petal Pleaser, Seeing Stars

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Connect With Us

Esmerlin “Esmy V” Valdez

IG: @esmy_v

Kasha Vannessa Johnson

IG: @yoursexologistbestie

IG: @businessofpleasurepod

As we close out Black History Month, we shine a necessary spotlight on a living legend whose name deserves to be spoken with the same weight as the breakthroughs he helped create.

Dr. Arthur Burnett is a world-renowned urologist whose groundbreaking research around nitric oxide pathways helped lay the scientific foundation for medications like Viagra and Cialis. His work changed the landscape of men’s sexual health globally. Yet when these conversations happen, his name is often left out.

This episode corrects that.

Dr. Burnett is not just a contributor to modern erectile health medicine. He is a pioneer. A mentor. A practicing physician. A scholar. And a Black man who helped transform how the world understands manhood, performance, and intimacy.

In The Manhood RX, we talk about:

• The history behind erectile dysfunction treatment and what existed before it

• The science of nitric oxide and why it matters

• The difference between sexual arousal and physiological function

• Morning erections and what they actually indicate about a man’s cardiovascular health

• How erectile issues can signal larger concerns like blood pressure, diabetes, and heart disease

• Performance anxiety and the mental components of sexual function

• The stigma men carry in silence

• Why advocating for your sexual health is not weakness, but wisdom

Dr. Burnett speaks candidly about the pressure men face, the silence that damages relationships, and the importance of early intervention. We discuss how erectile health is not just about pleasure, it’s about longevity, cardiovascular wellness, and overall quality of life.

This conversation is about dignity. About restoring confidence. About understanding that intimacy and health are deeply connected.

Dr. Burnett’s work has saved marriages. It has preserved intimacy. It has given men options during seasons of health challenges. And during Black History Month, we honor a physician whose research quietly reshaped modern medicine.

Follow Dr. Burnett:

Instagram: @dr.arthurburnett

Website: drarthurburnett.com

Featured Product Recommendations:

• R&B Constriction Ring

• Embrace Constriction Ring

• All-New Backstage Pass

Because taking care of your manhood isn’t vanity.

It’s health.

It’s partnership.

It’s legacy.

Part 2 is where Ladies’ Night officially turns into a pleasure party. What starts as a Galentine’s-style hangout with Tai, Yo-Yo, and MJ naturally flows into playful, honest conversations about pleasure, curiosity, confidence, and connection… exactly how it happens when women feel safe to be themselves.

We move from bathroom to bedroom energy, breaking down foreplay, self-love, partner play, and intentional pleasure without pressure or performance. Just laughter, learning, and “okay wait… let me try that” moments.

✨ Featured in this episode:

• Velvet Organic Sugar Scrub (Giving Tree Collection)

• Moisturizing Body Oil Spray & Nourish Whipped Body Butter – Island Escape

• Light My Fire Edible Massage Oil Candles

• The Sweet Spot Honey-Flavored Arousal Gel

• Seduce Me Pheromone Body Mists & Perfume

• Dark Desires Eye Mask

• Game Night Gift Set, Role Play Dice & Strike A Pose Cards

• Enthrall Me, Ignite Me & Sweet On Me Arousal Balms

✨ Toy highlights:

Your Highness, Petal Pleaser, Allure, Seeing Stars, Hip Hop, Make Me Over

Surprise gifts, real reactions, and unfiltered fun… because when girls get together, girls just want to have fun 💋

🎙 Featuring

@lyrics_2a_birdsong (MJ)

@queenbaptiste (Yo-Yo)

@i_am_tai_undeniably (Tai)

Tap into Part 2 of Ladies’ Night and if this episode inspired you…

👉🏽 Book your own Galentine’s or Pleasure Party with a Bedroom Kandi consultant.

This episode was meant to be a conversation… but just like a real girls’ night, it turned into laughter, honesty, vulnerability, and deep connection.

In this Galentine’s Day special, @YourSexologistBestie sat down with Yo-Yo, MJ, and Tai for an intimate, no-pressure, all-love conversation about womanhood, identity, self-expression, pleasure, and what it looks like to truly know yourself. What started as intentional questions quickly flowed into storytelling, reflection, and playful curiosity—because when women feel safe, the conversation always finds its own rhythm.

We laughed, we played Never Have I Ever, we talked openly about our relationships with our bodies and our desires, and we explored how pleasure shows up differently for every woman. Empowering, hilarious, affirming—and exactly what a ladies’ night should feel like.

✨ Products Featured in This Episode - From self-care to sensual play, we explored:

• Velvet Organic Sugar Scrub (Giving Tree Collection)

• Moisturizing Body Oil Spray – Island Escape

• Nourish Whipped Body Butter – Island Escape

• Light My Fire Edible Massage Oil Candles

• Seduce Me Pheromone Perfume & Body Mists

• Sweet Spot Honey-Flavored Arousal Gel

• Dark Desires Eye Mask

• Game Night Set (Strike a Pose Sex Position Deck + Roll Play Dice)

• Your Highness, Petal Pleaser, Allure, Seeing Stars, Hip Hop, Make Me Over

• Black Excellence Lipsticks & Juneteenth Lipstick

• Fit To Be Tied Four-Corner Bed Restraints

• Enthrall Me, Ignite Me, and Sweet On Me Arousal Balms

This episode is proof that pleasure doesn’t have to be performative, extreme, or scripted. Sometimes it’s just women sitting together, being honest, learning, laughing, and reminding each other that joy and curiosity are part of self-love.

Because at the end of the day… girls just want to have fun 💋

🎉 Inspired to host your own Galentine’s night?

Book a Galentine’s Party with a Bedroom Kandi consultant and create your own space for connection, laughter, and pleasure.

In Part 2 of The Gift of Presence, Kash and Chris move from conversation into recalibration.

This episode goes deeper into how everyday life, work stress, parenting, fatigue, and the pressures of adulting can quietly shift how couples show up for each other. What starts as a reflection becomes a moment of mutual awareness. Kash names how her physical touch had unintentionally reduced. Chris acknowledges how he’d grown colder than usual. Neither from lack of love, but from life pulling them out of alignment.

Together, they unpack how emotional tone, humor, stress, and unspoken needs can impact intimacy, not just sexually, but in the simple, grounding moments that make partners feel safe, warm, and seen. This part of the conversation is about returning to intention, restoring softness, and choosing each other again in the middle of real life.

Part 2 also weaves in wellness and pleasure as tools for reconnection, featuring Bedroom Kandi products used as rituals of care, touch, and presence, not performance. The message is clear: intimacy isn’t lost, it’s often just buried under responsibility, and it can be reclaimed with awareness, accountability, and grace.

Business of Pleasure podcast hosted by @YourSexologistBestie

Featuring @Big_Black_Supervillain

Powered by @TheSoftAndTheStrong

Presented by @BusinessofPleasurePod and Bedroom Kandi

Featuring Kash (@YourSexologistBestie) & Chris (@Big_Black_Supervillain)

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In The Gift Of Presence, Kash and Chris open a two-part conversation centered on what it truly means to show up for yourself and your partner. Part 1 focuses on emotional safety, intentional care, and the quiet power of presence as the foundation for intimacy, confidence, and connection.

This episode explores how daily rituals, self-care, and shared moments of attention shape desire and deepen bonds, not through performance, but through awareness. From wellness to pleasure, Kash and Chris demonstrate how softness and strength can coexist, creating space for trust, curiosity, and growth inside a relationship.

Products featured across Parts 1 & 2 include:

Delicious Encounters, Moisturizing Body Oil Spray, Petal Pleaser, The Manifest Collection, Pragmatism, Sugah Daddy, Smooth Operator, Head To Toe, Fresh, Haute Cakes, Velvet, Groove Panty Vibe, Bust A Move, and Keep Your Cool.

This episode reflects the heart of Business of Pleasure, where wellness meets intimacy, presence becomes a gift, and connection is cultivated with intention.

Part 2 will continue the journey with deeper exploration, playful discovery, and expanded conversation.