When you start out in business, you dream of the big moments—the ones that make you feel like you’ve truly made it. For me, one of those moments came when I found myself partying with none other than Capri Anderson. I mean, how could it get any better than that? Capri was an icon in the industry, and here I was, sharing a night with her. It felt surreal, like everything I had worked for, everything I had imagined, was suddenly coming to life right before my eyes. She was the most fun person I’ve met my entire life.

When you’re hungry to make your dream a reality, sometimes the road ahead involves choices that aren’t always comfortable. I had come to LA to make Holodex work, and when Derek extended the offer to work with his roster of girls, I knew this was the break I needed. At the time, it felt like a dream—access to the industry's best talent, to people whose names I had only seen on the covers of magazines. These were the stars of the adult entertainment world.

But, of course, it wasn’t without its compromises.

After we launched Holodex, the site gained traction faster than I’d ever anticipated. By the time we rolled out the second version, it was clear we were onto something special. This wasn’t just a functional update; it was a reinvention. The design, for its time, was nothing short of groundbreaking.