From Concept to Climax: How to Create a Sexcessful Event w/ Marla Renee Stewart

Want to plan an unforgettable, sex-positive event that leaves your audience begging for more? Whether you’re organizing a workshop, retreat, play party, or full-scale conference, this session will give you the blueprint for building events that are inclusive, profitable, and powerful. Led by the mastermind behind Sex Down South, this talk breaks down everything from ideation and branding to logistics, budgeting, and cultivating community energy. You’ll learn how to attract your ideal audience, book the right talent, avoid common pitfalls, and create an experience that educates, empowers, and excites. Perfect for educators, activists, and entrepreneurs ready to turn their erotic vision into a movement.

Accessibility: Closed Captions will be available. If you have other accessibility needs, please email Marla@sexdownsouth.com

Marla Renee Stewart, MA, CSE is a 3x award-winning sexologist, author, and sexual strategist who runs her own sexuality education company, Velvet Lips Sex Education, and is also a Co-Founder of the Sex Down South Conference. She has studied human sexuality for more than 20 years and has given over 1000 workshops all over the world. She also has been featured on a variety of media outlets, including Netflix’s Trigger Warning with Killer Mike and Love & HipHop Atlanta. She co-wrote her first book, The Ultimate Guide to Seduction & Foreplay with Dr. Jessica O’Reilly, which debuted in April 2020.

For those who want AASECT CE Credits:

Learning Objectives

1. By the end of this session, participants will be able to identify and apply at least three key strategies for planning, promoting, and executing a successful sex-positive event that centers inclusivity, audience engagement, and profitability.

Core Knowledge Areas

C, F, O

SE Skills Training:

D

Velvet Lips Sex Ed will provide AASECT Continuing Education Credits for this virtual workshop.

You will be required to give the password and fill out the evaluation to receive your CE certificate after the virtual event. This program meets the requirements of the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists (AASECT) and is approved for 1 CE credit.

These CE credits may be applied toward AASECT certification and renewal of certification.

Completion of this program does not ensure or guarantee AASECT certification. For further information please contact info@aasect.org.

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Grievance Procedures are HERE.

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Join us every third Tuesday for SDS: Speak On It!—an intimate, interactive workshop series where we explore the many layers of sexuality, healing, pleasure, and the behind-the-scenes work that powers our movement. From the business of event planning to the complexities of kink, mental health, and liberation work, this series is a space to learn, share, and grow—together.

Each session is short, impactful, and designed to leave space for real-time connection and community conversation. Whether you're a pleasure professional, a curious seeker, or part of our extended SDS family, these sessions are for you.

Let’s speak on it—because our stories, strategies, and truths deserve a voice.

We believe in accessibility and community care, which is why we offer tiered pricing:

1. $15 – Community Rate (for those with limited income)
2. $30 – Sustainer Rate (covers your spot and helps sustain the series)
3. $45 – Supporter Rate (pays it forward and helps us grow)

If you’re seeking Continuing Education Units (CEUs) for professional development, an additional $40 CEU processing fee applies. CEU certificates will be issued following completion of the session and feedback form