#103 - The Boobs, the Brains and the Business: Running a Strip Club in 2022 w/ Jade of Shakerz Show Lounge

We're talking about two of my favourite things this week: food and sex work. That, along with two of my other favourite topics on the podcast: resiliency and allyship. I catch up with Nikeisah Newton of the Portland-based, Meals 4 Heels, a late-night food delivery service fueling hungry strippers with healthy and wholesome food. It was a niche that Nikeisah identified when she left her job as a cook in Portland's restaurant scene. Wanting to support her then dancer ex-girlfriend, she packed up some home cooked lunches for her which she brought to the club and ended up drawing some attention from other local dancers. Before she knew it, things started taking off and word let out. She's now not only feeding sex workers across Portland, but also providing food to the Portland's frontline workers, protesters, LGBTQ and the greater community. Meals 4 Heels is a Black-owned, queer-friendly, and sex worker-supportive business - be sure to order from her if you're based in Portland! IG: @meals4heels www.facebook.com/meals4heels Venmo: @meals4heels Ca$happ: $Meals4Heels www.meals4heels.com Don't forget to LIKE, RATE, SHARE, REVIEW and SUBSCRIBE! IG: @strippedbysia www.facebook.com/strippedbysia IG: @siasteph www.twitter.com/stephsia www.stephsia.com https://www.patreon.com/Strippedbysia

22 Marras 20201h 2min

I've been following one of Vancouver's local dancers on Instagram for a little while now only to find out that she's moved down to AMERICA! Wait, what? During a global pandemic? HOW?! I caught up with Mya Banks to speak about her big move down to Washington and her new career change: a bikini barista. From stripping on western Canada's stages to club closures due to the pandemic and a heartbreaking familial situation, Mya decided it was time to pack up and leave. It was time for a new change. With the big move, she had to pivot and find a new job. She was able to find a job that mixed her exhibitionism and killer good looks as a bikini barista. What is that exactly? A naked Starbucks? How do you get paid? What does that entail? You'll have to listen to the entire episode to find out about this form of sex work and how lucrative it can really be. It's a shift in a somewhat different direction with earlier hours, great tips and a helllllllll of a lot of caffeine! IG: @therealblackbarbiie Don't forget to LIKE, RATE, SHARE, REVIEW and SUBSCRIBE! @strippedbysia @siasteph www.stephsia.com twitter.com/strippedbysia https://www.patreon.com/Strippedbysia

15 Marras 202054min

This week, I bring on multi AVN award-winning and BBW Performer of the Year, Karla Lane, onto the podcast! We talk about her start in the porn industry (including how she lost her virginity!), how the porn industry has shifted over the past 15 years, and her favourite porn scenes to shoot. We also speak on a much deeper level when it comes to body positivity - how she learned at a young age to be comfortable in her own skin and to not compare herself with others growing up and how much she's taken that advice to heart. We discuss the dynamics between the terms "BBW" and "plus-size" and what it's like to be a "fat pornstar". She's not only a phenomenal sex worker, but she also owns her own farm and grows her own herbs as well which gets my food nerd juices going. Karla was an absolute JOY to interview and as she said, she's not just known for the bomb ass body she's in, but rather, she is well-known for her warm and welcoming personality. I love the message that she spreads in this episode and I hope that this can help other sex workers with this simple phrase: you are beautiful. IG: @karlalanex www.karlalanexxx.com twitter.com/karlaxxxlane onlykarla.com Don't forget to LIKE, RATE, REVIEW and SUBSCRIBE! @strippedbysia @siasteph www.stephsia.com twitter.com/strippedbysia https://www.patreon.com/Strippedbysia

8 Marras 20201h 3min

Curious about wanting to strip around the world and travel while doing it? Although it's still COVID, this can be a reality for you depending on where you live or may come true when the world opens up again and Angela from The Striptease Agency tells us all how to do it. An exotic dancer herself with almost 10 years of experience in the field, Angela visits and vouches for the clubs herself while building a relationship with club owners and the people that run them. After getting into stripping and living in multiple countries, she decided to build her own agency and treat dancers well by sending them off halfway around the world to the best and most lucrative clubs all over Europe, Japan, South Africa and even Guam! She shares her best and worst experiences stripping and tells us how she can hook you up with bookings. Excited? Tune into the full episode to hear how you can inquire and maybe you'll be on the next flight to your next destination! IG: @thestripteaseagency Herbal skincare line: @sexwitchcult www.thestripeteaseagency.com Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE, SHARE and REVIEW! @strippedbysia @siasteph www.stephsia.com twitter.com/strippedbysia https://www.patreon.com/Strippedbysia New episodes every Sunday. Subscribe you don't miss out!

1 Marras 202056min

We're once again flying (virtually) across the pond over to the Philippines to speak with our guest this week, Salome Salvi. She is one of the top creators on OnlyFans in the Philippines which is risky business considering you CAN'T EVEN HAVE AN ACCOUNT if you're based in the Philippines. Wild, eh? We talk about how she dropped her digital marketing career for sex work, how she got canceled and outed to her parents, how she balances sex work and relationships and so much more tea! We also discuss in depth about how cyber sex laws operate in the Philippines and how they force Filipino sex workers to become super resourceful...but at the expense of themselves being outed, losing their PayPal accounts, and basically risking it all. In this long-form episode, we also discuss how conglomerate entities do not support sex workers in any capacity, shedding light on where you should/shouldn't deposit your money, marketing tactics on the web, etiquette for both service providers and clients, and much, much more. It is a LONG episode and I can only hope you can tune in to listen to it all! IG: @salomesalvi.mkv twitter.com/SalomeSalvi onlyfans.com/salomesalvi Don't forget to SHARE, REVIEW, and SUBSCRIBE! @strippedbysia @siasteph twitter.com/strippedbysia www.stephsia.com https://www.patreon.com/Strippedbysia

25 Loka 20201h 23min

I am very excited to bring on Sasha Belle onto the show this week! A fan favourite and highly requested guest, Sasha joins us after completing her first week back at the clubs after having a newborn baby (congrats!). Prior to her being a mom, Sasha was winning titles all over the west coast of Canada as her debut as an exotic dancer following a bad break up. Sasha just had a baby boy 6 months ago and she shares with us her struggles with being a mother, postpartum depression, mental wellbeing, and expectations. She also opens up to us about her outlook on stripping, how she approaches customers, body image, and overall, trying to re-navigate the stage and the floor. We are more than happy to have her back on stage again and so very excited to have her provide quality entertainment to us and also congratulate her on becoming a mom! IG: @sashabelle2.0 Don't forget to RATE, REVIEW and SUBSCRIBE! @strippedbysia @siasteph www.stephsia.com twitter.com/strippedbysia https://www.patreon.com/Strippedbysia

18 Loka 202056min

We're flipping the perspective this week and we're diving deep behind the scenes with Mo Reese. Mo is a veteran production manager, producer, and director of 15+ years of experience in the adult industry and has possibly worked with or shot with your favourite pornstars! As a photographer by trade, he ended up in the industry by accident. Since then he hasn't left the scene. Since then, he's flourished from being a stunt dick on set and creating a ton his own online content with his polyamorous girlfriend (and also, fellow pornstar), Karla Lane, amongst other pornstars. He's also the host of his own podcast, More with Mo, where he interviews hundreds of pornstars (literally, he's over 300+ episodes now!). Mo doesn't shy away from the dirty and super technical details of what goes really goes down on a porn set. Does he get turned on when he's shooting? What are the best "OMG" stories and shocking stories? All this and more on this week's episode. IG: @theaveragemo www.twitter.com/MOXXX www.theaveragemopov.com https://stars.avn.com/theaveragemo More with Mo Podcast Don't forget to RATE, REVIEW and SUBSCRIBE! @strippedbysia @siasteph twitter.com/strippedbysia www.stephsia.com https://www.patreon.com/Strippedbysia

11 Loka 20201h 6min

We are flying across the pond over to Manila, the Philippines to speak with my girl, Joyen Santos, to speak about the niche art of aerial rope bondage and shibari! Joyen comes from a multidisciplinary background originating in photography and moving over to sensual movement in burlesque, floor work, stripping, pole dance and more. She is an icon in the Philippines (she is featured as a Playboy Playmate and has her own Cards of Humanity card!!) in east Asia who has established herself in the kink world. Her "by accident" introduction into kink industry has garnered her a lot of attention in Southeast Asia and over globe. Her extensive training in the Philippines and in Japan has helped her perfect this unique kink and gathered her fans across the world. Coming from humble beginnings navigating through the Philippines' conservative atmosphere has helped her emerge as an artist and as a go-to role model in the kink community. All this and more on this week's episode. IG: @joyenjoyen www.joyenjoyen.com https://www.patreon.com/joyenjoyen Don't forget to LIKE, RATE, SHARE, REVIEW and SUBSCRIBE! @strippedbysia @siasteph twitter.com/strippedbysia www.stephsia.com https://www.patreon.com/Strippedbysia

4 Loka 20201h 2min