Up close and personal
Being the world’s leading authority on Sextech is a role not many can claim. Here, Cole gives some further insight into her career as a mentor, speaker and producer of all things Sextech.
What are some of the most common misconception about your role? I think people really don’t know what to say when I say I run a company called the Future Of Sex. They probably think it has something to do with that creepy or weird element of sex, or the sci-fi movies we see, where you’re plugged into the Matrix having sex with a robot. People don’t understand that so much of what I do is based around humans and being human and normalising the conversations around sex.
What is a typical day in the life of Sextech’s trusted authority? There is never a typical day, ideally a lot of my day is spent talking to people and listening to people. So, talking stage at the conferences, or those kind of idea festivals. Then doing some interviews for my podcast, which means a lot of the day is taken up with research.
Is there anything surprising about your role you wish people knew? I don’t have a robot yet. I think for me nothing surprises me anymore, and that is my own surprise. After three years, and growing up with a conservative background, it’s hard to surprise me now!
Besides your own successful podcast, Future of Sex, what are your top podcasts? 1 Making Daily History – It’s got interviews with people that have made history in some way, including people that aren’t even alive now.
2 Super Soul Conversations with Oprah – I am obsessed with Oprah.
3 Two broke queens – a very Brooklyn centric podcast with
■ two hilarious hosts.