Happy Birthday, EngErotics – our company is officially 10 years old!
In today’s world, it’s not easy to run a successful business for 10 years. To celebrate the last decade, we wanted to share with you our company’s journey alongside some pop culture milestones that are also turning 10 this year.
Before we dive into everything turning 10 this year, it’s worth taking a moment to appreciate just how much can happen in a decade. Ten years ago, some of today’s biggest TV shows, songs, trends, and internet obsessions were just getting started. We’ve watched viral moments come and go, technology transform, and conversations around relationships, intimacy, and sexual wellness evolve in ways many of us never imagined.
At the same time, we’ve been on our own incredible journey. Over the past ten years, we’ve celebrated milestones, introduced products we all love, educated thousands of people, and had the privilege of being part of so many conversations about pleasure, intimacy, and sexual wellbeing.
As we celebrate our 10th anniversary, we thought it would be fun to take a trip down memory lane – not just through our own story, but through everything else that’s celebrating a decade alongside us.
So grab your favorite nostalgic playlist (we even made one for you!), prepare for a few “Wait…that was TEN years ago?!” moments, and join us as we look back at the milestones that helped shape who we are today and the pop culture moments that defined an era.
The EngErotics Era: From Startup to Sensual Success
- Founded EngErotics and officially launched on July 20, 2016
- Released our very first line of intimacy devices
- Grew from taking orders through Google Forms to launching a fully customized e-commerce website
- Expanded beyond intimacy products by creating our own line of CBD Intimate Body Care
- Built strategic partnerships with national and local suppliers to keep costs low while prioritizing high-quality, domestically sourced ingredients and components whenever possible
- Scaled from researching and developing products in a home kitchen to large-scale manufacturing and retail distribution
- Expanded from serving primarily Colorado customers to shipping products nationwide
- Developed custom fragrances and award-winning formulations you won’t find anywhere else
- Successfully navigated the COVID-19 pandemic while overcoming major supply chain disruptions
- Entered our first retail store and secured our first distribution partnership during the pandemic
- Launched our email newsletter to stay connected with our community (written in a way that you are actually excited to recieve)
- Created our educational blog to make conversations about sexual wellness, pleasure, intimacy, and cannabis more accessible
- Earned recognition in multiple national and local media outlets
- Featured on Fuse TV’s Sex Sells
- Voted Best CBD Topical at the USA CBD Expo
- Continued investing in community partnerships, educational events, and public outreach
- Expanded into both retail and wholesale markets
- Carved out a space in the traditionally white, male-dominated cannabis and sexual wellness industries
- Launched multiple website redesigns to continually improve the customer experience
- Maintained a strong commitment to exceptional customer service and product education
- Continued expanding our product lineup to meet the evolving needs of our customers
- Built a thriving and engaged social media community
- Launched our own podcast and livestream to continue educating and connecting with our audience
- Helped hundreds of customers discover products that support their pleasure and wellbeing
- Became widely recognized as a trusted leader in the SexTech and CannaSexTech industries
Other Mainstream Things Turning 10 This Year
Movies: Lights, Camera, Nostalgia
Release Date: 2016
- Moana
- Hidden Figures
- Finding Dory
- La La Land
- Moonlight
- Arrival
- Zootopia
- Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
- Deadpool
- Sausage Party
- Fifty Shades of Black
TV Shows: Binge-Worthy Since Day One
Premiered in 2016
- This Is Us
- The Good Place
- Lucifer
- Stranger Things
- Westworld
- Legends of Tomorrow
- Atlanta
- The Crown
- The Get Down (one of the best shows of the last decade that no one watched)
- Insecure
- Search Party
Songs/Albums: Certified Throwbacks
Hits of 2016
- “Closer” – The Chainsmokers ft. Halsey
- “One Dance” – Drake
- “Can’t Stop the Feeling!” – Justin Timberlake
- “Cheap Thrills” – Sia
- “Treat You Better” – Shawn Mendes
- “Work” – Rihanna ft. Drake
- “24K Magic” – Bruno Mars
- “Heathens” – Twenty One Pilots
- “Formation” – Beyoncé
- “Cake by the Ocean” – DNCE
- “Panda” – Designer
- “Die for You” – The Weeknd
- “Dangerous Woman” – Ariana Grande
- “No Problem” – Chance the Rapper
- “Formation” – Beyoncé
- “25” – Adele
- “Black Star” – David Bowie
- “A Seat at the Table” – Solange
- “Coloring Book” – Chance the Rapper
Books: Worth Reading Then. Worth Reading Now.
Published in 2016
- When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi
- Truly Madly Guilty by Liane Moriarty
- The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead
- The Princess Diarist by Carrie Fisher
- It Ends With Us by Coleen Hoover
- The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life by Mark Manson
- Dark Matter by Blake Crouch
- Swing Time by Zadie Smith
- Sweetbitter by Stephanie Danler
Here’s to the Next Chapter
It’s hard to believe everything that can happen in 10 years.
What once felt brand new is now a favorite memory, a comfort watch, or a song that instantly transports us back to 2016. Looking back reminds us just how quickly time flies – and how much can change in a decade.
For us, these past 10 years have been filled with big milestones, plenty of learning, and a whole lot of passion. We’ve grown from a small idea into a trusted brand offering high-quality products and educational resources that empower people to explore pleasure without shame – and we couldn’t have done it without this amazing community.
Whether you’ve been cheering us on since the beginning or you’re just discovering EngErotics, thank you for being part of our journey. As we celebrate our decade-long journey, we recognize that we couldn’t do it without you. Every purchase of our award-winning CBD oil, intimacy devices, or even our newly featured Intimacy Guide, helps to support a small Black- and Woman-owned business to last another 10 years.
As much fun as it’s been looking back, we’re even more excited about what’s ahead. Here’s to the next decade of breaking down stigma, celebrating pleasure, and creating products you love.
Cheers to the last 10 years – and to everything that’s still to come.
