LOS ANGELES—Organizers of Exotic Dancer magazine's 2022 ED Expo announce that RCI Holdings president, CEO and chairman Eric Langan will deliver the keynote address at the event, taking place August 14-17 at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. Langan's address is scheduled for Tuesday, August 16 from 12:30 to 1 p.m.
RCI Holdings is the parent company that owns and operates the Rick's Cabert chain of gentlemen's clubs and the Bombshells restaurant chain. It is also the only publicly traded club chain, listed on NASDAQ under the symbol RICK.
“For the past three decades, the Expo has showcased the industry’s most prominent figures as keynote speakers,” ED publisher Dave Manack said. “Whether it was Harry Mohney, Michael J. Peter, John Gray, Jim St. John, or even a well-known single-unit owner like Joe Redner (Mons Venus), we enjoy hearing their unique perspectives and prognostications for the industry at large. With so many people approaching Eric over the years at Expo with specific questions, we thought this was a great opportunity for him to address some of those questions during our Expo 2022 Keynote Address.”
Commented Langan, “We need to move away from what I call the ‘traditional strip club.’ If we continue to do the same thing we’ve always done, we will become our fathers’ and grandfathers’ generation of business. ... So, we have to adapt. We have to change. And the chief focus has to be on attracting this new 25-to-35-year-old crowd who’s starting to make lots of money.”
For more information on the 2022 ED Expo, visit theedexpo.com.
