Alec Helmy is the founder and president of XBIZ, the adult industry’s leading source for news and information, providing up-to-the-minute coverage of the industry at XBIZ.com and in three print publications. In addition, XBIZ produces several events throughout the year, which culminate with the XBIZ Awards, the adult industry's awards event of the year. XBIZ is frequently cited in mainstream media for coverage of the industry and has been published in CNN, Fox News, Newsweek, MSNBC, Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, Wired, CNET, ABC, USA Today and The Los Angeles Times among others.