Founder & Chairwoman Patty Brisben in 1983, inspired by a feature on The Phil Donahue Show, Patty Brisben joined a direct sales company and began holding in-home parties focusing on intimacy products. Every year she ranked among the top five Consultants in the company for sales and sponsorship, and 10 years later, she launched Pure Romance from the basement of her suburban Cincinnati home.
In the beginning, Patty did everything. She packed orders, shipped products, planned parties, and signed up new Consultants all while raising her four children on her own.
Over the next two decades, her hard work paid off as Pure Romance grew into what she had always dreamed it would be: A place where women could take control of their financial futures while raising their families.
In 2000, Patty’s son, Chris Cicchinelli joined