Supporting the compliance, transparency, and growth of cannabis businesses with Ashley Manning (Business Development Manager) and Adrienne Uthe (VP Sales & Marketing) for the National Association of Cannabis Businesses. Today we learn about the First Self-Regulatory Organization for the U.S. Cannabis Industry, the National Association of Cannabis Businesses. The NACB’s mission is supporting the compliance, transparency, and growth of cannabis businesses in the U.S. Led by a team of governmen...
Nov 27, 2019•33 min
The new multifaceted Cannabis Industry with Michael Apstein founding partner of Primary Growth Partners. Our guest has served on both for and non-profit boards, as an expert witness, has won numerous industry awards, and been profiled in the Wall Street Journal, Success, Money, and on NBC’s Dateline. He is especially proud to have mentored executives and entrepreneurs towards their own success with several former mentees now serving companies as CEO. Well-known cannabis brands are doing things r...
Nov 20, 2019•55 min
The beneficial effects of hemp products with Nick Womack Director of business development at GA Xtracts. Rapidly shifting regulations have resulted in a landscape where manufacturers are left without a trusted and ethical standard for reliably sourcing CBD. The founders of GA Xtracts are working to secure the long-term sustainability of the CBD industry by establishing connections with the FDA and university research groups to identify the most effective quality standards. GA Extracts shares a v...
Nov 13, 2019•41 min
Creating iconic global brand strategies for cannabis with Conrad Lisco, Chief Marketing Officer of Fyllo. The company my next guest represents combining agency experience creating iconic global brand strategies with SaaS platform go-to-market rigor to accelerate growth and help brands and publishers realize the full potential of cannabis. Fyllo was founded and built by a team of former ad-tech employees and uses algorithms to track the changing landscape of cannabis laws around the U.S. Because ...
Nov 13, 2019•34 min
Vaporization technology and it's future with Mladen Barbaric, Founder/CEO of Airgraft. We're joined by the Founder and CEO of a company that designs, develops, and sells vaporization hardware and software. They describe themselves as a responsible vaporization technology company headquartered in Montreal, Canada. The company has launched the Airgraft Clean Vaporizer, which includes cannabis concentrate pods, and an app to control the actual vaporizer. Made of polished ceramic, Airgraft elegantly...
Nov 06, 2019•45 min
Craft cannabis brands with Jamie Shaw Chief Communications & Culture Officer of Pasha Brands. Our guest works for Canada's largest organization of craft cannabis brands. Shaw is a founding partner of Groundwork Consulting, a co-author of the first Lift & Co. Retail Cannabis Training Course, a cannabis career training instructor at Kwantlen Polytechnic University, and sits on various boards and advisory committees, including the BC Independent Cannabis Association. One of Prime Minister J...
Nov 06, 2019•36 min
A consistent consumer experience and cannabis product with David Kessler SVP Horticultural Solutions, TriGrow. Our guest is part of a company that has created a solution to deliver a consistent consumer experience and cannabis product. Their software and hardware solutions will standardize and help to automate the cannabis cultivation process. TriGrow’s cannabis cultivation solution hardware and software are meant to standardize and automate cultivation. The software solution allows for a consis...
Oct 30, 2019•32 min
Building an integrated portfolio of cannabis retail and more with Brian Baca, CEO of ikänik Farms, Inc. Our guest is the CEO of a new company working on building an integrated portfolio of cannabis retail dispensaries, cultivation facilities, offering iconic, inspiring hand-crafted cannabis brands, delivered in an unsurpassed retail experience. When we look at cannabis becoming a global emerging commoditized market in the future, we actually took a step back. As opposed to taking a traditional M...
Oct 30, 2019•44 min
Premium OTCQX and OTCQB Markets with Jason Paltrowitz Director & Executive Vice President, OTC Markets Group. Our next guest manages his company's international and domestic Corporate Services business, supporting more than 1,200 companies that trade on the premium OTCQX and OTCQB Markets. NYC-based OTC Markets Group, operator of financial markets for 10,000 U.S. and global securities, currently cross-trades dozens of cannabis companies with primary listings on the Canadian Securities Exchan...
Oct 23, 2019•35 min
Clean Green certified flower and pre-roll products with Jamie Warm, Co-founder, and CEO of Henry's Original. This episode is one of the co-founders of Henry’s Original, a craft cannabis brand started by local farmers in Laytonville, CA, providing sun-grown, Clean Green-certified cannabis throughout California. Henry’s produces Clean Green certified flower and pre-roll products that are cultivated entirely in Mendocino County, California. You hold thirteen state licenses which include nursery, cu...
Oct 23, 2019•40 min
The anticipated boom in hemp agriculture with Gunhee Park CEO and Founder of Populum CBD. Our next guest is pursuing bringing their brand’s hemp farming from Colorado to Arizona and will be part of the anticipated boom in hemp agriculture in the state. With the explosion of CBD as a new frontier in modern self-care, Populum has set out to create a modern and approachable hemp oil brand unbridled by the confines of the stigma attached to hemp products, especially during their recently-launched re...
Oct 16, 2019•36 min
Top performing marijuana stocks with Meni Morim Interim CEO at Namaste Technologies. Our next guest is interim CEO of a company that has been named as 1 of the 5 Top Performing marijuana stocks since the beginning of 2016 by Yahoo Finance. They launched an online portal launched last year which provides free access to medical cannabis consultations through secure video conferencing. Their unique business model has created an e-commerce platform where there are 30 websites in more than 20 countri...
Oct 16, 2019•38 min
Changing how you consume your CBD with Aaron Morris and Chris Joseph Co-Founders of Wild Roots Spirits. Our next guests founded a unique company, based in Portland, Ore., that's changing how you consume your vodka and now your CBD, too. While similarly, Wild Roots focuses on creating premium, natural, handcrafted spirits that are unique to the Pacific Northwest but can be enjoyed anywhere. Forbes recognized WYLD CBD as having some of the best CBD Gummies in the Market today. They heralded by say...
Oct 16, 2019•39 min
Bringing highly designed products to cannabis with Maggie Connors, Founder of Besito. My next guest founded an effort intended on bringing highly designed products to the market in a way that gives back to the community. This brand advocates for LGBTQ rights, criminal justice reform, and the advancement of scientific research in cannabis. Besito has announced a partnership with Equity First Alliance, with the release of a powerful campaign featuring advocates, formerly incarcerated individuals, ...
Oct 09, 2019•33 min
A gap in the world of cannabis with Jon Lowen the CoFounder of Surfside. My next guest is dedicated to building efficient, intelligent solutions that harness the power of data in today’s multi-dimensional marketplace. His expertise lends itself across multiple programming languages and is a specialist in machine learning, big data, content personalization, and real-time decisioning engines. Surfside is a customer acquisition platform that specializes in activating and expanding 1st party data fo...
Oct 09, 2019•41 min
The leading cannabis price comparison platform with Dan Nelson, CEO of Wikileaf. My next guest is CEO of a company of the leading cannabis price comparison platform with more than 3,800 legal recreational dispensaries, medical dispensaries, and brands listed across the U.S. and Canada. Wikileaf is a price comparison platform for recreational and medicinal cannabis consumers. You provide consumers with instant price comparison among dispensaries in their immediate vicinity. Wikileaf displays menu...
Oct 09, 2019•34 min
Launch and scale cannabis brands with Ori Bytton CEO & Founder of Natura Life + Science. Ori's is the CEO and founder of a co-manufacturing facility that’s creating the world’s most sophisticated platform to launch and scale cannabis brands. He came from the Solar industry upon arriving at the States from the homeland of Israel. Ori gained interest in the cannabis industry by learning and breaking down all of the aspects of the supply chain. As well as finding that regulations and supply cha...
Oct 02, 2019•39 min
Retail Cannabis Purchasing Guide for cannabis dispensaries with Ryan Smith, the CEO & Founder of LeafLink. Since our last interview Leaflink is now live in 22 territories across the United States and Canada. It has offices in Los Angeles, New York, and Toronto. cannabis retailers and brands use LeafLink to manage over $1B+ per year in wholesale orders. Leaflink just released a new Retail Cannabis Purchasing Guide for cannabis dispensaries with best practices from leading cannabis retailers t...
Oct 02, 2019•29 min
Leading recruiting platform in the cannabis industry with Karson Humiston Founder & CEO of Vangst. Our next guest is the CEO of the leading recruiting platform in the cannabis industry. She was featured on the 2018 Forbes 30 under 30 lists. Since launching in 2016, this platform has connected more than 10,000 people with jobs at over 650 leading cannabis businesses around the US. Women are making their mark on the cannabis industry. Of the 166 companies we surveyed, 38.5% of cannabis employe...
Sep 25, 2019•31 min
Vape devices and the issues in the market with Corey Mangold, Co-Founder & CEO of Orchid Essentials. Our guest’s company is addressing many of the issues that they personally encountered using vape devices on the market. With so many different vaping options to choose from these days, how can you know if you’re getting the best vape experience? Vape pens consist of two pieces, a battery, and a cartridge. Most pens today were designed for nicotine e-juice and not thicker cannabis oils. Also, ...
Sep 25, 2019•33 min
Simplifying compliance for the cannabis industry with Kyle Sherman, CEO of Flowhub. This episode we talk with the CEO of Denver-based inventory management and POS platform for dispensaries that just launched the first-of-its-kind Stash App, a simple mobile application custom-built to streamline dispensary operations, maximize efficiency, and reduce inventory management cycles all from the palm of your hand. Many cannabis retailers are left to track their inventory by either piecing together seve...
Sep 25, 2019•35 min
Sophisticated culinary cannabis experience with Acclaimed New York City chef Ron Silver. Ron is Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer of Azuca, and Chef and Owner of New York City restaurant Bubby’s, a renowned dining institution for nearly three decades. With chef-quality taste, Azuca allows for faster onset, enabling patients to medicate accurately and effectively. In continuation of his mission to provide the cannabis industry with understandable, easy-to-dose edibles. Ron marries his experti...
Sep 18, 2019•32 min
Desert greenhouse cultivation with Michael Sassano Founder and CEO of Solaris Farms. Michael says they have the largest and most advanced cannabis greenhouse operations ever. Solaris provides state-of-the-art cultivation facilities, greenhouse design services, operations management services, brand campus hosting, incubation & consulting services, and investment opportunities for the cannabis industry. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircl...
Sep 18, 2019•27 min
Insuring cannabis businesses with TJ Frost, U.S. Cannabis Segment Leader for Hub International. Our next guest works for one of the first firms to create a practice dedicated entirely to insuring cannabis businesses. Headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, Hub International Limited is a leading full-service global insurance broker providing property and casualty, life and health, employee benefits, investment and risk management products, and services. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/br...
Sep 04, 2019•34 min
Bringing complete control to the cannabis finishing process with Jane and David Sandelman of Cannatrol. Our next guests are a husband and wife team. This summer the launch of a patent-pending Dry/Cure System, set to be the first-ever to bring technology, science, and bringing complete control to the cannabis finishing process. The Cannatrol Dry/Cure system is available for large-scale and commercial growers, as well as a smaller Cool Cure system for small, home growers. The Cool Cure system will...
Sep 04, 2019•32 min
Being a brand enabler in the cannabis industry with Kyle Kazan Co-founder, Chairman, and CEO – California Cannabis Enterprises, Inc. My next guest is a former Torrance Police Officer (LA County) in South Central LA during the LA riots. He is also a former special education teacher now turned businessman, who co-founded Beach Front Properties, LLC, which has more than $2 billion of assets under management in the U.S., Asia, and Europe and is now a leading cannabis entrepreneur. His company’s scal...
Aug 28, 2019•42 min
Cannabis represents an industry of health and wellness with Autumn Shelton Owner and CFO from Autumn Brands. My next guest was once quoted to say, Cannabis represents an industry of health and wellness whether you utilize its benefits for medical or recreational purposes. As awareness grows, people are finding out just how incredible this under-appreciated plant can be for themselves, family, and friends. Autumn Brands has sought to shift the female perspective, stigmas, and misunderstandings as...
Aug 28, 2019•30 min
Brand building against the largest beer and beverage companies with Michael Hayford, CEO of Lighthouse Strategies. This episode we learn about a company that has placed itself firmly in a race for large-scale brand building against the largest beer and beverage companies in the world. A report from Zenith Global stated that Americans spent $89 million on cannabis beverages in 2018. That same report estimated the U.S. cannabis-infused drink market would grow to $1.4 billion by 2024. As for the in...
Aug 21, 2019•31 min
Innovative hemp and cannabis corporation with Robert Coale, Board of Directors, Marijuana Company of America. This episode we talk to a board member of an innovative hemp and cannabis corporation. Marijuana Company of America Completes Agreement for Cannabis Extraction, Distribution and Delivery Licenses. MCOA has officially acquired a 20% ownership interest in Natural Plant Extract of California (NPE). NPE owns both state and city licenses for volatile manufacturing, distribution and retail del...
Aug 21, 2019•46 min
Where Christians go to educate themselves about CBD with Natalie Gillespie, Editor-in-Chief, God’s Greenery. This episode we talk about how many people who follow their faith in Christianity but are hesitant to adopt CBD into their daily lives because of its association with cannabis. God’s Greenery brings the faith community together to explore the benefits of CBD while empowering churches to keep their congregants engaged and even bring in new worshippers. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcir...
Aug 21, 2019•38 min
