Mark Horbal, Co-founder, Springbig Mark is the Co-founder and SVP of Digital Communications at Springbig, a software platform providing customer loyalty and marketing automation solutions to cannabis retailers and brands in the U.S. and Canada. The company's platform connects consumers with retailers and brands, through SMS marketing, emails, a customer feedback system, and loyalty programs, to support retailers' and brands' customer engagement and retention. https://www.instagram.com/springbigr...
Aug 05, 2022•29 min•Ep. 349
Devin Calloway, Founder, Co-CEO, CTO and President of Eco Farm Holdings PBC Devin Calloway is the Founder, co-CEO, CTO and President of Eco Farm Holdings PBC leading the company’s technology and manufacturing functions. Calloway brings over 15 years of cannabis industry and advocacy experience as well as 20 years in web development, UI/UX and Info Architecture bringing a unique perspective to technology operations in the cannabis industry. Prior to founding Eco Farm, Calloway founded the first w...
Jul 29, 2022•34 min•Ep. 348
Dima Chernobilsky, Co-Founder & CEO at GrowDirector A former CFO of a public company, Dima has worked in various finance and management roles in East Europe and Africa for more than a decade. Dima and his co-founders decided five years ago to solve problems they encountered when growing plants. Their goal was to grow anything anywhere with minimal effort and zero mistakes. Thus, GrowDirector was born. Five years later, they have launched their third generation of greenhouse automation and hydrop...
Jul 22, 2022•30 min•Ep. 347
George Allen, Chairman of the Board, Lowell Farms George Allen serves as Chairman of the Board for California-based Lowell Farms Inc. (CSE:LOWL; OTCQX:LOWLF), a leading, vertically-integrated, cannabis company with advanced production capabilities, including cultivation, extraction, manufacturing, brand sales & marketing, and distribution. A seasoned executive with extensive financing and transaction experience, Mr. Allen has built multiple companies through a combination of organic and acquisit...
Jul 15, 2022•31 min•Ep. 346
Colton Griffin, CEO, Flourish Software Colton is CEO of Flourish Software, a leading supply chain management and seed to sale tracking software solution for the cannabis, CBD, and hemp verticals. Prior to Flourish, Colton was a consultant at Manhattan Associates, a market leader in best-of breed supply chain software. There he specialized in business intelligence and data analytics for supply chain applications, helping dozens of companies optimize their operations. He moved onto Genuine Parts C...
Jul 08, 2022•31 min•Ep. 345
Francesca Vavala, President of The Sales Joint Francesca Vavala is President of The Sales Joint, a cannabis sales business that helps craft growers stay competitive in all markets through professional sales. With five years in the cannabis industry, Francesca and her business partner Mike productized their IP that created major success with farms across the country in the cannabis industry. They provide a weekly, state-specific-buyers guide built from conversations with dispensaries and create s...
Jul 01, 2022•34 min•Ep. 344
Aja Atwood, CEO, Cofounder, Trella As a natural catastrophe risk engineer-turned-co founder and CEO of an agri-tech startup focused on the modern indoor farming industry, I apply my 15+ years of experience in climate disaster risk engineering to create innovative technologies that will revolutionize urban farming in order to protect plant medicine and our food supply. After graduating cum laude from Northeastern University’s College of Engineering, I worked as an international engineering consul...
Jun 24, 2022•28 min•Ep. 343
Michelle Mattice, National Sales Vice President, Joint Venture Pay Michelle Mattice is the National Sales Vice President for Joint Venture Pay. She currently sits on the Board of Directors for the North East Hemp Association. Joint Venture Pay is a member of the NHA, HIA, NCIA, and New York Cannabis Growers and Processors Association. Joint Venture Pay ( jwww.jointventurepay.com ) is a nationwide company that was created by their parent company Pay it Forward Processing ( www.pfprocessing.com ) ...
Jun 17, 2022•35 min•Ep. 342
Lauren Carpenter & Dustin Moore, Co-founders, Embarc Lauren Carpenter has over a decade of experience building prolific teams and leading successful strategy for some of the most diverse business coalitions and campaigns in California, including dozens of Fortune 50 companies. Before Carpenter co-founded Embarc, she served as Chief Strategy Officer for Sweet Flower, and Director of Government Affairs for Western States at MedMen. Carpenter brought her extensive cannabis experience in government,...
Jun 10, 2022•31 min•Ep. 341
Dino H Carter, Owner, D Branding Dino H Carter is a marketing consultant and a brand strategist with more than 25 years of international marketing experience including works with Levi's, MTV Europe, National Geographic, Alfa Romeo and more. Among others, Dino has been helping Cannabis businesses grow brand awareness and increase revenues. Www.dinohcarter.com Www.dbrandingla.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/dinohcarter...
Jun 03, 2022•32 min•Ep. 340
Nick Scalera, Founder, CEO, NJ Cannabis Consulting For more than 20 years, Nick held management positions with high-tech New Jersey companies such as AT&T, Perkin Elmer, Telcordia Technologies, and Ericsson. He has also taught business, technical, and math courses at several NJ colleges and universities. Since 2001, his consultancy, NJS Marketing Services, has helped businesses across a wide range of industries develop and implement strategies to achieve their growth objectives. Nick is currentl...
May 27, 2022•28 min•Ep. 339
Lior Root and Sophia Trunzo, Founders, Paradigm Media Paradigm Media is a digital marketing agency specializing in the CBD and Cannabis industry. In the last three years, they've developed 360° marketing solutions and have been working with 70+ brands executing an ROI-focused growth strategy. Understanding the challenges this industry is facing Paradigm became a one-stop-shop for all of their clients' needs including; Paid Media, Affiliate Marketing, Email Marketing, Content Marketing, Social Me...
May 20, 2022•31 min•Ep. 338
Heather Rubiales, Founder, Heather's Hemp Alternatives Heather Rubiales has worked closely in the Cannabis industry for the past 10 years. She is a California native born and raised in San Diego. Her passion for the industry and a clean Planet has pushed her to create the startup Heather's Hemp Alternatives based out of Humboldt County. Heather's Hemp Alternatives is providing compostable Hemp-based packaging for the Cannabis & Hemp industry and hopes to bring plastic free as a new element to wh...
May 13, 2022•30 min•Ep. 337
Igor Dunaevsky, Managing Partner at AskGrowers.com A digital marketing expert with a keen eye for performance marketing. Passionate about cannabis, Igor immediately recognized an emerging need for a unifying cannabis marketing platform. Combining his love of marijuana and his 15 years of experience in the digital landscape, Igor crafted an online cannabis index committed to helping consumers and brands find each other in the green sea of an expanding industry. https://www.linkedin.com/in/igor-du...
May 06, 2022•28 min•Ep. 336
Matt Hampton, Founder, Headshop Remember the first time you walked into a headshop; the amazing sights and smells, the sense of wonder? That memory is what led Matt Hampton to create Headshop.com. A keen student of the digital revolution, Matt founded the online home for those who want to explore and buy high-quality items related to cannabis and other plant-based medicine — safely and efficiently. https://www.facebook.com/Headshop https://www.instagram.com/_headshop/ https://twitter.com/thenewh...
Apr 29, 2022•35 min•Ep. 335
Jun S. Lee, Co-CEO and Co-Founder, Nabis Jun S. Lee is an entrepreneur, software engineer and multifaceted business executive. In his role as Co-CEO of Nabis, California’s largest licensed wholesale cannabis marketplace, he oversees revenue, operations, product and business strategy. He brings the experienced mindset of a systems architect to cannabis, creating flawless business and consumer experiences through technology. Jun also serves on the California Cannabis Industry Association (CCIA) bo...
Apr 22, 2022•32 min•Ep. 334
Matt McComb, VP of Business Development, Dingus and Zazzy Matt is the VP of Business Development at Dingus and Zazzy—a full-service, unlimited marketing department in Edmonton, AB. Matt launched his career in Engineering, Oil and Gas, and Cannabis, but has since discovered a home in creative sales and marketing. He believes that building real relationships begins with being yourself, however eccentric that may be. dingusandzazzy.com https://www.instagram.com/dingusandzazzy/ https://www.linkedin....
Apr 15, 2022•31 min•Ep. 333
Scott Berman, President & Co-Founder of The Panther Group Scott is the President and Co-Founder of the Panther Group. Since 2014, he has co-founded and exited multiple companies in the ad tech and cannabis distribution sectors—with 20+ years of experience working in politics, cannabis advocacy, healthcare, and digital advertising. linkedin.com/company/thepanthergroup Instagram: @thepanthergroup Twitter: @panthergroupllc...
Apr 08, 2022•32 min•Ep. 332
Elana Frankel, Entrepreneur and Chief Creative Officer, Indigo + Haze Elana Frankel has been working in the cannabis industry for 10+ years. She started a home grow garden club; an e-commerce business, Indigo and Haze; developed product; founded the magazine Women and Weed; authored a book with the same title; serves as Chief Growth Officer for MedialCannabisMentor.com; produces documentaries; writes freelance for various publications; volunteers for the Oregon Cannabis Commission, health equity...
Apr 01, 2022•31 min•Ep. 331
Rick & Monique Fitzgerald, Co-founder, InnDica Monique Jackson-Fitzgerald Monique Jackson-Fitzgerald is an attorney and the co-founder of both InnDica.com, an online cannabis travel platform and Lazy Turtle Group, LLC, a creative agency. With a vision to modernize and destigmatize the public perception of plant medicines, and their use as part of an active lifestyle InnDica.com was launched in 2018. InnDica is an online resource catering to plant medicine and cannabis enthusiasts. The website fe...
Mar 25, 2022•29 min•Ep. 330
Javier Hasse, Managing Director, Benzinga Cannabis Javier Hasse is a cannabis, hemp, CBD and psychedelics-focused reporter, currently serving as Managing Director of Benzinga Cannabis, CEO of Spanish-language news site El Planteo, a company he co-founded and Senior Contributor at Forbes. His book, “Start Your Own Cannabis Business,” was published by Entrepreneur Media in 2018 and hit the #1 Best-Seller spot on Amazon. As an award-winning reporter and editor, Javier's had roughly 5,000 unique art...
Mar 18, 2022•35 min•Ep. 329
Sloane Barbour, Founder & CEO of engin and Partner at FlowerHire Sloane Barbour is the Founder & CEO of engin, the hiring platform for industries of the future. Sloane was previously Chief Revenue Officer at FlowerHire, the Cannabis industry's leading executive and strategic search and recruiting firm. Sloane brings over 12 years of leadership and innovation in the Talent and Recruiting space at companies like Motion Recruitment Partners and Hired.com, where he oversaw sales and recruiting teams...
Mar 11, 2022•35 min•Ep. 328
Steve Peterson, WasteTrakr, CEO and Co-Founder Steve Peterson is the CEO and Co-Founder of WasteTrakr Technologies, a software application for ESG reporting and sustainability. In addition, Steve is a Partner at Tress Capital, a NY venture capital firm investing in cannabis technologies. Steve combines 20+ years of technology experience with five years of cannabis industry management experience as a VP/GM of retail operations in San Jose, Eugene and Portland OR. Steve has also assisted public co...
Mar 04, 2022•31 min•Ep. 327
Max Simon, CEO at Green Flower Max Simon’s vision to change the world’s understanding of cannabis led him to create Green Flower, a first-of- its-kind education company, in 2014. Green Flower has since become the recognized industry leader in cannabis education and training, producing the world’s largest library of online cannabis courses; bolstering a network of more than 700 leading cannabis experts; powering the cannabis curriculums of multiple Universities across the US; successfully trainin...
Feb 25, 2022•32 min•Ep. 326
Travis Schwartz, CEO, Co-Founder, GrowGlide Travis Schwartz is the CEO & co-founder of Grow Glide. Travis owns three businesses and recently sold his Amazon-adjacent venture. In 2021, Travis led Grow Glide to a 20x revenue year, smashing expectations. Additionally, the company increased its headcount 533%. He credits his scaling success to his firm business beliefs: - Attract talented, capable, like-minded individuals and get out of their way - Optimize those individuals and their teams by lever...
Feb 18, 2022•30 min•Ep. 325
Rose Taylor, EA, Redbud Advisors LLC Rose Taylor graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a BBA in Business Management. While business is her primary passion, she found out early on she had a knack for accounting. For the past 15 years, Rose has owned multiple businesses and partnerships in varying fields such as retail, B2B, e-commerce, and real estate. She has worked for small businesses and multi-million dollar corporations, both publicly and privately. Originally from California she wa...
Feb 11, 2022•29 min•Ep. 324
Caitlyn Krebs, Co-Founder & CEO at Nalu Bio Caitlyn is an entrepreneur with 20+ years of healthcare and life science experience. She has a passion for building companies at the frontier of science and technology - cancer epigenomics, eye tracking for Alzheimer’s, pre-diabetes diagnostics, predictive biosimulation, and now chemistry for cannabinoids. She has held positions in executive management, operations, and corporate development with a focus on commercializing new products and bringing them...
Feb 04, 2022•29 min•Ep. 323
Dede Perkins, Co-Founder and CEO of ProCanna Dede Perkins, Co-Founder and CEO of ProCanna, has a true entrepreneurial spirit. She joined the cannabis industry in 2013 as a member of the application team that won one of the first competitive vertically integrated applications in Massachusetts. After that, she helped win cannabis licenses in New York, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Ohio, California, Arkansas, North Dakota, and Nevada. A regulatory specialist, Dede is passionate about combining compliance...
Jan 28, 2022•32 min•Ep. 322
Annie Davis, Founder and CEO, Growing Impact Annie Davis is a business strategist and marketing leader with a lifelong passion for building lasting brands. She founded Growing Impact because she believes in the healing power of cannabis, and that business can be a force for good. She served as VP Marketing for Flow Kana, a leading brand of sun-grown flower, VP Sales & Marketing for Care By Design, a pioneer in CBD wellness, and I've led direct-to-consumer and strategic partnerships for Garden So...
Jan 21, 2022•31 min•Ep. 321
Jeff is an entrepreneurial leader and storyteller with more than 25 years experience in technology, marketing, product management, business development, and finance. Prior to Everscore, he was the founder of two marketing technology startups in consumer goods including myUpside, the first experiential rewards coalition in the world with over 100 brands including Red Bull. He pioneered data-driven, personalized promotions for wellness, and better-for-you brands with an emphasis on creating, conne...
Jan 14, 2022•33 min•Ep. 320
