My guest today is Darren Bondar, Founder of Spirit Leaf - Canada's largest recreational cannabis brand, which he sold in May of 2021 for $131 million dollars.

Not one to sit still, it didn't take long for Darren to start a new company called HEMPALTA - an agricultural technology company focused on innovative hemp processing and product creation.

During our fun conversation, we cover everything from building brands to building exit strategies. Other topics we cover include:

  • Why it's so important to have a good brand strategy
  • How to set yourself apart from your competition with branded merch
  • The โ€œdoโ€™s and don'tsโ€ of selling a business

I hope you enjoy my conversation with Darren, and hopefully you'll learn a few things to help you with your branding.

๐—•๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐— ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ต๐˜ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฏ๐˜† ๐—š๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜‚๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ธ - ๐—ข๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ก๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ต ๐—”๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎโ€™๐˜€ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜ ๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿฐ๐Ÿฌ ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜€.From promotional products, custom uniforms, and clothing, to sports co-branding, web stores and warehousing - Genumark is your #1 partner for creating brand awareness. And being ISO certified โ€“ you can rest assured ethical sourcing and sustainability are front and center.

If youโ€™re looking for help with your next project, email brandingmatters@genumark.com.

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