Thinking Outside The Bud: Recent Episodes
Bruce Eckfeldt
Thinking Outside the Bud is a business podcast devoted to driving innovation in the cannabis space. During each episode, we speak with founders, investors, thought leaders, researchers, advocates, and policy makers who are finding new and exciting ways for cannabis to positively impact business, society, and culture.
Walter Moore, Co-founder and CEO, Cognitive Harmony Technologies
Walter Moore is an accomplished software architect, financial engineer, and entrepreneur. He is the Co-Founder, CEO, and CTO of Cognitive Harmony Technologies, a company designed to streamline the cannabis business application process and create $1 Billion in wealth for underrepresented communities through cannabis business ownership.
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Miguel Oliveira, Founder, Scandalous Chocolates
Miguel is a culinary and entertainment expert who brings a rich background in storytelling with a keen understanding of consumer food trends and culinary arts. He has also worked as a producer with CBS, ABC, and CNN. In 2017 Miguel founded Panther Burn Studios, a small music label focused on nurturing and developing up-and-coming musical talent. In 2020, Oliveira went on to start the Scandalous Chocolate brand, a first-in-class edible company that is pushing the limits of quality in the cannabis space. His culinary background and extensive experience in media and music certainly makes for a dynamic approach to the quickly growing cannabis industry.
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Jordan Isenstadt, Senior Vice President, Marino
Jordan heads Marino’s cannabis, higher education, and public affairs practices. A former advisor to the New York State Senate and the New York State Governor’soffice, he has led award-winning strategic communications programs for a broad spectrum of clients, including cannabis brands, higher education institutions, and labor unions. Some client highlights include Etain Health, FlowerHire, Come Back Daily, Beak & Skiff, Canna-House, Hiller PC, the New York Cannabis Growers & Processors Association, Ayr Wellness, House of Puff, Poplar, engin, Happy Munkey, Shinnecock Hemp. He regularly contributes to various cannabis and policy media outlets offering public relations insights. Jordan was named a Cannabis Industry Power Player by PoliticsNY in 2022. He also founded the Cannabis Media Lab and sat on the Board of Advisors of the CBD and Cannabinoid Industry Association.
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Larry Levy, Co-founder & CEO, Lucid Green
A serial entrepreneur, Larry brings a wealth of hands-on experience, with a focus on computational linguistics (machine learning), IoT and SaaS based finance and marketing platforms. As co-founder and CEO of Lucid Green, Larry oversees operations to bring LucidIDs to the forefront of cannabis supply chain solutions. Prior to Lucid Green, Larry served as co-founder and CEO of Semagix Group, which was sold to Warburg Pincus in 2006. Larry was also the founder and CEO of Protégé Holdings, recognized as an “Upside 100” company, as well as the founder of Citria and Delrina Europe. Delrina was sold to Symantec in 1995. Larry guest lectures entrepreneurship at the Cornell University - Johnson School of Management. He holds a BCom and BAcc from the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa, and is a chartered accountant CA(SA).
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Josh and Tara Joseph, Co-Founders of Big Plan Holdings
Josh and Tara Joseph host a podcast, The Big Plan, and are Co-owners of the Nashville-based investment company Big Plan Holdings, they are involved in cannabis, real estate, music and entertainment, lifestyle, fashion, and philanthropy. Josh and Tara discuss falling in love, drugs, having kids, being in business together, and everything in between. Above all, Josh and Tara are husband and wife, and more importantly, best friends. They are here to speak their truth and leave nothing uncovered.
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Hannah Stitt, Mountain Mover & Partner at Tectonic, LLP
Hannah loves resolving her client’s intellectual property and business problems. She provides services to clients throughout California and the United States. She focuses her law practice on solving issues involving trademarks, trade secrets, copyrights, unfair competition law, and data privacy.
After a decade of working in the California legal field and in movement lawyering, Hannah is not intimidated by the innovative or unknown. A firebrand litigator, Hannah ardently supports clients at every stage of their brand creation and development process. Her intellect, unwavering persistence, and network connections enable her to move mountains for clients.
Hannah joined the legal community servicing the California cannabis industry in 2012 and has educated attorneys on panels and presentations since 2018. As the cannabis industry grew and evolved, her law practice transitioned from deal-making and compliance work into complex litigation over intellectual property rights and related business claims. Her advice and counsel to both attorneys and industry operators over the years have shaped the market.
Currently, Hannah sits on the Ethics Committee for the International Cannabis Bar Association, as well as both the Barrister’s Cannabis, Alcohol, and Regulated Industries committee and the Intellectual Property committee for the Bar Association of San Francisco. She has also worked with the Prisoner Advocacy Network, where she fought alongside California prisoners to improve their living conditions and uphold their civil rights. Her committee work and pro bono work directly inform her legal practice litigating for clients in highly regulated industries.
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Hannah Stitt, Mountain Mover & Partner at Tectonic, LLP Hannah loves resolving her client’s intellectual property and business problems. She provides services to clients throughout California and the United States. She focuses her law practice on solving issues involving trademarks, trade secrets, copyrights, unfair competition law, and data privacy. After a decade of working in the California legal field and in movement lawyering, Hannah is not intimidated by the innovative or unknown. A firebrand litigator, Hannah ardently supports clients at every stage of their brand creation and development process. Her intellect, unwavering persistence, and network connections enable her to move mountains for clients. Hannah joined the legal community servicing the California cannabis industry in 2012 and has educated attorneys on panels and presentations since 2018. As the cannabis industry grew and evolved, her law practice transitioned from deal-making and compliance work into complex litigation over intellectual property rights and related business claims. Her advice and counsel to both attorneys and industry operators over the years have shaped the market. Currently, Hannah sits on the Ethics Committee for the International Cannabis Bar Association, as well as both the Barrister’s Cannabis, Alcohol, and Regulated Industries committee and the Intellectual Property committee for the Bar Association of San Francisco. She has also worked with the Prisoner Advocacy Network, where she fought alongside California prisoners to improve their living conditions and uphold their civil rights. Her committee work and pro bono work directly inform her legal practice litigating for clients in highly regulated industries. https://www.linkedin.com/in/hannahstitt/ https://tectoniclaw.com https://www.linkedin.com/company/tectonicllp/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Bethany Gomez, Managing Director and Co-Founder of Brightfield Group Bethany has established herself as a trailblazer in emerging markets, with a focus on cannabis, CBD and wellness. As Managing Director and Co-Founder of Brightfield Group, Bethany's commitment to leadership and storytelling through meaningful data has positioned the company as an industry leader, playing a crucial role in shaping the cannabis, CBD and wellness industries both from a consumer and market perspective. Bethany has been featured and quoted in numerous media outlets including The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, CNN, Bloomberg, Yahoo! Finance and more.
Prior to helping found Brightfield Group in 2015, Bethany managed a team of analysts for Euromonitor International, covering an array of CPG industries including Packaged Food, Drinks, Alcohol, Tobacco, Beauty and Supplements.
In her spare time, Bethany is an avid traveler, having visited more than 30 countries around the world. www.brightfieldgroup.com https://www.linkedin.com/company/brightfield-group/ https://twitter.com/brightfieldgrp Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Lilli Keinaenen, Founder & Chief Designer, Changemaker Creative Changemaker Creative helps cannabis and sustainable consumer product makers stand out with unique custom branding and packaging design – and attract a cult following of loyal customers. With a focus on sustainable packaging for conscious cannabis and hemp product brands, she's deeply passionate about saving the planet through better design. Clients outside cannabis include award-winning global product brands sold at major retailers like Target, Williams-Sonoma, and Whole Foods, and cannabis clients with multiple Emerald Cup wins. You can often find her speaking about sustainability, packaging, and design. www.changemakercreative.com linkedin.com/in/lillikeinaenen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Christopher Tasker, Founder, Global Cannabinoid Solutions Chris is a scientist helping cannabis businesses develop innovative strategies and solutions to thrive in the evolving eco-system. Chris is a Master of cannabinoid medical research with specific knowledge of the endocannabinoid system and its role in colorectal cancer and inflammatory bowel diseases. One of the first UK scientists to investigate cannabinoids in human tissue. Chris is the founder of Global Cannabinoid Solutions, a science consultancy which trains executives in the science of cannabis, helping them leverage 21st-century cannabinoid science.
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Nikki Lawley, LPN Founder of Nikki and The Plant, LLC. Nikki Lawley is a patient advocate, speaker, and founder of Nikki and the Plant. She personally discovered cannabis as medicine after suffering a life-changing injury while working as a pediatric nurse.
In October of 2016, Nikki was a 46-year-old woman whose life changed in literally a second. Going from being a medical professional to becoming a patient was a major adjustment and almost cost this vibrant mother, wife, and career professional to contemplating taking her own life after becoming a victim of the traditional medical system, seeing over 50 doctors, and was on cocktails of drugs that each had more and more side effects. Four months after her injury, Nikki found plant medicine.
Nikki and the Plant is a pillar of medical cannabis advocacy and a champion for the importance of sharing patient stories. She is planning on creating the first product line focusing on cannabis and the science behind why cannabis helps support for her chronic pain, cognitive function, anxiety, and depression.
Nikki is on the Patient Advisory Board for NY State Americans for Safe Access and for Cannabis BPO. Nikki is considered a leading voice in the community, chronicling her journey from being a healthcare provider to a patient to an advocate. She hopes to bring worldwide awareness to invisible illness and disability. She has been a guest on multiple podcasts and shows including “Let’s Be Blunt with Montel Williams.” https://linktr.ee/Nikkilawley Website www.nikkiandtheplant.org Linked In https://www.linkedin.com/in/nikki-lawley-aa281517/?trk=people-guest_people_search-card Facebook https://www.facebook.com/nikki.lawley Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/nikkiandtheplant Instagram https://www.instagram.com/nikkiandtheplant/ YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8gIjFp_5cCEiwbTHBQXfrw Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Joseph Lustberg, Founder & Managing Partner, Upwise Capital Joe Lustberg is a leader in the fintech industry with extensive knowledge of financial products and the marketplace. Joe’s experience and expertise is the main reason for his fast rise in the industry. His tenacious drive and deep network of relationships within the cannabis and lending industry have allowed for his success. He handles a multitude of functions as CEO of Upwise Capital, leading the company every day in funding large transactions while providing the best and most efficient service. Joe has held positions at some of the largest fintech companies in the United States rising the ladder to now managing partner and CEO of Upwise Capital. These experiences have helped to shape him into the leader and driving force he is today.
With a focus on real estate, CAPEX, and construction buildouts of cannabis facilities, Joe is well-versed in various financing options available for cannabis operators. As the CEO of Upwise Capital, Joe oversees the cannabis and alternative financing division of the firm. Upwise is a full-service cannabis marketplace, offering products such as real estate acquisition financing or real estate loans, equipment financing, unsecured non-dilutive working capital, purchase order financing, inventory financing, construction loans based on the as-completed cannabis value, sale-leasebacks, and more. He has been lending to the cannabis industry since 2014, Joe’s understanding of cannabis value and the cannabis debt markets is what gives him a competitive advantage in the market. His other areas of expertise include SBA loans, short-term financing, equipment financing, lines of credit, factoring, contract negotiations, underwriting, and financial analysis.
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Dan Serard, Director of Business Development, Cannabis Creative Dan has been working in the cannabis industry for over three years and has been a part of marketing over 150+ different brands. Currently, he heads business development and strategic partnerships for Cannabis Creative Group – a top marketing agency in the cannabis industry. He is a member of many cannabis associations such as the Cannabis Marketing Association, Business Owners Hemp and Cannabis Association, and National Association of Cannabis Businesses and is currently a committee member of the National Cannabis Industry Association’s Marketing and Advertising Committee. With years of experience in the health and wellness industry, Dan’s background as a business development professional complements his interest in the innovating world of cannabis. Before joining the cannabis industry, Dan managed multiple health clubs in downtown Boston and in Santa Monica, California, where his focus on business development shed new light on the concept of corporate wellness. He’s also embraced sales roles in the biotech and software industries for numerous start-up companies. Dan holds a bachelor’s degree in Recreation Management and Policy with a focus in Business Administration from the University of New Hampshire. Today, when he’s not in the office, Dan can most likely be found outside – his passions include hiking, snowboarding, fishing, camping, travelling, and playing basketball, to name a few. https://www.instagram.com/cannabiscreativegroup/ https://twitter.com/Cannabis_CG https://www.facebook.com/cannacreativegroup/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/cannabis-creative-group Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Polly Lieberman, Co-Founder, thric3 Polly is the co-founder of thric3, an online and real-world community at the intersection of cannabis 2.0 and web 3.0. She is a results-oriented business leader, company builder and value-creator who spent her career building successful companies in nascent markets. Polly has been consulting and advising brands and technology companies in the cannabis industry for nearly 5 years, with a focus on storytelling, digital marketing and revenue acceleration.
Polly has broad and deep experience in sales leadership, marketing, go-to-market strategy, and business acceleration. She made a name for herself in the last nascent market – mobile – where she was frequently recognized for trailblazing the industry and named one of the Most Powerful Women in Mobile by Business Insider.
Polly is passionate about innovation and led “first-to-market” programs for top brands like Nike, Ford, Target, Showtime and Coca-Cola, including the first interactive IVR (interactive voice response) that enabled consumers to interact with a Times Square Billboard and the first rich media ad that ran on an iPad.
She is excited about the recent digital/eCommerce acceleration in the cannabis industry and sees great opportunities for brands to use technology to build deeper relationships with consumers
When she’s not talking to brands about the next big thing in tech, she can be found with her family and on tennis courts, ski slopes, travelling to new destinations or in the kitchen whipping up a gourmet meal. @thric3official IG and Twitter https://www.linkedin.com/company/thric3/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Misty Burris, Director, Oregon Institute for A Better Way Misty founded the Oregon Institute for A Better Way in 2016 after a 6-year field study based on How our brains learn and the measurable data that something evolutionary is occurring to us physically and spiritually. Misty studies the effects of these occurrences in individuals, partners, families, organizations and industry. Misty is a facilitator, motivator and opportunity enthusiast always seeking the largest stone to toss into the pool of change and progression. Misty founded the Community System Navigators in response the pandemic and the national need for translators of agency funding. Today Misty and her teams have navigated 20 million in relief, recovery and expansion funding. Misty and her retired Army aviation husband Sean reside in Oregon ever-present for the raising of 3 grandchildren, farm animals and strong community bonds through intentional living. Both are active Grange members and participate in the Farmer Veteran Coalition and Farm Bureau To save the family farm! Misty seeks to continue her education at Syracuse University for an Executive Masters in Public Policy and later a PhD of Cultural Anthropology. https://www.facebook.com/communitysystemnavigators https://www.facebook.com/intentionalcommunities @COMMUNITYSYSTE1 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Morgan Davis, Founder, Davis Legal Founded by Raleigh-based lawyer and serial entrepreneur Morgan Davis, Davis Legal is a full-service boutique law firm specializing in cannabis law and policy, serving entrepreneurs, politicians and brands. From legal planning, regulatory support, corporate guidance, and compliance strategies, Morgan Davis has built a name locally and nationally as a lawyer and entrepreneur reshaping the cannabis industry. Morgan Davis is the Co-founder of Compendium Complete, the owner of a comprehensive database created for cannabis industry stakeholders, ancillary service providers and legal professionals. Morgan also serves as the- Industry Liaison of the CBD Association, a 501(c)(6) non-profit trade association promoting the CBD & Cannabinoid industries worldwide.
A total boss babe, Morgan Davis was a successful trial attorney when, burned out by the corporate legal structure, she started Davis Legal as the 2018 Farm Bill opened the floodgates for the federal legalization of CBD and hemp products. Seeing brands entering the cannabis industry without the proper protections and compliance, Morgan focused her firm on helping any cannabis brand, entrepreneur or company hoping to legitimize themselves within the space to be compliant, and legally protected. She works closely groups of entrepreneurs and female entrepreneurs both locally and within the national CBD industry, providing resources for legal compliance and formation.
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Hayley Dineen & Lana Van Brunt, Co-Founders, Sackville & Co Lana Van Brunt and Hayley Dineen are the Brooklyn-based duo behind Sackville & Co., a design-focused contemporary cannabis lifestyle brand, and Sackville Studios, the first multidisciplinary cannabis design and production studio creating brands from the ground up for both cannabis industry leaders and newcomers alike. Dineen cut her teeth at the world-renowned arts & design college Central St. Martin’s in London, going on to design for high-end brands including Yeezy, OVO, Vivienne Westwood and more. Van Brunt employs her marketing and branding genius to the Sackville brand from her time as a Director at VICE Media and ATTN: Media. https://sackville.co/ https://www.instagram.com/sackville.and.co/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Derek Thomas, Chief Growth Officer, AE Global Derek Thomas is the Chief Growth Officer for AE Global. He has spent more than a decade developing businesses, focused on sustainable scaling, growth and strategy.
Prior to joining AE Global, Thomas served as vice president of business development for Veritas Farms, a publicly-traded, vertically-integrated full-spectrum hemp extracts company that was first to be sold on Amazon. There he oversaw the company’s growth as it scaled across the U.S. and developed critical retail partnerships with food, retail and drugstore businesses, including CVS, Rite Aid, Kroger, South Eastern Grocers and more.
Derek has been featured on TedX, Cheddar TV, The C.W., Hemp Industry Daily, The Guardian, The Miami Herald, E.C.R.M., and FounderMade. He is also is an avid environmentalist, nature-lover and explorer, volunteering his time with local and national organizations working to protect the environment. His most recent exploration was to the summit of Mt Kilimanjaro. https://www.linkedin.com/in/derek-thomas/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/ae-global-pkg/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Adam Wilks, CEO of Tyson 2.0 Adam Wilks is Tyson 2.0's Chief Executive Officer and Vice Chairman of the Board. He formerly served as Chief Executive Officer of One Plant, a multi-state cannabis retail chain. Prior to One Plant, Wilks served as COO of the venture capital firm SOL Global. Wilks also spent more than a decade scaling licensed retail brands including PinkBerry and Cold Stone Creamery. https://tyson20.com/ https://www.instagram.com/itstyson20/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mark Ervin, Founder, GreenGro Biologicals Mark Ervin founded GreenGro Biologicals in 2009 with Mycorrhizae and beneficial bacteria blends. His education in ancient agricultural methods led him to the discovery of "Terra Preta" soils which are found in the Amozonian basin, and are considered some of the most fertile soils in the world. Mr. Ervin built upon that philosophy and has expanded the product line to include the highest quality - dry organic fertilizer blends, dry organic soil additives and organic and biological pest controls on the market today.
GreenGro Biologicals aspires to be the leading organic soil amendment company in the United States. We want to raise awareness for green, sustainable farming and contribute to charities that promote sustainable practices in our local community. Our products contain beneficial microorganisms that will nurture these relationships and help your soil flourish, maintaining a living soil system for plants to thrive.
GreenGro Biologicals products have helped countless growers improve the quality of their crops. From Giant Pumpkin growers, backyard gardeners, and licensed cannabis cultivators, our products give growers everything they need to produce the best organic crops possible. With four facilities on the West Coast which produced over 1000 tons of fertilizer and over 20,000 cubic yards of soil in 2021, and a 5th facility coming to the East Coast in 2022, the future looks very bright for GreenGro Biologicals. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-ervin-2749a816/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thegreengro/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thegreengro/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jon Malave, Founder, Chairperson of the Tristate Cannabis Alliance Jon Malave is a Founder, Chairperson of the Tristate Cannabis Alliance as well as CEO of QAcanna, a Quality Assurance and operational regulatory compliance company in the cannabis industry. The Tristate Cannabis Alliance is a coalition of NY, NJ, CT & PA small and medium sized businesses, social organizational leaders, representatives, and policy advocates, in conjunction with non-industry citizens, whose mission is dedicated to ensuring a socially equitable and regionally harmonized cannabis industry. https://www.instagram.com/tristate_cannabis_alliance/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/tristate-cannabis-alliance-b99168222/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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/springbigrewards/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/springbig LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/springbig-inc-/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/springbigrewards/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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 web and mobile cannabis locator app directing users to legal cannabis resources. Calloway holds various degrees and certifications from Sacred Heart University, Fairfield University, and New York Institute of Technology. https://www.linkedin.com/in/devincalloway/ Instagram: @devincalloway Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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 hydroponics controller. https://growdirector.com/ https://www.instagram.com/growdirectoragri/ https://www.facebook.com/growdirectorltd Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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 acquisition-driven growth. He has recruited operating teams and shaped strategy in several competitive and dynamic industries. https://twitter.com/LowellFarms https://twitter.com/LowellFarmsInc https://www.lowellfarms.com/, Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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 Company (Fortune #177) where he built and managed a reporting platform deployed to dozens of distribution centers as well as corporate inventory optimization and trade management systems. He started a consulting practice focused on this discipline and ultimately founded a startup to build a SaaS analytics platform for distribution center operations. Flourish was born from this endeavor. He graduated from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville with a BS in Industrial Engineering. https://www.instagram.com/finallyflourish/ Company's LinkedIn Page https://www.linkedin.com/company/flourishsoftware/ Company's Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/FinallyFlourish Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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 sales training tools and workshops for subscribers.
She also runs Terrapin Select, a CBD resale company that is focused on quality education and products. She is in the midst of writing her first book, a memoir style collection of essays about her life with and the death of her conjoined twin. Francesca can be found on stages speaking to cannabis community members about how professional sales can save craft cannabis. She likes to stay busy until she crashes. Then she loves staying in pajamas and hanging out with podcasts, books, crime shows, her pets, and her husband. She thinks the height of luxury is eating pizza in a hotel bed and finds life far too short for all she wants to do. When she needs to slow herself down, she savors solitary, long walks in Wilmington Delaware, which she calls home. Francesca hates writing bios and hopes this suffices :) https://www.linkedin.com/in/francesca-vavala-24817114b/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/18276176/admin/ https://www.instagram.com/francesca_cann_/ https://www.instagram.com/thesalesjoint/ https://www.facebook.com/TheSalesJoint Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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 consultant and specialist focused on climate disaster risk engineering to reduce property damage and business interruptions from natural catastrophes. In 2011, I started my first entrepreneurial venture. In 2016, I combined my unique mix of experiences of working as an engineer on the ground during and after natural catastrophes with my entrepreneurial drive, leadership, and passion for plant medicine to create the patented automated plant training system (TrellaGro LST™) that will revolutionize indoor farming and diverse plant growth. In addition to serving as the CEO of Trella Technologies Inc., she is also a mentor and volunteer for EforAll (Entrepreneurship for All), and is the Lead Grow Officer for Building Audacity a non-profit organiztion serving the communities throughout Massachusetts.
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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) to respond to the increasing requests they were receiving from the cannabis market to be able to provide payment solutions to the industry.
Since it's inception, Joint Venture Pay realized that the cannabinoid markets need not only payment processing but safe financial and business services. They've developed into industry connectors. Whether it be finding industry friendly banking, HR, Payroll Services, lawyers, accountants, and more, they've built a large network of business resources for the hemp and cannabis markets and help connect their clients to these services. They also make sure that they do not just have one solution for their customers but many to make sure that they can service as much of the industry as possible.
Joint Venture Pay also has a unique give back program called the "Every Swipe Benefits Charity" program (www.esbcharity.org). Their companies take 10% of their NET, without charging their clients or their client's customers, and donate it to vetted charities of their merchant's choice.
Michelle has worked in sales and training for several Fortune 100 companies over the years, including the Walt Disney World Company, Grainger, and Staples Advantage. She currently resides in the Adirondack Mountains of upstate NY with her husband and her various "kids". Her happy place is her campfire with a glass of "Momma" Juice.
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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, regulatory, public, and community affairs to Embarc and into her role as CEO. Carpenter has become a trusted advisor to elected officials and continues to work with government agencies throughout the state and across the country to implement thoughtful cannabis regulations within communities to create mutually beneficial operations. Dustin Moore is a trusted consultant and advisor with more than a decade of experience in political strategy, public policy, and government and public affairs. He specializes in the strategic development and implementation of policies across legislative, public affairs, issue advocacy, ballot measure and statewide and local candidate and issue campaigns. https://goembarc.com/ https://www.instagram.com/embarcsupply/ https://twitter.com/embarcsupply Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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.
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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 currently the founder and CEO of NJ Cannabis Consulting, serving the business needs of entrepreneurs and companies interested in becoming involved in the legal recreational cannabis market in New Jersey by:
- Helping them understand the many challenges that lie ahead.
- Determining whether the opportunities are right for them.
- Developing and executing the plans and programs necessary to their success.
He also speaks, blogs, and tweets regularly on the business aspects of cannabis legalization in New Jersey. Nick is also a certified SCORE business counselor and workshop instructor and holds BS, MS, and MBA degrees.
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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 Media & Influencers Management, SEO, Web Development, and Graphic Design.
Lior Root and Sophia Trunzo are accomplished entrepreneurs with combined decades of experience in paid media marketing and sales in the CBD industry. After years of leading in-house marketing teams, the pair seized on the explosive growth of CBD and started their own agency, Paradigm Media, in 2019. They have signed over 70 clients in under two years, including some of the biggest brands in CBD, and grown agency revenue by a projected 700%.
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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 what Sustainable, Regenerative Cannabis/Hemp looks like. https://heathershempalternatives.com/ https://www.instagram.com/heathershempalternatives/ https://www.facebook.com/Heathers-Hemp-Alternatives-413935642722841/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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-dunaevsky-980a185a https://twitter.com/askgrowers https://www.instagram.com/askgrowers/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/askgrowers/ https://www.facebook.com/askgrowers/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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/thenewheadshop Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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) board and the board of Oakland Citizens for Equity and Prosperity (OCEP).
Drawing from his successes at Facebook and Google, where he furthered his programming and complex systems design expertise, Jun founded Series B-funded machine learning SaaS company Allganize before launching Nabis full-time in 2017. Nabis now serves over 100 cannabis brands and nearly 100% of California’s licensed retailers with its distribution, capital, analytics and other business services.
Jun received his bachelor’s degree in applied mathematics and computer science from Harvard University and was recognized as a member of the 2021 Forbes 30 Under 30 list for enterprise technologies. https://www.nabis.com/ @getnabis - Instagram @GetNabis - Twitter getnabis - LinkedIn @getnabis - Facebook Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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.com/company/dingus-zazzy/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-mccomb-p-eng/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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 sub-committee member; consults regularly for companies who value creativity; teaches yoga and meditation with a focus on cannabis; and even worked as a dispensary associate (at the height of Covid). Elana has been featured in the media, including CNN and The New York Times, and on various pod casts. Her writing has appeared in the WSJ/Off Duty, Architectural Digest, NY Magazine and House Beautiful. She has been an editor at Martha Stewart Living and served as VP, creative at One Kings Lane for more than 5 years, when the company was still a start-up, developing the brand, voice and visual identity.
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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 features a curated list of cannabis-friendly hotels, retreats, consumption lounges, event venues, and activities. InnDica.com aims to nurture and provide a sanctuary for the bright community of cannabis enthusiasts to discover new experiences and share valued insight from their travels. As “InnDica Explorers,” visitors are invited to submit stories about their cannabis travel adventures for inclusion in the “Travelogue” digital magazine. Through her work as an attorney and business consultant with Lazy Turtle Group, Monique focuses on regulations involved with social consumption as well as cannabis tourism and events. With a passion for growing a conscious, sustainable cannabis industry and refreshing the public perception of cannabis, Monique's firm also provides consulting, branding, and packaging design services for licensed cannabis brands. They also assist ancillary businesses in strengthening their relationships with cannabis partners. Rick Fitzgerald, Co-founder, InnDica Rick is a Blue Ridge born artist and the co-founder of Lazy Turtle Group. As Director of Imagination, Rick has over 25 years of experience in brand identity, packaging, and digital design. He has launched and managed creative departments for global corporations including Shorewood Packaging, International Paper, and MPS. His designs have appeared across many consumer market segments including cannabis, hemp, music, liquor, cosmetics, HBA, and fashion. His focus on sustainability and innovation in packaging is at the forefront of all of our award-winning collaborations. Rick has an endless curiosity about the creative process and design mediums, which drives our agency. His “down-to-earth” nature and artistic approach are what turns our clients into our friends. https://inndica.com -https://lazyturtlegroup.com -@inndica420 (Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest) -https://www.linkedin.com/company/inndica/?viewAsMember=true (InnDica LinkedIn) -www.linkedin.com/in/rickjamesfitzgerald (Rick's LinkedIn) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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 articles in multiple languages published across numerous mass media outlets including CNN, Forbes, MSN, Chicago Tribune, CNBC, Yahoo Finance, Entrepreneur Magazine, MarketWatch, Houston Chronicle, The Street, Nasdaq, Morningstar, Playboy, Benzinga, MERRY JANE, High Times, and many others. Beyond cannabis, Javier is a published photographer and Billboard-charting rapper, featured on hip-hop albums that also included Wu-Tang Clan’s RZA and Inspectah Deck, Twista, Lil Windex, Riff Raff, Cyhi The Prynce, Yung Bleu, DJ Whoo Kid, Jonathan Hay, and others. https://www.benzinga.com/cannabis/ bzcannabis.com Javier Hasse Twitter Javier Hasse LinkedIn javierhasse@benzinga.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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 that delivered 10,000+ strategic hires for high growth companies across North America. Sloane is passionate about Equity and Inclusion, and for the last 5 years has served on the Board of several national charities, Mouse.org and Code/Interactive, that focus on educating and empowering the future generation of diverse leaders. Sloane lives in New York City with his wife and Corgi. https://www.linkedin.com/in/sloanebarbour/ https://flowerhire.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/flowerhire/?originalSubdomain=be https://twitter.com/FlowerHire https://engin.fit/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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 companies with their growth strategies and is a Board Member of MedicateOH. www.WasteTrakr.com www.TressDeals.com www.Tress.io @CannaWasteTrakr https://www.linkedin.com/company/19035973/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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 training cannabis workforces around the world; and creating the esteemed Ganjier Certification, known as the Cannabis Sommelier Certification.
Max’s mission to educate the world about cannabis echoes his earlier work in bringing mind-body wellness and meditation into the mainstream as the Director of Consumer Products for world-renowned self-help guru Deepak Chopra. Max rebranded that company, developed and launched 49 signature products, and helped millions of people improve the quality of their lives along the way.
Green Flower is also a deeply personal mission for Max, who has successfully used cannabis for more than two decades as an integral part of his wellness regime—and to aid in the treatment of his ADHD. https://www.green-flower.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/school/greenflower Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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 leveraging technology- Make rapid decisions and small improvements every week to achieve our goals
Darin Siples, President, Co-Founder, GrowGlide A 15 year career as a cannabis cultivator gave Darin the credibility and confidence to launch a grower-first company laser focused on solving problems actual growers face in the field. Knowing that the multi-tier solutions in the market were lacking, Darin decided to put growers first and design his own systems and solutions. In 2021, Darin led the design of two new key cultivation products: AirGlide - providing best-in-class airflow solutions for cultivations and the Grow Decks - finally providing cultivators with a safe and secure solution for workflow in a multi-tier environment. www.growglide.com www.instagram.com/growglide www.linkedin.com/company/grow-glide/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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 was well aware of challenges the cannabis industry faces and quickly jumped in to serve the new Oklahoma market in 2018. She is an Enrolled Agent, licensed by the federal government and is authorized to appear in the place of the taxpayer at the Internal Revenue Service. redbudadvisors.com instagram.com/redbudadvisors facebook.com/redbudadvisors Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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 to market. Caitlyn graduated with honors from Brown University with a BS in Biology, she is a mother of two boys, a Crossfitter, and is committed to realizing the potential of pure, scalable chemistry-based cannabinoids. https://www.nalubio.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/37248677 https://www.linkedin.com/in/caitlynkrebs/ https://twitter.com/caitlynkrebs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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 with operational excellence; safe, standardized products; empowered employees; strong company culture and brands. https://procanna-usa.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/dedeperkins/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/procanna-usa/ https://www.instagram.com/procannausa/ https://twitter.com/procanna_usa https://www.facebook.com/ProCannaCompliance Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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 Society, a craft cannabis operator serving women in search of new, more holistic ways to rejuvenate from the chaos of their daily lives. Prior to cannabis, she held marketing & business development leadership roles across consumer packaged goods, renewable energy, and natural products. She received her BA in Political Science from Yale University and her MBA from Harvard Business School. annie@growingimpact.co https://www.growingimpact.co/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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, connecting, and measuring online consumer demand to physical stores. Before his startup journey, he was a senior executive at Microsoft as the Director of Global Product Management for Microsoft Dynamics. Jeff started his career in investment banking and private equity with JP Morgan Chase and Bank of America executing leveraged buyouts of consumer goods and retailers for sponsors including Yucaipa, MacAndrews & Forbes, KKR, Forstmann Little, Hicks Muse, and Citicorp Ventures. He has served on seven boards and is currently a mentor to startups at CU Boulder. Jeff is a graduate of Arizona State University and holds a MBA from Goizueta Business School at Emory University. https://everscoreconnect.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/everscore/ https://www.instagram.com/everscore_lifestyle/ https://twitter.com/shopeverscore Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Bryan Passman, Founder, Hunter + Esquire Bryan Passman is the Founder + Head Hunter at the retained executive cannabis search firm Hunter + Esquire.
Bryan is globally renowned in executive search and advisory in the Cannabis, MedTech/ Pharma/Biotech, and Food & Beverage (FMCG) Consumer Packaged Goods industries.
Bryan's hiring partners have included small and large NA and LATAM based cannabis companies, hundreds of startup and blue chip companies in the Healthcare life sciences and (food and adult beverage) Consumer Packaged Goods industries as well Tech and Packaging companies serving the CPG and Hospitality industries.
Before co-founding Hunter + Esquire, Bryan spent 18 years as an SVP Recruitment and Client Leader at retained search agencies where he and his teams were responsible for successfully managing talent searches globally. Bryan has spent his entire career succeeding in retained executive search, with a foundation of classical training by the MRINetwork and Dale Carnegie.
Hunter + Esquire's hiring partners benefit greatly from Bryan's ability to communicate, train and execute on the intricacies of the "high-touch" executive search and talent acquisition process as well as from his eye for talent, and "fit".
Bryan's unwavering commitment to hard work, transparency, candid communication, attention to detail, follow-up, passion for what he does & creative problem-solving are some of the cornerstones to his success. https://www.linkedin.com/in/bryanpassman/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/hunter-esquire https://www.instagram.com/hunter_esquire/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jerry Abiog, Co-Founder and CMO of Standard Insights Jerry Abiog currently serves as a Co-Founder and CMO of Standard Insights - an AI as a Service growth marketing platform. Their solution helps companies worldwide across many different verticals address the challenges of leveraging customer data to drive growth.
“If two markets are pretty much guaranteed to make money over the next decade separately, it’s artificial intelligence and cannabis.” Forbes
He and his team are leading the charge of bridging the gap with AI and cannabis on sales and marketing. The industry will see a reduction in margins as legalization grows. For those wanting a competitive edge, implementing AI into their tech stack could be the answer. https://standardinsights.io/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/jerryabiog/ jerry@standardinsights.io Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Kevin Hart, CEO of Green Check Verified Hart is the CEO of Green Check Verified, the leading provider of cannabis banking solutions and expert advisory services for financial institutions. He is an experienced, passionate, team-oriented leader that has held executive positions in venture backed technology companies.
Hart specializes in developing strategic plans coupled with organizational development with strong metric driven execution to achieve the next level of results. His diverse experience includes strategic planning, start-up and/or expanded business strategies, organizational development, sales organizations, and operational execution. All with with exceptional executive relationships and BOD development. https://greencheckverified.com/ khart@greencheckverified.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Darwin Millard, Chief Science Officer, Canada - Final Bell Corp Darwin Millard is an active member of ASTM International’s technical committee D37 on Cannabis which is an international group dedicated to the development of voluntary consensus standards for the global cannabis/hemp industry. Darwin is the Subcommittee Vicechair of D37.04 on Processing and Handling of Cannabis and Cannabis-derived Products, and the Co-chair of Subcommittee D37.07 on Industrial Hemp. He has been active in cannabis policy change and an advocate of the cannabis plant for over a decade.
Darwin Millard specializes in mechanical and solvent based extraction methodologies for isolating highly volatile terpenophenolic secondary metabolites from botanicals. For the past 15-years, Darwin has been focusing on the extraction and manufacture of nutraceutical products comprising of phytocannabinoids and other bioactive constituents from the cannabis plant. He works with clients to design and implement cost-effective built-for-purpose phytocannabinoid processing and herbal product manufacturing solutions. https://www.linkedin.com/in/darwinmillard/ https://www.instagram.com/thespockofcannabis/ www.thespockofcannabis.com www.finalbell.com www.finalbell.ca Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Steven Phan, Founder, Come Back Daily New York City-based entrepreneur Steven Phan has been an activist in the cannabis space for nearly a decade, where he also spent time working for a CBD company and noticed a need for peer-to-peer interaction. While operating the company’s live chat, even after providing extensive customer service, individuals still wanted to see and speak to someone physically. Overcoming decades of stigma and re-familiarizing people with the cannabis plant became the driving force behind Phan's first business QuadDeuceNil (QDN) which he launched in 2014. The urban cannabis lifestyle brand became a platform and collective to educate and change misperceptions creating an even more enlightened community. In 2018, he opened Come Back Daily, an experiential CBD retail store in Tribeca. Using a hands-on approach supported by knowledgeable staff, customers are encouraged to sample CBD products and learn about how cannabis can benefit their lifestyle. Since then, Come Back Daily has opened two more locations in Manhattan and Phan has continued to play an active role as a leader in the community. His opinions on industry topics and issues such as hemp legalization, the FDA’s crackdown on CBD, and earning support to legalize cannabis from legislators of color have been published media outlets that includes Crains NY, Gotham Gazette, Business Insider, the Daily Marijuana Observer, Marijuana Business Magazine among others. He participates in panel discussions; from Decoded Future, a major change-makers summit held in NYC and London to more intimate conversations about entering the cannabis industry, where he spoke with interested students at Columbia’s Business School on how to develop a successful business and brand. In October of 2019, Come Back Daily received the award for best CBD company at the NYC NORML Awards show that also highlighted Steven’s continued work in the industry. https://www.instagram.com/comebackdaily/ https://twitter.com/ComeBackDailyNY https://www.facebook.com/comebackdaily Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Matthew Moore, Principal Scientist, Benuvia Manufacturing Matthew received his PhD in Chemistry from the University of Texas at Austin and has since worked on developing methodologies for transferring bench scale research to manufacturing production. He currently works at Benuvia Manufacturing to further the development of clinical quality psychadelics and cannabinoids for use in clinical trials to treat all ranges of indications from anxiety and depression all the way to pain relief and appetite management. https://www.linkedin.com/in/mmoore09/ https://benuviamanufacturing.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Delano Phillips, General Counsel, Head of Business Development Delano Phillips serves as General Counsel and Head of Business Development/Compliance at Hana, a vertically integrated cannabis company based in Tempe, Arizona. He oversees a diverse portfolio of brand assets for the organization including product lines Dutchie and Revival Infused Edibles. In addition, he leads projects related to cultivation expansion, acquisitions, dispensary operations, R&D, and product launch. An executive leader at Hana since 2019, Delano was instrumental in brokering the company’s acquisition and managerial transition between the previous and new ownership group.
Prior to entering the cannabis space, Delano spent more than fifteen years in the financial services sector managing tens of millions of dollars in assets for clients at highly recognized firms such as Merrill Lynch, UBS and E*Trade. During this time, he secured his Series 6 and Series 63, Series 7 and Series 66 investment licenses, and state insurance producer’s license to his portfolio of achievements.
Delano received his combined Business & Sociology undergraduate degree from Arizona State and added his Juris Doctor in 2012. Beyond his professional career, Delano has committed to youth leadership through volunteer work with organizations including Junior Achievement, The First Tee, and coaching high school football. He is dedicated to educating youth and adults on topics including substance abuse, the justice system, and the importance of education. https://www.instagram.com/hanadispensaries_/ https://www.facebook.com/hana.meds.1 https://twitter.com/hanadispos Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Bryan McLaren, Chairman & CEO, Zoned Properties Bryan McLaren is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Zoned Properties, a publicly traded, strategic real estate development firm for emerging and highly regulated industries. McLaren has accrued over a decade of experience in social, economic, and environmental development of complex business organizations with a focus on sustainability in emerging industries. As a certified and licensed realtor, Green Roof Professional, LEED Green Associate, and former City Sustainability Commissioner, McLaren provides compliant real estate, zoning, permitting, and operational expertise to Zoned Properties and its clients. McLaren’s expertise in community organizing has been a vital approach for client projects. He has navigated state regulatory programs as an advisor in over ten cannabis markets for over 100 development projects.
Prior to his role at Zoned Properties, McLaren worked as a Sustainability Consultant for Waste Management where he led the strategic development and operational implementation of zero-waste programs for Higher Education clients. McLaren has worked as a Sustainability Program Manager in the Higher Education industry and has been appointed as a City Sustainability Commissioner. Sustainable development has been a life-long passion for McLaren, who strives to create a global impact by forging a strong foundation for principles of sustainability in emerging industries. https://twitter.com/ZonedProperties https://www.linkedin.com/company/zoned-properties/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/bryanmclaren/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jon Purow, Counsel, Zuber Lawler Jon Purow is Counsel in the New York law office of Zuber Lawler. Jon specializes in cannabis regulatory and transactional matters, as well as general intellectual property litigation and transactions. He helps spearhead Zuber Lawler’s team in New York and New Jersey as these states . He focuses on how constantly evolving cannabis state and federal laws and regulations impact his clients and their brands. Jon is also the host of the podcast Cannabis Last Week from Global Cannabis Times, "News & Analysis Extract From 420+”. Jon earned his B.A. from Brown University and his J.D. from Cardozo School of Law. https://zuberlawler.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanpurow/# jpurow@zuberlawler.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Eric Meth, Chief Strategy Officer, Surfside Eric is a media sales professional & leader specializing in interactive, programmatic, mobile, and ad tech with 25 years of CPG & retail experience. Having worked in both start-up environments and some of the most recognizable media and digital companies in the world, Eric founded Good Harvest Co. in 2018 to transition his expertise and help innovate the way cannabis brands reach their desired consumers, and the way non-endemic brands reach cannabis consumers.
In early 2020, Good Harvest Co. was acquired by Surfside, an end-to-end compliant marketing technology that aggregates 1st party data across all customer touch-points, allowing advertisers the ability to better understand, target and measure how to influence current and future customers.
Our expertise in retailer and shopper marketing augments Surfside's largest cannabis and CBD consumer dataset based on proprietary purchase, location and behavioral data. https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericmeth/ surfside.io Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Kyle Paradiso, Founder, CEO, Sleepy Bear Launched in early 2020, Sleepy Bear was born with one idea in mind: to provide a natural nighttime option that customers could trust to not only be effective but most importantly safe. Sleepy Bear was founded by Kyle Paradiso, a former army ranger, whose service injuries guided him into research involving the use of cannabis and other homeopathic remedies for medical intervention.
After suffering a series of spinal cord injuries in 2016, Kyle was forced into medical retirement which ended his 6-year military career. Kyle was left in an all-too-common position for our nation’s veterans: dealing with lifelong injuries and chronic pain in a government healthcare system with little to no medical options to offer. Before his injuries, Kyle maintained a staunch opposition to cannabis. At a standstill with other alternatives and with the help of friends and family, he began treating himself with cannabis. Kyle soon realized that his world of wellness and treatment would never be the same again.
Having seen the folly of his ways, he vowed to dedicate his life to addressing the stigma that had so indoctrinated him and countless other veterans against the use of cannabis. Kyle pushed toward the academic field and began working at The Citadel Military College of South Carolina as a Veteran liaison. During Kyle’s work with other veterans, he quickly discovered many had eerily similar stories to his own. It was not long before he discovered the depth of struggles that veterans were facing behind closed doors. This led him to pursue a graduate degree in California, looking to expand his knowledge of the systemic issues behind the widespread stigma against veteran cannabis use.
While working on his graduate degree, the 2018 Farm Bill was passed, legalizing hemp products nationwide. With this legalization came a flood of subpar CBD products emerging on the market. It was during this time he realized a glaring lack of scientifically minded and effectively formulated products and saw an opportunity to create a better class of products, hoping to further the narrative for change. It was with this passion and heart that he created Sleepy Bear which soon found its way into stores nationwide and the bedroom of thousands of happy and sleepy customers!. http://sleepybeargummies.com https://www.instagram.com/sleepybeargummies/ info@sleepybeargummies.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
James Yi, Founder, CEO, Leaf Trade James Yi founded Leaf Trade in 2016 after seeing firsthand the inefficiencies in the cannabis supply chain. Since then, he has led company strategy and execution to ensure that Leaf Trade delivers innovation, value, and happiness to its stakeholders. In this nascent industry, James stands apart as someone with both keen industry understanding and proven technology experience, having previously co-founded NextME, a B2B software provider across multiple industries including restaurants and healthcare, and serving as a cannabis industry consultant. He holds a bachelor’s degree in international studies from DePaul University. When he’s not battling inefficiencies in the cannabis supply chain, James enjoys battling dinosaurs and Spiderman with his son, as well as reading, swimming, playing the piano, and camping. https://twitter.com/leaf_trade https://www.linkedin.com/company/leaf-trade https://www.instagram.com/leaftrade Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Max Armstrong, Founding Member, General Manager, Learn Brands Max Armstrong is a Founding Member and General Manager of Learn Brands, an educational platform built for the cannabis industry. He specializes in product and business development. His goal is to make quality education and cannabis knowledge easily accessible to all industry employees and consumers. He believes that through education, federal recognition and standard business regulation will become a reality for the cannabis industry.
Max has led Learn Brands to become an industry leading technology platform. Learn Brands currently works with hundreds of the largest cannabis brands and retailers across the U.S.. During his time at Learn Brands, Max has launched five new service offerings, leading to over 600% revenue growth in the last three years.
Max is a Colorado native and holds a BA in Communications, Environmental Studies, and a Minor in Oceanic and Atmospheric Studies from the University of Colorado. Outside of the office, his time is spent in the backcountry fly fishing and skiing. https://www.facebook.com/learnbrands/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/learnbrands/ https://www.instagram.com/learnbrands/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Matt Melander, President, CFO, LEVIA Following a decades long career in the securities business, Matt came to LEVIA with a desire to be part of something from the very beginning. In early 2018 he met the Brosnans and Rogers through a former colleague and was quickly wrapped up into the ever changing world of recreational cannabis, and the vision of bringing superior cannabis infused beverages to Massachusetts. Born and raised in Acton Massachusetts, and now living in Marblehead, with his wife Beth Ann, daughter Elorie, identical twin sons Wells and Grey, and golden retriever Basin, Matts connections to the area run deep. He has tremendous pride in building a local business and its ability to support the community. Away from LEVIA, you can find Matt hanging at Higgins Beach in Maine, chasing a golf ball, or working with the Bruyette Family Foundation on a myriad of charitable causes. http://levia.buzz/ https://www.instagram.com/leviabrands/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Erik Paulson, Senior Analyst & Lab Manager, Infinite Chemical Analysis Labs Erik Paulson grew up in San Diego, CA, and received his Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from the University of California, Riverside. He continued his studies in Riverside to obtain a teaching credential, and then taught high school chemistry in Burbank, CA for five years. His passion for learning brought him back to San Diego to study organometallic chemistry in the Joint Doctoral Program at San Diego State University and the University of California, San Diego. His projects involved development of catalysts for the selective migrations of double bonds in organic molecules. Erik's focus since joining Infinite in 2019 has been the validation and development of potency, residual solvent, and terpenes analyses. https://infinitecal.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/erikrichardpaulson/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Russell Thomas, CEO, LifeTonic Russell Thomas is the Founder and CEO of LifeTonic, a division of Natural Extraction Systems. Instead of solvents, LifeTonic uses a proprietary Evaporative ExtractionTM process that uses heated air to gently extract CBD and terpenes from hemp. Evaporative Extraction combines extraction, activation, and refinement into a single step to produce a potent, high terpene content, premium full-spectrum extract. Cannabinoids and beneficial terpenes are evaporated in seconds directly from dry plant material to produce extracts with vastly superior terpene content. LifeTonic’s Evaporative ExtractionTM process is protected by 37 granted and pending US and international patents. LifeTonic is the only supplier in the world to offer hemp extract utilizing this process.
Russell was also instrumental in bringing LifeTonic’s ionized cannabinoid products to market. Cannabinoids are oil based - and water and oil do not mix. While the rest of the industry has pursued methods to mix oil and water, LifeTonic did it completely differently. Ionized CBDTM is not a water solubilized oil suspension, nano-emulsion or liposomal encapsulation. Ionized CBD is a deprotonated CBD salt that dissolves completely in water and water-based liquids and is long-term shelf-stable. Since ionized cannabinoid products are dissolved vs. emulsified, they present a rapid onset that is noticeable as little as 2 - 3 minutes.
In addition to co-founding LifeTonic and Natural Extraction Systems, Russell also invented many of their core technologies. Russell has a unique ability to identify critical gaps in markets and inspire invention in both himself and others. His best inventions and ideas are through passionate collaboration with team members. In total, Russell has been an inventor in over 150 patents and patent applications spanning from cleantech and automotive technologies in his former career, to LifeTonic’s current extraction technologies and drug and supplement technologies.
Russell attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) as an undergraduate majoring in mechanical engineering. He postponed his education and left MIT in good standing to found his first startup venture. https://www.linkedin.com/in/russell-thomas-37345b8/ https://lifetonic.com/ https://www.instagram.com/lovelifetonic/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Bethany Moore, NCIA's Deputy Director of Communications Bethany Moore is NCIA’s Deputy Director of Communications, responsible for member-facing communications including blogs, newsletters, video projects, and NCIA’s weekly podcast. Bethany has extensive experience in non-profit activism work, including drug policy reform and church-state separation issues. Bethany spent over three years working for the National Foreign Language Center at the University of Maryland until 2006, as well as Radio Free Asia. From 2006-2008, she spent two years as the campaign manager of the First Freedom First campaign at Americans United for Separation of Church and State, while also volunteering with the Maryland chapter of Americans for Safe Access (a medical marijuana patient advocacy group). From 2011-2013, Bethany served as a multimedia project manager for an international finance and investment firm. She has a strong background in project management and strategic planning, as well as communications and public relations. She enjoys writing and self-publishing poetry. Bethany is originally from the Washington, D.C. area and relocated to Denver in January 2014 to work at NCIA. www.TheCannabisIndustry.Org Twitter: @BeatnikBetty, @NCIAorg Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dana Mosman, Co-Founder, Triminator Dana is the co-founder and CEO of Triminator, the global leader in cannabis and hemp processing equipment. Founded in 2010, Triminator designs and manufactures equipment to streamline the harvesting process for farmers big and small. Dana grew up in Grass Valley, CA, an area with a longstanding history of Cannabis production, and holds a bachelor’s in business from the University of Colorado, Boulder. https://thetriminator.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/triminator/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Matt Hawkins, Founder, Managing Partner, Entourage Effect Capital Matt brings an extensive background in building large alternative investment firms and scaling the companies he invests in. In 2014, Matt had a vision to create the leading private equity firm focused specifically on investing in the legalized cannabis industry. Prior work highlights:
Partner and President, Tucson Capital Partners - Private equity firm focused on multifamily residential and self-storage assets. Between 2008 and 2013, the company completed more than 55 bank-direct acquisitions, deploying over $500MM of capital. He successfully exited in 2013.
Principal & Co-founder of Adjacent Capital - Private equity/specialty lending fund where he oversaw the sourcing, origination, structuring and closing of over 60 transactions in a 3 year period.
He also became a turnaround specialist through his time at Treadstone Partners and San Jacinto Partners. He is known and respected in the cannabis industry as one of the successful early investors. https://entourageeffectcapital.com/ https://twitter.com/eeffectcapital?lang=en https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-hawkins-11288a2/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Kieve Huffman, CEO, Founder, Engager Brands Kieve is a successful entrepreneur and innovation executive with a proven track record of success in cannabis, music, digital marketing and media technology. He has founded five companies and created new divisions within larger organizations five times. He has been a founder at three cannabis companies that have raised over $25 million. He grew the digital business at BMG from sub $1mm to over $125mm in revenues.
His current company, Engager Brands, is a portfolio of cannabis lifestyle brands that focus on serving audiences that have been under-marketed to but over-index in consumption for cannabis. Having worked on over 60 cannabis brand projects at his previous company, PRØHBTD Media, he brings a wealth of insight into what brands are built for global success. www.engagerbrands.com www.linkedin.com/company/engager-brands www.theheavygrass.com IG: heavygrassofficial m.facebook.com/heavygrassofficial/ www.industrialstrengthcannabis.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Riaan du Plooy, CEO & Partner, Cannsult, Inc Riaan du Plooy is a Chemical Engineer-turned-Business Improvement Executive who is passionate about creating big value for people and organizations. As the CEO of Cannsult, Inc., Riaan does more than wrangle the strategic direction and execution of his own business. He partners with organizations worldwide to confront massive changes and challenges to deliver large-scale benefits such as increased growth, capacity, revenue, profitability, scalability, employee engagement and customer satisfaction.
With 20+ years of experience as a hands-on practitioner of business improvement, Riaan, as featured in the Top 50 Australian Professionals Magazine, has rolled up his sleeves and isn't scared to get his hands dirty at every organizational level from the front line to the board room. With experience in Consumer Goods, Pharmaceuticals, Healthcare and in the largest breweries in the world, Riaan was ready and able to enter the Cannabis industry as it crawled out of the shadows of the black market and emerged into a legitimate multi-billion dollar industry.
Riaan and his team stepped in to support organizations to build an infrastructure that could thrive amidst the constant changes of an emerging industry, the onslaught of regulatory and statutory changes, the massive leaps in growth and the hyperactivity with Mergers and Acquisitions. Riaan has worked with Cannabis functions such as Sales & Marketing, Packaging, Distribution, Legal, Finance & Accounting, IT, Human Resources, Branding and Design, Warehouse Management and Strategic Alliances. https://www.cannsult.org https://cannsult-online-training.thinkific.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/riaanduplooy https://www.thetop100magazine.com/riaan-du-plooy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Justin Robinson, Founder, Lantern Justin Robinson is the founder of Lantern, among the leading on-demand cannabis ecommerce and delivery platforms in the U.S., and a co-founder of Drizly, the largest ecommerce alcohol marketplace in North America.
Lantern brings transparency, safety, and convenient access to cannabis by connecting recreational cannabis consumers and patients to its network of local, licensed dispensaries and third-party delivery partners through an intuitive digital shopping experience. The platform is powered by Drizly, leader in regulated marketplace technologies, marketing, and operational expertise to support best-in-class consumer and retailer experiences.
Prior to Lantern, Justin co-founded Drizly in 2013 and most recently served as SVP of New Business. Under his leadership, Drizly’s network grew to 2,200+ retailer partners who reach consumers of legal drinking age in 235+ markets across North America. The company is backed by world-class institutional investors and has raised over $119 million to date, most recently closing its $50M Series C round in August 2020 following 350% YoY growth. He was recognized in the prestigious Forbes “30 Under 30” List in 2015.
Justin holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Boston College. He currently lives in Boston. https://www.linkedin.com/in/justin-robinson-3b059614/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lanterncannabis/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/LanternCannabis/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/lanterncannabis/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nohtal Partansky, CEO, Sorting Robotics Nohtal Partansky is the CEO of Sorting Robotics, a Y Combinator backed startup based in Los Angeles, CA. Nohtal started his professional career working at NASA-JPL building the MOXIE Instrument; a device that is currently producing oxygen on the surface of Mars. After completing the MOXIE project at NASA, Nohtal had a desire to start his own robotics company so in 2018 he left JPL and started Sorting Robotics. Sorting Robotics initially built inventory management robotics for e-commerce companies, but wanting to grow bigger Nohtal applied and was accepted into Y Combinator. After getting into YC, Sorting Robotics targeted the cannabis automation market and started building robots for cannabis manufacturers. In 2020, after seeing a need in the market for contract packaging, Nohtal started Rise Co-Packing a cannabis co-packing company based in Oakland, CA. Now, Nohtal is focused on building out the automation infrastructure in the cannabis sector to bring the industry into the 21st century with ramp up to national legalization. https://www.instagram.com/jikojoints/ https://www.jikojoints.com/ https://www.sortingrobotics.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Quinn Shiskin, Director of Products & Innovation, The Valens Company Quinn Shiskin is a talented technician who has transformed his skills as a dual ticketed Red Seal tradesman into becoming a creative and knowledgeable Director of Products & Innovation at The Valens Company. In his current role, he serves as the strategic link between the commercial business team (business development, sales, marketing and products) and the operational team (extraction, purification, isolation and value add manufacturing), connecting business plans with plant operations/execution, R&D, and Quality/RA to ensure successful execution of innovation, productivity, capacity and capital expenditures to deliver against revenue and margin targets. Prior to joining Valens, Mr. Shiskin founded Red Rain Welding; an industrial construction company, which for twelve years was involved in some of the world’s largest projects in oil and gas mining, construction of high-rise buildings, laying of pipelines, and commercial developments. During these years Mr. Shiskin used his spare time to study every aspect of the cannabis industry, familiarizing himself with processing cannabis from seed to oil. He focused on cannabinoid extraction and purification by taking courses with some of the top cannabis alchemists in the U.S. Mr. Shiskin was instrumental in developing Valens’ award-winning extraction platform from the ground up by designing and implementing commercial production practices in the diverse offerings of CO2, ethanol, solventless, terpene and hydrocarbon extraction methods. The platforms developed at Valens are a global standard of commercial cannabis production, leading the way in innovation and new product offerings. Quinn’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/qshisk/ Valens Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thevalenscompany/ Valens LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/thevalenscompany/ Valens Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thevalenscompany/ Valens Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheValensCo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Kevin Greene, Vice President, Cleveland School of Cannabis Kevin Greene is a father, mentor, compassionate community member and successful entrepreneur. He has been focused on the equitable development of community and business his entire professional career and continues to commit to having a social impact through economic growth and advancement of his communities. With ownership of two successful startups-Faces International Marketing and Development, and the Cleveland School of Cannabis- he has years of experience developing successful teams. As a VP for the Cleveland School of Cannabis, his role has been crucial in the growth of the student body, partnership development, and community engagement. Mr. Greene’s successes have led the way to a multiple city expansion of CSC and a robust student body serving students between the ages of 18 and 67. Understanding that relationships are vital when developing an ecosystem of prosperity has been his core value. As COO of Faces International he has lead strategies over the last decade with clients ranging from small businesses and city governments to non-profits of all sizes, he has been tasked with creating a culture of inclusion and participation to assist in Economic development and comprehensive initiatives. With the urge to make an impact on the youth, Kevin has Co-Founded R2C2 Inc, a youth development Non-Profit Organization that works to advance teens from disenfranchised populations. Continuing in the space of service he has furthered his impact by board participation with organizations such as the United Way, Valley Youth House, Lehigh Valley Chamber, and the Community Action Lehigh Valley. Mr. Greene continues to make it known that he is always willing to roll up his sleeves and do the grunt work in efforts to advance all facets of community and business. https://csceducation.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-greene-48b5b7b7/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nicole Brown, Chief Innovation Officer, Open Book Extracts (OBX) Nicole Brown serves as Chief Innovation Officer for Open Book Extracts (OBX), an ingredient manufacturer and product development house focused on cannabinoid-enabled health and wellness, located in North Carolina. As Chief Innovation Officer, Nicole channels data-driven consumer insights into a long-term course of action, delivering immediately usable innovation, and drives awareness and thought leadership by overseeing strategic marketing efforts, including PR, event marketing, advertising, and partnerships.
Prior to joining OBX, Nicole served as CMO for Citymaps -- a social mapping technology platform optimized for travelers -- culminating in the acquisition of Citymaps by TripAdvisor in 2016. After the acquisition, Nicole served as Senior Director of Global Business Development for TripAdvisor from 2016 to 2019. Previously, she held management roles at LVMH and Shiseido Cosmetics, focused on product development and commercialization in the beverage and beauty sectors, respectively. Nicole graduated from Harvard University with an honors degree in French Literature and a minor in Organic Chemistry. https://openbookextracts.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/nbrown5/ nicole@openbookextracts.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Matthew Mograbi, U.S. National Sales Manager, Eybna Matthew Mograbi oversees U.S. operations for Eybna, a pioneering technology company and terpene manufacturer with US HQ offices in California and R&D centers in Israel and Colorado. With a forward-thinking Research & Development team, comprised of highly accomplished Ph.D. scientists and engineers, Eybna researches the therapeutic benefits of cannabis phytochemicals to advance the mission of enhancing the health of mankind. Eybna’s extensive proprietary database of cannabis phytochemicals, alongside partnerships with academia and leading industry professionals, allow the company to consistently integrate advanced research in the process of product development, transforming valuable scientific knowledge into easily applicable products that serve the needs and enhance the experiences of consumers worldwide. https://www.linkedin.com/company/eybna/ https://www.eybna.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jose Escalante, CEO, Future Farms Jose is a business executive working towards the promotion of health and wellness through the democratization of medical cannabis. His expertise includes strategy design, financial management and venture building. He enjoys generating new ideas that could create feasible solutions to current and relevant problems. His coworkers would say he's a resourceful and proactive professional, with a constant positive attitude.
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Ashley Elsner, COO and Co-Founder, Artery Pay Ashley, a thought leader in cannabis banking and payments, is an expert in fintech and financial law. She began her career on the financial regulatory team at Sidley Austin in NYC where she handled SEC and state regulatory compliance for public and private financial offerings and was instrumental to long term internal regulatory audits of an $800B+ global investment firm, saving the firm $40M+ in fines. www.arterypay.com https://www.nacb.com/ https://www.nacb.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Rob Mejia, Adjunct Professor, Stockton University, Cannabis Studies Department Rob Mejia is an Adjunct Professor at Stockton University where he teaches the Introduction to Medical Cannabis and Preparation for Cannabis Internship classes. As one of the leads for the hemp/cannabis internship program he has helped place dozens of students in valuable internships. He is also creating new curriculum for the cannabis studies department focusing on social justice and cannabis and integrated cannabis media. He is often called upon to speak about cannabis at events and to diverse audiences.
In addition to his teaching duties, Rob is President of Our Community Harvest: A Minority-Owned Cannabis Education company and is an established author. His company provides cannabis education to the public, business owners, and governmental officials. His authorship includes The Essential Cannabis Book: A Field Guide for the Curious, The Essential Cannabis Journal: Personal Notes from the Field and numerous magazine articles.
He recently helped establish CHRIS -the Cannabis & Hemp Research Initiative at Stockton- as a hemp and non-medical research hub and cannabis education center. One of the first events that CHRIS hosted was a Cannabis Curriculum Convening which attracted over 30 cannabis professors from across the country. www.ourcommunityharvest.com https://stockton.edu/cannabis-hemp-research-initiative/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-mejia-60a591173 www.CannabisArtAndDesign.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Max Goldstein, CEO, Union Electric Launched one day after the Covid-19 lockdown, Union Electric has rapidly become one of California’s hottest cannabis brands (partnering with the most exclusive distributor in the state), offering premium flower fairly priced to everyday working-class consumers who have been priced out of top-shelf brands.
Union Electric not only smells and tastes great, but it champions the people, the evolution of the industry, and the social acceptance of legal cannabis in local communities through a 2% giveback program, political advocacy and industry leadership.
Max has led Union Electric successfully through their first year in business. Union Electric is offering their first crowdfunding campaign as an extension of their thesis: Letting the average cannabis consumer own shares in their favourite weed brand for just $100 (something that’s unheard of in the space — UE's the first cannabis brand of this stature to ever do this). max@opennest.co https://republic.co/union-electric https://unionelectric.co/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Stuart Tomc, Vice President of Science, Regulation & Education at CV Sciences™ Stuart Tomc is Vice President of Science, Regulation & Education at CV Sciences™, makers of PlusCBD™. With over 30 years of experience in the nutritional health industry, Stuart is regarded as an authority on functional foods and dietary supplements. Prior to joining CV Sciences, Stuart was Spokesperson and Global Educator for omega-3 market leader, Nordic Naturals, and Vice President of North American Herb and Spice. Stuart joined CV Sciences in 2014 to help launch PlusCBD and the hemp CBD evolution. https://www.facebook.com/CVSciences https://www.instagram.com/cvsciences/ https://twitter.com/CV_Sciences https://www.youtube.com/CVSciencesInc Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Robert Davis, Co-Founder, ALT Robert is a sales and marketing specialist whose career was previously focused on successfully bringing luxury real estate brands to market across North America, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East.
After returning from a decade of living and working overseas, Robert felt it was time for a change in his personal and business life. A passionate believer in the healing and elevating powers of cannabis and other forms of plant medicine, Robert decided to join the cannabis movement. Shortly thereafter, Robert co-founded ALT, a cannabis and lifestyle platform backed by science.
ALT's mission is to Enhance Human Potential through premium forms of liquid cannabis developed using the company's proprietary nanotechnology processes. ALT's revolutionary beverage enhancing products are available across California delivering consumers completely unique and elevated cannabis experiences.
In addition to retail, ALT's technology empowers 3rd party beverage and edible products through the company's wholesale and white-label business. https://altlife.com/ robert@altlife.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertbrooksdavis/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
When Tyler got out of the Army as a 23 year-old, he witnessed Cannabis save the life of his grandmother, who was unable to treat her back pain with opioids. He then began working for one of the first licensed vertically integrated cannabis companies in Boulder, Colorado, Boulder Kind Care. He helped them relocate and build their cultivation facility, including equipment selection and installation. For a few years he worked his way through almost every one of the positions across the cannabis vertical. He has held cultivation management positions, dispensary positions, and eventually was the director of compliance for Boulder Kind Care. After helping a couple other local vertically integrated companies transition from Medical to Dual/Medical & Recreational companies in the Colorado market, he then went to work for MJ Freeway as an Operational Implementation Specialist. Having been a beta user of MJ Freeway and the only one with perspective on “both sides” of the software, he was responsible for the implementation and “go live” of well over 400 operations in the cannabis industry, across the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico, and Spain, Including the first 4 dispensaries in 4 states (NV, MN, AK, FL). He has spoken at countless conferences and events, trained thousands of operators on both Cannabis plant/product knowledge, compliance, tools/software, and helped create a lot of their educational content and SOP documentation. After 3 years, he then went to work for Canna Advisors (one of the most prestigious, professional, and successful consulting companies in the industry) as their Director of Client operations, advising both pre-license and post-license clients on operational set-up and efficiencies. He also created their Strategic Partner Program, negotiating deals for their high-quality clients with vendors of ancillary cannabis products. He even represented a client as an expert witness in an appeals case where he spent over an hour taking questions from the State AG, they got the license. Since then, he has helped multiple start-ups as Director of Operations and Chief Strategy Officer, primarily in the California Market. https://www.linkedin.com/in/tyler-stratford-7ab7b254/ tyler@stratfordcannabisconsulting.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
David Paleschuck, Author and CPG Branding and Marketing Consultant With 15+ years of brand-building and consumer marketing experience serving American Express, MasterCard, PepsiCo and Microsoft, David has participated in developing and marketing many of today’s best-known brands. His career focus has been on brand strategy, brand development, brand management and integrated marketing. He has developed, activated and led comprehensive marketing programs designed to connect brands with relevant communities in consistent, credible, and meaningful ways. Since entering the cannabis industry in 2012, David has created profitable partnerships while working as the VP, Licensing & Brand Partnerships at DOPE Magazine and crafted award-winning, cannabis-infused products as the Chief Brand Officer at Evergreen Herbal. David is perhaps best known for his writings and thought-leadership on cannabis branding and marketing. His writings have been featured in Forbes, Kiplingers, The Brookings Institution, The Green Report, Green Entrepreneur, Dope Magazine, High Times, PROHBTD, Cannabis Dispensary Magazine, MG, The Cannabis Industry Journal, A Different Leaf, Skunk Magazine, and New Cannabis Ventures, among others. David’s book, “Branding Bud: The Commercialization of Cannabis” – the first book on cannabis branding – released in April 2021 and ramped to be the #1 best-selling book on Amazon in the “Branding & Logo Design” and “Green Business” categories. As Founder of PALESCHUCK, LLC, David consults to those wanting to enter or already in the legal cannabis industry on product development, branding & brand licensing, positioning, packaging and promotions.
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Brian Holler, Managing Consultant, Value Integrators Brian worked in media, education, business development, marketing, technology, and entertainment for many years before launching Value Integrators. Now, Brian advises business owners, entrepreneurs, and independent contractors on how to manage their outreach, sales, customer service processes, marketing, advertising, and communication strategies in efficient and cost-effective ways.
Essentially, Brian is an advisor, educator, and strategist who has a strong inclination towards motivating others and making a difference. He is part of an awesome collective of talented and experienced people, and together, they create and unlock incredible value for a wide range of industries.
As a result of his experiences, Brian understands the importance of outreach, sales, customer service, marketing, advertising, communication strategies, and of course, being cost and time-efficient. The strongest arsenal of tools in his Success Toolbox are also Value Integrators’ key assets – their creative team of techies and think-tankers who analyze, build, and implement top-level solutions.
Brian's life purpose is: Helping people see that they are much more powerful than they realize. https://valueintegrators.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/brianholler/ https://www.instagram.com/holler1012/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Rob Woodbyrne, Chief Executive Officer at Regrow Rob Woodbyrne is the Chief Executive Officer at Regrow, based in San Diego, USA. Rob is an experienced leader with a demonstrated history of bringing innovative, disruptive technology to market. As a professional with a proven track record in cloud solutions, SaaS, PaaS, Enterprise Software, Partner Management, and Enterprise Architecture, Rob & the Regrow organization are focused on helping cannabis businesses manage their supply chain to grow more cannabis! https://regrow.io/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/rwoodbyrne/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
David Feldman, Partner, Hiller PC As a partner at Hiller PC, David's practice focuses on corporate, securities, and financing matters for public and private companies, investment banks, private equity firms, and high-net-worth individuals. He's considered a leading authority on alternatives to traditional initial public offerings, including the new Regulation A+. David published a book on that subject, called Regulation A+ and Other Alternatives to a Traditional IPO (John Wiley & Sons), in 2018. Since 2013 he has also been representing companies and investors in the emerging cannabis industry. In fact, in April 2019 the global guide Chambers & Partners ranked him as a leading US attorney in cannabis law and one of only seven US lawyers in "band 1" for corporate and transactional work in the industry. In addition, in October 2018 the National Law Journal named him a "Cannabis Law Trailblazer" and in January 2019 Business Insider named him as a top lawyer in the cannabis industry. David also published The Entrepreneur's Growth Startup Handbook: 7 Secrets to Venture Funding and Growth Success (2013) and the award-winning Reverse Mergers and Other Alternatives to a Traditional IPO (First Edition 2006, Second Edition 2009). He also pens the "Blunt Legal Talk" column on cannabis law for Honeysuckle magazine and he's a contributor to Entrepreneur.com on cannabis issues. Additionally, David frequently speaks on cannabis as well as corporate matters and issues that small and mid-sized companies face, and is active on social media. He's also the co-founder, President & CEO of Skip Intro Advisors, LLC, a cannabis consulting firm focused on strategic advisory, financial consulting, branding, and technology. https://skipintroadvisors.com/ http://www.hillerpc.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/hillerpc/ Twitter: @DavidNFeldman Instagram: davidfeldman1000 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dr. Russell Jaffe, MD, PhD, CCN Russell Jaffe (www.drrusselljaffe.com ) has more than 40 years of experience contributing to molecular biology and clinical diagnostics. He pioneered “lymphocyte tests of immune function and hypersensitivity” and is focused on providing functional, predictive tests and procedures designed to improve the precision of both diagnosis and of treatment outcomes.
He received his B.S., MD and Ph.D. from the Boston University School of Medicine, completed residency training in clinical chemistry at the National Institutes of Health, and remained on the permanent senior staff before pursuing other interests, including starting the Health Studies Collegium think tank and MAGique BioTherapeutics. He is Founder and Chairman of PERQUE Integrative Health (PIH, www.PERQUEIntegrativeHealth.com) a company bringing the world scientifically proven, integrative health solutions that are helping speed the transition from sick care to healthful caring. PERQUE Integrative Health combines the premier PERQUE brand of nutraceuticals and the advanced lymphocyte response assay (LRA) for detecting delayed hypersensitivities from ELISA/ACT Biotechnologies.
Dr. Jaffe serves as Clinical Instructor of Clinical Leadership at the George Washington University School of Medical Sciences. He is board-certified in Clinical Pathology and in Chemical Pathology and the recipient of the Merck, Sharp & Dohm Excellence in Research Award, the J.D. Lane Award, and the U.S.P.H.S. Meritorious Service Award. Dr. Jaffe was honored as an International Scientist of 2003 by the IBC, Oxford, England, the UK for his lifetime contributions to clinical medicine, biochemistry, immunology, methodology, and integrative health policy. https://www.drrusselljaffe.com/ https://www.facebook.com/rethinkhealth https://www.linkedin.com/in/russell-jaffe-7a15693 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Andrew Pitsicalis, Cannabis Consultant, Mentor, Radio Talk Show Host Cannabis Consultant , Mentor , “Radio Talk Show Host “(Haze Radio Network) Professional Moderator, Marketing , PR , Influencer, Licensing & Intellectual Property - Keynote Speaker. 25 Years in the Cannabis Industry. 10X High Times Canna Cup Winner & High Times top 50 Worldwide Canna Trailblazers Awarded in Wash, DC 2015.
4X Jack Herer Cup Winner with Awards in Cannabis Industry - Magazines, Cover Pages , Featured & Interviewed. Including Mainstream News & Media.
15 Years of Celebrity Licensing , Product Development & Branding. Canna Agent for Musicians , Athletes & Entertainment Celebs.
Launched Products /Branding /Licensing/PR for Peter Tosh, Riddick Bowe, Old Dirty Bastard, Digital Underground, Tha Alkaholiks, Jack Herrer, Anthrax , Motörhead , Jane’s Addiction , Baby Bash, Nick & Nate Diaz , King Moe (MMA) Charlo Greene , Los Marijuanos , Nathan Fletcher Interviewed 250+ From Canna Industry & Participated in 75+ Exhibitions as Keynote Speaker - Booth Exhibitions www.hazeradionetwork.com Linked In - Andrew Pitsicalis Clubhouse - Andrew Pitsicalis @hazemedia Instagram - @haze.radio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Lamarr Houston, Co-Founder & COO, EZ Vending
Lamarr is an 8 year NFL Veteran and Graduate of University of Texas in Corporate Communications (B.S.). He furthered his education after retiring from football and is a Graduate of VC Unlocked from Berkley as well as in Business Process Analyst and and holds a Modeling Certificate from University of Texas. Lamarr is a 500 Startups Alumni, and also founded League Ventures.
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Patrick Bryant, Co-Founder, Shine Papers Co-founder of Shine Rolling Papers, Patrick Bryant loves the start-up process… that moment when you create something innovative that can scale… when you see that clear vision of how to get a unique product or service to everyone on the planet. And then build a company around it with talented creative people.
Shine Papers is the inventor of the worlds first ever 24 karat gold rolling paper. The brand quickly gained popularity and became the "go to" brand for those who celebrate all of life's highs.
Not only do Shine Papers turn every head in the room, but the papers also burn extremely slow while also leaving behind 24k gold in the ashtray.
The brand started out as cigars and thus the extreme focus on quality. Our gold papers were just the start, now our pure white rolling papers and very high end blunt tobacco wraps, Pure Leaf, are gaining popularity with smokers. https://www.instagram.com/shinepapers/ https://www.instagram.com/bpatrickbryant/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrickbryant/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ron Silberstein, Co-founder, President and CFO, Bud's Place Franchising Ron is a Certified Franchise Executive and co-founder of Bud's Place Franchising, a franchisor of social cannabis consumption lounges and the only cannabis-related concept that is a member of the main franchising body in the US - the International Franchising Association. Bud's Place is a BYO lounge, with multiple revenue streams including memberships, food and beverage, retail of cannabis themed merchandise and accessories, VIP rooms, entertainment, special events, and more. A place that customers can have High. Quality. Fun. Bud's Place is currently awarding franchises in select territories, including California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Michigan, and Nevada, plus others. Become a Bud's Place franchisee and you can be a pioneer in a new industry plus you can build generational wealth for you and your family. www.buds-place.com rons@buds-place.com 1833 - 283 -7289 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jonathan McFarlane, Director of Strategy, Hybrid Marketing Co. Johnathan is the Director of Strategy at Hybrid Marketing Co, a cannabis-focused marketing agency with an impressive roster of clients spanning the U.S. and Canada. Prior to his entry into the cannabis industry, Johnathan earned his marketing bones in the fitness world, working with big brands and superstar athletes like NFL star Rob Gronkowski and UFC legend George St. Pierre. Marketing in a highly regulated industry forces you to think outside the box, and it was in this environment that he developed a content-driven mindset. At Hybrid Marketing Co, Johnathan builds creative marketing and advertising solutions that circumvent the tight restrictions placed on the rapidly growing cannabis industry. https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnathanmcfarlane/ https://hybridmarketingco.com/ johnathan@hybridmarketingco.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Roxanne Mograbi, Marketing Director, 3C • Coast to Coast Cannabis Roxanne Dennant, 34, is a master at her craft in building brands in the cannabis industry. She is the Director of Marketing for 3C • Coast to Coast Cannabis. She is the former co-founder and CEO of Fruit Slabs, California’s premier healthy edibles, and has consulted for many other cannabis brands such as GoldDrop, The Clear, and Bon Vivant.
Her passion for cannabis, it’s medicinal benefits and the stories surrounding it have been Roxanne’s major driving force over the past ten-plus years.
Roxanne is an alumnus of Virginia Commonwealth University where her academic focus was the reformation of Cannabis Laws and she earned a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science.
Post college, Roxanne moved to New York City where she went on to explore various industries that spanned from art consulting, customized art creation, and brand ambassador for Leblon Cachaça. Roxanne learned experiences, skills and knowledge from outside industries she would learn to harness and ultimately bring with her into the cannabis space.
Roxanne attributes her passion for branding and team building from her time spent with the global giant, Red Bull. Since her time at RedBull, Roxanne has spearheaded sales for multiple international fabric and denim manufacturers in Los Angeles and been a part of the creative team in building multiple cannabis brands. www.3CFarms.com www.coasttocoast.shop @3C.World @3C.Farms @3C.Coast @3C.TheSecret https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_aNbcWVKdNiPes1FriOOWw Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Courtney Moran, LL.M.,Founding Principal, EARTH Law, LLC Courtney N. Moran, LL.M., founding principal of EARTH Law, LLC is the leading expert on hemp law, championing legal policy for a sustainable Cannabis hemp industry. She litigated the landmark case KaB, LLC v USPIS, MLB 18-39 (2018) establishing precedent for the shipment of hemp through the US Postal Service. Playing a key role in drafting and negotiating the language included in the 2018 Farm Bill federally legalizing hemp, Moran is a sought-after attorney, lobbyist, and speaker. Her forward-thinking leadership and deep knowledge of Hemp and Hemp Law makes Moran one of the true experts in the field. EARTH Law LLC founder Courtney N. Moran, LL.M. has always been passionate about agricultural and environmental advocacy. She founded EARTH Law, LLC with the goal of lifting the federal ban on hemp in the United States, which was accomplished by the 2018 Federal Farm Bill passage. http://earthlawllc.com https://agriculturalhempsolutions.com/ info@earthlawllc.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Anand Shahi, President, BAR Capital LLC Anand has almost 20 years of experience in both public and private investments, including as Senior Analyst at Atlas Capital Partners, a hedge fund, where he supervised a research team.
Anand was also VP and Quantitative Risk Analyst at Morgan Stanley, where he developed and managed complex stress scenarios to detect and mitigate market risks for the firm. Anand has over a decade of personal experience investing in private companies in the United States and India. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst, holds a B.A. in Computer Science as well as Economics, and has a series 7 and 63 license. http://www.barcapital.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/anandshahi/ https://www.361firm.app/login Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mike Simpson, CEO, Co-Founder, Omura Mike Simpson is a seasoned entrepreneur specializing in transformational innovation across a wide variety of industries and countries. He has spent much of the last 15 years conceiving and developing next generation products for British American Tobacco in Japan, Hong Kong and in the US. Mike is one of the world’s leading experts in the field of Heat-Not-Burn technology and has spent the last 5 years researching the cannabis market. https://www.omura.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikesimpson2/ mikesimpson@omura.com https://www.instagram.com/omura/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Marie Montmarquet, Co-founder of MD Numbers, Inc. Marie Montmarquet is co-founder of MD Numbers, Inc., a family of vertically integrated cannabis brands — MD Farms, Marie’s Deliverables, and Legacy Coterie — that provide a range of goods and services to the California supply chain, retail customers, and equity community. Marie is a legacy cannabis operator who’s been passionate about the plant for over 13 years. Her cannabis business expertise and equity activism have put her in the national spotlight. After graduating from the University of Tennessee with a B.A. in Political Science and Psychology, she moved to California from Nashville in 2010. Over the last decade, Marie has created several successful cannabis businesses along with her brother Allen Hackett with whom she co-founded MD Numbers, Inc. and its subsidiaries. Marie and Allen are also minority owners of Cannabis Express, having helped build one of the Bay Area’s biggest delivery providers. In addition to developing and scaling successful cannabis businesses, Marie is focused on being an advocate for social justice and equity in the industry. She’s an advisor to the cannabis equity program for Success Centers and offers monthly tours to MD Farms for equity applicants. Marie’s goals for 2020 are to expand MD Numbers and MD Farms’ capacity, develop new properties, and build more equity brands; advising, supporting and championing equity in every way possible.
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Jenna Waters, Cybersecurity Consultant, True Digital Security Jenna Waters is a Cybersecurity Consultant at True Digital Security where she specializes in information security program development, industry compliance assessments, threat intelligence, and cloud security controls. She helps clients navigate the complexities of cybersecurity program development and conducts compliance assessments, gap analyses, and holistic security consulting. Jenna is an experienced professional who consults with companies across multiple industries to achieve security-related best practices and/or regulatory compliance objectives related to PCI DSS, CSA, NIST CSF, ISO/IEC 27002, NERC CIP, GDPR, HIPAA and various privacy laws throughout the United States. Jenna works to bridge the divide between security control architecture and compliance requirements in on-premise and cloud environments.
Jenna began her career in the United States Navy working under the U.S. Fleet Cyber Command at the Naval Intelligence Operations Center (NIOC) and with the National Security Agency (NSA). Afterward, she graduated from the University of Tulsa with a degree in Computer Information Systems. Jenna is passionate about sharing her knowledge of cybersecurity with business owners, public policy leaders, various industry members, and the general public. http://www.truedigitalsecurity.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Joseph Ori, Co-Founder, General Council, Six Labs Joseph is a successful trial attorney, restaurateur, investor, entrepreneur, and also serves as general counsel to one of the nation's largest private security companies. Joseph is the founding partner of the multi-state law firm of Angelini, Ori & Abate, LLC. Joseph co-founded a highly successful restaurant company in Phoenix, Arizona, called Conceptually Social, LLC. Joseph has earned the respect of his peers, being recognized as an Illinois Super Lawyer for six consecutive years in row, an honor bestowed on less than five percent of the nation’s attorneys. http://www.six-labs.com/https://www.facebook.com/sixlabshttps://www.facebook.com/sixlabshttps://twitter.com/josephbori1?lang=en Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Like many people in the cannabis community, Toni (MSN, RN, CYT), fondly known as “Nurse Toni”, has a very personal story that brought her into this space with a passion for helping people pursue health and wellness through cannabis. A nurse providing care for over 30 years within pediatrics and community health, Nurse Toni experienced what many healthcare providers do: professional burnout.
As a long-time cannabis user, Toni recognized the benefits of cannabis for depression, anxiety, and mental exhaustion, yet lived in an area where cannabis was still highly stigmatized, and at this point, kept her cannabis use under wraps. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Thinking Outside the Bud is a business podcast devoted to driving innovation in the cannabis space. During each episode, we speak with founders, investors, thought leaders, researchers, advocates, and policy makers who are finding new and exciting ways for cannabis to positively impact business, society, and culture. Have each episode delivered to your inbox by subscribing here: http://www.thinkingoutsidethebud.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jade Daniels is founder and chief executive officer of Ladies of Paradise. Born into a military family, Jade spent her childhood moving around the world and quickly developed a knack for making friends and adapting to new situations. This was practice for the future, where she grew to become the ultimate connector and networker. Jade finds true happiness in bringing people together and making sure her friends and family are the happiest versions of themselves. She founded Ladies of Paradise in 2014, after earning a degree in Public Relations at the University of Houston; LoP followed as Daniels moved to Oregon and transitioned to the cannabis industry. Jade believes transition, adaptation and innovation exist at the core of successful lifestyle brands. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dubbé and Dr. Apgar are the founders of Greenhouse Wellness, an award-winning dispensary and Blissiva, a female-focused cannabis line, with one goal: to break up the stigma that marijuana should remain on the fringes of society, and help those looking for relief find solutions to the everyday chronic pain and qualifying illnesses or symptoms that constrain them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Peter Huson, PhD, is Chief of Operations at Backbone where he oversees Professional Services, Sales, and Partnerships. Peter holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from UC Santa Barbara, a Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering (subcontracting for NASA), and a PhD in Structural Engineering from UC San Diego. Peter is also co-founder of the Northern Nights Music Festival in partnership with Starr Hill Presents/Red Light Management, having co-authored AB2020 allowing Northern Nights to be the first festival with legal cannabis sales — this led to co-managing compliance and operations for both the Northern Nights Tree Lounge and Outside Lands Grasslands, paving the way for future events in California. Additionally, Peter is Co-Founder and COO at One Log Cannabis Business Park, Compliance Officer at Mesh Ventures, and to date, he’s successfully acquired over 50 cannabis licenses across the supply chain. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Thinking Outside the Bud is a business podcast devoted to driving innovation in the cannabis space. During each episode, we speak with founders, investors, thought leaders, researchers, advocates, and policy makers who are finding new and exciting ways for cannabis to positively impact business, society, and culture. Have each episode delivered to your inbox by subscribing here: http://www.thinkingoutsidethebud.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sara Gullickson is an entrepreneur, investor, and corporate dealmaker with more than a decade of experience building and scaling businesses personally and professionally. A multi-state cannabis license holder, Gullickson has a proven track record in identifying new opportunities and infusing traditional business strategies into progressive markets. At age 27, she entered the nascent cannabis space and founded her first venture, consulting firm Dispensary Permits. She went on to build several other ancillary companies tailored to the cannabis industry including a tech platform and turnkey retail model. After eight years serving as CEO across her portfolio of brands, Gullickson sold to a publicly traded company. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Michael Pallozzi counts his most satisfying career moment as the day HFM Investment Advisors became a fiduciary for all clients. The firm’s previous broker-dealer arrangement had left Michael chafing over the challenges the team needed to surmount to act in clients’ best interest. Now, as an independent Registered Investment Advisor, the firm could freely serve as clients’ fiduciary advisor in providing comprehensive financial planning and investment management. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Lorenzo is an entrepreneur who sold one of his companies (Solace Technologies) to Turning Point Brands in 2019 for $15.25m. Lorenzo now works as a VP at Turning Point Brands (NYSE: TPB) and oversees product development, product launches along with the marketing and promotional campaigns that support strategic product introductions for the broader organization. Prior to joining the company, Lorenzo started and worked for a number of different startups that were at the intersection of technology, CPG products and consumer advertising. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Wanda’s political and entrepreneurial work on cannabis reform has led to her being named one of the 100 Most Influential People in Cannabis by High Times magazine in 2018 and one of the 2016 Cannabis Business Executive (CBE) 50 Most Important Women in the Cannabis Industry. She has graced the covers of Sensi Magazine, Cannabis & Tech, Cannabis Dispensary Magazine, and Black Enterprise. She and her husband have been featured in numerous national and international shows including The BBC, Democracy Now, The Atlantic, MIC.com, MSNBC, Smile Jamaica, ViceLand, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, CBS Sunday Morning Holiday Special, “Eat, Drink and be Merry” and CNBC’s Marijuana USA, to name a few. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jeffrey Herold started at Garden Remedies Inc. (GRI) in January 2017 as the company’s Supply Chain Manager and was promoted to Chief Operating Officer in June 2017. In this role he executes GRI’s business strategies, plans, and procedures. He consistently implements comprehensive goals for performance and growth in the facility and dispensaries. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Carl is a seasoned product executive with 10+ years of experience developing products for the Robotics and Artificial Intelligence industries and specializes on making products that solve urgent problems and are easy to use by anyone. Prior to founding Boundless Robotics, Carl worked at Rethink Robotics, Neurala, Johnson & Johnson and started another company that manufactured components for the Aerospace, Oil & Gas, and Medical Device Industries. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Kristina Lopez Adduci is the founder and CEO of House of Puff as well as a serial entrepreneur.
In 2015, Kristina founded Art Zealous, an online art zine dedicated to bringing the latest art exhibitions, daily news, developments from galleries, museums, and events to the next generation of art collectors. She currently serves as Editor-at-Large for the publication. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Teresa Kearney is the Sales Director for Panacea Payroll, located west of Philadelphia, PA. Panacea Payroll is solely focused on providing Payroll, HR and Timekeeping systems to the cannabis and hemp industries. Teresa earned a B.S. in Education at Indiana Univ. of PA and completed graduate study in Psychology at Texas A&M University. While residing in multiple states in the US, she has worked in a variety of fields, such as, education, mental health, microwave TV transmitter sales, pharmaceutical research product sales, to name a few, before landing in the payroll industry. Teresa had been in the payroll field for 8 years before applying her well-rounded skill set to the growing cannabis industry for the past 3+ years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Christopher Clarke is the CEO and Co-Founder of badpixel, an agency specializing in the design, development, and marketing of iOS and Web applications. With locations in Los Angeles, CA and Austin, TX, Badpixel works with multiple clients in the cannabis space from technology providers to growers to dispensaries.
Prior to badpixel, Christopher worked for the technology group at MedMen, where he built and managed product design (UI/UX) and front-end development teams. During his tenure, he successfully delivered four unique iOS in-store experience cannabis apps, converted a brochure website into a full eCommerce solution with both pick-up and delivery options, and completely redesigned the in-store POS (point-of-sale) user experiences for both customers and employees.
Christopher has provided design and development expertise for Fortune 500 companies and has roots in creative agencies including EMA, Cimarron, BrainSoup Studios, and Siraphyn Entertainment. Known for his ability to build and manage award-winning creative and development teams, Christopher helps companies realize their own vision by creating strong brand identities and building beautifully designed web and mobile products. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Michael Waldman has successfully been in the real estate finance and investment industry for 30 years. His expertise in structuring financial instruments, arranging syndications and consulting his close clients is extensive.He and his team of partners and co-investors entered the cannabis industry in 2015 with Waldman acting as the managing member for his cannabis investment firm, called Goldstalk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Josh Kappel is a founding partner of Vicente Sederberg specializing in risk assessment for multinational corporations and financial transactions in the highly regulated cannabis industry. He also routinely provides advice to patients, caregivers, and businesses about cannabis, licensing, regulatory compliance, general business, and transactional law, and the intersection of state and federal law. Recently, Josh has focused his time on the two largest cannabis markets in the world: California and Canada. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tara Misu is the CEO and founder of Blazin’ Bakery, New Jersey’s first legal edibles company started in 2009. Blazin’ Bakery products have been sold in Spencer Gifts and over 1,000 shops nationally. The company also offers CBD products including it’s new pet line Blazin’ Barkery.Tara is an edibles expert who studied extraction science in California and Colorado. She uses her extensive cannabis experience to advance legalization. Tara is the co-author of New Jersey’s 2019 Medical Marijuana Bill Jake Honig’s Law, NJ’s first cannabis legislation passed in nearly a decade. She’s also sits on the board of the New Jersey CannaBusiness Association, the states first and largest cannabis trade organization. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
At the global law firm of Duane Morris LLP, Michael represents public and private entities in all aspects of their business affairs. He practices in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, securities and technology law and provides general corporate counseling. Michael formerly was general counsel of FiberCity Networks, Inc., a telecommunications service provider. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Scott Sundvor is President and Co-founder of Space Coyote. A serial entrepreneur and accomplished inventor, Scott is the logistical and financial mastermind behind Space Coyote. He’s a highly driven business leader who developed the systems for product development and inner workings of the company. Scott’s also a true stoner, cultivator and contest winning joint roller in both speed and finished product. In less than 18 months, Scott has led Space Coyote to be a top 20 preroll brand in California, carried in over 250 dispensaries. Scott is a Forbes 30 Under 30 awarded MIT graduate and held three patents in the medical device industry before ever considering launching a cannabis company. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Bryan Bergman is a partner at Nolan Heimann, LLP in Los Angeles, California with over fifteen years’ experience in complex business transactions and civil litigation. As his career developed, he realized that the emerging cannabis industry presented both an opportunity and a challenge, as new cannabis businesses would require legal advice not only on swiftly changing cannabis legislation and regulations, but also on basic legal issues that face any entrepreneurial venture. He has developed an unmatched expertise in this growing industry, speaking regularly on cannabis industry-related topics and educating operators and other professionals, including attorneys and accountants, on this developing area of law. His client services include providing assistance in entity strategy and formation; contract negotiations and drafting on a wide variety of deals including real estate, investment, management, distribution/sales, and other business transactional issues; cannabis license application preparation; regulatory compliance; and organizational structuring and management. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
As a strategic leader and brand creator, Davina is passionate about challenging the norm and making a difference with every company she has worked with. With Element Apothec, Davina brings to the table vast experience in team building, business strategy and operational management and a mission to create good in the world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Joshua is a true entrepreneurial leader in the staffing industry, with experience in developing and leading successful teams in the staffing, technology, pharmaceutical and advertising industries.In 2001, Joshua launched an educational therapy staffing company (Therapy Source, Inc.), which currently conducts business in 43 States and has over 2,500 therapists nationwide. Joshua is recognized as an INC 5000 CEO 9 times on this prestigious business magazine list. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Shellise Rogers, MBA (Sistah Rogers) is a public speaker and human rights activist at the intersection of cannabis, sustainability, and mental health, pursuing a future grounded in innovative, comprehensive, and sustainable socio-economic agendas.
As a collaborator with drivers of policy, technology, innovation, and ingenuity, she co-develops systems, initiatives, and processes that foster creative solutions inclusive of various sectors, communities, and ideas. Ms. Rogers’ unique skill set comprises over ten years of experience in corporate finance, financial accounting, and strategic planning experience, coupled with exposure to public policy, marketing, and community engagement procedures. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mike Beaudry is founder and CEO of HERBL Solutions, California’s largest cannabis distributor and supply chain solutions company servicing more than 850 storefront and non-storefront retail licensees. Under his leadership, HERBL brings outstanding people, processes, and technology together to create a powerful supply chain never before seen in the cannabis industry. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Rick Weissman, Founder, and President of High Falls Agriculture and High Falls Hemp NY embarked on this venture in November 2017 and February 2018 respectively. Following an automobile accident that left him and his wife, Tricia with chronic discomfort, they both had been prescribed traditional pharmaceuticals to combat the pain. Disappointed, they turned away from conventional practices and found healing and wellness solutions in the plant-based alternative, CBD. Struck by the results and benefits, they embarked on a mission to educate and share CBD with everyone. When New York state offered farmers licenses to grow Hemp in 2017, they realized it was meant to be and planted their first hemp in 2018. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Andy has 30 years of experience as a principal of a design/build firm. He is trained architect from the University of Illinois, has acquired and executed projects, of both small and large scale, in residential, commercial, retail, office, and cannabis spaces ranging from $100,000 to $12,000,000.
Recognized countless times over the years for renovation and remodeling ability as Remodeler of the year for the state of Illinois and in the Midwest. Former Member of the Board of Directors of the Home Builders Association of Greater Chicago Remodelers, member of National Association of Home Builders and National Kitchen and Bath Association. Recipient of the Better Business Bureau Award for Marketplace Ethics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Emma Chasen has a mission to educate people on the science behind cannabis, so that they may take charge of their own healing. After graduating from Brown University in 2014 with a degree in Medicinal Plant Research, Emma went on to coordinate Clinical Oncology trials with the Brown University Oncology Research Group. When her supervisor refused a cannabis trial in favor of another expensive pharmaceutical drug, Emma quit and headed across the country to Portland, OR. She found her way to Farma, the popular Portland dispensary that takes a more scientific approach to cannabis; rejecting the Indica/Sativa binary and instead focusing on chemotypes to determine effect. She began her career at Farma as a budtender and was quickly promoted to General Manager and eventually to Director of Education. In this role she was able to focus on educational efforts and create a robust training curriculum that focused on cannabis science, product knowledge and empathetic patient care. Emma now co-owns and operates Eminent Consulting, a cannabis consulting business that offers educational training and craft industry development for cannabis industry professionals and businesses. She helps brands develop educational marketing collateral and ongoing educational programs to further elevate their brand presence in a competitive industry. She also helps struggling and newly emerging cannabis businesses with business organization, and sets them up for success in both the competitive medical and adult use markets. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Max is the Founder & CEO of Green Flower Media, the world’s most trusted platform for credible cannabis information, training, and guidance.
Prior to Green Flower, Max built and ran Deepak Chopra’s products business where he re-branded the company, developed and launched 49 of his signature products, created his digital marketing strategy, and personally taught tens of thousands of people to meditate. In the same way that Max helped meditation and mind-body medicine become mainstream, he’s now on a mission to educate the world about the value of cannabis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Keith Cich is Co-Founder and President of Sunderstorm, a leading California cannabis company that manufactures and distributes award winning Kanha gummies. Sunderstorm self-distributes to over 500 retail locations throughout California and is a pioneer introducing nano-tech products to the cannabis industry. Mr. Cich spent more than a decade on Wall Street in fixed income sales and trading for Merrill Lynch and Barclay Investments. He moved to Northern California and managed commercial real estate projects, including retail, office, and urban in-fill development. Mr. Cich has a B.A. in Economics from Stanford University, an MBA from New York University, and a Master’s in Philosophy, Cosmology, and Consciousness from the California Institute of Integral Studies, where he also served as Chairman of the Board. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nick is the cofounder of Sojen, a workday wellness company whose mission is to bring more joy to the world’s 3 billion working people. Nick worked at Goldman Sachs for 4 years and was amazed by the lack of alternatives to caffeinated and sugary beverages to keep his mood up while working long hours. With his cofounder Caleb Putrich, Nick created Sojen, a science-backed formula of hemp, French peppermint and Brazilian copaiba extracts to calm your nerves & sharpen your mind – without the caffeine jitters or sugar crash. Sojen is available in tincture, gelcap and balm form at www.sojen.co. Sojen also distributes its products directly to offices in NYC, San Francisco and LA. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Kaelan has been in the New York hemp industry since 2015 as the founder of Sovereign Vines: America’s Only Hemp Infused Wine and Castetter Sustainability Group (CSG), receiving the first issued hemp processor license in 2017. As CEO, he has developed CSG as a leader in helping New York hemp companies, and farmers navigate the complex supply-chain, regulations, and compliance on a state and national level. He strives to make CSG a leader in political, regulatory, and compliance advisement throughout the state and helping small businesses succeed in all sectors of the cannabis markets. Kaelan is also a co-founder of the New York Cannabis Growers & Processors Association, a group that was heavily involved in discussions around adult-use cannabis legalization and helped to write the Hemp Extract Bill during the 2019 legislative session. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jonathan has worked as an analyst at Comvest Partners, a majority buyout focused Private Equity firm with $4 billion under management, where he was responsible for identifying, originating, and qualifying new investment opportunities. Jonathan graduated with a degree in Finance from the University of Florida. Jonathan has reviewed more than 1,000 cannabis investment opportunities since 2018 and is responsible for deal sourcing, due diligence, portfolio company monitoring, and investor reporting. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In the middle of Central Valley, where plants abound while jobs are sparse, Sister Kate was determined to create work and leadership opportunities for more women like her. She looked to the newest, most interesting deregulating market in her new home state of California: the cannabis industry. In the Fall of 2009, she founded a non-profit cannabis collective and opened for business in 2010. Here, she served cannabidiol medicine to local terminal patients, where she developed teas and tinctures for patients to experience its healing effects without needing to smoke it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
At just 18, Michelle was one of the first females to provide IT and field radio support to a Special Operations Command in the Navy. Being the only female in what is probably the single most male-dominated community proved to be an invaluable experience that tested and strengthened her mental and physical boundaries. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Thinking Outside the Bud is a business podcast devoted to driving innovation in the cannabis space. During each episode, we speak with founders, investors, thought leaders, researchers, advocates, and policy makers who are finding new and exciting ways for cannabis to positively impact business, society, and culture. Have each episode delivered to your inbox by subscribing here: http://www.thinkingoutsidethebud.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Matt Hawkins is the founder and managing principal of Entourage Effect Capital (EEC), formerly known as Cresco Capital Partners, a venture capital firm focused specifically on investing in the legalized cannabis industry. Since 2014, the firm has made close to 70 investments invested out of two funds, co-investment vehicles and special purpose entities. Prior to the founding of EEC, he was a partner and President of a private real estate investment company which acquired REO and NPL from banks and financial institutions across the country, with particular interest in multifamily residential and self-storage assets. The company completed more than 55 bank-direct acquisitions, deploying over $500MM of capital since Q4 2008. In 2013 alone, the company bought close to 10,000 Class B and Class C value-add multifamily units across the Sunbelt of the United States. At the end of 2013, Matt and his partners sold their interest. Prior to this, Matt was a Principal/ Co-founder of San Jacinto Partners, a fund focused on the bulk acquisition of single family residential assets and the Managing General Partner of Adjacent Capital, L.P., a private equity/specialty lending fund. He was earlier affiliated with Treadstone Partners, L.L.C., a distressed debt and equity fund. He has an extensive background in both turnaround management and private equity. Prior to joining Treadstone and forming Adjacent Capital and San Jacinto Partners, was associated with Hull & Associates, a regional turnaround management firm. Matt is a graduate of The University of Texas at Austin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A senior finance executive with more than 25 years of leadership experience in entrepreneurial firms. Background features expertise in finance, financial reporting accounting, corporate finance, budgeting, financial modeling, and mergers and acquisitions. A cross-functionally oriented leader and team builder with a proven track record supporting operations. Offers added perspective developed through hands-on responsibility for additional functions including IT and HR. Possesses strong technical skills and has led numerous ERP and financial reporting controls implementations. Has extensive experience within small-to-medium sized publicly and privately held organizations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Punit is a seasoned strategy and operations management executive with 10+ years of experience and specializations in program management, strategic planning, operations management, people management, coaching, executive communication, human resources management, and turnaround/transformation management. Punit has worked for and advised notable organizations across several industries including: Bridgewater Associates, Accenture, Bank of America, Walgreens, US Department of Commerce, NYC Government, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Merck, American Express, and more. Punit decided to leave his successful corporate career and focus on starting Toast- a disruptive startup for the world's fastest growing industry, Cannabis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dr. Berger co-founded Sciadonics, Inc. to commercialize SCI and other special fatty acids, with the goal of reducing our rampant chronic inflammation. As SCI can be used alone or in combination with- other nutritional oils (such as fish oil), anti-oxidants, and drugs, to combat chronic- and diverse forms of inflammation and associated symptoms (pain, discomfort, etc.), the market opportunity is enormous. Moreover, SCI can be added to food vehicles requiring a longer shelf life, a particular challenge for fish oils. Dr. Berger and colleagues have painstakingly identified seeds and other sources of SCI and related fatty acids that are economical, abundant, with a history of safe use, and protected by our intellectual property. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Hadas is an Israeli-American attorney who advises companies on matters of regulatory compliance, policy advocacy, risk management, strategic planning, revenue models, corporate governance, and dispute resolution. A committed creative problem-solver, Hadas is a restorative justice practitioner and community organizer dedicated to using the law to expand equitable access to plant medicine. She is the co-founder of Decriminalize Nature NYC, Campaign Director of New Yorkers for Mental Health Alternatives and a Board Member of the Psychedelic Bar Association. She is also on the Advisory Board of the Brooklyn Psychedelic Society. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Graham is the President and Chief Cannabis Officer of Glass House Group, one of the most rapidly growing, privately-held cannabis and hemp companies in the country, and Founder of Glass House Farms, perhaps the largest greenhouse operation in California. He was part of the original team at Software.com, taking the company public in 1999, and one of the first employees at Sonos, where he was involved with product design, development, sales and customer support. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Cynthia is also the Founder of the cannabis industry’s newswire and entrepreneur tech suite, AxisWire, as well as the luxury brand House of Saka. She is also the Co-founder of Green Market Media which is currently most recognized for its cannabis finance news publication Green Market Report and its conference series Green Market Summit as well as a Co-founder of the network Industry Power Women. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Autumn Shelton is partner and Chief Financial Officer of Autumn Brands, a 50 percent woman-owned cannabis business located in sunny coastal Carpinteria, Santa Barbara County, California. A calculated risk taker with an outstanding aptitude for numbers, Autumn champions the health and wellness benefits of cannabis and is committed to cultivation free of pesticides and other harmful chemicals. In her position as CFO, Autumn is a strategic decision maker for the family farm, which started in Holland more than 100 years ago. Along with overseeing the company’s financials, she is in charge of legal compliance on the local and state levels. This includes, but is not limited to, ordinances, regulations, packaging, permits, and licensing. Another farm duty is walking the greenhouses once or twice a week to check on “the ladies”. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jonathon Goldrath is a successful entrepreneur and investor who moved away from the traditional finance world and into the legal cannabis industry in 2016. His experience in the cannabis industry started as an operator - winning one of Pennsylvania’s first twelve cannabis Grower/Processor licenses in 2017. Jonathon went on to co-found a number of cannabis businesses that have been some of the first of their kind across the country. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Shawn Gold is Founder and CEO of Pilgrim Soul, a mission-driven cannabis brand focused on optimizing human creative performance to gain a competitive edge in business and life. Until recently, Shawn was CMO of Lowell Herb Co., one of the fastest-growing, most talked about cannabis companies in North America. He has been an advisor to other leading cannabis brands including MedMen and Charlottes Web. Previous to Lowell, he was CMO at TechStyle Fashion Group which launched the subscription fashion category with Fabletics, JustFab, ShoeDazzle, FabKids, and Rihanna’s SavageXFenty. Before TechStyle he was head of entertainment brand partnerships at Wattpad.com, the world’s largest storytelling platform and one of the fastest-growing mobile content sites in the world. Before Wattpad, he oversaw sales, marketing, and content development as CMO of Inside Studios, a video and mobile app company creating shows with over 1 billion views on YouTube and MSN. In the early days of social media, Shawn was CMO, head of marketing & content for MySpace. At MySpace, Shawn spearheaded the development and implementation of marketing initiatives and campaigns for MySpace during its growth from 25 to 110 million users worldwide. Prior to MySpace, he was a partner and the founding publisher of Weblogs, Inc., a network of popular blogs that included Engadget, Joystiq, and Autoblog, now part of Verizon. As head of communications planning for Rare Medium, Shawn helped launch digital communications strategies for brands at P&G, General Mills, Nestle, Mattel, and other international brand marketing companies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Zev began his involvement with industrial hemp in late 2012 shortly after Colorado became the first state to fully allow farmers to grow this versatile crop. He created and was the founding Executive Director of the Rocky Mountain Hemp Association and then the National Hemp Association, from 2013 to the end of 2016. He has developed a national network of farmers, extractors, processors, equipment manufacturers, testing laboratories, investors, hemp organizations, and buyers of hemp products, he he connects his clients to the most beneficial players in the U.S. hemp industry. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Matt Kurtzman, a seasoned data scientist and founder of Canold, is an expert in predictive modeling and data visualization focusing on the cannabis industry. With a formal education in supply chain management and accounting from Northeastern University, a lean six sigma black belt certification from Staples, and management consulting experience from Boston Consulting Group, Matt and his team at Canold solve challenges around data modeling and analytics specific to cannabis. Seed to sale software is non-intuitive and offers limited and rigid reporting capabilities. By creating meaningful insight from complex data, Canold enables senior leaders to make fact-based decisions about their businesses, improve sales, maximize yields, and reduce waste. Matt and his team leverage predictive analytics, data modeling, business intelligence and custom cloud-based software solutions across all cannabis verticals including cultivation, processing, wholesale, delivery, customer and retail. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jason Pickle is a passionate, forward thinking cannabis entrepreneur with a keen sense of market evolution. Co-Founding Volunteer Botanicals, he sees the future potential of non-psychoactive cannabinoids as a key driver to the acceptance of the cannabis plant. Jason and his team are focused on converting and reconstituting cannabinoids and terpenes into dynamic delivery forms that are precise, easy to consume and enjoyable. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Russell Huxhold is the owner and operator of HuxHemp CBD Apothecary located in Lakeview (3101 N. Lincoln Ave Chicago, IL). HuxHemp opened in July 2018 as he followed the Agricultural Improvement Act of 2018 moving through the House and Senate. Russell understands that the true medicinal value of cannabis is the different cannabinoid and terpene levels, so he set out to find the best 100% USA-grown hemp products (by COA standards) at the lowest prices. HuxHemp opened to not only offer these very effective and affordable products but to also educate customers about cannabinoids and the ECS. HuxHemp is honored to have a wonderful and extremely knowledgeable staff that has garnered a 5-star Google rating (60) for their customer service and product recommendations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
April Pride co-founded The High Guide with Ellen Scanlon in 2019. A serial creative entrepreneur, April spent time in the worlds of architecture, fashion, and design before finding her way to cannabis. In 2016, she launched Van der Pop, a woman-focused brand offering stylish accessories to store, smoke, and share cannabis. April soon realized the need for education and quickly added an education division to Van der Pop. The company quickly became one of North America’s most recognized cannabis brands for women and was acquired in 2018, by Canopy Growth Corporation, the world's largest cannabis company. With The High Guide, April continues her work educating women on the potential of cannabis for their personal health and happiness. April is a graduate of the University of Virginia's School of Architecture and earned her M.A. at Parsons School of Design. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Elizabeth started her career in the alcohol industry in 2004 and made the switch to Cannabis packaging and branding in 2015 when she Co-Founded a Cannabis specific design studio with Jason Foraker. After participating in over 100 Cannabis brand launches, Elizabeth and Jason decided to launch a broadmarket Cannabis brand of their own called Fog & Tree. Fog & Tree was the brain-child of the founders and was brought to life through their keen insights into Cannabis trends and their unique network of industry folk. Along with being the CEO of Fog & Tree, Elizabeth is also a mother and a Cannabis advocate who involves herself in Cannabis speaking engagements and acts as a freelance writer and educator for several Cannabis publications. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jeffrey Welsh is a partner at Vicente Sederberg LLP, where he focuses his practice on advising companies, brands, entertainment and media properties, other law firms, and investors on how to navigate the California cannabis marketplace. Prior to joining VS, Jeffrey worked in Corporate Business Affairs at the largest talent agency in the world, William Morris Endeavor, now WME | IMG, while simultaneously continuing to work in the legal cannabis industry part-time. In this unique position, Mr. Welsh’s goal was to develop an understanding of the nuanced entertainment industry, while concurrently connecting entertainer-advocates with projects and groups actively working in the cannabis space. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Frenchy Cannoli is a California-based teacher, consultant, artisan, and activist dedicated to the production and appreciation of traditional cannabis concentrates.
Frenchy grew up in Nice, France but left home as soon as he could, inspired by the promise of exotic adventure — and by the imported hashish common in late-60s Europe. He lived nomadically for over twenty years, staying with traditional producers and learning techniques handed down over generations. This took him from Morocco to Mexico, to Nepal, Pakistan, and India, where he spent eight growing seasons living in caves and harvesting cannabis resin with Parvati Valley cultivators. Eventually, he settled with his family in California, where early medical access laws let him go from hiding his life’s work to producing legal cannabis concentrates. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dahlia Mertens is the founder and CEO of Mary Jane’s Medicinals, one of the leading cannabis topicals companies in the country. Dahlia established her company in 2009 and was one of the very first brands to create cannabis infused topical products. With a passion for the healing properties of cannabis, and a holistic approach to well-being, Dahlia has been using a natural whole-plant infusion process since 2009, at the Mary Jane’s Medicinals production facility in stunning Telluride, Colorado. Over the past eleven years her products have earned many awards and accolades including the High Times Cannabis Cup and Dope Cup for "Best Topical", and have helped thousands of people address their pain and health issues in a natural and holistic way. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Karim Webb is an Entrepreneurial Activist and CEO of 4thMVMT, a Los Angeles based firm that vets, trains, finances, and partners with individuals from communities who have been heavily impacted by the disproportionate application of criminal justice to own and operate competitive retail businesses.
4thMVMT believes entrepreneurship is the most effective vehicle for Black and Latino people to exist equitably in America. By removing barriers, we can close the Nation’s wealth, health, and achievement gaps, changing society for the better. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Austin is the Chief Innovation Officer at Vertosa. He leads all commercial activities, including technical sales, tactical marketing, and new business development. Prior to joining Vertosa, Austin leveraged his bio-tech experience building the regulatory Hemp/CBD testing program for Eurofins Scientific - a world leader in food, environment, and product testing services – where he built and designed quality testing protocols for CVS and other retailers who carry Hemp/CBD products. For over 10 years, Austin has advised start-ups, built businesses, and launched hundreds of new products in finance, technology, and cannabis CPG industries. With an undergraduate degree from Columbia University in New York City, and a Masters of Science from the University of Bath in the United Kingdom--Austin is passionate about creating impact around the world, and designing products that consumers love with Vertosa. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nuka CEO and Cofounder Peter Barsoom has an extensive career experience in finance and business strategy, holding a variety of senior management positions at leading institutions including American Express, Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley, Blue Mountain Capital and Intercontinental Exchange.
In 2015, Mr. Barsoom left the financial industry to found Nuka Enterprises (Nuka) and the 1906 brand, specializing in controlled-dose, outcome-specific botanical infused cannabis products. Mr. Barsoom brings unparalleled financial acumen from leading the most complex and highly regulated business to LPS.
In September of 2018, Barsoom was recognized by “Entrepreneur” magazine as one of the Top 100 Leaders in Cannabis. He serves on the board of numerous leading cannabis industry associations including: the Marijuana Industry Group, the Cannabis Trade Federation, Colorado Leads, the New Jersey Cannabis Industry Association and the Florida Medical Marijuana Advisory Committee. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Thinking Outside the Bud is a business podcast devoted to driving innovation in the cannabis space. During each episode, we speak with founders, investors, thought leaders, researchers, advocates, and policy makers who are finding new and exciting ways for cannabis to positively impact business, society, and culture. Have each episode delivered to your inbox by subscribing here: http://www.thinkingoutsidethebud.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Chris Ball is the Founder of Ball Family Farms, Inc., the first vertically integrated, minority-owned, Social Equity commercial cannabis facility in Los Angeles. Mr. Ball is an accomplished entrepreneur and innovative cultivator. The Southern California native began selling cannabis as a teen to put himself through college where he played Division 1 football. After a short stint as a member of the first iteration of R&B boy band, Immature, the UC Berkeley-educated athlete entered the National Football League (NFL). After his final season with the San Francisco 49’ers, Mr. Ball landed a contract with the Canadian Football League. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
After touring nationally for years in a fun, but mediocre, college band, Will Read made the decision to hit the right-hand turn signal and merge into a slower lane of life - beginning, what would be, a transformational career with Apple. There, Will would not only understand basic principals in sales (and why people liked certain brands + products), but the importance of the "retail experience" and how that drives consumer loyalty. In 2014, Read took a research trip out to Colorado to better understand the emerging cannabis industry - and was floored by the general lack of product marketing that he witnessed. It was then Read recognized the need for a creative and digital agency devoted to helping canna-businesses to better engage with their customers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nathaniel Pennington, Founder and CEO at Humboldt Seed Company has been breeding cannabis and working to restore rivers and salmon populations in Humboldt County for over 20 years. Prior to taking on his role at Humboldt Seed Company, Pennington worked in salmon genomics, which gave him the background to understand the need for unbiased cannabis genomics research. Pennington founded Humboldt Seed Company in 2001 to provide strong cannabis genetics to the community that wouldn't require pesticides or fungicides. With a deep foundation in Humboldt County and a strong affinity for community he has founded several nonprofit organizations, most recently Nature Rights Council, an environmental organization led by Humboldt's indigenous youth. Pennington was instrumental in the negotiations that led to the agreement to remove four dams that blocked salmon runs on the Klamath River, thought to be the largest river restoration project in the world. He believes creative breeding is the way forward for craft farmers, and is passionate about ensuring that cannabis remains a plant for the people and not a corporate commodity. Pennington’s hope is that Humboldt Seed Company’s Pheno Hunt Program will deliver the strains of the future, providing medicinally valuable stable seed lines, and specialty strains that will invigorate the market. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Joel Allcock has been a licensed cultivator of Cannabis in his native state of Rhode Island since 2006, where he was a licensed medical marijuana caregiver tasked with providing medical grade Cannabis for his registered patients. In 2009, Allcock co-founded a group applying for the first state licensed medical marijuana dispensary in Rhode Island. In the course of preparing the application for operation of a dispensary, Allcock traveled to California, Colorado and other states with medical marijuana programs to observe large scale, commercial cultivation operations and learn from master cultivators in the field.
In 2012, his group was awarded a license to operate the first dispensary in the state, the Thomas C. Slater Compassion Center. Mr. Allcock was instrumental in developing the plans for the project. He served as Director of Cultivation, as well as overseeing the harvesting, drying/ curing, packaging and manufacturing / processing and procurement departments. As part of his duties he was responsible for writing operation manuals and standard operating procedures (SOPs) for these departments. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jack Grover is the founder and CEO of Grove Bags, a provider of cannabis packaging specifically tailored for the unique physiology of the plant to create the perfect climate for cannabis preservation. After graduating from Babson College in 2014, Jack was inspired by his brother Charlie’s battle with cerebral palsy to enter the cannabis industry and create packaging that preserves medicine at its highest quality. Four and a half years later, Jack’s company Grove Bags continues its commitment to manufacturing products in the United States and has gained industry-wide praise for its proprietary TerpLoc technology. Jack loves to unwind from a long day at the office by spending time with the Grove Bags company dogs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Kimberly Dillon is the founder of Frigg, a wellness line that tackles the impact of stress on the hair and skin, as well as conditions like Psoriasis and Eczema that flare up due to stress. The first three products include a hair potion, a face potion, and a calming sleep tea. She got her start in Cannabis as the CMO of Papa & Barkley, a Cannabis startup that she helped grow to a 30 Million dollar business in 2.5 years and whose products are #1 or #2 in their respective categories. Named a “Brand star” by Adweek for her story-driven approach to branding, she also serves as a mentor to the Initiative (cannabis accelerator) and is an advisor to a number of Cannabis and CBD Brands. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mr. Utkhede has 22 years of experience in formulation and process development with a proven track record for solving difficult to formulate and manufacture products within aggressive timelines. He has extensive experience developing robust and commercially scalable manufacturing processes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Josh Weiss is an IT visionary with more than a decade of experience in the technology and entrepreneurial/startup worlds. His love of technology itself is exceeded only by his passion for delivering IT solutions to empower artists, creators and entrepreneurs. The best part of his job is studying clients’ businesses, discovering their unique needs and then developing tailored solutions that enable them to grow. Preferring to eschew buzzy, jargon-y consultant speak, Josh provides technology and project management expertise through a human-centered approach that includes meaningful, productive conversations and collaboration. Josh has experience working with multiple private schools and charter networks for everything from E-rate infrastructure refreshes to cybersecurity training. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2019 National Law Journal “Finance, Banking, & Capital Markets Trailblazer” award winner, Senior Counsel Steve Schain chairs global cannabis law firm Hoban Law Group's Pennsylvania and New Jersey practice and chairs its Financial Services Group. With 17 offices and 52 lawyers, Hoban Law Group is only practice 100% devoted to cannabis and hemp law. Admitted to practice in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Steve represents entities, governments and individuals in litigation, regulation, compliance, preparing and submitting license applications, entity formation, and drafting legislation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Franny is an inspiring farmer that rocks the hemp scene across the country. She is the first female farmer in North Carolina to plant hemp and has entered the hemp scene with a force behind education and collaborations, She is a founding member of Women in Hemp non-profit, been keynote speaker and presenter across the country.
Franny has degrees and work experience in Forestry and Education and worked in the pharmaceutical industry for over a decade. She has been in Asheville since 1999 and bought land, now called Franny's Farm in 2012 which is the heart and soul of the brand and serves as an agritourism hub welcoming visitors from all over the world to stay over in one of their many lodging options, celebrate a farm wedding and do yoga with goats. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Bosco Ramirez Sr. has been in the analytical testing industry for the last 30 years. The majority of the time in the Environmental Testing space and also food testing. He recently moved into the nascent Cannabis testing industry this year working for CannaSafe.Bosco has worked for the largest testing companies in the the environment and food industries and now with CannaSafe he joins the 13th Fastest growing company in the US according to Inc Magazine.Bosco holds a Masters Degree in Analytical Chemistry and an MBA. He has held titles of VP of Operations and Corporate Director of Operations in both previous industries. In his last event in the Environmental testing space he was President of Eurofins Eaton Analytical LLC.He joined CannaSafe with an interest in sharing the knowledge and experience acquired in the two highly regulated industries to help this company to stay ahead of the challenges that this regulated industry is expected to undergo. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Kellan's currently serves volunteers for MJBizCon's Emerald Scientific Conference as well as an Organizer for the American Chemical Societies Cannabis division. His previous experience ranges from speaking at MJBizCon in the fall of 2018 on extraction science to managing the industrial-scale, carbon dioxide-based supercritical fluid extraction and ethanol extraction facilities for a cultivation and extraction company. In addition to serving as lead scientist he developed various standard operating protocols in extraction and designed methods for isolation, purification and quantification of medicinal marijuana products.
Prior to his experience in the cannabinoid extraction industry Kellan has a master's in Metabolic Engineering and Chemistry from Northern Arizona University. Additionally, Kellan’s background in analytical chemistry includes working on the Native America Cancer Prevention grant where he quantified uranium and plutonium on the Navajo reservation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Andrew DeAngelo is a visionary leader with a proven track record of enacting systemic social change and developing best practices in cannabis — he is the very definition of a trailblazer and someone who has proudly walked the road less traveled.
During his almost 13-year tenure at Harborside, where he currently serves as an advisor, Andrew has pioneered legal cannabis business processes and provided groundbreaking political engagement and thought leadership to the cannabis community. Andrew also lends his vast cannabis business and political expertise as a consultant for hire to the global community at large.
Andrew led the design and development of gold-standard cannabis retail by innovating many “firsts” for the industry. These include: introducing CBD medicines to heal severely epileptic children as documented in Discovery Channel’s Weed Wars, implementing the first lab-testing program in the history of cannabis dispensing, creating child-resistant packaging for edibles, standardizing inventory tracking, initiating senior outreach, and successfully preventing the federal government from seizing Harborside in forfeiture actions against the company in 2012. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jessie Kater is the SVP of Manufacturing for Curaleaf, a leading vertically integrated cannabis operator in the United States. Jessie has over 15 years of experience in product development and commercialization across defense, pharmaceutical and cannabis markets. Prior to Curaleaf, Mr. Kater worked at Waters Corporation where he led sales and business development in the Cannabis market across the Western US and Canada. Additionally, he was the co-founder of c3 Labs, the first cannabis contract research organization on the West Coast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
James is a successful serial entrepreneur, with a lifelong focus on using business and innovation to effect large-scale change for the benefit of Humanity. Throughout his career he created several companies in natural and integrative medicine, wrote legislation to improve prohibitionary laws, produced award-winning documentaries, and founded some of the top companies in education, cannabis and human performance. He began his career focused on education as the director of Body Mind College in San Diego, offering career trainings in alternative medicine and alternative psychology. After nearly 10 years in education, James decided to move into the cannabis industry where he’s founded numerous cannabis companies throughout California and Oregon, headed up lobbying efforts, drafted numerous pieces of legislation and played a significant role in the public education efforts around the medical uses of cannabis. One of James’s current endeavors is as the CEO of Mankind Dispensary in San Diego which is one of the most respected and highest grossing dispensaries in the world. Beyond his work in Cannabis, James is also the CEO of Neurohacker Collective which is a cutting edge research and development company, using complex systems modeling to develop products for enhancing human capacity such as increasing cognitive function and improving human longevity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
John has over 20 years of deep enterprise and advertising agency experience across all marketing, sales, and IT disciplines. John’s experience allows him to advise on structuring sound strategies that address business goals and objectives. His extensive technology background stems from working with several leading technology companies throughout his career. John spearheads Applied DNA Sciences Cannabis vertical leading the vision, strategy, and product development for this emerging market. John also oversees the marketing for the entire company driving the strategy for its other core verticals. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
John Nemanic is a serial entrepreneur and investor, leveraging his extensive experience in starting, growing, managing and exiting firms. As co-founder, Chairman and CEO, he exited three very successful Internet start ups, Internet Direct, Tucows and Hostopia. In 2006, Hostopia raised 29.2 million (TSX:H), sold to Deluxe Communications for $124 million USD. John’s current interest are medical cannabis, hemp and CBD start ups, with a focus on Colombia.
John lives in Panama and Colombia, manages Panamanian/Colombian based business, and invests in Real Estate. As former member of EO Panama, John has a list of extensive contacts within Panama.
He is also a former member of EO Toronto (joined 1995) and YPO Toronto (joined 1999). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Joyce leads operations at Big Rock Partners, a strategic advisory firm serving investors and companies at the intersection of food, hospitality and cannabis. A long time craft cannabis cultivator, she co-founded an Emerald Cup winning operation, and served as co-chair for Women Grow, Sonoma. She is an advisor for various female founders of early stage companies that are innovating in cannabis, and an Advisory Board member for the Access & Innovation Project with a mission to advance a modern regulatory model that unites capitalism with inclusion. She was recognized by San Francisco Business Times as a Most Influential Women in Bay Area Business for 2020. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In 2012, a bad slip and fall during pregnancy left this former High School Teacher riddled with chronic pain, until her academic else and desire for natural healing led the bold mom to enter the Cannabis space.
Now, an industry veteran and Master Educator, Mskindness B. Ramirez is the CEO of EBK Apothecary, Founder of Club Kindness, and Adjunct Faculty for the Los Angeles Community College District. With a given name that is a her self-proclaimed calling. She is currently manifesting her passion for Cannabis education into the development of a series of programs for higher learning, focused on business, history, and social equity.
Her new children's book, "Our Very Special Garden" was designed to spark the canna-conversation among families. And her podcast, Elevated Chats, is in its second season of sharing the Cannabis Inspired stories of today's most Critical Thought Leaders. Mskindness' work has been featured in MJ Business, Dope Magazine, The Long Beach Post, Inland Valley News, Element Women, LA Weekly, and VoyageLA Mag. She is a multi-passionate business woman to say the least. Who, through it all, remains gracefully balanced by her mindfulness training and daily meditation practice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Steve serves as Think20’s Chief Marketing Officer. He excelled in various sales management roles for roughly 15 years working for Janssen Pharma, GlaxoSmithKline, Endo Pharma, and Neurocrine Biosciences. Over the past eight years, he has owned and managed GeneMatrix, a global laboratory consulting company. With the combination of Steve’s relevant background and experience, Think20 is uniquely positioned for immediate sales growth and success across all areas of the Cannabis and Hemp testing landscape. He will be leveraging his professional relationships to position Think20 as the preferred diagnostic testing partner for what is ultimately a global opportunity. His passion for the market, and creativity and approach to selling every day, is an expectation he has for himself and the entire Think20 team. Steve earned a Bachelor of Business Administration from Villanova University and is an actively engaged alumnus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Thinking Outside the Bud is a business podcast devoted to driving innovation in the cannabis space. During each episode, we speak with founders, investors, thought leaders, researchers, advocates, and policy makers who are finding new and exciting ways for cannabis to positively impact business, society, and culture. Have each episode delivered to your inbox by subscribing here: http://www.thinkingoutsidethebud.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jessica currently serves as a Cannabis and Intellectual Property attorney at Bressler Amery & Ross, DC. Jessica also serves as outside General Counsel for the national organization Minorities For Medical Marijuana and sits on the board of advisors for QA Canna, a cannabis quality assurance company based in New Jersey. Jessica also sits on the Federal Policy Committee for the Minority Cannabis Business Association. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Andy Montgomery is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of HDCS, Inc. HDCS provides comprehensive compliance solutions and subject matter expertise to financial institutions that engage with higher risk industries including cannabis related businesses. Prior to founding HDCS, Andy spent more than 20 years as a senior executive in the banking industry. He is a former founder and CEO of community banks in Utah and California and served as a CEO of the Texas community markets for BBVA Bank. Andy is a subject matter expert in both the regulated financial services industry and the regulated cannabis industry. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Inspired by a lack of stylish, safe cannabis storage systems and a distain for storing medicine in a shoebox, Apothecarry Brands CEO Whitney Beatty is a successful entertainment industry executive turned cannabis storage designer that’s spearheading her quickly growing start-up. After meeting so many like minded cannabis users, who lamented about a lack of good storage system, worried about securing buds away from kids and pets and who were tired of searching around for their stash to discover it dried out from plastic baggies and non-airtight dispensary jars, Apothecarry was born. The brand seeks to redefining the image of cannabis users who take pride and pleasure in their stash, while filling a hole in the marijuana paraphernalia market for everyone from the attorneys who tokes after their high powered workday, to the “stiletto stoners” who are hosting ladies night, to the seniors using medication for health benefits and everyone in between who demands the best in all things. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dean Harris is the former CMO/Head of Marketing at HotJobs, Vonage and Kayak (all IPO) as well as BlueCava and Forensiq (both acquired). He was a BrandWeek Marketer of the Year and EFFIE Award winner. Dean founded and ran a full-service advertising agency in NYC with accounts that included: Coke, J&J, Citi, Nestle, NatWest Bank, M&M Mars and Sotheby’s. He holds a BA from Carleton College, an MIA from the Columbia School of International Affairs and an MBA from Columbia Business School. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Matthew Haddad is a breeding and cultivation specialist in the cannabis & hemp industries. He currently serves as the CEO for both Trilogene Seeds and Smoking Icons. Trilogene is a producer of cannabinoid rich hemp seeds for extraction efficiency and smokable hemp, while Smoking Icons is a premier producer of living soil organic smokable hemp flower grown indoors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
David N. Feldman is a partner in the prominent boutique law firm of Hiller PC in New York. He is also a partner in the cannabis consulting firm Skip Intro Advisors LLC. His law practice focuses on corporate and securities matters and general representation of public and private companies, investment banks, private equity firms and high net worth individuals. He also actively advises on mergers and acquisitions and private equity, debt, venture capital and other financings. He has a strong focus on the cannabis industry, and has received numerous recognitions and accolades for his work in the space. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Thinking Outside the Bud is a business podcast devoted to driving innovation in the cannabis space. During each episode, we speak with founders, investors, thought leaders, researchers, advocates, and policy makers who are finding new and exciting ways for cannabis to positively impact business, society, and culture. Have each episode delivered to your inbox by subscribing here: http://www.thinkingoutsidethebud.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Keegan Peterson is Founder and CEO of Würk, the leading human capital management company for the cannabis industry. Keegan founded Wurk in 2015 after recognizing that cannabis businesses didn’t have access to the same scalable HR technology solutions as mainstream companies. Cannabis companies were repeatedly being dropped by workforce management vendors and Keegan saw the opportunity to build an HR and Payroll platform specifically to serve the rapidly growing cannabis industry. Under his leadership, Wurk now serves hundreds of clients across 33 states, including some of the largest publicly traded cannabis corporations in the nation. Würk now pays one in ten employees in the cannabis industry. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
TJ, a former Procter & Gamble executive, envisioned the company after watching his mother struggle with various health ailments over the years, without experiencing much benefit from more traditional remedies. After much debate, TJ finally convinced his mom to try CBD, which helped her immensely. He then set out to identify and procure the leading materials available to create a clean, easy-to-use, and effective CBD product, resulting in the birth of HOLISTIK Wellness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Charles is an accomplished entrepreneur and brings extensive experience working in highly-regulated sectors to his role as Chief Executive Officer at 48North. Most recently he served as President of Bastos of Canada Ltd., a manufacturer of tobacco products, that focuses on driving the corporation’s business plan and strategic vision.
Charles holds an MA (Hons) in Business Studies and Economics from the University of Edinburgh and an MBA from the John Molson School of Business at Concordia University. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Rob Mejia is an experienced brand and merchandise licensing agent, an Adjunct Professor at Stockton University in the Cannabis Studies Department, and the author of The Essential Cannabis Book: A Field Guide for the Curious and The Essential Cannabis Journal: Personal Notes from the Field. Rob has appeared on a number of podcasts and is a popular community presenter.
Rob is also the founder of Our Community Harvest: A Cannabis Education Company which provides curious adults clear, researched information, stories from the cannabis community and information on ways to responsibly experience cannabis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Akeem Gardner, Co-founder/CEO, is a catalyst for the hemp industry in Ontario. As CEO of Atlas 365 Inc. he has spent the last 2 and a half years working hard to propel Atlas 365 Inc to a leadership position in the hemp and social enterprise industries in Ontario. He has been able to recruit a credible team of leaders and farmers to push Atlas to the top of the industry and has spoken to hundreds about hemp as an essential tool to fight climate change. Akeem earned his BA from University of Ottawa before receiving his LLB from University of Canterbury in Kent, though he is not yet a practicing lawyer. In 2019 he was named a Brampton 40 Under 40 and he serves as Co-Chair to the Brampton Environmental Advisory Committee for term 2019-2022. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Brent leads the Scynce LED team focusing on marketing, brand building and achieving Scynce’s corporate vision. He joined the company in 2017 to compliment the strong engineering team that was already in place. Prior to that, starting in 2011, Brent was President of Noraxon, a biotechnology firm focused on improving human movement. During his seven year tenure with the company, he built a team and culture with a focus on integrated software and hardware systems, high-fidelity data and exceptional customer experiences that further enabled research inside and outside of the lab. During the 2000s, Brent spent the decade in executive leadership, sales and marketing positions within the medical and financial fields. Brent is a graduate of Northern Arizona University with a Bachelor of Science in Marketing and Management. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Carl Izzi is the Founder & Managing Director of ARSENL, a Miami-based agency focused on online marketing and ecommerce. ARSENL has helped cannabis brands including Mary’s Nutritionals, Mary’s Medicinals, Healthy Market, MD Natural Health and others build brand and ecommerce sites and run successful digital advertising campaigns across the U.S. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Andy is the founder and president of Apeks Supercritical, a leading CO2 extraction system manufacturer, established in 2001 in Johnstown, OH. He is an engineer and skilled fabricator with experience in engineering and operations management. Andy and his team continually work to improve the processes and capabilities of Apeks Supercritical systems to increase processing efficiency for faster extractions requiring less energy consumption.
Andy is the inventor of five patents, including the Valveless Expansion Technology featured on all Apeks CO2 extraction systems. He received his bachelor’s and master’s of science degree in Welding Engineering from The Ohio State University.
Andy founded Apeks Supercritical while serving as the Director of Welding and Testing Labs for Edison Welding Institute (EWI), developers of manufacturing technologies. He first learned about mechanical operations and principles during his six years in the Navy operating nuclear submarine reactors. He is a two-time Navy Achievement Medal recipient. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jeremy is a healthcare executive with a wide range of experience in the industry. He has a unique perspective due to his professional roles in health insurance, pharmaceuticals, and medical management. He is a long time cannabis advocate and the Founder and Managing Director of a healthcare consultancy outside of Boston, MA where he has worked with countless administrative staff, billing offices, nurses, physicians, and executive teams. He also Co-Founded East Coast Herbalist, a health and wellness organization that both manufacturers and sells hemp derived cannabis products. East Coast Herbalist's mission is to educate consumers and clinicians on the appropriate and responsible use of cannabis as medicine, to fight the negative stigma associated with cannabis, and to improve access and knowledge to patients looking to improve their health naturally. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Born and raised in Hamilton Heights, NYC, Vladimir Bautista is a formidable advocate and leader in the cannabis space. He is the co-founder and managing member of Happy Munkey LLC, an internationally-known NYC lifestyle company that is synonymous with cannabis culture. Vlad is widely recognized for his deep relationships with the international cannabis elite and his successful experience in music, hospitality and event production. Vlad provides corporate cannabis access to the authentic NYC cannabis scene. Under Vlad’s leadership, Happy Munkey hosts popular VIP events that connect politicians, chefs, doctors, influencers, athletes and creative artists with each other based on a mutual love of the plant. Vladimir and his partner Ramon, cohost the popular HappyMunkey on the Boulevard podcast where they bring the Happy Munkey to the masses. The podcast features an eclectic mix of guests who run the cannabis gamut from rap stars to CEOs to the founder of the Canadian Securities Exchange and can be found on all major podcast sites. Vlad is a sought-after public speaker at national cannabis conferences and business events and can be reached for events or speaking bookings at vlad@happymunkey.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Hybrid Health was founded in 2015 by Elliot Galdy after a successful 40+ year career in marketing and advertising. Elliot discovered the benefits of CBD and hemp for his own health and is passionate about bringing high quality, trustworthy products to his community and beyond.Hybrid Health is a company that sells hemp cannabidiol or, as it’s better known, hemp oil extract (CBD), as well as non-CBD supplements. We also think of ourselves as a community for those open to, and seeking, wellness alternatives.Elliot and his wife, Susan, are both New York City natives who moved the family to North Carolina in 1991. Still a rabid Yankees fan, he also loves his UNC Tar Heels, Carolina Panthers and Carolina Hurricanes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Although his exciting career has led him to be involved in the fast-paced worlds of international real estate development, high-level banking, and cutting edge tech-investing, it is the cannabis space where Michael Sassano has always shined the brightest. Michael is well known as one of the original movers and shakers in this sector, celebrated prominently in both mainstream business and cannabis media for his contributions to cultivation technology and as an industry futurist with a proven track record of successfully predicting trends and policy directions.
After years of partnering and investing with many startups in the global cannabis industry, both in the private sector and publicly traded companies, Michael came to the conclusion that greenhouse growing would be the future of large scale cannabis cultivation; this would become a necessary focus to supply the massive medical and recreational markets as legality became widespread. He understood that compared to traditional outdoor growing, hybrid greenhouses provided the ability to produce a large volume of high-quality yields, with a lower cost structure, increased profitability, and even a net positive impact on the environment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sarah struggled with acne from her early teens. From changing her diet, to trying countless of skincare brands, she discovered CBD oil through a holistic path she was taking in reclaiming her health. The more Sarah worked to live her most vibrant live, the more she realized that self-acceptance was at the heart of her health—inside and out.
MĀSK was then founded to help support the journey to self-acceptance through the act of self-care. MĀSK seeks to nourish the skin and soothe the spirit with products created to comfort, nurture and encourage the look of healthy skin—in its most pure, authentic state. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ed Keating is a co-founder of Cannabiz Media and oversees the company’s data research and government relations efforts. He has spent his career working with and advising information companies in the compliance space. Ed has managed product, marketing and sales while overseeing complex multijurisdictional product lines in the securities, corporate, UCC, safety, environmental, and human resource markets
At Cannabiz Media, Ed enjoys the challenge of working with regulators across the globe as he and his team gather corporate, financial, and license information to track the people, products, and businesses in the cannabis economy. Ed graduated from Hamilton College and received his MBA from the Kellogg School at Northwestern University. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Benjamin J. Rosman graduated from Wayne State University Law School and is a member of the State Bar of Michigan. He has a background in Michigan medical cannabis law. He has counseled and successfully defended clients in medical marijuana related matters in both State and Federal jurisdictions.
Prior to co-founding PSI Labs, Ben began lobbying on behalf of PSI Labs and the greater medical marijuana industry. Since then, he has continued his efforts, working within the community as an ambassador for Safety Compliance Facilities, in the interest of good laboratory practice, sound science and patient safety. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Greg has spent his career as an engineer in the building materials industry. He has worked in China, Europe, Australia, Africa, and North America developing new products and establishing the factories to convert plant fiber into wood composites to replace solid wood. He is an outdoor enthusiast and serial entrepreneur focusing on environmentally sustainable projects. HempWood has been his homecoming to reaching his dream of Made in USA stamped on this products! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dr. Monica Vialpando is the founder and CEO of Via Innovations, a provider of industry-leading formulation and product innovation and development services for global cannabis companies. Leveraging her background as a pharmaceutical development scientist, she has strongly advocated to improve the quality, safety, and efficacy of cannabis products. She was recently listed as 'Top 100 Heathcare Leaders' by the International Forum on Advancements in Healthcare and is the 2019 ElSohly Award recipient for Excellence in Cannabis Chemistry. Beyond her entrepreneurship, she influences the development of the cannabis industry on several levels. She serves as a scientific advisor to multiple companies, is a frequent invited speaker at international conferences, and is an adjunct professor at Loyalist College, Canada, where she is helping to develop the next generation of cannabis scientists. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Cannabinoid, Terpene and Botanical Formulator Yahav Blaicher brings 15 years of experience in “Nutra” Industry, as well as extensive experience in Product Development, Formulation, Extraction Methods. He is a master R&D Specialist.
Yahav is a highly trained professional with extensive experience in the natural products industry, specializing in cannabis and medicinal plants. His research & development skills have focused on the development and formulation of natural products including cosmetics and dietary supplements as well as food and cannabis products. Yahav’s 15 years of experience in horticulture, plant biochemistry, organic chemistry analysis and regulation gives companies and entrepreneurs accurate, innovative and exclusive R&D of formulations of new botanicals, as well as cannabis-based products. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Cannabinoid, Terpene and Botanical Formulator Yahav Blaicher brings 15 years of experience in “Nutra” Industry, as well as extensive experience in Product Development, Formulation, Extraction Methods. He is a master R&D Specialist.
Yahav is a highly trained professional with extensive experience in the natural products industry, specializing in cannabis and medicinal plants. His research & development skills have focused on the development and formulation of natural products including cosmetics and dietary supplements as well as food and cannabis products. Yahav’s 15 years of experience in horticulture, plant biochemistry, organic chemistry analysis and regulation gives companies and entrepreneurs accurate, innovative and exclusive R&D of formulations of new botanicals, as well as cannabis-based products. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Kimley is the CEO and Founder of Drive Talent, a Chicago-based recruiting firm which focuses on national searches for clients within Cannabis and Private Equity, among others. She builds teams from director-level through the C-Suite, and while an internal veteran of legacy companies and leading services firms, she has excelled in diverse and disruptive industries. Her experience includes leading college recruiting for CNA and heading up recruiting for Capital H Group and GATX. She had a front seat to the financial crisis while at Citadel, and spent four years working with Consumer and Financial Services Practice Partners within Korn Ferry. This prepared her to found Waterstone, which she and her Partner led successfully for over 4 years, before founding Drive Talent earlier this year. She has provided high touch search and outplacement services to diverse industries with a niche focus on cannabis, a space in which she has specialized for over 3 years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Cannabinoid, Terpene and Botanical Formulator Yahav Blaicher brings 15 years of experience in “Nutra” Industry, as well as extensive experience in Product Development, Formulation, Extraction Methods. He is a master R&D Specialist.
Yahav is a highly trained professional with extensive experience in the natural products industry, specializing in cannabis and medicinal plants. His research & development skills have focused on the development and formulation of natural products including cosmetics and dietary supplements as well as food and cannabis products. Yahav’s 15 years of experience in horticulture, plant biochemistry, organic chemistry analysis and regulation gives companies and entrepreneurs accurate, innovative and exclusive R&D of formulations of new botanicals, as well as cannabis-based products. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A graduate of Norwich University's MBA Project Management Program, John Shute has taken the marketing industry by storm -- originally starting out in hospitality and nightlife, and currently specializing in cannabis.
John's forte is creative cannabis marketing strategy, B2B, B2C, and client communication in the marijuana industry. He was recently awarded “2020 Colorado CEO of the Year” by CEO Monthly!
John has appeared on multiple panels at Denver University and General Assembly, speaking about his experience in cannabis marketing. In addition to being the Co-Founder and CEO of the cannabis marketing agency, PufCreativ, he has co-founded the community outreach platform, Cannabis Doing Good, and also a non-cannabis agency, Creativ Collective. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Lauren Forsch is the Founder & CEO of Popped.NYC, a startup that makes handmade, all-natural CBD body butter with a free side of plant education. Forsch is a member of Women Grow and creator of Cannabis Un-Anonymous, a NYC social club for members to speak freely about their health and their cannabis use without fear of judgment. She runs her business in LES where she resides with her husband, 2 sons and fur baby Lola, oh my! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Christopher W. Shade, PhD, founder and CEO of Quicksilver Scientific, specializes in the biological, environmental, and analytical chemistry of mercury in all its forms and their interactions with sulfur compounds, particularly glutathione and its enzyme system. He has patented analytical systems for mercury speciation (separation of different forms of mercury), founded the only clinical lab in the world offering mercury speciation in human samples, and has designed cutting edge systems of nutraceuticals for detoxification and antioxidant protection, including advanced phospholipid delivery systems for both water- and fat-soluble compounds. Quicksilver Scientific is recognized globally for innovating on behalf of the pharmaceutical and nutraceutical industries. Shade earned his PhD from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and his undergraduate degree in Environmental Chemistry is from Lehigh University. Shade is regularly sought out to speak as an educator on the topics of mercury, environmental toxicities, neuroinflammation, immune dysregulation, and the human detoxification system for practitioners and patients in the United States and internationally. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dr. Tishler is a Cannabis Specialist. Through his training in Internal Medicine and years of practice as an Emergency Physician, Dr. Tishler brings his knowledge, reason, and caring to patients here at inhaleMD, and through his advocacy work at the local and national levels.
Dr. Tishler graduated from both Harvard College and Harvard Medical School, trained at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and has spent many years working with the underserved, particularly our Veterans. Having treated countless patients harmed by alcohol and drugs, his observation that he had never seen a cannabis overdose lead Dr. Tishler to delve deeply into the science of cannabis safety and treatment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Industry leader Joe Caltabiano is known for being one of the smartest people in the business. He’s originated over $2 billion in loans in his 16-year career, working with more than 5,000 clients in that time span. Caltabiano’s business extends across the entire nation, though he does have a particular focus right here in Illinois. In fact, he’s earned bragging rights as the No. 1 loan officer by units for the entire state last year.
Caltabiano stands out for his vast wealth of knowledge as well as his impressive negotiation skills, both of which contributed to what he considers ones of his major successes of 2016: getting a Ritz Carlton project approved. Though he’s an expert on luxury sales and jumbo loans, Caltabiano still works with a wide range of clients including first-time buyers and Veterans Affairs buyers, and he treats each customer with the same amount of professionalism, regardless of their budget. “Sometimes, people want to purchase a home but do not qualify for a mortgage, so I sit down with them, review what they need to do over the next six to 12 months — such as repairing credit and earning a bit more documented income — and then they come back to me in a position to qualify,” he explains. “I believe in finding the right solution for each person.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jacques Santucci, President of Nucleus-One Consulting, a leading business performance management providing specialized management and growth strategies, assisting clients nationwide navigate the complex and evolving challenges of starting and operating a cannabis business, founded on the premise of sharing his experience and proven best practices, to define cannabis success at the intersection of finance, operations and strategy. He is co-founder of Wellness Connection of Maine, the state’s largest group of medical marijuana dispensaries. A cannabis entrepreneur for over 10 years, Jacques has played roles as founder, operator and advisor for several different cannabis companies throughout the United States. He is the founder of Strimo, a business platform software for the cannabis He is a public speaker on the cannabis industry, particularly on the topics of business standards, 280E optimization and maximizing profits. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Carolina Vazquez Mitchell, an esteemed cannabis scientist who is one of the 100 million people nationwide that report having difficulty sleeping. While she rarely used cannabis recreationally, Carolina found potential in the emerging scientific evidence supporting the plant’s effectiveness at inducing sleep with minimal side effects.
After using a mixture of cannabis extract, terpenes, melatonin and valerian root supplements, Carolina started developing a formula which brought these compounds together synergistically. Her aim was to create a safe, natural sleep aid that could put her to sleep quickly and keep her asleep for a full night without respiratory problems. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Prior to joining Exactus as President, Derek served as the Cheif Growth Officer at EcoGen Laboratories, where he was responsible for over $100 million in revenue. Prior to his time to EcoGen Derek was the CEO/Co-Founder of Healing Ventures, a marketing & supply chain firm that helped bring several leading CBD companies to market. He is a thought leader who has played a substantial role in the emerging hemp industry. Mr. Du Chesne is a brand management professional who has a proven track record of integrated marketing strategy, through concept, development, and launch, building iconic brands by orchestrating successful campaign deployment on both a global and regional scale. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Heralded as “The Queen of Legal Weed” by Inc. (May 2017) and “The Martha Stewart of Edibles” by Entrepreneur (Jan. 2019), Nancy Whiteman is CEO of Wana Brands, the producer of top selling cannabis infused products featuring a portfolio of diverse forms including edibles, vapes and extended release capsules, four different CBD/THC ratios as well as a variety of different dosages, onset times and duration of effects. The portfolio is designed so products can be used singly or in combination to address specific health, wellness and recreational needs. Wana Brands is ranked the No. 1 edibles brand in sales revenues in the United States, according to BDS Analytics 2019 Brand Share Report. Nancy leads the company’s strategic vision and has been instrumental in Wana Brands’ growth into new and emerging markets. She also directs the development of partnerships and licensing agreements domestically and internationally. Nancy founded Wana Wellness Hemp Herbal Supplements leveraging her expertise in cannabinoid innovation and product development. Nancy was named MJBizDaily’s 2019 Industry Impact Award Winner in December 2019 and was one of six women included in High Times 100 in March 2019. In May 2019, Nancy was listed as No. 3 in Cannabis Business Executive’s 2019 Power Women in Cannabis. Prior to Wana, Nancy was a principal with The Whiteman Group, a sales and marketing consultancy, and previously held a range of senior level marketing and business development positions including Vice President, Marketing and New Corporate Ventures for the Paul Revere Insurance Group in Massachusetts. Nancy holds a Bachelor of Science from Cornell University and an MBA from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. She is a member of the Colorado Cannabis Manufacturers Association, National Cannabis Industry Association, Cannabis Trade Federation and Marijuana Policy Project. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Eric Schneider is a Vice President of Sales at Alpha Root. AlphaRoot is a tech enabled insurance brokerage that focuses specifically in the cannabis sector. We’re a team of industry veterans with a long-standing relationships in the cannabis and agriculture insurance space. Our unique expertise allows us to provide customized coverage and access to preferred insurance markets. Prior to my work at AlphaRoot I worked at Founder Shield, which is the parent company of AlphaRoot that focuses on building out insurance programs for emerging industries. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Spencer is the President of Sangha Systems. Founded in 2017, based out of Brooklyn and Chicago, Sangha is a project development company focused on power infrastructure and renewable energy to supply cheap non-fossil fuel energy to the most energy dense end users in the world, including cannabis cultivation and data centers. Their team has deep engineering, real estate development, and legal experience and they have pushed the boundaries with their novel approach to site selection, project finance, and creative cost optimization. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Entrepreneur, Leader, Fitness Fanatic, Healthcare Professional - Mark brings a passion and joy for living to everything he does. From Chairman of the Board of a $20mm health services agency to Certified Yoga Instructor Mark has accumulated an impressive array of diverse experiences. Known for his charismatic, high energy approach to leadership, Mark has led many groups to successful completion of their missions. Mark's latest endeavor, nurseMARK, is the largest global community of empowered people dedicated to powerful living. Through this community we are changing the world. In addition Mark is a leader in the cannabis education space educating people about the beneficial use of cannabis as a medicine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jack Whipple has spent the last decade in the cannabis industry focusing on commercial cultivation and is a psychedelic plant medicine advocate. His new venture, Whipple Effect, is an operations management firm designed to bridge the gap between growers and owners, teach teams communication skills, and optimize the efficiency of gardens with technology and agriculture science. Jack started a non-profit called A Sacred Trip that provides a setting to explore the psychedelic nature of the plant via sound meditations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jon White is a Vice President of Business Development at Paragon Payroll as well as an avid connector. He and his team work with clients to improve efficiencies within the payroll and HR processes while offering a concierge level of support which is unique in today’s payroll industry. With 10 years of experience in HR software and a strong network, Jon is a knowledgeable and valued resource for his clients and partners. In addition to working closely with clients, Jon is active in local and national cannabis networks and is co-founder of the Chicago Cannabis Council. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Amanda, Jason, their two dogs and soon to be son, Jones, call Austin, Texas home but are avid RV’ers and travelers. Launching their vision for a true lifestyle brand, the Crawford’s are hitting the open road on the Sovereignty biohacking bus to live their dream of work life balance and creating content to help educate the world about plant medicine and peak performance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dan is co-founder of Moose Labs, where he oversees the company’s vision and growth strategies. Dan manages investor and legal relations in addition to leading business development. He developed his entrepreneurial background as co-founder and co-creator of ShoutBot, a voice-to-voice communication app that allows users to share voice messages, pictures and locations with friends and the ShoutBot community. At ShoutBot, he was in charge of strategic planning, business development and investor relations. Dan graduated cum laude from Nichols College in 2012 with a BSBA in business communications. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Thinking Outside the Bud is a business podcast devoted to driving innovation in the cannabis space. During each episode, we speak with founders, investors, thought leaders, researchers, advocates, and policy makers who are finding new and exciting ways for cannabis to positively impact business, society, and culture. Have each episode delivered to your inbox by subscribing here: http://www.thinkingoutsidethebud.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Matt Kowalis is the founder of Serenity Medical CBD, a Detroit-based CBD company. After losing his mom to Leukemia in 2012, Matt suffered from severe stress, anxiety and ultimately was diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Committed to finding a natural remedy, Matt found CBD and dedicated his life to spreading knowledge about the product that changed his. As a result, he created Serenity Medical CBD in 2018. Today, Matt Kowalis and Serenity Medical CBD are dedicated to building a trusted brand within the community. Developing partnerships with the Michigan MS Society and athletes within the UFC, PGA, and LPGA, Matt has goals of becoming a young pioneer in a growing CBD industry, with a vision to be more than just a company, but a way of life where education, connection, and trust are core. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Prior to co-founding LeafLink, Ryan successfully started and exited two companies, one of which he sold to a NYSE public firm. Ryan brings his experience creating and managing B2B firms and online marketplace investment in highly-regulated spaces to cannabis as LeafLink’s Chief Executive Officer. In 2016, Ryan was the first CEO of a cannabis company to be listed on Forbes’ 30 Under 30 list. In February 2018, LeafLink was the first company in the cannabis space to make Fast Company’s 2018 Top 10 Most Innovative Companies in Enterprise. Ryan currently serves on the board of the Jeffrey Modell Foundation and is also an active lender through Kiva, an online community that helps fund primarily women-owned businesses in developing countries. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Brad is a marketing and communications leader who has spent much of his career as an entrepreneur and advisor to start-ups. Now, he is working in the cannabis industry, a field he’s deeply passionate about.
He has 15 years of leadership experience in companies ranging from cannabis software and media publishing to marketing agencies to eSports gaming. A practitioner of connecting the dots and solving problems. The more diverse his experience, the more value he brings into any project h engage in. He’s pitched boards and investors, helped raise funding (internally or externally), and collaborated with C-suite leadership all the way down to interns.His chief, unique quality is the energy and passion he brings into any company he works with; He often considered an evangelist or advocate for a brand he believes in. He creates or improves a culture, aligning the entire company on a singular mission and vision, to achieve great results.His previous roles as VP of Growth and Marketing at Confident Cannabis and as GM of The Cannabist gave him unprecedented access to the cannabis industry and its many talented people. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Luis is a Mexican-licensed attorney with a special expertise in cross-border business law and corporate transactions. He obtained is law degree from the Tecnologico de Monterrey and later received a Master of Laws (LL.M.) degree from Northwestern University School of Law and a Certificate in Business Administration from Kellogg School of Management. In the cannabis arena, Luis has been working closely with U.S. and Canadian companies, law firms and consultants advising them on the cannabis legalization process in Mexico and providing legal advice for companies planning entry to the Mexican market. He has been quoted on this topic in local and international publications, such as the Daily Business Review (a law.com publication) and Marijuana Business Daily, and participated as a panelist at the first-ever cannabis conference organized by the American Bar Association. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
David Belsky is a 15 year recruiting industry veteran and founder of FlowerHire, an Executive Talent Firm, founded out of LA, that has become a core building block of the Cannabis industry. Quickly rising to leadership and helping to scale a $250 Million dollar tech recruiting agency for the majority his career, Dave was an early Investor in Eaze and was retained to build out their early executive team, leading to the founding of FlowerHire. Since then, FlowerHire has grown to become the leading bridge-building and talent advisory firm, seeding industry leaders into the companies that are actively shaping the cannabis industry. Dave Graduated Cornell University and with a degree in Industrial Relations and resides in LA with his wife and four children. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dr. Tristan Watkins is a neuroscientist that studies how terpenes and cannabinoids interact with the nervous system and applies this knowledge to create cannabis formulas that deliver distinct and predictable effects. His cannabis research began as a passion project during graduate school at Vanderbilt University, where he researched reward system activation in cannabis users and how changes in brain structure and function lead to changes in cognition and behavior. Dr. Watkins currently serves as the Chief Science Officer of LucidMood, the leading brand of functional cannabis products. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Kyle Moffitt is the co-founder and CEO of STEM Cultivation. After becoming a medical marijuana patient in 2016, Kyle quickly experienced the pain of high prices, short supplies, and inconsistent quality shared by many patients across the market and realized that the cannabis industry suffered from a broken supply chain. He and his co-founder started STEM Cultivation in 2017 to develop a manufacturing solution that would consistently lower the cost to grow high-quality cannabis at a commercial scale, yet affordable enough to be accessible by growers of all sizes to compete in the global cannabis market. Kyle graduated from MIT with a degree in Architecture. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Kimberly Stuck is founder of Allay Consulting and was the first Marijuana Specialist for a public health authority in the Nation in Denver CO. She is a leading cannabis compliance expert and a Certified Professional of Food Safety (CP-FS). Conducting compliance inspections, license sign offs, running pesticide investigations, writing press releases, conducting recalls, conducting shelf stability and CBD source approvals, she’s done it all. The industry lovingly started calling her the “weed-whacker” primarily because She has disposed of millions of dollars of Cannabis/ Cannabis products due to non-compliance as a regulator before starting Allay. She has greatly helped Colorado and California develop cannabis compliance requirements and develop their regulations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Steve Loveday, the Product Development Manager for Target Specialty Products, earned his Bachelors of Science from Michigan State University and has worked in the golf industry for the past 25 years. Steve spent 9 years working in golf course management and maintenance prior to honing his skills in plant nutrition, biostimulation and defense activation. Steve has used his expertise and education to lead the Turf Fuel development team over the past 8 years and has presented in multiple countries on topics associated with the maintenance of fine turf. Today Steve focuses on the discovery of innovative new technologies to improve plant health and increase resistance to stress. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Clayton has over a dozen years of working experience with lawyers, engineers, biochemical engineers, investors, financiers, banks and companies for Cannabinoid and Terpene formulations. His skills and history working in distillery businesses has ideally positioned him to work with the largest molecular extraction companies in the world related to the newly expanded worldwide hemp market. Clayton has started multiple scaled pilot facilities for Industrial Hemp CBD Oil and Isolate extraction as well as THC extraction facilities in Oregon and Washington. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Trent is the CEO of 14th Round, a design and technology company building the best brands in cannabis. 14th Round offers integrated product development, product design, branding and manufacturing plus unrivaled experience in tuning the hardware to each brand’s unique consumable, to functionally elevate the brand while aesthetically differentiating the form factor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dr. Emek Blair, Ph.D. is an award-winning chemist, the Founder of Valimenta Labs, Puffin Hemp, the CELLg8 Technology (a patented all-natural liposomal manufacturing process) and the formulator of more than 100 unique liposomal formulas that have successfully been brought to market by some of the largest brands in the world.
Dr. Emek Blair earned his Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemistry from Occidental College in Los Angeles, Calif. before going on to earn his Doctorate in Chemistry from the University of California, Irvine. Over the past 13 years, Dr. Blair has developed, refined and implemented a proprietary and innovative method for manufacturing custom liposome formulas. Since the development of this method, Dr. Blair has won several awards from the scientific community and has two patents pending. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Lisa Buffo is an entrepreneur and marketer with a passion for launching companies with experience in both the cannabis and technology industries. Lisa is the Founder & CEO of the Cannabis Marketing Association, a membership based organization focused on education and best practices for industry marketers with the vision of rebranding cannabis at the national level. She was named one of 2019's 40 Under 40 Rising Stars in Cannabis by Marijuana Venture Magazine in 2019 and named “The Marketing Guru” by Women & Weed magazine. Lisa is the Founder & Co-Chair of the National Cannabis Industry Association’s Marketing & Advertising Committee where she co-authored the Public Relations Crisis Manual and the Short Guide to Colorado’s Marketing & Advertising Regulations. She also serves on the Advisory Board for Cannabis Doing a Good, who’s mission is to inspire a standard for social responsibility in the cannabis industry that builds trust between businesses and communities. Lisa is an active speaker and has spoken at industry conferences domestically and abroad. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dr. Jenelle Kim, DACM, L.Ac., is founder & formulator for JBK Wellness Labs. Dr. Kim is carrying on the medical knowledge and wisdom of her lineage, which is rooted in the teachings of the great Dr. Heo Jun (1539-1615), a royal doctor of the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910). Dr. Heo Jun compiled the Dongui Bogam, a 25-volume medical encyclopedia, that was completed in 1613, with its basic theories based on the Yellow Emperor's Inner Classic (Huangdi Neijing). Dr. Kim is the first female in her lineage to hold the treasury of her family’s proprietary Bi Bong® formulas that have been passed down for centuries and the first to share them on such a large scale.
In order to preserve the medical history of her family and to further her love of medicine and her understanding of the human mind and body, Dr. Kim received her Doctorate in Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine. She is honored to have studied and practiced abroad training with some of the most respected doctors and herbologists of our time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jessi Rae is COO of CannaConnections and works to provide quality education and networking opportunities for the cannabis community. She believes continued education and research are keys to strengthening the cannabis industry. Jessi currently resides in Eugene, OR, and holds a Bachelors of Arts in History and English from Newman University in Wichita, KS.
CannaGrow is a bi-annual, two-day educational expo dedicated to the art and science of growing cannabis. With cultivation-focused educational sessions lead by world-class growers, ample opportunity for networking with cultivators from around the globe, and an expo hall packed with the latest tools and technology for working with cannabis, CannaGrow is the ideal event for adults interested in cultivating remarkable cannabis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ryan Lewis is the #1 distributor, wholesaler and manufacturer of CBD in the U.S. using American Grown Hemp. As CEO of Global Cannabinoids, Lewis utilizes SEO technology and statistics to enable a B2B model that offers on trend products for both big box retailers and high end companies. With his initial focus on CBD, Lewis is committed to offering product solutions in a variety of cannabis strains. In addition, Lewis has a book coming out soon on CBD with ALL profits going to support childhood cancer research using CBD therapy. Lewis is a graduated of Brown University and resides in Las Vegas, NV. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Blackbird Founder, Tim Conder, believes that legal cannabis sales shouldn’t be limited to traditional brick and mortar. His company was founded to solve the logistics and supply chain headaches of cannabis companies, and today delivers products to consumers in Nevada and California in two hours or less.Along with being the founder and CEO of Blackbird, Tim is also the Chief Operating Officer and Board Member for TILT Holdings and couple speak on a variety of topics along with all things cannabis delivery including: his entrepreneurial story from high school dropout to CEO, or Blackbird’s philanthropic principles including their social equity program that creates opportunities for disadvantaged entrepreneurs in the cannabis industry, as well as ongoing topics in the news media. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tracy Ryan is the Founder of the 501c3 charity SavingSophie.org, CannaKids, and CKSoul, a California based medical cannabis brand. After her infant daughter Sophie’s brain tumor diagnosis in 2013, Tracy dedicated her life to helping patients who suffer from life altering ailments. In 2018 Tracy partnered with world-renowned cancer immunology research scientist Dr. Anahid Jewett to do clinical trials on her own daughter. Jewett and her team made incredible discoveries that led them to enroll 16 more patients all using CannaKids’ oils. Additional research on Sophie’s brain tumor and cystic brain fluid have also led to new discoveries in brain cancer. Now 2 years later, the team is working to publish these findings to the top medical journals by early 2020, while also working towards therapeutics for all cancers. The goal is to develop non-toxic therapeutics that will be taken through human trials and into the hands of doctors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Pelin Thorogood is a tech executive turned social entrepreneur who has made a career out of being at the forefront of emerging business trends and technologies. The potential for CBD-rich therapeutics to deliver significant health benefits has led Pelin to co-found Wholistic Research and Education Foundation, a public non-profit (501c3), dedicated to CBD research, education and advocacy, where she serves as President. She is also co-founder of Mana Artisan Botanics, an organic CBD infusions company (acquired by CBD Capital Group). Pelin is a frequent speaker and writer on the topic of medical cannabis, and has given a TEDx talk titled ‘Demystifying Cannabis with an Engineering Mindset”. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
One of the founding partners of FUSE, an independent creative agency based in Toronto, Garo has a history of formulating marketing solutions and programs that deliver impact and results. He has helped lead FUSE to be a leading-edge agency, delivering groundbreaking solutions that exceed expectations of clients such as Ricola, the Las Vegas Convention Authority, the Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games, Canadian Tire, CIBC, Tim Hortons, Kruger and Tetley.
He recently launched Canna Commerce, a blog aimed at marketers to navigate the murky waters of cannabis regulations. He has served on the board of the True Patriot Love Foundation, a private sector fundraising initiative in support of families of Canadian soldiers serving both home and abroad. He is an MBA graduate from Penn State, a father of three, and a lifelong learner. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Joe Dolce was introduced to medical cannabis while writing Brave New Weed (Harper Wave, 2016). The reporting led him into the laboratories and offices of the above mentioned scientists and clinicians. Learning about medical cannabis and the body’s endocannabinoid system caused him to rethink everything he had been taught about the plant in specific and plant medicines in general, and it redirected the course of his working life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Bill has over 20 years as a creative and business development professional. He is a creative thinker with the ability to see every side of a unique challenge. HIs unique approach allows him to maintain a 360° perspective on strategy, creative and technology. He has successfully applied his skills in pharmaceutical, consumer branding, film, digital, and entrepreneurial endeavors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Moriah Barnhart is committed to changing state and federal cannabis laws. Moriah’s daughter, Dahlia, was diagnosed with aggressive brain cancer at the age of two. Moriah had already been advocating for many years against the drugging of children and for increased parental rights in the care of American children. While fighting for Dahlia’s life, Moriah quickly found herself personally immersed in the fight against bad laws as well. Within days of starting an experimental chemotherapy protocol, Dahlia began suffering severe side effects such as mouth sores, constant nausea and vomiting, atrophy of both legs, nerve damage, and severe chronic pain. Moriah discovered that a refusal of conventional medicine would result in losing custody of her daughter to the state (where treatments would be given without her consent). Her daughter was dying not only from the disease but from its “treatment.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Vanessa Gabriel is the Co-founder and CEO of Drop Delivery, an all-in-one compliant SaaS platform specifically designed for cannabis businesses to offer delivery services. The Drop Delivery platform offers advanced technology that empowers business owners to manage inventory, dispatch and driver logistics, marketing tools, digital loyalty programs, and it provides their own white-label, e-commerce mobile app. With Drop Delivery, cannabis businesses can launch their own delivery services within hours. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Avis Bulbulyan is the CEO of SIVA Enterprises, a leading full-service cannabis consulting firm. Avis has over 12 years of experience in the cannabis industry and is recognized as an industry expert. He has gone on to win licenses in other states, such as Nevada, Illinois, Maryland and California.
Because of his comprehensive understanding and deep insight into the nuances, regulations and trends of the cannabis industry, Mr. Bulbulyan was appointed to California’s 22-member Cannabis Advisory Committee, which advises the 3 state departments and bureau on the development of California’s State Cannabis Regulations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
NatureTrak, a company that has created a real-time compliance program and risk-free monetary system that is revolutionizing the relationship between the cannabis industry and banking. After being founded by Jontae James, the company is now disrupting the entire industry by being the only compliant banking solution and comprehensive platform. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Thinking Outside the Bud is a business podcast devoted to driving innovation in the cannabis space. During each episode, we speak with founders, investors, thought leaders, researchers, advocates, and policy makers who are finding new and exciting ways for cannabis to positively impact business, society, and culture. Have each episode delivered to your inbox by subscribing here: http://www.thinkingoutsidethebud.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mr. Nordgren is currently CEO and Founder of ARCADIAN Fund and ARCADIAN Capital management, a venture fund focused on the ancillary service providing companies in and around the cannabis and hemp industries. More specifically, on Series A type opportunities where proven businesses are looking for growth equity to attack and win new markets. He was recently named one of the “Top 100 Most Influential People in the Cannabis Industry” by High Times Magazine. Additionally, he is the founder of NORDCO Consulting LLC, a private equity firm dedicated to buying and selling middle market companies with forward-thinking vision. To date, Mr. Nordgren has personally managed over $7 billion in transactions and maintains a portfolio of approximately 25 companies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Hugh O’Beirne is an attorney who has recently served as an Executive Vice President and the Chief Legal Officer of a publicly traded real estate investment trust. Prior to that, he practiced corporate and securities law with two major national law firms. Mr. O’Beirne is a long-time advocate for the legalization of cannabis and is an experienced investor in the medical marijuana industry on the east coast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Eric Sklar is an entrepreneur, Napa Valley vineyard owner and public official. He and his family have been growing grapes in Napa Valley for 40 years and he has recently planted his first licensed cannabis garden. Eric is CEO of Napa Valley Fume, LLC, a cannabis management/branding company based in St. Helena, CA. He is also the co-founder and a board member of the Napa Valley Cannabis Association. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Brandon, Katrina, and Tosin are working together to create a unified cannabis network at NYU that will harness the institution's resources to shape the trajectory of the cannabis industry. In just one year’s time they have created a network of over 200 students, established NYU’s first cannabis recruiting pipeline, and are building out services for JDs and MBAs to assist victims of cannabis prohibition expunge their criminal records and get clemency for marijuana crimes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Andrew Livingston serves a unique role as an economist, business analyst, and general cannabis policy wonk in Vicente Sederberg’s Denver office. As Director of Economics and Research, Andrew helps clients develop and expand their enterprise across cannabis markets nationally and internationally. Marijuana and hemp-focused businesses depend on Andrew’s services to navigate regulatory intricacies influencing market dynamics and to create sophisticated revenue models and pro forma for investors and strategic decision making. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Thinking Outside the Bud is a business podcast devoted to driving innovation in the cannabis space. During each episode, we speak with founders, investors, thought leaders, researchers, advocates, and policy makers who are finding new and exciting ways for cannabis to positively impact business, society, and culture. Have each episode delivered to your inbox by subscribing here: http://www.thinkingoutsidethebud.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Kristen is the editor of Hemp Industry Daily, where she leads coverage of the hemp and CBD industries. Previously, she worked at the Associated Press for nearly 20 years. She started covering the marijuana legalization movement in 2009 – when medical stores started popping up around Denver – and wrote about the state’s first legal hemp harvest. Kristen also covered agriculture and politics in Maryland and her home state of Georgia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Veteran Northern California tour guides Misha Frankly and Chris Vardijan are the founders of NorCal Tour Company Inc., a company founded on the premise that making travel plans should be easy and exciting.
They are also the producers of The Mendocino Experience Cannabis Tours, the tour is based on the Northern California wine tour model, taking tourists to licensed legal cannabis farms giving tourists a comprehensive look into Northern California's cannabis industry and culture Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Eli has been a data-driven researcher throughout his career. He previously worked as an analyst for Nielsen, where he provided analysis to Nielsen’s retail clients for use in pricing, promotion and assortment decisions. He’s also been a consultant for data companies in the cannabis industry. Eli now employs his analytical expertise for Marijuana Business Daily. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Angela is a business owner, wife & mother. She is on a mission to educate people about marijuana and its possibilities, breaking the stigma of cannabis and to help people share their cannabis success stories.“Im here to help inspire others to open their hearts and minds and hear someone else story about cannabis.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Before co-founding Confident Cannabis, Steve developed his career in New York with experience in startups, the finance industry and growth capital investing. He founded Left Lane Capital to invest in, incubate and co-found branded consumer-facing businesses. His investments include Health Warrior, one of the fastest growing superfood snack companies in the US. Steve then moved to California to study at Stanford Graduate School of Business where he met his co-founding team. Driven by the opportunity to create a vibrant industry where every ethical cannabis business thrives, he co-founded Confident Cannabis. Steve and Tony Lewis now determine Confident Cannabis company vision and strategy, lead hiring, fundraising, and product development. Steve has a BA in Finance and a Master's in Management from Stanford GSB where he was a Sloan Fellow. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tiffany Devitt is responsible for overseeing CannaCraft's regulatory compliance and government relations. As such, she plays a valuable and vital role in shaping and executing the company's legislative strategies in Sacramento and DC. As a member of the National Cannabis Roundtable Board, she is working collaboratively with industry leaders from across the country to promulgate federal financial services reform and tax equity for the cannabis industry. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ron Basak-Smith is the Co-Founder and CEO of Sana Packaging, a startup that designs and develops differentiated, sustainable, and compliant packaging solutions for the cannabis industry using 100% plant-based hemp plastic. Sana Packaging is proud to be a “Made in the U.S.A.” company that supports domestic agriculture and domestic manufacturing.
Ron earned a B.A. in Sociology from Ithaca College in 2011 and an M.B.A. in Sustainability, Entrepreneurship, and Finance from the University of Colorado Boulder in 2017. Ron’s goal is to support the sensibility and soft skills of his Sociology degree with the hard skills of his M.B.A. in order to bring positive social and environmental change to his business endeavors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Bryan is the Co-founder and CEO of Hunter + Esquire. His professional background before launching H+E was entirely in retained executive search for 18 years in MedTech/Pharma (15 yrs) and Food and Adult Beverage CPG (3 yrs). His deep knowledge of those highly regulated and nuanced industries has helped H+E significantly understand the needs and wants of their cannabis clients. Bryan’s deep and genuine networks within those industries helped them deliver that rare talent “unicorn” clients desire to fit their particular needs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Thinking Outside the Bud is a business podcast devoted to driving innovation in the cannabis space. During each episode, we speak with founders, investors, thought leaders, researchers, advocates, and policy makers who are finding new and exciting ways for cannabis to positively impact business, society, and culture. Have each episode delivered to your inbox by subscribing here: http://www.thinkingoutsidethebud.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jennifer Whetzel is a marketing professional and founder of Ladyjane Branding. For over 25 years, Whetzel has been branding, advertising, marketing, strategizing and researching for Fortune 500 companies and B2B/B2C small businesses. After finding significant symptom relief in medical cannabis and emotional support from community members, she was inspired to use her professional expertise to help businesses in the cannabis industry develop smart, strategic and consistent brands that create deep connections with consumers. Jennifer’s signature creations, Ladyjane’s Archetypal Segmentation Model, Brand & Consumer Personality Quizzes and Two-Hour Brand Makeover all empower entrepreneurs in the industry to take their brand strategies into their own hands to stand out and sell more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Danny Murr-Sloat inspires many as the famed owner of AlpinStash who credits consuming and growing cannabis with losing 70 pounds, transitioning off over 19 prescriptions including opiates for an array of medical issues, and eventually becoming one of the most revered micro-cultivation brands in Colorado. But, few know Danny as an emerging prolific breeder. Since 2014, he’s steadily built the AlpinStash brand through his meticulously bred in-house cultivars, several of which are cult favorites among Colorado connoisseurs. Murr-Sloat’s Lemmiwinks, Sparrow King, Falkor, Grape Grimoire, and Platinum Tiger Cookies cultivars are flying off the shelves, which is especially notable in a state where the retail system pays little homage to growers, if at all. Regardless, Danny’s secret is keeping operations small-scale, paying attention to the finest details, and adding his personal touch to everything AlpinStash grows. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dale has been a practicing California attorney for more that 30 years and active in the California cannabis space for 20 years. In 1999, he and his (then) wife, Dr. Mollie Fry, opened one of the first 5 medical cannabis recommendation clinics. His persistent political action, on behalf of medical cannabis patients, led to a federal DEA raid, arrest and a 60 month prison sentence. However, the California State Bar found no moral turpitude and so he is a practicing attorney to this day. Since the transition to a regulated cannabis system, in California, Dale has focused his practice on lobbying jurisdictions to allow commercial cannabis activity and assisting operators to transition into the regulated market. Additionally, he mediates commercial cannabis disputes and acts as an expert witness in similar legal issues. Dale has recently participated in the advocacy for the compassion program in California and, as a member of the International Cannabis Bar Association, he sits on the Appellations Project. Additionally, Dale is focused on business education for social equity applicants. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Gillian Levy, the Co-Founder & CEO at Humboldt Apothecary, a women-owned and run company in the heart of Humboldt County is passionate about crafting the highest quality cannabis-based tinctures and topicals, offering safe, effective solutions to target a wide variety of conditions and support general health and wellness. Together with her business partner Susan Cleverdon, she formulates unique botanical blends, combining cannabis and complementary herbs to create products with maximum therapeutic benefits. Committed to using the highest quality, and most environmentally sustainable ingredients including Humboldt County sun-grown cannabis, the company supports small farmers and organic practices. As a Botanist, Herbalist, business owner, and mom to two teens, Gillian believes strongly that entrepreneurship and business growth can go hand-in-hand with environmental stewardship and responsibility. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Thinking Outside the Bud is a business podcast devoted to driving innovation in the cannabis space. During each episode, we speak with founders, investors, thought leaders, researchers, advocates, and policy makers who are finding new and exciting ways for cannabis to positively impact business, society, and culture. Have each episode delivered to your inbox by subscribing here: http://www.thinkingoutsidethebud.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
As the founder, owner and CEO of QAcanna Jon brings 20 years of practical experience within the pharmaceutical, medical device, combination products and dietary supplement industries.
His thorough comprehension of industry regulations and standards, along with an understanding of how to effectively apply those standards to various business models, has allowed him to successfully navigate and lead through various sectors of regulated industries. His current 2-year participation on the ASTM International’s technical committee “D37 on Cannabis” has allowed him to participate in the construction of standards that will guide the cannabis industry on a global scale, while gaining valuable insight as to future regulatory expectations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dan Nelson is best known for having launched the world’s first legal and medical marijuana dispensary price comparison website in January 2014. Wikileaf, dubbed by some media as “The Priceline of Pot”, has since grown into one of the industry’s largest consumer resources in North America. In 2016, Wikileafbecame a part of Nesta Holding Co., a private equity firm that creates wide ranging partnerships and brands within the cannabis industry. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Cayla Rosenblum is a co-founder of Very Good CBD, an artisanal hemp flower brand. As a graduate student studying healthcare informatics, Cayla blended her love for data with her interest in the medicinal cannabis industry. Her research allowed her to present at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society Global Health Conference on the potential barriers and benefits of medicinal cannabis integration into our electronic health record. Cayla began her journey into the cannabis industry working on data analytics and EHR system consulting for PotBotics, Inc and her goal is to provide individuals with the highest quality natural hemp solutions to their daily routines. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
BeautyGrass is an all-natural, plant-based, CBD-infused skincare line founded by LA beauty guru, Jenny Evans, in partnership with IN GOOD CO. Inspired by the bounty of the Plant Kingdom and powerful ancient wisdoms, BeautyGrass launched in 2018 as a celebration of vibrant self love. Using the purest, most powerful ingredients our planet has to offer, BeautyGrass is a high-end yet approachable brand with spirit — immediately recognizable and pioneering within a fast-growing space. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Saul Kaye is the Founder and CEO of iCAN and a true leader in the Israeli Cannabis ecosystem, as well as an industry advisor to the Medical Cannabis caucus of the Knesset. Saul is a licensed pharmacist and entrepreneur with both retail and e-commerce experience. He has founded multiple companies panning six countries across the US, Europe, Israel and Australia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
With over 17 years of global brand event curation, Sasha is not your typical CEO. As the Creative Experience Officer and founder of Revolver Productions, Sasha started her company with the intention to produce experiences with purpose. Through her work she’s raised awareness around mental wellness, female empowerment, entrepreneurship, and cannabis as a lifestyle tool. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
For more than 20 years, Lewis has been working in strategic communications career in politics, he served as a full-time campaign staffer on the Clinton/Gore 1996 re election campaign and worked for then US senator Robert Torricelli (D-NJ) as his deputy press secretary. Lewis brings a “campaign” mentality to all his client engagement. After moving to private practice, Lewis has amassed vast experience running cannabis-specific programs for companies across the entire supply chain of the industry.
When not crying into his cereal about the Mets, Lewis can be found hanging with his family, cooking with his wife Melissa using fresh food from their garden and enjoying the occasional glass of wine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Thinking Outside the Bud is a business podcast devoted to driving innovation in the cannabis space. During each episode, we speak with founders, investors, thought leaders, researchers, advocates, and policy makers who are finding new and exciting ways for cannabis to positively impact business, society, and culture. Have each episode delivered to your inbox by subscribing here: http://www.thinkingoutsidethebud.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A serial entrepreneur as far back as his days studying Psychology at West Virginia University, Russ founded Webbula, a data-centric technology company headquartered in California. In 2009, Cersosimo took an idea from concept to market, generating high-profile clientele including Google, Yahoo, T-Mobile, Neustar, and Epsilon. Webbula is now an international leader in the data industry. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Lisbeth began her career in cannabis as the Director of Communications for Mindful (Addison, IL) a medical cannabis dispensary in 2016. While navigating the industry she realized traditional marketing tactics would not work for a cannabis brand. She developed a system for marketing cannabis brands online and went on to launch Canna Marketing U: a marketing coaching and consulting business. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dasheeda Dawson is The WeedHead™ - a global cannabis advocate, award-winning executive strategist and author. An industry thought leader featured across multiple outlets, including a historic Times Square billboard campaign, Entrepreneur.com, Huffington Post, Black Enterprise, and Essence Festival, Dasheeda is a corporate crossover pioneer spearheading the “rebranding” of cannabis as medicine for mainstream consumer market adoption. From Target to THC, she has over 15 years of business development, strategic management and brand marketing excellence while leading teams for United Way, Target Corporation, and Victoria’s Secret. Dasheeda received her MBA from Rutgers Business School and completed her undergraduate degree in Molecular Biology at Princeton University. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Our Green Solutions is a New York based consulting company focused on the global cannabis & hemp markets. Their team has over 20 years of industry experience working with companies of all sizes, from startups to publicly listed entities. Our Green Solutions specializes in all aspects of business, from marketing to finance, making sure that your company achieves its potential. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Alex Pasternack, the executive vice president of Binske, was born and raised in Miami, FL. After graduating Gulliver High School, Alex attended The University of Colorado in Boulder. Alex studied civil and environmental engineering, with an emphasis on project management. While there, Alex created Wear The Party, an interactive clothing line in the wearable tech space. After graduating, Alex worked in medical sales in Miami for several years. Alex joined Binske as Head of Sales in March of 2017. Since then, Alex has been promoted to EVP, where he focuses on sourcing licensing deals, coordinating and managing strategic partnerships, while also staying busy with general marketing, packaging, and keeping his the finger on the Instagram trigger! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Kymberly Byrnes aka "KymB" is an activist, patient advocate, influencer and cannabis powerhouse with her hands deep in the NYC cannabis scene, and has been setting growing and retail standards for cannabis since they were called nickel bags. Kym has been working adjacent to multiple principles of the cannabis industry and her early work helped set universal cultivation standards throughout the industry. Kym is a Co-founder and CMO of TribeTokes, where she drives all the brands social and marketing strategy. She blends traditional marketing efforts, modern colloquialisms, and digital social culture to subliminally target customers and break into new markets in ways that many cannabis brands have yet to tap. Today Kym works with some of the most forward-thinking minds in the New York City cannabis scene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Marion is a serial entrepreneur who has founded, invested, or advised over a dozen start-ups. He is the CEO and CO-founder of Simplifya, the leading cannabis regulatory and operational compliance company. Marion is also the Founder and Chairman of Ceylon Solutions, a software development company that he founded in 2005 which now primarily focuses on developing applications for the cannabis industry. He is a regular guest speaker at events such as Denver Startup Week, CU Denver's program on social entrepreneurship, and the United Nations Global Accelerator Initiative. Marion is currently an investor, board member and advisor to multiple cannabis and non-cannabis companies. He is always on the lookout for additional opportunities. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mary Clifton, M.D., has been an Internal Medicine doctor for almost twenty years. She specializes in weight loss, osteoporosis and menopause, disease prevention, management, and reversal. She regularly speaks at health and inspirational seminars, medical and heath conferences, corporate wellness events, Universities, and for private groups. Mary is the author of the best-selling book, Waist Away, co-author of the book Get Waisted: 100 Addictively Delicious Plant-Based Entrees, and co-founder of the healthy weight loss program Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mr. Yosvani Alfonso CEO of HempXtra, entered the industrial hemp world as a consumer: he sought a happier, healthier lifestyle, something he’d struggled to find as the head of a financial and legal firm. Eventually overcome by job-related stress, Yosvani, left his position and embarked on a journey that led to the birth of HEMPXTRA CBD Products Frustrated by the misinformation, questionable ingredients, and unsatisfactory quality of CBD oil products in the market, Yosvani became determined to create his own line of premium quality, pure, clean, natural CBD oil, creams and products. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Susanna is a dynamic executive who has experience in a range of industries. Her facility for learning, keen analytical skills, charismatic personality, and integrity serve her and her clients well.She’s currently a Policy Advocate in The New Jersey Cannabis Industry Association, a nonprofit trade association dedicated to advancing the legalization of cannabis.Their mission is to promote sensible policy, responsible growth and development of New Jersey’s cannabis industry. The NJCIA is the industry leader for all sectors including biotechnology, cultivation, manufacturing, retail, finance, security, industrial hemp, and consulting services. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Cullen Raichart, Founder and CEO of GreenBroz, Inc. has more than 12 years of experience as an entrepreneur and inventor. A Veteran of the United States Armed Forces, Cullen is driven to create American-made products that offer solutions to the growing agriculture industry.
Prior to founding GreenBroz, Inc., Cullen worked in the corporate world for a Fortune 500 company until realizing his passion for creating innovative products. His goal became the streamlining of the harvesting processes and, in turn, reducing growers time and costs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Having spent fifteen years as a senior finance, operations & administrative professional in the legal services, hospitality and food manufacturing industries she’s bringing her skills, experience and education to the cannabis industry. She has supported many CFO's, CEO's and COO's over the course of her career and understands the importance of being a proactive, innovative and involved finance business partner. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Thinking Outside the Bud is a business podcast devoted to driving innovation in the cannabis space. During each episode, we speak with founders, investors, thought leaders, researchers, advocates, and policy makers who are finding new and exciting ways for cannabis to positively impact business, society, and culture. Have each episode delivered to your inbox by subscribing here: http://www.thinkingoutsidethebud.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jonathan have represented accident victims his entire career, which began in 1991 after he received his master’s degree from Tulane Law School. His son’s epilepsy led to his discovery of hemp oil and its amazing health benefits. He recently formed a partnership with a physician to market and sell Dr. John’s Pure Organic Hemp Oil, in hopes of making a positive difference in the lives of individuals who suffer from these types of conditions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Eastern Washington native Katie Stem started her first business at age 22 while in the Americorps VISTA entrepreneurial division. A graduate from Carleton College in 2002, majoring in pre-med and literature, she has extensive business and management experience, as well as more than 10 years of laboratory science background. While working for Washington State University and Oregon Health & Science University, she experimented in the fields of physiology, pharmacology and neurology using natural products and pharmaceutical interventions for human diseases. In 2010, she completed her degree in traditional Chinese medicine and became a nationally-certified licensed herbalist and acupuncturist. Stem’s skills as both a scientist and herbalist are invaluable to Peak in formulation, R&D, and educational outreach. A medical cannabis patient since 2004, Katie has been heavily involved and connected within the community since the early days. Her battle with Crohn’s disease led her to explore alternatives to dangerous biologic and immunosuppressive drugs. Cannabis has been a powerful tool to manage her disease and she is a passionate educator and advocate within the industry. Stem maintains an acupuncture and herbal medicine practice in Portland that she’s had since 2010. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Max is the Founder & CEO of Green Flower Media, the world’s most trusted platform for credible cannabis information, training, and guidance.
Prior to Green Flower, Max built and ran Deepak Chopra’s products business where he re-branded the company, developed and launched 49 of his signature products, created his digital marketing strategy, and personally taught tens of thousands of people to meditate. In the same way that Max helped meditation and mind-body medicine become mainstream, he’s now on a mission to educate the world about the value of cannabis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Matthew Terrill is the Co-Founder and CEO of Operations at Innovet Pet Products. He is an avid Mechanical Engineer/Inventor and obtained his Bachelor's Degree from the University of California, Santa Barbara. Matthew has over 15 years of experience in formulating and patenting products specifically for pets and also has over 3 years of hands on experience in the lab formulation of CBD products. He has implemented his extensive experience and prodigious passion for dogs in order to develop products that will effectively enhance the well-being and health of all animals. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
CBD DOG Health is a pet wellness company that offers a range of CBD oil-infused products for pets. CBD-rich hemp oil is all-natural and non-psychoactive, which makes it an appealing option for pet parents looking for relief for their pet's inflammation, pain, anxiety, psychosis, seizures, spasms, and other conditions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Thinking Outside the Bud is a business podcast devoted to driving innovation in the cannabis space. During each episode, we speak with founders, investors, thought leaders, researchers, advocates, and policy makers who are finding new and exciting ways for cannabis to positively impact business, society, and culture. Have each episode delivered to your inbox by subscribing here: http://www.thinkingoutsidethebud.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Roger Volodarsky is the CEO and founder of Puffco. As a serial entrepreneur, tech-fan, and cannabis connoisseur, Roger brought together these passions to form Puffco. Their mission is to make the highest level of consumption devices, accessible, practical, and effective enough for everyone Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Brian Weiss is the Founder of L.A. Cannabis News. Brian has always been an advocate for cannabis and has had a strong connection in the cannabis industry for over 20 years. Brian grew up in an entertainment family and has been focused on marketing & business development within the cannabis, entertainment and digital media sectors. He began his career in entertainment with his first job at KROQ in the late 1990’s and then advanced to working with many of the biggest entertainment and tech companies in the world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Andrea is a cannabis advocate, lobbyist for social change, and entrepreneur with a passion for health and wellness. Following a disabling injury in which cannabis played a crucial role in her recovery, she was inspired to enter the cannabis space. Building on a non-profit career that focused on strengthening human and social services agencies, she applies her expertise in conducting needs assessments, developing strategic partnerships, and creating community to Sava all while leading the growing team. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aster Farms is Northern California’s cleanest, meanest and greenest cannabis. The expression of fundamentals in farming: coveted genetics, clean cultivation and the power of nature, Aster's cannabis is pesticide free and sustainably produced. Their sungrown flower continues the legacy of three generations of family farming in Northern California. From award winning organic olive oil to fifty years of off-the-grid ranching, Aster embodies responsible stewardship, integrity, and consistent quality. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ray founded Island in 2014 with the goal of building a great company around a great brand in an industry with the potential to change the way we live - cannabis. Prior to the cannabis industry, Ray helped build several technology companies. He most recently served as VP of Global Business Development and head of Authentication and Verification Solutions for Dun & Bradstreet (NYSE: DNB) where he was responsible for developing, launching and scaling data-driven SAAS solutions and applications for global commerce and trade. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Thinking Outside the Bud is a business podcast devoted to driving innovation in the cannabis space. During each episode, we speak with founders, investors, thought leaders, researchers, advocates, and policy makers who are finding new and exciting ways for cannabis to positively impact business, society, and culture. Have each episode delivered to your inbox by subscribing here: http://www.thinkingoutsidethebud.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Adam Schlett is the founder of Safe-Reach.com, a veteran of the data and ad tech space and a passionate advocate for medicinal cannabis and responsible adult use cannabis. With a background in business development and sales, Adams last venture was growing data and advertising agency from a team of 4 to over 150 people. Safe-Reach was born as a remedy for the lack of scalable ad solutions for cannabis advertisers.
Away from cannabis and media Adam enjoys playing and producing music and riding motorcycles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ashley is CEO and Founder of artery Inc.She is a FinTech expert with 14 years of global financial law, regulation and operations experience. Prior to artery, Ashley cofounded and was Vice President of Operations forGreenshoeAsset Management, an online hedge fund investment platform. She managedthe investment process and financial regulatory compliance of $600M+ transactions for Bessemer Venture Partners in their legal and operations group, including interests and responsibilitiesfor LinkedIn’s IPO and Amazon’s acquisition of Diapers.com, among many other exits, anddeveloping the regulatory compliance strategies for India’s new Foreign Venture Capital Investors and Foreign Portfolio Investors laws. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Peter Grinspoon, M.D. is a primary care physician at Massachusetts General Hospital and an Instructor at Harvard Medical School. He is a board member of the advocacy group Doctors for Cannabis Regulation. He is the author of the memoir ‘Free Refills: A Doctor Confronts His Addiction’. He spent two years as an Associate Director of the Massachusetts Physician Health Service helping physicians with addiction and mental health issues Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Shira Adler is the Visionary Integrative Care Advocate, Founder & CEO of Shira Synergy — a ComPASSIONate care holistic health & wellness company. Shira is a nationally recognized media-wellness personality (Reuters calls her "The Marijuana Mama"), author, speaker, CBD expert, educator, and activist. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A husband-and-wife team with more than thirty-five years combined experience writing about cannabis, Michelle Newhart, Ph.D. and William Dolphin have contributed to more than two dozen books on the plant, patients, and policies.
Newhart & Dolphin each have long professional histories as writers and editors for a variety of publishers and organizations. They met in 2002 working for Ed Rosenthal's Quick American Publishing, where they were introduced to the world of cannabis activism and its associated legal quandaries.
Newhart & Dolphin have many years of experience as educators and public speakers, teaching at the university level and presenting to diverse audiences. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In his role as CEO for KushCo Holdings, Nick directs all business relations and financial strategy for the company. Nick also oversees the organization's senior management team. Nick has been integral in making critical strategic, growth, and financial decisions since the company’s inception.
Nick holds a Bachelor of Science from Southwest Baptist University where he studied Sports Management and earned Academic All-American honors. While at SBU, Nick played small forward for the men’s basketball team, leading the Bearcats to the Sweet 16.
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Ray manages the day to day operations of MarijuanaDoctors.com. He is responsible for formulating organizational &operational strategies to improve the overall efficiency, profitability & scalability of the business. He collaborates directly with the CEO of MarijuanaDoctors.com & is responsible for articulating the value proposition that the #1 online MMJ referral platform offers to its team, clients, the medical community & marketplace. Ray manages the implementation of strategic relationships along with the execution of the processes necessary for unprecedented growth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dr. Lucas C. McCann is the Chief Scientific Officer at CannDelta Inc. where he provides scientific oversight of all projects. Lucas is a synthetic organic chemist by trade and worked within Canada’s federal government in the Inspectorate labs of Health Canada before leaving to begin consulting with CannDelta where he specializes in new technology regulation, lab practices, and scientific/regulatory document writing. He is an expert in the natural product synthesis, industrial-scale processing and laboratory set-up and installations for medicinal cannabis research and development. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Charles McElroy is the founder of Goldleaf, a science-forward printing company for cannabis growers, patients and enthusiasts. Goldleaf empowers people by helping them better understand their interactions with the plant, and works to make the subject more approachable to new audiences.
A former volunteer with Marijuana Policy Project, a history supporting veterans education and access to medical marijuana, and several years studying permaculture and organic farming in Ohio and Colorado, McElroy created Goldleaf to benefit the evolving recreational and medical cannabis communities. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
David N. Feldman concentrates his practice on corporate and securities law and mergers and acquisitions, as well as general representation of public and private companies, entrepreneurs, investors, and private equity and venture capital firms. Mr. Feldman also advises emerging growth companies with regard to alternatives to traditional financing through initial public offerings. He is also considered an authority on public offerings through the recently implemented SEC Regulation A+. Mr. Feldman also represents investors, social media sites, public and private issuers and applicants for grow and dispensary licenses in the emerging cannabis industry. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Rob McCorkle is a Co-Founder and COO of Emerald Metrics. He also owns and operates a 10,000 sq ft indoor grow operation in Portland Oregon, KGB Farms. His experience in Spectral Imaging and his knowledge of Cannabis has allowed Emerald Metrics to transition quickly from working in large agriculture to now dominating the Cannabis market. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Debra Borchardt is the Co-founder and CEO of the cannabis financial news website Green Market Report. She began her career in the securities industry where she was a Vice President at Bear Stearns holding three securities licenses. She left Wall Street to earn her Masters Degree in Business and Economic Reporting from New York University. She embarked on a career as a financial journalist and spent eight years at TheStreet.com working daily with Jim Cramer.
Debra has covered the cannabis industry since its earliest stages when she recognized that the legalization story was the biggest business news story of the decade. As a senior producer and reporter at TheStreet.com, Debra was awarded an ASPBE.org (American Society of Business Publication Editors) in 2014 for Best Video - News, “Guess Where People Want To Buy Pot.” Debra is also a Co-Founder of the women’s cannabis executives networking group Industry Power Women and serves on the board of the cannabis newswire Axiswire. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Kris Krane is co-founder and president of 4Front, a leading investment and operations firm in the legal cannabis industry. He has had the opportunity to work on regulatory and business strategy with cannabis business operators across the United States and globally, and is a frequent speaker at cannabis industry conferences and events around the world. Krane has spent 20+ years working in the cannabis industry. Prior to his work at 4Front, Krane worked in Washington to reform our nation’s misguided drug and marijuana laws, first as Associate Director of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) and then as Executive Director of Students for Sensible Drug Policy, which he is proud to have helped build into the largest student organization in the United States. When he’s not helping end cannabis prohibition or building a new industry from its ashes, you’ll find him spending time with his family and young children. While outwardly exuding cannabis green, Kris bleeds New York Mets blue and orange. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Warren Bobrow is a mixologist, chef, and writer known as the Cocktail Whisperer. In 2010, Bobrow founded “Wild Table” for Wild River Review and serves as the master mixologist for several brands of liquor, including the Busted Barrel rum produced by New Jersey’s first licensed distillery since Prohibition.
Bobrow has published three books on mixology and written articles for Saveur magazine, Voda magazine, Whole Foods-Dark Rye, Distiller, Beverage Media, DrinkupNY and other periodicals. He writes the “On Whiskey” column for Okra Magazine at the Southern Food and Beverage Museum and has written restaurant reviews for New Jersey Monthly.
His first book Apothecary Cocktails, was published in September 2013; and immediately went into a second printing. In 2014, he published Whiskey Cocktails. He was born and raised in Morristown, NJ, on a Biodynamic farm. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Peter is a serial entrepreneur, having co-founded several companies in the fin-tech/loyalty space. He jumped head-first into the cannabis industry a year ago and co-founded Leafwire, an investment platform specifically built to help investors meet cannabis companies who are fundraising. Peter is a thought leader in the cannabis entrepreneurship and fundraising space and has been published in TechCrunch, VentureBeat, Dope Magazine, and Entrepreneur.com, among others.
Peter is recognized as a fundraising and start-up expert has also hosted Leafwire Pitch contests in cities, nationwide including Denver, Miami, Oakland, Los Angeles and will be heading to Vancouver in early December.
As CEO and Co-founder of Leafwire, Peter has created a membership base that includes leaders from most of the top funds in the cannabis industry. The funds on Leafwire have already made more than $300 Million in cannabis investments. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Kevin is the cofounder of YVY, a medical cannabis production company / brand based in Uruguay. He started the company together with his wife, Andrea Kruchik in June 2018. Prior to moving to Uruguay, Kevin lived in California where he was introduced to the cannabis industry and subsequently became head of operations at Flow Kana and later moved to Humboldt where he lived and worked at Alpenglow Farms. Kevin has also lived in South Africa, Australia and Israel. Prior to cannabis, he worked in various positions with tech startups, governments and NGO's
Kevin is passionate about creating sustainable and scalable agricultural models and making sure patients around the world have access to natural and science backed medicine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Danny Keith is the CEO of Cannabis Club TV. Danny has built and sold numerous businesses and has also raised over $20M in nonprofit and corporate fundraising. He’s worked in social media, internet development and professional sports team marketing with the Golden State Warriors minor league affiliate Santa Cruz Warriors before founding Cannabis Club TV. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Thinking Outside the Bud is a business podcast devoted to driving innovation in the cannabis space. During each episode, we speak with founders, investors, thought leaders, researchers, advocates, and policy makers who are finding new and exciting ways for cannabis to positively impact business, society, and culture. Have each episode delivered to your inbox by subscribing here: http://www.thinkingoutsidethebud.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jessica Velazquez is Managing Partner and CEO of Indiva Advisors. She brings more than 15 years of experience and is Indiva's main authority on 280E and general tax matters for individuals, partnerships, and corporations. Jessica holds a Master of Science in Taxation from DePaul University and a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Southern Illinois University. She is a licensed CPA in Illinois and Nevada and is actively involved in several professional organizations including the AICPA and NATP. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dr. Michele Ross is a leading psychedelic researcher and educator as well as fibromyalgia patient. She founded the first 501c3 nonprofit on cannabis for women’s health in 2013, and is now CEO of Infused Health, an online platform for cannabis health coaching. Dr. Ross is the author of “Vitamin Weed: A 4-Step Plan to Prevent and Reverse Endocannabinoid Deficiency” and has a Doctorate in Neuroscience. Dr. Ross’s most recent project is an initiative attempting to decriminalize psilocybin mushrooms in Denver in May 2019. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
John Nemanic is a serial entrepreneur and investor, leveraging his extensive experience in starting, growing, managing and exiting firms. As co-founder, Chairman and CEO, he exited three very successful Internet start ups, Internet Direct, Tucows and Hostopia. In 2006, Hostopia raised 29.2 million (TSX:H), sold to Deluxe Communications for $124 million USD. John’s current interest are medical cannabis, hemp and CBD start ups, with a focus on Colombia.
John lives in Panama and Colombia, manages Panamanian/Colombian based business, and invests in Real Estate. As former member of EO Panama, John has a list of extensive contacts within Panama.
He is also a former member of EO Toronto (joined 1995) and YPO Toronto (joined 1999). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Gary leads Cova’s charge into the legal cannabis space by guiding the vision, strategic development, ‘go to market’ plans and culture.
Before joining Cova, Gary was a principal in over a dozen tech start-ups in the mobile communications industry ranging from small VC funded companies to Fortune 100 firms, including Onavo, which was later acquired by Facebook. In those companies he led sales, marketing, business analytics and market expansions. He has also held a multitude of leadership roles with Verizon and AT&T. Gary holds a Degree in Finance with a Masters in Marketing from the University of Colorado. In his spare time Gary enjoys skiing, mountain biking, outdoor sports, travel and comfort food. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In addition to his role as Founder and CEO at MAZAKALI, Sumit is a consultant to The Arcview Group and the Managing Partner of Emerald Ventures. A frequent speaker at investment seminars, Sumit acts as a mentor to Arcview and Canopy companies and serves on the Canopy Investment committee as well as the NCIA Finance & Insurance committee. Sumit and MAZAKALI support NCIA, the Marijuana Policy Project and Students for Sensible Drug Policy.
Sumit’s past experience includes: Financial Advisor, J.P. Morgan Securities, Director of Business Development, DiMeo Schneider and Associates; Head of Midwest Sales and Trading, Susquehanna Financial Group, Director of Institutional Equity Sales, UBS Investment Bank; Equity Research Analyst, Raymond James Financial; Associate Analyst, Merrill Lynch.
Sumit has earned an MBA from the University of Michigan, a BA in Economics with Honors from the University of Texas and currently holds Series 7, 63, 65 and 79 licenses. He resides in San Francisco where he enjoys riding his motorcycle, yoga and craft beer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jeff Renwick, serves as the Chief Executive Officer and Director of Canntab Therapeutics Limited, a cannabis oral dosage formulation company, researches and develops advanced pharmaceutical grade formulations of cannabinoids in Canada.
With extensive experience in drug formulation and business development, Jeff also served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Orbus Pharma Inc. He is a pharmaceutical executive with over 15 years of international industry experience covering manufacturing, purchasing, distribution, marketing and product development, as well as mergers and acquisitions in North America, Europe, Caribbean and South America. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Eric Meth is a media sales professional & leader specializing in interactive, programmatic, mobile, and ad tech with 25 years of CPG & retail experience in both start-up environments and some of the most recognizable media and digital companies in the world.As Founder & CEO of Good Harvest Co., Eric is now applying his expertise to help innovate the way cannabis brands reach their desired consumers, and the way non-endemic brands reach cannabis consumers—moving audiences from shopping mode to buying mode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Gia Morón is Executive Vice President for Women Grow. With 25 years of experience in public relations, she oversees the company’s internal and external communications, manages business relationships and strategic development of the company. Gia works with team on education programming and day-to-day operations working closely with the CEO and Chairwoman of the company. She began working with Women Grow headquarters in January 2017 as Director of Communications, after transitioning from the Women Grow New York City market in 2016. Gia is also the Founder and CEO of GVM Communications, Inc., a public relations, brand and business development consulting firm in which she launched in 2012. Her client base ranges from small to mid-sized businesses, non-profit organizations, entrepreneurs, authors and celebrity clients. Prior to launching her firm and working with Women Grow, Gia was a Media Relations Officer in the Corporate Communications department for fifteen years at the Goldman Sachs Group Inc. While at Goldman Sachs, Gia oversaw various business areas from Private Equity, Urban Investment, Investment Research and Technology to the firm’s organizational focus on Corporate Engagement, Diversity, Recruiting, Human Resources and Corporate Services. Before joining Goldman Sachs, Gia was Director of Promotions and Publicity for six years at The Fremantle Corporation, an international television distribution and production company. Outside of her professional accomplishments, she continuously works with a number of non-profit organizations in New York City and mentors up-and-coming young women entrepreneurs across the country to South Africa. Gia currently resides in her hometown of Brooklyn, NY, with her daughter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Victor obtained his B.S. in Biology at Siena College and Masters in Medical Bioethics at New York University. His focus through course work in his Master’s program was the examination of how to obtain true informed consent from patients in various circumstances: an approach he implemented on a daily basis working hand in hand with patients to help educate them not only about informed consent but their doctor’s directives as well. He completed his Medical Bioethics program with his Master’s thesis “How Technology Affects the Patient Physician Relationship.” Victor’s education in Medical Bioethics makes him uniquely suited to address the policymaking and internal review challenges of the emerging medical marijuana industry to ensure the highest standard of care. Victor has worked closely with a team of content experts to learn MMJ strains, dosages and delivery systems with respect to various medical conditions. Victor also brings technical experience to the KCR team through his management of an API Certified Laboratory where he oversaw the handling and processing of patient specimen samples, ensuring quality control procedures were maintained. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A former VP at Citigroup, Cassandra considers herself a fugitive of Corporate America. She saw a nascent industry that lacked reliable, unbiased news coverage, was underserved with regard to connections between the business individuals, and needed a repository for industry-wide business data.
Cassandra heads up the cannabis industry leading daily news website Marijuana Business Daily and its family of content resources for the B2B cannabis marketplace, including the internationally recognized family of MJBizCon conferences. MjBizDaily was co-founded by Cassandra and her business partner in 2011. It is now the most established ongoing business to business news organization serving the cannabis industry. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tom Zuber is the Managing Partner of Zuber Lawler & Del Duca LLP, which handles IP, acquisitions, IPO’s and litigation. He has personally advised some of the most iconic companies in the world on their patent and trademark portfolios. He is at the cutting edge of cannabis patent and trademark law. Tom holds a law degree from Columbia Law School, a master’s degree in public policy from Harvard Government School, and a biomedical engineering degree from Rutgers University, where he graduated with highest honors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jessie Gill, RN is a cannabis nurse with a background in holistic health and hospice. After suffering a spinal injury, she reluctantly became a medical marijuana patient then quickly transitioned into an advocate. Her site, MarijuanaMommy.com educates about cannabis while challenging the stigma against marijuana use. She’s been featured on Viceland and her work has appeared on VICE, GoodHousekeeping, Cosmopolitan, MSN, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Henry Finkelstein, CEO & Founder of Cannabis Big Data, empowers colleagues and clients by spinning data into gold with intuitive, actionable insights. After working in e-commerce, consulting, healthcare and government contracting, Henry saw the opportunity to create a modern-day data toolkit for licensed cannabis businesses that connects all the data dots with simple, intuitive, one-click reports & dashboards.
Henry’s person-centric approach to the power of data is summed up as “Let’s count what counts & celebrate our successes because the only relevant data is actionable data”. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
As the CEO of The Hybrid Creative, Zack is deeply focused on business development and expansion of the award-winning agency into the premier international platform for launching successful cannabis brands. Zack brings 20+ years of experience in brand development, design, marketing and event production. Having been raised by cannabis farmers in the Emerald Triangle, he is truly “second generation.” Zack’s passion for building the industry’s most successful brands is evident in The Hybrid Creative’s client list and portfolio of work. His innovative method for creating purpose-driven, sustainable and radically differentiated brands is the subject of many of his keynote and panel presentations. By embracing a value-driven approach to every working relationship, he has been effective at bringing thought leaders together to collaborate and co-create. The success of this can be seen in his world-class team and vast professional network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jordan Wellington, Esq., Chief Compliance Officer at Simplifya, served as the sole legislative staffer assigned to shepherd the legislation implementing Amendment 64 and the legalization of cannabis through the Colorado General Assembly.
Building upon his work with the firm, Jordan created the vision and co-founded Simplifya, a software company that provides compliance solution to cannabis businesses and consultants. As Simplifya's Cheif Compliance Officer, Jordan continues to help develop new features and improve its unique systems to continually make life easier for cannabis businesses. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Vinay Tolia is the incoming CEO, pending regulatory approval, of The Flowr Corporation, a Health Canada Licensed Producer that cultivates ultra-premium nin-irradiated cannabis. An early investor in Flwor and former advisor to the company, Mr. Tolia is the managing member of Bengal Capital Trading LLC, a derivatives trading firm with a focus on listed equity options, and previously held roles with investment banking firms Peter J. Solomon Company and hedge fund Midtown Capital. Mr. Tolia attended the University of Michigan where he obtained a BA in economics and BSE in Industrial and Operations Engineering. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jonathan is a shareholder in a boutique 18-attorney law firm that exclusively practices intellectual property law.
Jon focuses on trademark, copyright and trade secret litigation and transactional work. He works with clients to register their intellectual property rights domestically and internationally, and license these rights when fruitful for his clients. He enforces and defends copyright, trademark and trade dress infringement and other claims, either via online enforcement, cease and desist letters or, if it cannot be avoided, litigation. Jon has a particular interest in intellectual property law in the field of cannabis, as its status as a federally illegal drug causes some IP issues. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jane West, Colorado-based CEO of the eponymous cannabis lifestyle brand Jane West, has emerged as a central figure in mainstream cannabis culture. When West lost her job as a corporate event planner in 2014 after her employer spotted her with a vape pen on CNBC, the working mother dove headfirst into the cannabis industry. She launched Edible Events, Colorado’s premiere cannabis event production company, one whose breakthrough “On a High Note” collaboration with the Colorado Symphony Orchestra captured international media attention. She also founded Women Grow, the cannabis industry’s largest professional networking organization, an operation dedicated to changing the perception of women in cannabis, both as consumers and business leaders.
Now, as CEO of Jane West, she’s developing accessories, home goods and lifestyle content that invite mainstream women to experience all the benefits of the new legal lifestyle. Designed for longtime enthusiasts and first-timers alike, her sophisticated, user-friendly products are intended to elevate the cannabis consumer experience and lead to broader social change. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Amanda Reiman is the Vice President of Community Relations for Flow Kana, a branded cannabis distribution company that works with small farmers in the Emerald Triangle. She is also the Secretary of the International Cannabis Farmer's Association, a non profit that advocates for research and policies that favor sun grown cannabis cultivation through traditional farming methods and a Board member for the California Cannabis Tourism Association, the Mendocino Cannabis Industry Association and The Initiative, the first incubator/accelerator for women owned cannabis businesses.
After receiving her PhD from UC Berkeley, Dr. Reiman was the Director of Research and Patient Services at Berkeley Patients Group, one of the oldest dispensaries in the country, and the Manager of Marijuana Law and Policy for the Drug Policy Alliance, a national non-profit that was engaged in the drafting and campaigns of legalization initiatives across the country and abroad. She also taught courses on substance abuse treatment and drug policy at UC Berkeley for 10 years and had published several research articles on the use of cannabis as a substitute for opiates. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dean Harris has an extensive background building brands and businesses. He has served as the Head of Marketing/Chief Marketing Offices for HotJobs, Vonage, Katak, kgb and BlueCava, Three of these brands went public and two were acquired.
Before his CMO work, he co-founded and ran a full-service ad agency in New York City and Connecticut with accounts that included: Coca-Cola, J&J, Citi and Sotheby's.
Dean was educated at Carleton College, the Columbia School of International Affairs and Columbia Business School. He was named a BrandWeek Marketer of the Year and won an EFFIE award for advertising effectiveness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nancy Gruskin Warner, is the CEO and founder of Assurpack. Nancy has a degree in package engineering and over 30 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry, specifically in contract packaging, including expertise with materials, design, function, regulatory compliance and manufacturing. In 2012, Nancy co-founded Mina Pack, a contract packaging company providing specialty unit dose contract packaging services to pharmaceutical and HBA companies.
Nancy was involved with Mina Pack until November 2015. Previously she was director of sales at Sharp Corporation, director of sales at Reed-Lane, and national accounts manager at PCI. Prior to that she was manager of package engineering at Sterling Drug, package development at Polaroid Corporation and packaging specialist at Life Savers.
Nancy is a member of NCIA (the National Cannabis Industry Association) and the 1st chair of the Packaging and Labeling Committee, and Women Grow, a networking organization for women involved in the cannabis industry. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dr. Jonathan Vaught is CEO and Founder of Front Range Biosciences™. Previously, he was Director of Assay Development at Velocity Sciences, an IP development company creating next generation assay technologies for diagnostic applications. He also served as a Senior Product Development Scientist at Beacon Biotechnology, where he led development of a foodborne pathogen detection platform. Prior to Beacon, Dr. Vaught spent 5 years as a scientist at Somalogic where he helped build and optimize the SOMAscan assay, the world’s largest proteomic based biomarker discovery assay that measures 1000’s of proteins in a single sample.
He brings together a diverse background with expertise in organic synthesis, biochemistry, assay development, proteomics, and analytical chemistry. He is an inventor on two patents and an author on 7 publications in peer reviewed journals. Dr. Vaught received his Ph.D. in organic chemistry from the University of Colorado at Boulder and his BS in chemistry from North Carolina State University. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jed is the founder and director of Elevated Talks: Luxury Meets Cannabis Conference, a platform for luxury-minded and design-forward visionaries in the modern Cannabis space.
He is also CEO and head of content strategy for his company 818 Agency, an award-winning event content marketing agency based in NYC — as well as a leading retail and market trends journalist and strategist quoted in WWD, Forbes, The New York Times, Fast Company, and Shopify’s, “2018 Retail Predictions and Marketing Trends.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Thinking Outside the Bud is a business podcast devoted to driving innovation in the cannabis space. During each episode, we speak with founders, investors, thought leaders, researchers, advocates, and policy makers who are finding new and exciting ways for cannabis to positively impact business, society, and culture. Have each episode delivered to your inbox by subscribing here: http://www.thinkingoutsidethebud.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mark is President of VantagePoint Benefit Administrators, a key provider of employee benefit services to a variety of entities throughout the country. Prior to starting his own company, Mark spent ten years working in various capacities in the insurance field at Empire Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Group Health Incorporated, and Precise Benefits Administrators. Mark’s primary role with these companies involved the design and market introduction of alternative funding programs to the fully insured and self-funded marketplace.
Mark is the past President of the Group Insurance Association and currently serves on the local Board of Directors of the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors and the National Association of Health Underwriters. He holds a Master of Business Administration from Binghamton University and a Bachelor of Science in Business Economics from the College of Oneonta. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
David Champion is Co-founder and CPO at Baker - the leading CRM for the cannabis industry, helping dispensaries generate more revenue and build relationships with their customers in one easy-to-use platform.
Brought up in Papua New Guinea, Portugal and Scotland, Champion most recently lived in Kenya, where he founded an educational non-profit in response to policies that unfairly exclude children from primary schooling. He graduated with 1st Class Honors in Architecture at Cambridge University, shortly before moving to New York City to work with Daniel Libeskind on the Ground Zero master plan.
His first venture, UnitedInsight, orchestrated industry-leading events bridging behavioral economics research and business leadership, helping form organizational strategy at large and small companies that included Walmart, JPMorgan, Pepsi and others. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Andy is the founder and president of Apeks Supercritical, a leading CO2 extraction system manufacturer, established in 2001 in Johnstown, OH. He is an engineer and skilled fabricator with experience in engineering and operations management. Andy and his team continually work to improve the processes and capabilities of Apeks Supercritical systems to increase processing efficiency for faster extractions requiring less energy consumption. Andy is the inventor of five patents, including the Valveless Expansion Technology featured on all Apeks CO2 extraction systems. He received his bachelor’s and master’s of science degree in Welding Engineering from The Ohio State University. Andy founded Apeks Supercritical while serving as the Director of Welding and Testing Labs for Edison Welding Institute (EWI), developers of manufacturing technologies. He first learned about mechanical operations and principles during his six years in the Navy operating nuclear submarine reactors. He is a two-time Navy Achievement Medal recipient. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Throughout his career JP has been creating understanding and connections between people and brands, buyers and sellers, companies and employees. He began his career at MCI, marketing some of the world’s very first Internet services, and seeing first-hand how a powerful brand – and a committed culture – could disrupt a 100-year old monopoly and change the world.
Over the next twenty years, JP held senior tech industry marketing positions and founded a series of marketing and brand agencies – continuously honing his skills as a creative wordsmith, passionate storyteller, and student of human communications, branding, and corporate culture.
Today, his firm BrandFoundations helps organizations unlock the value of their two biggest intangible assets: brand and culture. Sought out by private equity sponsors and purpose-driven CEOs – especially those rapidly pivoting, growing or transforming as a result of M&A – BrandFoundations develops powerful brand stories that energize a company's culture, create competitive separation, and enhance exit valuation.
JP holds a BA in Political Science from Hobart College, is a first degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do, and can be found skiing, biking or hiking when not integrating brands and cultures. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Steve chairs global cannabis law firm Hoban Law Group's Pennsylvania and New Practice and Financial Services Group. With 14 offices and 441 lawyers, Hoban Law Group is only practice 100% devoted to cannabis and hemp law. Admitted to practice in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Steve represents entities, governments and individuals in choosing a structure, preparing and submitting license application, regulation, compliance and litigation, and drafting legislation. A nationally recognized banking and cannabis law expert, Steve is a The Legal Intelligencer, New Jersey Law Journal, and Cannabis Business Executive columnist, and serves as a court appointed judge pro tempore and arbitrator.
Steve serves on, and makes regular presentations to, Pennsylvania Credit Union Association, Bank Secrecy Act Compliance Group, Cannabis Professional Advancement Series, and Greenhouse Venture, LLC. Steve also serves on both Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and Philadelphia County administrative committees charged with drafting and revising state and local cannabis related regulations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ronit Pinto is a filmmaker, founder and publisher of Honeysuckle Magazine. Bringing counterculture subject matter to the mainstream, Honeysuckle strives to normalize taboo subjects and put everything out onthe table through diverse voices and visual impact. Issues include sustainability, spirituality, social issue, culture and art. Ronit founded Honeysuckle in Detroit in 2013 and is now on her 7th printed issue titled ONE about sustainable ways of living, holistic thinking and regenerative agriculture. Honeysuckle is both print and online nad its print editions are nationally distributed. Part of Ronit's mission is to make jobs in creative thinking and artistry a more viable option. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
JeffThe420Chef, author of The 420 Gourmet, The Elevated Art of Cannabis Cuisine (Harper Wave, 2016), has quickly risen to prominence in both the cannabis and culinary worlds. Jeff is the pioneer of "layered micro-dosing" and famous for inventing FreeLeaf™, odorless, tasteless, cannabis for stealth smoking and for creating "tasteless" edibles. Jeff was recently named one of America’s top cannabis chefs by The San Francisco Chronicle and received one of two Canadian Cannabis Awards for Culinary Excellence. The Daily Beast has referred to him as “The Julia Child of Weed”. Jeff's mission is "to make cooking with cannabis simple and easy for everyone" and to that end, he recently launched The Cannabis Cooking Channel which can be seen in over 350 dispensaries as well on YouTube and TheCannabisCookingChannel.tv. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ms. Bell joined the staff of MPP in December 2015 and is working toward reform in D.C., Idaho, Kansas, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, South Dakota, Virginia, and Wyoming. Prior to joining MPP, she worked as a criminal defense attorney based in Baltimore, Maryland, where she witnessed first-hand how the racially disparate enforcement of prohibition warps the relationships between police and the communities they serve. In her practice, she regularly represented medical marijuana patients under the affirmative defense law, while also advocating for a broader law that would protect patients from prosecution.Ms. Bell graduated magna cum laude from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Law. She has traveled extensively and is now a proud resident of the (future) 51st state Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nurturing others with wholesome, healing foods is part of Jenny’s DNA. She grew up in her Greek grandfather's restaurant and her grandmother cooked traditional Polish food for the family every day. When Jenny was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2016, she discovered the powerful health benefits of CBD (full spectrum hemp). She began experimenting with using CBD (full spectrum hemp) in cooking and initially developed a versatile canna-oil based baking mix.
She started Baked at Home to share her expanding line of organic CBD-rich ( (full spectrum hemp) home, beauty, and wellness products. She lives in Brooklyn with her three children. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Julie Wilson Gordon is originally from Parkersburg, WV. She relocated to Greensboro, NC and started working as a Marketing Director for a local Harley-Davidson motorcycle dealer. Her passion for health came after enduring severe gastrointestinal disorders and stress that resulted from being a single mother and working nonstop. After several years of relying on doctors and prescription meds, she decided to do some research on natural ways to heal the body. After just 6 months of implementing severe changes to her diet and lifestyle, she felt like an entirely new person. This bred within her a deep passion to share her knowledge with the world, and continue to research the miraculous powers that lie within plant foods and herbs.
Julie’s commitment to quality organic products combined with an edgy, mainstream marketing campaign helped her achieve national publicity and led to exposure on Sirius Radio, Fox television, Don Imus, ESPN, and ABC’s Dancing with the Stars, just to name a few.
In 2013, Julie accepted an offer to sell Raw-Nation so she could enjoy the fruits of her labor and focus on her family. She relocated to Los Angeles where she soon met several people who had miraculously transformed their health using non-psychoactive hemp extract. Julie’s entrepreneurial spirit was ignited once again, and Be Trū Wellness was born.
Julie’s goal for Be Trū Wellness is to help people get off harmful prescription drugs and promote overall wellness through organic and natural products and supplements. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Matthew Nordgren is an ambitious executive, dedicated philanthropist, and accomplished athlete who brings a unique passion to creating strategic alliances. He brings breadth and depth of experience in finance, corporate development, and capital sourcing, as well as in building highly motivated teams of skilled professionals.
Mr. Nordgren is currently CEO and Founder of ARCADIAN Fund and ARCADIAN Capital management, a venture fund focused on the ancillary service providing companies in and around the cannabis and hemp industries. More specifically, on Series A type opportunities where proven businesses are looking for growth equity to attack and win new markets. He was recently named one of the “Top 100 Most Influential People in the Cannabis Industry” by High Times Magazine. Additionally, he is the founder of NORDCO Consulting LLC, a private equity firm dedicated to buying and selling middle market companies with forward-thinking vision. To date, Mr. Nordgren has personally managed over $7 billion in transactions and maintains a portfolio of approximately 25 companies.
Inspired by his belief that education and athletics can open doors for at-risk youth, Mr. Nordgren founded The Leadership Foundation—an organization committed to giving back to non-profits whose purpose is to empower youth through sports and education. He feels strongly that young people, regardless of their personal circumstances, should have the opportunity for a bright future and the chance to make a positive impact. Furthermore, he is involved with and contributes to numerous philanthropic causes and remains dedicated to giving back and making a difference. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Thinking Outside the Bud is a business podcast devoted to driving innovation in the cannabis space. During each episode, we speak with founders, investors, thought leaders, researchers, advocates, and policy makers who are finding new and exciting ways for cannabis to positively impact business, society, and culture. Have each episode delivered to your inbox by subscribing here: http://www.thinkingoutsidethebud.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dozie Mbonu, CEO of Janerette's Eco-Friendly Fungi, LLC (Dr. J’s Fungi), distinguishes himself by facilitating business planning. Dozie’s ability to carefully analyze and evaluate situations makes him an extremely valuable company asset. His previous business ventures have added valuable brand development experience utilizing unique marketing and outside the box perspectives. In 2005, Dozie founded a sports management company, and one of his finest achievements involved managing and qualifying the Nigeria men’s basketball team to the 2012 London Olympics.
Additionally, Dozie brings almost two decades worth of experience in leadership, leadership development, team building, infrastructure development, and partnership facilitation. As a lead consultant for several international organizations, Dozie knows how to orchestrate business development and execute business strategies. His ability to carefully analyze situations to find resolve makes him a valuable team asset. His distinguished career in international sports management, allows him to effectively uses a seamless blend of direct, affiliate, participative methods and coaching styles. Dozie adds valuable experience in negotiations and brand development through a unique marketing and outside the box perspectives. He is well-versed at analyzing various types of situations where his knowledge of the social sciences (particularly social psychology), delivers an essential dimension to the organizational culture. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
With more than 15 years in the cannabis space, Brandon Gold is an experienced founder with a demonstrated history of working in the alternative medicine industry.
He's the former Director of Cultivation at Garden State Dispensary, Former COO of Curaleaf CT, Currently the CEO of Medvape Supply LLC and All Things Vape which specializes in the latest vaporization technology.
With a successful background in management operations he’s focused on capturing a significant share of the impending exponential growth in cannabis related markets and understanding the business side in terms of investment and bringing in funds management and governance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Raised in Montreal, Stephane has degrees in Microbiology and Management from McGill University. He made the jump to the Cannabis industry after working for more than 10 years in pharmaceutical injectables production. Now, he's the Head of Quality and Compliance for Cannacure Corporation, a company with facilities in Fort Erie and Essex County in Ontario, Canada. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Monica is a native New Yorker. After graduating from the School Of Visual Arts with her BFA, she knew that her talents would be best served helping others to define their dreams and find their voice.
Her drive and determination helped her build 3D Studios, an international boutique branding firm that has served businesses and organizations since 1997.
Understanding the needs of the cannabis industry were evolving and growing, Ms. Jones created Bud Branding to help change the conversation around cannabis and redefine the industry. She saw the need for professional, creative solutions in an industry barely out of its diapers. Bud Branding brings 20+ years of marketing and business acumen to bear on every project.
Monica loves to travel and enjoys tennis and horseback riding. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Clifford S. Mintz, Ph.D. is a seasoned bioscience professional with over 18 years of experience in drug discovery/development, biomanufacturing, commercialization and regulatory compliance. He holds a Ph.D. in bacteriology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Dr. Mintz spent seven years as a faculty member in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at the University of Miami School of Medicine where he conducted laboratory research and taught microbiology and molecular biology to undergraduates, graduate students, and medical students.
After leaving academia and spending several years in the private sector, he founded BioInsights, Inc a biopharmaceutical consulting and medical writing firm. He currently serves as its President and Principal consultant. For the past several years, Dr. Mintz has been investigating and writing about the potential therapeutic value of cannabis and cannabinoids. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Riley Cote is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger in the National Hockey League (NHL), who spent four seasons with the Philadelphia Flyers where he was well-known for his role as an enforcer. Upon retiring from the NHL, Cote founded the Hemp Heals Foundation, a 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization dedicated to promoting cannabis/hemp as viable renewable resource, that can help increase the quality lives of all people. Cote sits on the PAHIC (Pennsylvania Hemp Industries Council) board.
Cote is an Athletes For Care co-founder and the NHL League Ambassador, a role that allows him to continue pursuing his passion to help athletes find safe nontoxic ways to find relief, manage pain and guide them to understand self-healing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
As a veteran, registered nurse, writer and successful entrepreneur, Rick brings a wealth of experience – and tremendous passion – for impacting lives. His story begins in the US Army, where Rick enlisted from 1988-1990. He soon earned his BSN degree from the University of the Incarnate Word and became a registered nurse (RN). After several years in nursing, Rick’s entrepreneurial spirit kicked in and in 2001 he bootstrapped started his first business.
He is now Founder and CEO of the Green Seed Cannabis Accelerator, for serious cannabis entrepreneurs. Their mission is to provide these fast-moving, hungry entrepreneurs with the tools, accountability, community and vast experience to aggressively grow and master their businesses. Rick is married to Lisa, his wife of over 18 years, and has three grown children. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dr. Tishler is a Cannabis Specialist. Through his training in Internal Medicine and years of practice as an Emergency Physician, Dr. Tishler brings his knowledge, reason, and caring to patients here at inhaleMD, and through his advocacy work at the local and national levels.
Dr. Tishler graduated from both Harvard College and Harvard Medical School, trained at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and has spent many years working with the underserved, particularly our Veterans. Having treated countless patients harmed by alcohol and drugs, his observation that he had never seen a cannabis overdose lead Dr. Tishler to delve deeply into the science of cannabis safety and treatment.
Dr. Tishler is also a parallel entrepreneur working for patients’ wellbeing in the corporate space, helping to elevate dosing and safety profiles of medication, and helping to establish best practice for bringing new Cannabis products to market.
Dr. Tishler is a frequent speaker and author on a variety of topics related to the medical applications of cannabis. He is the President of the Association of Cannabis Specialists, and the Treasurer and a Board of Directors member of Doctors for Cannabis Regulation (DFCR). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices