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Sophisticated culinary cannabis experience with Acclaimed New York City chef Ron Silver. Ron is Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer of Azuca, and Chef and Owner of New York City restaurant Bubby’s, a renowned dining institution for nearly three decades. With chef-quality taste, Azuca allows for faster onset, enabling patients to medicate accurately and effectively. In continuation of his mission to provide the cannabis industry with understandable, easy-to-dose edibles. Ron marries his expertise as a chef, business owner, and entrepreneur to create and develop new products and expand globally.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Desert greenhouse cultivation with Michael Sassano Founder and CEO of Solaris Farms. Michael says they have the largest and most advanced cannabis greenhouse operations ever. Solaris provides state-of-the-art cultivation facilities, greenhouse design services, operations management services, brand campus hosting, incubation & consulting services, and investment opportunities for the cannabis industry.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Insuring cannabis businesses with TJ Frost, U.S. Cannabis Segment Leader for Hub International. Our next guest works for one of the first firms to create a practice dedicated entirely to insuring cannabis businesses. Headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, Hub International Limited is a leading full-service global insurance broker providing property and casualty, life and health, employee benefits, investment and risk management products, and services.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Bringing complete control to the cannabis finishing process with Jane and David Sandelman of Cannatrol. Our next guests are a husband and wife team. This summer the launch of a patent-pending Dry/Cure System, set to be the first-ever to bring technology, science, and bringing complete control to the cannabis finishing process. The Cannatrol Dry/Cure system is available for large-scale and commercial growers, as well as a smaller Cool Cure system for small, home growers. The Cool Cure system will dry up to 1 kilo of wet flowers and deliver the same consistent results as the commercial system.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Cannabis represents an industry of health and wellness with Autumn Shelton Owner and CFO from Autumn Brands. My next guest was once quoted to say, Cannabis represents an industry of health and wellness whether you utilize its benefits for medical or recreational purposes. As awareness grows, people are finding out just how incredible this under-appreciated plant can be for themselves, family, and friends. Autumn Brands has sought to shift the female perspective, stigmas, and misunderstandings associated with the use of cannabis as part of a whole and healthy lifestyle. Not a mainstay yet, cannabis is becoming very quickly a go-to, mainstream self-care product found in medicine cabinets and on nightstands in homes across demographic lines, thanks to the woman of the house.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Being a brand enabler in the cannabis industry with Kyle Kazan Co-founder, Chairman, and CEO – California Cannabis Enterprises, Inc. My next guest is a former Torrance Police Officer (LA County) in South Central LA during the LA riots. He is also a former special education teacher now turned businessman, who co-founded Beach Front Properties, LLC, which has more than $2 billion of assets under management in the U.S., Asia, and Europe and is now a leading cannabis entrepreneur. His company’s scalable portfolio includes cultivation, genetics, manufacturing, retail, sourcing, data, distribution, delivery, technology, in-house brands, celebrity-endorsed brands and marketing with a focus on using its supply chain to get into being a brand enabler.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Where Christians go to educate themselves about CBD with Natalie Gillespie, Editor-in-Chief, God’s Greenery. This episode we talk about how many people who follow their faith in Christianity but are hesitant to adopt CBD into their daily lives because of its association with cannabis. God’s Greenery brings the faith community together to explore the benefits of CBD while empowering churches to keep their congregants engaged and even bring in new worshippers.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Brand building against the largest beer and beverage companies with Michael Hayford, CEO of Lighthouse Strategies. This episode we learn about a company that has placed itself firmly in a race for large-scale brand building against the largest beer and beverage companies in the world. A report from Zenith Global stated that Americans spent $89 million on cannabis beverages in 2018. That same report estimated the U.S. cannabis-infused drink market would grow to $1.4 billion by 2024. As for the international potential, a report published in February from Zion Market Research valued the global cannabis beverage market at $1.6 billion in 2018 and estimated that it would generate $4.46 billion by 2025.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Innovative hemp and cannabis corporation with Robert Coale, Board of Directors, Marijuana Company of America. This episode we talk to a board member of an innovative hemp and cannabis corporation. Marijuana Company of America Completes Agreement for Cannabis Extraction, Distribution and Delivery Licenses. MCOA has officially acquired a 20% ownership interest in Natural Plant Extract of California (NPE). NPE owns both state and city licenses for volatile manufacturing, distribution and retail delivery of cannabis products. NPE will manage all operations pertaining to distribution, manufacturing, and delivery of cannabis products, and MCOA will provide capital, consulting and marketing services. In addition, MCOA and NPE have also officially signed a Joint Venture Agreement (JV) to establish Viva Buds as a premier cannabis delivery company.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Number one premium vape pen brand in California with Allison Luvera Head of Marketing at Kurvana. The number one premium vape pen brand in California unveiled new product innovations including a full-spectrum CBD line, disposables, and new hardware technology. My guest is a Luxury industry expert with 12+ years of experience developing and implementing impactful omnichannel sales and marketing strategies in partnership with the world's most powerful brands. Kurvana is setting itself apart from other cannabis brands with out-of-the-box, mainstream marketing and experiential activations - such as a pre-Oscars event with sustainable fashion brand Maison de Mode, being the first cannabis brand to sponsor REVOLVE's Coachella party, and a star-studded Met Ball after-party hosted by Kim Kardashian, Travis Scott, Serena Williams and more.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The largest legal cannabis market with Adam Coates, Chief Commercial Officer at WestLeaf. North America will become the largest legal cannabis market, worth $47.3B by 2027 -- emerging at the forefront of that growth. This vertically integrated cannabis retailer has had a flurry of M&A and retail expansion news and continues to cement its position as a leader in the market. Westleaf is a vertically integrated cannabis company focused on innovative retail experiences and engaging cannabis brands as well as cultivation, production, and extraction of cannabis products. Westleaf is rolling out a national retail footprint for its retail concept Prairie Records, a retail concept leverages the instinctual tie between recreational cannabis and music and redefines the cannabis purchasing experience. Adam also has two significant production facilities under construction and scheduled for completion in 2019. Because federal packaging and advertising rules in Canada are so restrictive, companies like Westleaf have got

Sustainability-driven cannabis technology and design company with BJ Carretta, Head of Marketing at Omura. This episode we talk about this sustainability-driven cannabis technology and design company who claims that their new vaporizer will change the way users consume marijuana forever. Omura introduces a proprietary “heat-not-burn” technology which strikes the delicate balance of heating the whole flower without burning it. This is said to combine the innovative benefits of vaping with the ritual of smoking whole flower to deliver an enlightened, yet eco-friendly cannabis experience. Omura’s heat-not-burn technology equates to cleaner consumption and what is being referred to as, “the entourage effect,” the full impact of the flower’s terpene profile. Talk to me about the conditions that are created in the process to reach this point. NutritionalOutlook.com recently wrote about the exciting avenues of product development for manufacturers looking to work with a wider range of cannabinoids. Even as the popul

The Maybach of marijuana with Nishant Reddy Founder & Managing Partner NMR Capital & Founder and Managing Partner Satya Capital/ CEO and Co-Founder of A Golden State. We talk about a company that is providing customers with “the most expensive cannabis flower on the market.” A Green Entrepreneur article proclaimed “At $80 per an eighth of a jar, A Golden State is like the Maybach of marijuana.” Him and his partner, master cultivator Robert Masterson “wanted to create a company that would be using entirely their own genetics, that would be grown organically, using sustainable energy, where we’d be controlling and being held accountable to the entire seed-to-sale process.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Will Illinois be the next big market for Cannabis with Jonathan Loiterman, Chairman & CEO at Green Star Growing, LLC. Today we talk about what many of the cannabis markets are keeping their eyes on. My guest is an Oregon-licensed cannabis grower, processor, and wholesale who firmly supports cannabis legalization and social justice in Illinois, but sees major flaws in this approach. He’s been following this story closely. Prior to Green Star, he was an attorney for nearly a decade for the Chicago firm of Lowis & Gellen. He chaired the Health Law section of the Illinois State Bar Association. Jonathan has written numerous published articles on the subject.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

A multi-state cannabis brands, distribution and delivery platform with Edward Fields, CEO of DionyMed Brands. Today we talk to the CEO of a multi-state cannabis brands, distribution and delivery platform, with the ability to serve the cannabis markets through two efficient distribution platforms & they produce a wide variety of brands and products and sell both direct to consumer (delivering their own products in certain markets) as well as to dispensaries.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Opportunity Zones with Tim McGraw, Canna-Hub CEO and Founder. Opportunity Zones are an economically-distressed community where new investments, under certain conditions, may be eligible for preferential tax treatment. Localities qualify as Opportunity Zones if they have been nominated for that designation by the state and that nomination has been certified by the Secretary of the U.S. Treasury via his delegation of authority to the Internal Revenue Service. Roughly 8,700 communities, or 12 percent of all U.S. census tracts, have been approved as Opportunity Zones since the law went into effect on January 1, 2018.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The number one premium luxury cannabis oil and vape company in Washington State with John Gorst, CEO of Ionic Brands. We talk to the CEO of the number one premium luxury cannabis oil and vape company in Washington State and they are expanding rapidly. John Gorst has been chairman and CEO of IONIC since 2017. Over a 29-year career prior to IONIC he built, led and sold four technology companies with market values up to $600 million. Gorst, as the largest early investor in IONIC, has led its growth into Washington's leading vape company.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Expansive and closed loop ecosystem in cannabis with James Pakulis, President and Chief Executive Officer of TransCanna Holdings Inc. Today we talk to a pioneer of the cannabis industry and one of the most knowledgeable and successful players in the state of California. Mr. Pakulis has three decades of experience working with public and private entrepreneurial companies in a variety of emerging and high growth sectors. He was formerly the President and a Director of Lifestyle Delivery Systems Inc., (CSE: LDS, OTCQB: LDSYF) a vertically integrated cannabis related entity operating in California.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Helping cannabis businesses develop their unique brands with Jennifer Whetzel, founder of Ladyjane Branding. we talk to a marketing professional with more than 25 years of experience in branding, advertising, market research and more. She is now focused on helping cannabis businesses develop their unique brands that lead to deep connections with consumers. Jennifer grew up working in her family’s regionally-famous Polish Sausage business learning early-on the power of a brand that forms emotional connections with its customers. Her career journey included retail operations and merchandising at 7-Eleven, a focus on PR on a military base in Japan, and a number of years branding businesses at advertising agencies.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The Cannabis Viking with Steve Gormley, CEO & Board Director for International Cannabrands. Today we speak with a 20-year veteran in international business who is often referred to as The Cannabis Viking. We’re going to talk about the growing trend toward US-Canada cross border consolidation in the cannabis industry. The Company's business model is to generate revenue from cannabis cultivation, brands ranging from flower to edibles and from THC to CBD, oil extraction, ancillary products and apparel in the United States.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy