Matt Hawkins is the founder and managing partner of Entourage Effect Capital. In this episode, he talks about some predictions for cannabis in a pandemic and post pandemic world, specifically the impact of cannabis being deemed essential and what that means on the legalization front and for new business opportunities in the space.

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Will The Pandemic Speed Up Legalization?

This month, Green Entrepreneur announced its picks for The 35 Most Influential Women In Cannabis. The list covered a wide range of movers and shakers in the business from small business owners to investors, publicists to journalists, veterans to newcomers. Editor-in-chief Jonathan Small and contributing editor Lindsey Bartlett take you behind the scenes to discuss the process of selecting the impressive women on the list as well as the wider role of women in advancing the cannabis industry.

The 35 Most Influential Women In Cannabis

Roger Voladarksy is the founder of Puffco a LA-based vaporizer company that makes an array of devices for concentrate consumers. He started the company on a dare from a friend and since built it up to be one of the leading companies in the space. This is the story of his journey and how he had to pivot to combat copycats.

How Puffco Combatted Copycats and Rose To The Top

 Mike "BigMike" Straumietis is the founder of Advanced Nutrients, a massive agricultural products manufacturer. He talks about how he built his company, the origin of his name, the secret of his social media success (he has millions of followers), and his current efforts to get face masks to the needy. A lively conversation with one of the giants (literally, he's 6'7) in the industry.

How BigMike Conquered the Cannabis Industry

 Brad Flowers is co-founder of Bullhorn, a branding and marketing agency based in Kentucky. He is also the author of The Naming Book: 5 Steps to Creating Brand and Product Names That Sell from Entrepreneur Press. With a background in English literature, Brad is well suited for the task of helping companies find good names that bring results. On this episode, we talk about the strategies companies should take when brainstorming and deciding on a name.

How To Create A Brand Name That Sells

 Dr. Mike Lynn is the founder Hound Labs, Inc, which manufactures the world’s first marijuana breathalyzer. The company’s technology makes it 1 billion times more sensitive than today’s alcohol breathalyzers. It works by identifying recent (not past) marijuana use by measuring THC in breath. The invention could be a game changer for law enforcement and employers to address marijuana safety concerns without unjustly accusing people who are using cannabis responsibly.

Inside The World's First Cannabis Breathalyzer

After retiring from the NFL last season, New England Patriot All-Start Rob "Gronk" Gronkowski announced that he will be a major investor and spokesperson for CBDMedic. Green Entrepreneur contributing writer Nick Dimengo talks to Gronk about how CBD helps him manage pain, why he got into the industry, and how he would pitch the benefits of CBD to his old Patriots head coach, Bill Belichick.

Rob Gronkowski Tackles The CBD Business

Guest Eric Kaufman is Chief Revenue Officer for Dama Financial, which provides access to secure banking for cash-intensive businesses such as cannabis. Dama’s services include cash management, access to online and mobile-friendly bank accounts, cashless payment solutions, even armored guards and vehicles. In an in-depth interview, Eric talks about the challenges cannabis companies face, what they can do about that, and what the future holds.  

Safe Solutions To The Cannabis Cash Problem

Andrew DeAngelo is the co-founder of Harborside Health Center and a towering voice in the world of cannabis advocacy and legalization for over 30 years. In the latest episode of the Green Entrepreneur podcast with Jonathan Small, he talks about what his company is doing to protect workers and get cannabis to the people who need it most, how the coronavirus crisis may reverse cannabis bans and anti-cannabis opinion, and how your company can adapt its businesses to the current situation.

Andrew DeAngelo: "Our Job Right Now Is To Get Cannabis To The People"

These are uncertain times for all of us. Small business owners with little cash flow are especially feeling the squeeze. To help figure out how to manage in the time of coronavirus, we talked to Dr. Ichak Kalderon Adizes, one of the world's leading management experts and an international best-selling author. He has written 27 books, translated into 36 languages, including How To Manage In a Time of Crisis and Managing Corporate Lifecycles. Dr. Adizes taught at Columbia University, UCLA and was a visiting professor at Stanford, Tel Aviv, and Hebrew Universities. He is also a Holocaust survivor.

7 Ways To Manage Your Business In Times Of Crisis

Dr. Junella Chin is an osteopathic physician and founder and chief medical officer of MedLeafRx, an integrative medicine practice in California and New York. With coronavirus on everyone's mind, we asked her a bunch of questions about how cannabis and CBD can help boost your immunity and reduce your anxiety.

A Cannabis Doctor Answers Your Coronavirus Questions

Casey Georgeson's company Saint Jane is a premium CBD brand sold at such high-end retail locations as Sephora and Neiman Marcus. This is the story of why she transitioned from a successful career developing beauty and wine brands--for the likes of Marc Jacobs, Disney, Sephora, and Cupcake Vineyards--into the risky and unpredictable CBD business. Casey also talks about what working for big companies taught her about running her own company.

CBD Advice From A Former Sephora Executive

 Michael Scherr is an entertainer-turned-entrepreneur and founder of Aria Brands, a holding company that is both a novelty gifting product line for adults and a hemp-derived CBD consumer product line. With his creative background, Scherr has lots of creative ideas on how to market your cannabis brand for cheap. On the podcast, he talks about his most effective guerrilla marketing tactics, including dressing up as Where’s Waldo at cannabis conventions.

How To Guerrilla Market Your Brand

 Catherine Dockery is founder of Vice Ventures, a seed-stage capital fund that invests in good companies operating in "bad" categories from seed to exit. The 27-year-old alum of Walmart and Bonobos, Dockery launched her own company in 2018, investing in industries like cannabis, sex-tech, alcohol, e-gambling, harm-reducing nicotine and more. On the podcast, we talk about the opportunities in vice businesses, her predictions for the cannabis and CBD space, and how she vets her investments.

Meet the Investor Who Only Invests in 'Vice' Industries

 Guest Jessie Grundy is CEO of The Peakz, which is one of the most successful social equity cannabis brands in the country. Operating out of Oakland, California, Grundy transitioned from from the dangerous world of the illicit market to the legal market, offering a brand that appeals to an urban audience. This is the story of how he built the brand from scratch and how social equity programs can make a difference in the industry.

A Social Equity Success Story in Oakland

How have entrepreneurs left their old careers behind and found success in cannabis, and how can you do the same? Green Entrepreneur with Jonathan Small answers that question each week, with inspiring stories of business owners who have taken the cannabis challenge and are now navigating the exciting but unpredictable Green Rush.

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