Cannabis Equipment News
146 episodes - English - Latest episode: 6 days ago - ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsCannabis Equipment News is an interview series with growers, processors, manufacturers, distributors and other professionals who work within the legal cannabis industry. We provide answers to the challenges cannabis professionals face every day and discuss the industry as it continues to develop.
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Cannabeta: How to Find Compliant Cannabis Real Estate in the Crowded East Coast
April 21, 2023 17:00 - 51 minutes - 36 MBEditor's Note: Click here to subscribe to our newsletter. This week, Matte Namer, CEO, and Daniel Kahn, VP of Real Estate, from Cannabeta join the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss difficulties with crony capitalism and shady operators as they help cannabis companies find compliant real estate on the East Coast. Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out by giving the podcast a positive review. Finally, to email the podcast or suggest a ...
Jacob Saboo: Having Boots on the Ground is Essential for Cannabis Businesses
April 14, 2023 15:00 - 45 minutes - 31.4 MBEditor's Note: Click here to subscribe to our newsletter. This week, Jacob Saboo, co-founder of Cloud Cannabis and Mitten Distro joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss his company's evolution from a small medical vape startup to largest cannabis company in Michigan. Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out by giving the podcast a positive review. Finally, to email the podcast or suggest a potential guest, you can reach David Mante...
Michael Drozd: How to Fix Problems with Cannabis Lab Data
April 10, 2023 16:00 - 40 minutes - 28.4 MBEditor's Note: Click here to subscribe to our newsletter. This week, Michael Drozd, CEO of ACT Laboratories joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss his efforts to establish trust in cannabis lab testing. In this episode, Drozd discusses: How ACT Labs became one of the largest cannabis testing networks in the U.S. Why it's important to have quality systems that go beyond industry requirements. Problems with current industry lab data. Conflicts of interest and why individual...
Carl Joachim: Digital Printing is Perfect for a Cannabis Industry in Constant Flux
April 03, 2023 17:00 - 38 minutes - 26.8 MBEditor's Note: Click here to subscribe to our newsletter. This week, Carl Joachim, chief marketing officer of ePac Flexible Packaging, joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss why digital printing is perfect for an industry that is always changing the rules. Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out by giving the podcast a positive review. Finally, to email the podcast or suggest a potential guest, you can reach David Mantey at David...
Bohb Blair: Mary Jones Wins on Flavor
March 24, 2023 16:00 - 36 minutes - 25.4 MBEditor's Note: Download the audio version below and click here to subscribe to our newsletter. This week, Bohb Blair, chief marketing officer of Jones Soda and chief brand officer of Mary Jones, joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss how the independent beverage maker is tapping into 26 years of experience, and some 150 flavors, to become the dominant player in cannabis beverages. Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out by giving...
Jonathan Swope: How to Survive Cannabis Extinction Events
March 17, 2023 17:00 - 41 minutes - 28.6 MBClick here to subscribe to our newsletter. Today, Jonathan Swope, chief marketing officer at Solis, discusses how his company survived a catastrophic industry-wide scandal and remade itself as a sun-grown cannabis company nearly shut down by an endangered salamander. Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out by giving the podcast a positive review. Finally, to email the podcast or suggest a potential guest, you can reach David Mantey at David @c...
Wade Woods: Word of Mouth is Huge for Small Business
March 13, 2023 13:00 - 52 minutes - 36 MBEditor's Note: Click here to subscribe to our newsletter. This week, Wade Woods, founder and owner of Honeybee Cannabis Company, discusses his upstart business that pairs beekeeping with small-batch edibles, pre-rolls and beverages. Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out by giving the podcast a positive review. Finally, to email the podcast or suggest a potential guest, you can reach David Mantey at David @cannabisequipmentnews.com.
Brandy Keen: Emerging from the Indoor Growing Dark Ages
March 03, 2023 16:00 - 53 minutes - 37.1 MBEditor's Note: Download the audio version below and click here to subscribe to our newsletter. This week, Brandy Keen, co-founder and senior technical advisor of Surna, joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss her nearly 17 years of industry experience helping some 800 cultivators. Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out by giving the podcast a positive review. Finally, to email the podcast or suggest a potential guest, you can rea...
Jim Strain: Take Care of the Roots, So They'll Take Care of the Fruits
February 24, 2023 14:00 - 55 minutes - 38.7 MBEditor's Note: Click here to subscribe to our newsletter. This week, Jim Strain, director of cultivation and master grower at Dycar Pharmaceuticals, joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to share his wisdom curated over more than 30 years using aeroponics to grow cannabis. He tells us why you take care of the roots, so they'll take care of the fruits. Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out by giving the podcast a positive review. Finally,...
Jessica Tonani: Cannabis Lab Testing Is Inconsistent
February 17, 2023 17:00 - 47 minutes - 33.1 MBThis week, Jessica Tonani, CEO of Verda Bio, joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss how she changed cannabis research laws, her work trying to stabilize the plant's genetics, her struggles with state labs and why she launched a commercial side of the business because of a colleague's mother. Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out by giving the podcast a positive review. Finally, to email the podcast or suggest a potential guest, ...
Chris Milan: Wake Up from Your Spreadsheet Nightmare
February 10, 2023 14:00 - 41 minutes - 28.8 MBEditor's Note: Download the audio version below and click here to subscribe to our newsletter. This week, Chris Milan, VP of Sales at CannaBusinessERP joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss how cultivators, processors, and finance departments are using new business software to streamline operations and free them from cell tyranny. On this episode, Editor-in-Chief David Mantey and Milan discuss: The number of cannabis operators using ERP software; Average integration timel...
VJ Scientific: Using X-Ray to Penetrate Deep Into the Bud
February 03, 2023 16:00 - 39 minutes - 27.3 MBEditor's Note: Click here to subscribe to our newsletter. This week Donald Naugler, director of technology, and Mark Clemons, general manager with VJ Scientific, join the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss how to beat cannabis bioburden and the emergence of post-harvest remediation as a significant industry movement in 2023. Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out by giving the podcast a positive review. Finally, to email the podcast or...
Nick Zimmer: Building a Cannabis Ecosystem Has No Downside
January 27, 2023 20:00 - 39 minutes - 27.3 MBEditor's Note: Click here to subscribe to our newsletter. This week, Nick Zimmer, CEO and biosecurity specialist at Plantsman, joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss how cultivators can use "good bugs" for organic, pesticide-free cannabis production. Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out by giving the podcast a positive review. Finally, to email the podcast or suggest a potential guest, you can reach David Mantey at David @cann...
Sumo: The Cannabis Startup Using the Industry's First Four-Tier Aeroponic System
January 20, 2023 18:00 - 32 minutes - 22.7 MBEditor's Note: Click here to subscribe to our newsletter. This week, Francis Descoteaux and Jonathan Bosse, co-founders of Sumo Cannabis in Canada, join the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss why they left their careers as a psychologist and a social worker to create a new cannabis company with a grow operation unlike anything the industry has ever seen. Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out by giving the podcast a positive review. F...
Daniel Blackburn: The Extraction Market Should Be Plug-and-Play
January 12, 2023 17:00 - 28 minutes - 20 MBEditor's Note: Click here to subscribe to our newsletter. This week, Daniel Blackburn, senior chemist at Entexs, joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss why the industry needs to make complicated extraction equipment easier to use. Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out by giving the podcast a positive review. Finally, to email the podcast or suggest a potential guest, you can reach David Mantey at David @cannabisequipmentnews.com.
Bryan Gerber: The King of Cones Makes 1.2 Billion Cones Every Year
January 06, 2023 19:00 - 49 minutes - 34.6 MBEditor's Note: Click here to subscribe to our newsletter. This week, Bryan Gerber, CEO of Hara Supply joins the podcast to discuss how he built his cone-making empire on a foundation of cannabis paraphernalia innovation. Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out by giving the podcast a positive review. Finally, to email the podcast or suggest a potential guest, you can reach David Mantey at David @cannabisequipmentnews.com.
Nishant Reddy: Becoming the Patagonia of Cannabis
December 16, 2022 14:00 - 44 minutes - 30.8 MBEditor's Note: Click here to subscribe to our newsletter. This week, Nishant Reddy, CEO and co-founder of A Golden State and Satya Capital, joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss why he left the 100-hour workweek grind on Wall Street only to work longer days running multiple successful cannabis businesses that honor the environment. Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out by giving the podcast a positive review. Finally, to email ...
Maur Stringer: Going Legal After Years in Black Market
December 02, 2022 18:00 - 24 minutes - 17.4 MBEditor's Note: Click here to subscribe to our newsletter. This week, Maur Stringer, co-owner of Shakti Green Lit, joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss why he moved to the legal side of the industry to try and build a legacy for his family. Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out by giving the podcast a positive review. Finally, to email the podcast or suggest a potential guest, you can reach David Mantey at David @cannabisequip...
George Mancheril: No Playbook for Building an Industry from the Ground Up
November 18, 2022 18:00 - 38 minutes - 26.8 MBEditor's Note: Click here to subscribe to our newsletter. This week on the podcast, George Mancheril, co-founder and CEO of Bespoke Financial, joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss the state of lending in cannabis and why he remains bullish on the industry despite recent economic challenges. Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out by giving the podcast a positive review. Finally, to email the podcast or suggest a potential gues...
STM Canna: Cutting Pre-Roll Labor in More Than Half
November 11, 2022 19:00 - 54 minutes - 38.1 MBEditor's Note: Click here to subscribe to our newsletter. This week, Charles Warner and Alex Morton from STM Canna join the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss how cannabis operators may not be able to control the weather or the price of cannabis, but they can control the amount of labor that goes into making pre-rolls. Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out by giving the podcast a positive review. Finally, to email the podcast or sugg...
Ben Britton: Squeezing the Juice
November 04, 2022 16:00 - 41 minutes - 28.6 MBEditor's Note: Download the audio version below and click here to subscribe to our newsletter. This week, Ben Britton, vice president of innovation at Agrify, joins the podcast to discuss why clean and simple solventless extraction will always have a place in the cannabis industry. Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out by giving the podcast a positive review. Finally, to email the podcast or suggest a potential guest, you can reach David Man...
Nohtal Partansky: Making the Perfectly Engineered Pre-Roll
October 28, 2022 18:00 - 50 minutes - 35.2 MBEditor's Note: Download the audio version below and click here to subscribe to our newsletter. This week, Nohtal Partansky, co-founder and CEO of Sorting Robotics, joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss why he left his job as a NASA engineer to create a robot that can make the perfectly engineered pre-roll. Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out by giving the podcast a positive review. Finally, to email the podcast or suggest a ...
Adam Temple: True Just-in-Time Manufacturing in Cannabis
October 21, 2022 15:00 - 51 minutes - 35.7 MBEditor's Note: Download the audio version below and click here to subscribe to our newsletter. This week, Adam Temple, CEO and CTO of Evolved Extraction Solutions, joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss his company's new patented process that allows cannabis operators to provide true just-in-time manufacturing on the fulfillment side of the business while taking advantage of upstream markets as they shift. Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could ...
Harold Bouchard: Making Perfect Pre-Rolls for Small Cannabis Operators
October 14, 2022 15:00 - 32 minutes - 22.6 MBEditor's Note: Click here to subscribe to our newsletter. This week, Harold Bouchard, president and CEO of PreRoll-ER and Procepack, is back to discuss two new machines for small-batch pre-roll production. He made these machines for smaller cannabis operators who need to make pre-rolls but don't have the capital to automate the process. Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out by giving the podcast a positive review. Finally, to email the podca...
Root Sciences: Cannabis Shifts Towards Professionalism, GMP
October 07, 2022 18:00 - 41 minutes - 28.8 MBEditor's Note: Download the audio version below and click here to subscribe to our newsletter. This week, Marcus Tillson, sales director, and Steven Brewster, director of products and R&D at Root Sciences, discuss how the company builds state-of-the-art cannabis processing facilities and why operators are looking for higher-quality equipment. Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out by giving the podcast a positive review. Finally, to email the ...
Vlad Valme: Vape Filling is About Accuracy, Not Speed
September 30, 2022 20:00 - 44 minutes - 30.6 MBEditor's Note: Download the audio version below and click here to subscribe to our newsletter. This week, Vlad Valme from Thompson Duke Industrial, joins the podcast to discuss why he left a successful career in IT and switched coasts to start a new life in the cannabis industry. Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out by giving the podcast a positive review. Finally, to email the podcast or suggest a potential guest, you can reach David Mantey...
Jason Sigman: Making 'Cannabis-Friendly' Machines Built on Speed, Accuracy
September 27, 2022 18:00 - 46 minutes - 32.4 MBEditor's Note: Download the audio version below and click here to subscribe to our newsletter. This week, Jason Sigman, founder and CEO of HighTek USA, joins the podcast to discuss cannabis operators who want a machine to work, be easy to use and look cool. Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out by giving the podcast a positive review. Finally, to email the podcast or suggest a potential guest, you can reach David Mantey at David @cannabisequi...
Nathaniel Pennington: Seeds Grow Better Than Clones
September 21, 2022 18:00 - 48 minutes - 33.8 MBEditor's Note: Download the audio version below and click here to subscribe to our newsletter. This week, Nathaniel Pennington, founder and CEO of Humboldt Seed Company, joins the podcast to discuss how he created the largest licensed seed company in California. Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out by giving the podcast a positive review. Finally, to email the podcast or suggest a potential guest, you can reach David Mantey at David @cannabi...
Kim Eastman: The Industry Won't Change; It's On You to Keep Up
September 08, 2022 19:00 - 52 minutes - 36.1 MBEditor's Note: Download the audio version below and click here to subscribe to our newsletter. This week, Kim Eastman, vice president of manufacturing with Jushi Holdings, discusses the challenges and successes in running a multi-state operator like a small, almost craft operation. Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out by giving the podcast a positive review. Finally, to email the podcast or suggest a potential guest, you can reach David Mant...
Jason Vegotsky: Vertical Integration Is Why Cannabis is Failing
July 28, 2022 16:00 - 56 minutes - 38.9 MBEditor's Note: Subscribe to our newsletter. This week, Jason Vegotsky, CEO of Petalfast, joins the podcast to discuss his journey from jerky to cannabis and why he built a powerful sales organization to help brands scale. Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out by giving the podcast a positive review. Finally, to email the podcast or suggest a potential guest, you can reach David Mantey at David @cannabisequipmentnews.com.
Jason Vegotsky: Vertical Integration Why Cannabis is Failing
July 28, 2022 16:00 - 56 minutes - 38.9 MBEditor's Note: Subscribe to our newsletter. This week, Jason Vegotsky, CEO of Petalfast, joins the podcast to discuss his journey from jerky to cannabis and why he built a powerful sales organization to help brands scale. Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out by giving the podcast a positive review. Finally, to email the podcast or suggest a potential guest, you can reach David Mantey at David @cannabisequipmentnews.com.
John Goepfert: Trade Secret Unlocks True Cannabis Extraction Potential
July 22, 2022 16:00 - 46 minutes - 32 MBThis week, American Extractions President John Goepfert joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss his proprietary process that achieves 100% cannabis extraction .
Harold Bouchard: Consistency & Quality Crucial for Award-Winning Pre-Roll Automation
July 15, 2022 16:00 - 49 minutes - 34.6 MBThis week, Harold Bouchard, President & CEO of PreRoll-Er, joins the podcast to discuss his award-winning pre-roll machines. Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out by giving the podcast a positive review. Finally, to email the podcast or suggest a potential guest, you can reach David Mantey at David @cannabisequipmentnews.com.
Michael Johnson: We Are the Backbone of Legal Cannabis
July 12, 2022 17:00 - 38 minutes - 27.1 MBThis week, Michael Johnson, CEO of Metrc, joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to talk about his first month on the job and how his platform became a tool the industry can't live without. Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out by giving the podcast a positive review. Finally, to email the podcast or suggest a potential guest, you can reach David Mantey at David @cannabisequipmentnews.com.
Matt Hawkins: The Cannabis Industry Has a Surprising Lack of Capital
June 16, 2022 19:00 - 35 minutes - 24.8 MBEditor's Note: Click here to subscribe to our newsletter. This week, Matt Hawkins, founder of Entourage Effect Capital, joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss the surprising lack of capital in the cannabis industry and what he looks for in a potential partner. Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out by giving the podcast a positive review. Finally, to email the podcast or suggest a potential guest, you can reach David Mantey at Da...
Lance Lambert: Cannabis Isn't Using Automation to Full Potential
June 10, 2022 15:00 - 51 minutes - 36 MBEditor's Note: Click here to subscribe to our newsletter. This week, Lance Lambert, CMO of Grove Bags joins the podcast to discuss his transition from digital media and marketing to cannabis industry advocate and executive. Lambert last month joined Grove Bags, which has focused on leveling up the technology around bags for curing and storage of biomass to promote long-term consistency from post-cultivation to consumption. Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You cou...
Travis Steffen: Building a Cannabis Tech Startup Triumph
June 03, 2022 18:00 - 54 minutes - 37.8 MBEditor's Note: Click here to subscribe to our newsletter. This week, Travis Steffen, chief revenue officer of Dama Financial, joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss how he helped build GrowFlow, a compliance platform used by cannabis cultivators, distributors, processors and retailers across the United States. Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out by giving the podcast a positive review. Finally, to email the podcast or suggest...
Cultivation Warehouse: We Don't Have Any Failures Yet
May 26, 2022 15:00 - 48 minutes - 34 MBEditor's Note: Click here to subscribe to our newsletter. This week, Eric Paulin and Eric Shedlarski, co-founders of Cultivation Warehouse, join the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss the competitive commercial cannabis cultivation landscape and how they stand ahead of the pack. Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out by giving the podcast a positive review. Finally, to email the podcast or suggest a potential guest, you can reach Davi...
Paul McLean: We Need a "Come to Cannabis" Moment
May 19, 2022 19:00 - 1 hour - 44.6 MBThis week, Paul McLean, founder and executive director of the Virginia Minority Cannabis Coalition, discusses his efforts to empower black and brown communities to become cannabis shareholders while educating politicians who still believe the plant is nothing more than the "devil's hay." Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out by giving the podcast a positive review. Finally, to email the podcast or suggest a potential guest, you can reach David...
Cullen Raichart: Become Focused & Tight, or Die
May 12, 2022 19:00 - 52 minutes - 36.7 MBEditor's Note: Click here to subscribe to our newsletter. This week, Cullen Raichart, founder and CEO of GreenBroz, joins the podcast to discuss the equipment manufacturer's move to Vegas and his efforts to clean up shop operationally without sacrificing company culture. Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out by giving the podcast a positive review. Finally, to email the podcast or suggest a potential guest, you can reach David Mantey at Davi...
Charles Pyfrom: How to Protect Against Worst-Case Scenarios
May 05, 2022 17:00 - 33 minutes - 23.6 MBEditor's Note: Click here to subscribe to our newsletter. This week, Charles Pyfrom, CMO with CannGen Insurance Services, joins the podcast to discuss how his company insures the livelihoods of cannabis operators. Fire damage, theft and even repetitive injuries, cannabis operators face many risks, and industry-specific insurance presents an opportunity to protect companies from unforeseen events. Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out by giv...
Jason Reposa: Good Feels Goes Bigtime After Being Born with a Homemade Bottler in the Basement
April 28, 2022 18:00 - 50 minutes - 35.1 MBEditor's Note: Click here to subscribe to our newsletter. This week, Jason Reposa, Founder and CEO of Good Feels, joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss why he built a bottling machine in his basement after getting laid off. Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out by giving the podcast a positive review. Finally, to email the podcast or suggest a potential guest, you can reach David Mantey at David @cannabisequipmentnews.com.
Jeff Luciano: Big Victories for Cannabis in a Small NY Town
April 21, 2022 14:00 - 1 hour - 44.3 MBThis week, Jeff Luciano, CEO of High End Group and High End Multi Processing, joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to talk about how he rallied a community to open its doors to cannabis after the village board banned dispensaries. Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out by giving the podcast a positive review. Finally, to email the podcast or suggest a potential guest, you can reach David Mantey at David @cannabisequipmentnews.com.
Thomas Winstanley: The Future of Cannabis Commerce
April 14, 2022 13:00 - 1 hour - 42 MBIn July 2018, Thomas Winstanley joined Theory Wellness. The company was medical-use only at the time with a pair of stores, but Winstanley wanted to work for a small, independent operation that was still cutting its teeth. It has been a fast and sometimes challenging four years. The company has evolved a lot since Winstanley came onboard. As Theory moved into recreational sales, its store in Great Barrington, MA, was just the sixth recreational dispensary on the east coast and the closes...
Brandon Bahr: The Industry Has a Solvent Problem
April 07, 2022 19:00 - 49 minutes - 34.1 MBThis week, Brandon Bahr, co-founder and CEO of Simple Solvents joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcasts to discuss his evolution to a supplier of premium solvents for botanical extraction. Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out by giving the podcast a positive review. Finally, to email the podcast or suggest a potential guest, you can reach David Mantey at David @cannabisequipmentnews.com.
Ginger Sloan: Opportunities Abound for Women in Cannabis
March 31, 2022 18:00 - 31 minutes - 22.3 MBEditor's Note: Click here to subscribe to our newsletter. This week, Ginger Sloan, founder of Zliderz, discusses how she came to believe in cannabis when it helped her mother kick the narcotics she had been taking for 30 years. Now, she sees big opportunities on the horizon. Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out by giving the podcast a positive review. Finally, to email the podcast or suggest a potential guest, you can reach David Mantey at ...
Narbé Alexandrian: Cannabis is a Once in a Lifetime Opportunity
March 24, 2022 13:00 - 38 minutes - 26.5 MBEditor's Note: Click here to subscribe to our newsletter. This week, Narbé Alexandrian, president and CEO of RIV Capital, joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss his move from venture capital in the tech industry to the head of a cannabis investment and acquisition firm that recently made a strategic shift to the U.S. market. Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out by giving the podcast a positive review. Finally, to email the podc...
David Kessler: A New Approach to Cultivation
March 17, 2022 19:00 - 54 minutes - 37.7 MBEditor's Note: Click here to subscribe to our newsletter. This week, David Kessler, Chief Science Officer of Agrify discusses how intentional production will solve one of cannabis producers’ biggest challenges: making a consistent product. Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out by giving the podcast a positive review. Finally, to email the podcast or suggest a potential guest, you can reach David Mantey at David @cannabisequipmentnews.com.
Steve Gutterman: It's Better to Be Deep Than Broad
March 10, 2022 14:00 - 38 minutes - 26.5 MBThis week, Steve Gutterman, CEO of Falcon Brands, joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss life at the helm of California's largest cannabis company. Steve Gutterman spent most of his career in financial services, but the cannabis industry enticed him because it was the first industry that reminded him of the early days of online financial services. Although he says cannabis is no different from any other industry, you have to run a good business to be successful. To remain Ca...
Haitham Al-Beik: How to Automate Cannabis Retail
March 01, 2022 22:00 - 52 minutes - 36.2 MBThis week, Haitham Al-Beik, CEO and Founder of Wings, joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss his efforts to remove the biggest pain points in cannabis retail with automation.