Beryl Solomon: Founder of Poplar talks CBD e-commerce, parlaying business skills from one industry to another & the importance of using one's privilege for social justice
Maria + Jane: Women in Cannabis Business
English - February 11, 2019 00:33 - 1 hour - 44.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsBusiness Health & Fitness business cannabis entrepreneur female ganja mariaandjane marijuana maryjane medicalmarijuana pot Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
This week I’m talking to Beryl Solomon, Founder of the multi-branded CBD beauty and wellness site, Poplar. Beryl conceived of the Poplar site upon her fruitless search to find a trusted resource in the CBD space that provided both content and commerce. Poplar offers a highly curated assortment of vetted, independently tested CBD products alongside digestible editorial content featuring CBD uses and benefits.
In our chat, Beryl and I dig into: How she went from being a 20 year fashion industry vet to canna entrepreneur; Recognizing her vast business experience in operations, supply chain, finance, merchandising, marketing & strategy and parlaying these skills into a new industry; Working out the kinks to create a seamless buyer experience on an e-commerce site; The importance of being meticulously legally compliant and thoroughly vetting all the products; The power of connecting, treating others with kindness and not burning bridges; Recognizing the ways the war on drugs has disproportionately affected communities of color and using her platform and privilege to focus on bail reform for low level marijuana offenses; And more! Tune into our chat now!
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