Kevin Carrillo

Cannabinoid Connect

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Thought-provoking discussions, expert insights, and captivating stories shaping the future of this transformative industry.

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Kevin Carrillo

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Feb 2, 2026

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#372: HARA's Bryan Gerber on running the largest pre-rolled cone manufacturer in the world 23.05.2023

Bryan Gerber AKA "King of Cones"s is the founder and CEO of HARA Supply. HARA Supply directly operates 14 manufacturing sites, spanning over 250,000 square feet of the highest-quality pre-rolled cone production using the world's finest European rolling paper. Hara Supply currently has over 4,000 personnel based in India, along with HQ office and warehouse located in Las Vegas, Nevada. HARA Supply...

#371: POSIBL CEO Jesus Burrola on California's chaotic market dynamics 19.05.2023

Jesus Burrola is the CEO at POSIBL, the cannabis farm of the future. POSIBL is redefining what it means to produce the highest quality cannabis. Leveraging a state-of-art system that uses less to do more, POSIBL brings the best greenhouse technology and expertise from traditional agriculture into cannabis, and pairs it with the best possible genetics to produce the perfect flower — grown in an eth...

#370: Ayr Wellness' Khari Edwards on advocating and addressing racial, health and civic disparities 16.05.2023

Khari Edwards is the Head of Corporate Relations at Ayr Wellness. Khari has spent over 25 years of his professional career in public and government service, working for several elected officials, non-profit organizations, and city agencies where he focused on strengthening communities by advocating and addressing racial, health and civic disparities.

#369: Andrew DeAngelo on the top financial management issues cannabis companies face 11.05.2023

Andrew DeAngelo is a visionary leader with a proven track record of enacting systemic social change and developing best practices in cannabis. He lends his vast cannabis business and political expertise as a consultant for hire to the global cannabis community at large, including several strategic partnerships with the world's leading cannabis-centric service firms. Over two decades as an activist...

#368: AVD's Michael Brosgart on creating vape hardware specifically for cannabis oils 09.05.2023

Michael Brosgart is the Chief Operating Officer of Advanced Vapor Devices (AVD), is a vape hardware manufacturer that specializes in building reliable cartridges, disposables, and batteries specifically designed for cannabis oils. Prior to joining AVD, Michael was the Vice President of Sales and Marketing at cannabis investment leader The Arcview Group, where he worked with some of the top brands...

#367: Joey Espinosa on California's Cannabis price collapse, regulations, licensing, and high taxation 02.05.2023

Joey Espinosa is a Cannabis Permitting and Regulation Specialist with over 13 years of professional experience in the Cannabis Industry. He co-founded a cannabis delivery service in Monterey County, running alongside a non-profit mutual benefit Corporation that he founded himself and also ran based on his research of Prop 215. ==================== About CannabisPermits.com Since 2016, CannabisPerm...

#366: Brandon Mills on operational efficiencies and white labeling opportunities driving 4Front's success 24.04.2023

Brandon Mills is the President of Massachusetts and Illinois at 4Front Ventures. Mills is also charged with implementing a low-cost CPG production and distribution strategy and building and maintaining wholesale relationships at the Company's state-of-the-art facilities in each of 4Front's operational markets. Prior to joining 4Front, Mills co-founded and served as president and chief operating of...

#365: Boveda's Shannon Klick on preserving cannabis flower with two-way humidity control solutions 11.04.2023

Shannon Klick is the VP of Global Sales at Boveda Inc., the global leader in two-way humidity control solutions for cannabis, cigars, musical instruments, and other items. Klick brings more than two decades of sales experience to the company. Klick manages a team of more than 50 employees across the country and exemplifies the customer-centric Boveda company culture.

#364: JM Balbuena on empowering aspiring leaders in the legal cannabis industry 24.03.2023

Navy veteran JM Balbuena is an author, filmmaker, advocate, and entrepreneur focused on empowering aspiring leaders in the rapidly growing legal cannabis space. JM's debut book, The Successful Canna-preneur, does exactly this, while awarding JM with "Cannabis Educator of the Year" by the 2021 Las Vegas Cannabis Awards and "100 Latinas Shaping The World" by The New Latina. JM received a Navy & Mari...

#363: Andrew DeAngelo on common mistakes cannabis startups make 16.03.2023

Andrew DeAngelo is a visionary leader with a proven track record of enacting systemic social change and developing best practices in cannabis. He lends his vast cannabis business and political expertise as a consultant for hire to the global cannabis community at large, including several strategic partnerships with the world's leading cannabis-centric service firms. Over two decades as an activist...

#362: Curious About Cannabis' Jason Wilson on the history, science, & understanding of the plant 08.03.2023

Jason Wilson is the MS of Curious About Cannabis. Curious About Cannabis spans a wide array of Cannabis and cannabinoid science topics in a manner that is accessible to most people. It is also an interactive book that includes links to courses, interviews with experts, quizzes, games, and other educational material that allows the reader to follow any topic that they like as deep as they want to g...

#361: Peter Su on the complexities emerging due to the lack of banking in the legal cannabis industry 01.03.2023

Peter Su is the Senior Vice President at Green Check Verified, the top cannabis banking compliance software/consultancy in the space. A long time banker, Peter has spent 20+ years in finance with stops at HSBC, Signature, Dime and East West. He has spearheaded two separate cannabis banking programs and in his current role at Green Check is responsible for the growth of over 120 cannabis banking pr...

#360: Humo's Susie Plascencia on providing meaningful industry representation to Latino communities 23.02.2023

Susie Plascencia is a Brand Partner at Humo Cannabis, an award-winning Mexican-American owned craft cannabis company. Humo is on a mission to eliminate the stigma surrounding cannabis in the Latino community by celebrating the community's rich cultural history with the plant and normalizing its daily use. 

#359: Tamara Anderson on running an all sensory interactive cannabis event production company 21.02.2023

Tamara Anderson is the Founder of Culinary & Cannabis, an all sensory interactive cannabis event production company. Tamara oversees daily operations and growth for Culinary & Cannabis including online content, marketing, and brand partnerships. Tamara's mission is to showcase cannabis's positive impact on people's lives, Culinary & Cannabis is where the canna-curious feel comfortable to learn and...

#358: UK Journalist Ruby Deevoy on the United Kingdom's medical cannabis and psychedelics industry 09.02.2023

Ruby Deevoy is one of the UK's very few dedicated cannabis and CBD journalists, contributing regularly on the subject to international newspapers and magazines for the past 4 years. Her bylines include The Independent, The Mirror, The Times, The Sun, The Express, The Metro, Evening Standard, Stylist, Woman & Home, Natural Health, Red, Platinum, Chat! and many more. Ruby is also the founder of The...

#357: Kukuni's Willy Christie on the anatomy of making a psychedelic record 07.02.2023

Willy Christie is the artist behind Kukuni, which is best described as psychedelic, indie, experimental art rock with pop sensibilities; wavy and groovy; dark but uplifting. Willy is also a breeder/grower. He started growing 12 years ago, started breeding and switched to using living soil a few years ago and is always refining his process. Willy is working with growers in Colorado, New Mexico and...

#356: Charles McElroy on the power of design to understand cannabis science and the emergence of AI Art 31.01.2023

Charles McElroy is the founder of Goldleaf, an educational printing company focusing on botanical science. As a former volunteer with Marijuana Policy Project, Charles has a history of supporting veterans' education and access to medical marijuana, while also studying permaculture and organic farming in Ohio and Colorado for several years. McElroy created Goldleaf to benefit the evolving recreatio...

#355: Hemp For Victory's Robert Head on the importance of cannabis legalization for veterans & our military 27.01.2023

Robert Head is the Chair for Hemp for Victory. Hemp For Victory's purpose is to create an understanding about veterans use of Industrial Hemp, CBD, and medical cannabis as a healthy way to manage their mental and physical challenges as a result of their service. Robert served in the army as an infantryman from 2002-2007 with deployments to Iraq in Baghdad and Taji. After the military, Robert went...

#354: Amy Deneson on leveraging mainstream media to drive education and acceptance of cannabis 24.01.2023

Amy Deneson, Co-Founder of the Cannabis Media Council, a trade organization committed to leveraging the power of mainstream advertising to uplift positive experiences with cannabis and normalize consumption in order to foster consumer consideration and category growth. In prior leadership roles, Amy joined Curaleaf in 2018 to direct marketing and sales, and, over the course of two years, led the c...

#353: Elevated Wellness' COO & Formulation Specialist Ross Anderson on what makes a quality cannabis product 20.01.2023

Ross Anderson is the COO and Formulation Specialist at Elevated Wellness, a cannabis (hemp) manufacturer in Austin, TX, founded by medical professionals and cannabis savants. Elevated Wellness products contain purely US-grown, organic hemp, and each product is formulated within our state-of-the-art USP-800 / ISO-5 certified laboratories here in Austin, Texas. All products are non-GMO, gluten-free,...

#352: Proteus 420's Dawne Morris on enhanced proficiency in product and software development 17.01.2023

Dawne Morris is the Chief Marketing Officer and Co-Founder of PROTEUS Business Solution, Inc., an online enterprise resource planning (ERP) system for businesses in e-commerce, retail, healthcare, and highly regulated industries, including alcohol and cannabis. PROTEUS 420 is considered one of the first and most trusted cannabis seed-to-sale software systems focused on business growth and a stream...

#351: John McLeod on Cloud Cannabis' SSO Recipe that's making Michigan happier and healthier 12.01.2023

John McLeod is the Co-Founder and Head of New Markets at Cloud Cannabis, Co., the leading vertically integrated Michigan operator that curates high-quality cannabis products to help customers live healthier, happier and higher lives. John's journey into the cannabis industry began over 14 years ago while working as a police officer with the Detroit Police Department. After sustaining a career-endi...

#350: Drop Delivery's Vanessa Gabriel on eliminating logistical issues with all-in-one delivery technology solution 10.01.2023

Vanessa Gabriel is the CEO and Co-Founder at Drop Delivery, the cannabis industry's only all-in-one delivery technology solution for delivery companies and retailers. Vanessa is a thirty-year-old, self-described serial entrepreneur, who previously co-founded Greenlight Technologies, a leading order-ahead and digital loyalty software in the cannabis industry, which was acquired in 2018. She's been...

#349: Milan Patel on the regulatory landscape is falling short in terms of protecting consumer health 27.12.2022

Milan Patel is the CEO and CO-Founder at PathogenDx, an Arizona-based company providing disruptive DNA-based pathogen testing technology and solutions for the human diagnostics, botanical, food and agricultural industries. Previously, Mr. Patel spent over 25 years working with large public, small private and entrepreneurial companies in numerous fields from the life sciences, to biotechnology, to...

#348: On The Revel's Lulu Tsui on cannabis tech and the macro societal impacts of plant medicine 22.12.2022

Lulu Tsui is the Co-Founder and Chief Experience Officer at On The Revel, he parent company for a collection of curated educational and networking experiences democratizing information for those interested in the regulated cannabis industry. Lulu is seasoned in Experience Design (XD) and User Experience (UX) with 15+ years of experience leading research, strategy, and design for enterprise softwar...

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