David Mantey

Cannabis Equipment News

Business EN ↓ 217 episodes

Cannabis 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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David Mantey

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The Midwest is Changing the Cannabis Retail Model with Lindsay Martwick 06.10.2023 49:07

Editor's Note: Click here to subscribe to our newsletter. This week, Lindsay Martwick, director of retail at Higher Love , joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss how the company is growing the best cannabis in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out by giving the podcast a positive review. Finally,...

Nicolas Guarino: Cannabis in NY is Disastrous 29.09.2023 54:11

Editor's Note: Download the audio version below and click here to subscribe to our newsletter. This week, Nicolas Guarino, founder and CEO of Naturae joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss his challenges as a New York operator and how his company became the largest producer of CO2-extracted cannabis oils in the state. Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. Y...

Christopher Altomare: Maine's Medical Cannabis Industry Has a Dangerous Testing Problem 22.09.2023 37:57

Editor's Note: Click here to subscribe to our newsletter. This week, Christopher Altomare, CEO of Nova Analytic Lab , joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss Maine's inadequate testing regulations and what it will take to change the law. 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...

Socrates Rosenfeld: How to Build a Digital Foundation for an Entire Industry 15.09.2023 1:00:24

Editor's Note: Click here to subscribe to our newsletter. This week, Socrates Rosenfeld, CEO and cofounder of Jane Technologies , joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss his plans to organize an entire industry's wealth of information before Google and Amazon. Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out by giving the podcast a positi...

Zechariah Corcimiglia: How I Created the Keurig of Cannabis 08.09.2023 38:50

Editor's Note: Download the audio version below and click here to subscribe to our newsletter. This week, Zechariah Corcimiglia, CEO of Puffsy , joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss the lack of innovation in the cannabis industry and how he created an entirely new product category for brands. Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out...

Aaron Ranka: If Safe Banking Doesn't Pass, Businesses Will Fail 01.09.2023 36:06

Editor's Note: Click here to subscribe to our newsletter. This week, Aaron Ranka, chief revenue officer at Dama Financial , joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss the state of the SAFE Banking Act, the bill's flaws and Dama's move to be more than a cannabis banking services company. Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out b...

Single-Handedly Building Cannabis Banking Regulations with Sundie Seefried 25.08.2023 53:00

Editor's Note: Click here to subscribe to our newsletter. This week, Sundie Seefried, CEO of Safe Harbor Financial , joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss how she wrote the book on cannabis banking, literally . 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...

Onell Crawford: The Most Connected Man in Cannabis 18.08.2023 56:29

Editor's Note: Click here to subscribe to our newsletter. This week, Onell Crawford, host of the Cannabis Related podcast and industry consultant, joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss why he isn’t hungry for every opportunity and chooses to do good business with good people. Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out by giving the po...

Jonathan Bohun: How to Build Stronger Brand Loyalty 11.08.2023 34:10

Editor's Note: Click here to subscribe to our newsletter. This week, Jonathan Bohun, founder and CEO of loyalty and distribution platform Weedar , joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss the importance of having a dialogue between company and customer to build a stronger brand loyalty. Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out by giving...

We Make Life Easier for Cannabis Companies with Marion Mariathasan 04.08.2023 46:59

Editor's Note: Click here to subscribe to our newsletter. This week, Marion Mariathasan, CEO of Simplifya , joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss how his company does all the compliance heavy lifting for cannabis operators big and small. 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 ema...

Edibles Are Like Dial-up Internet with Kim Rael 31.07.2023 51:05

Editor's Note: Click here to subscribe to our newsletter. This week, Kim Rael, co-founder and CEO of Azuca , joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss how the "odd couple of cannabis" perfected edible manufacturing. In this episode, Rael also discusses: Becoming accustomed to the "insanity" of the cannabis business. (13:11) How Activator works and serves the c...

Shawn Deggans: No One Wants to Replace Cannabis Growers 21.07.2023 1:03:35

Editor's Note: Download the audio version below and click here to subscribe to our newsletter. This week, Shawn Deggans, owner of Green Nanny , joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss why no one wants a fully-automated garden. 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 podcas...

Deborah Saneman: Human Capital Management Firms Were Failing Cannabis Companies 14.07.2023 44:34

Editor's Note: Click here to subscribe to our newsletter. This week, Deborah Saneman, CEO of Würk, joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss why she stepped up after watching multiple HR service providers kick cannabis to the curb and how gamification can improve employee retention. In this episode, Saneman also discusses: How to address the unique needs of cannabis companies, lik...

Nick Taraborelli: If We Do Good Work, the Universe Will Treat Us Well 10.07.2023 55:30

Editor's Note: Click here to subscribe to our newsletter. This week, Nick Taraborelli, vice president of Paxiom Automation , joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss how his company found success by building good quality machines while listening to and supporting clients. Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out by giving the podcast a...

Robert Beasley: We Were 100 Miles Wide and 1 Inch Deep 23.06.2023 59:38

Editor's Note: Click here to subscribe to our newsletter. When it comes to growing any business, balance and scale are key. This week, Robert Beasley, CEO of Fluent , joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss how he saved the company from "imminent collapse." Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out by giving the podcast a posi...

Shea Coakley: THC Beverages Can Create a Truly Social Cannabis Experience 15.06.2023 52:00

Editor's Note: Click here to subscribe to our newsletter. This week, Shea Coakley, co-founder and CEO of HighTide , joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss how he navigated the very early stages of the cannabis beverage market to carve out a niche by making thoughtful cannabis beverages that prioritize the social experience and help with the de-stigmatization of cannabis. Coakley...

Dan Grim: Mobile Manufacturing Can Solve Cannabis Beverage Industry's Logistical Problems 12.06.2023 51:47

Editor's Note: Click here to subscribe to our newsletter. This week, Dan Grim, CEO and janitor of Good Stuff Manufacturing, joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss his success building an award-winning cannabis beverage company and how he plans to shake up the co-packing industry with his coast-to-coast mobile contract manufacturing operation. Please make sure to like, subscribe...

Josh Wurzer: Without Trust, Labs Are Just Numbers on a Piece of Paper 02.06.2023 56:32

Editor's Note: Click here to subscribe to our newsletter. This week, Josh Wurzer, chief compliance officer at SC Labs , joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss his efforts to legitimize cannabis lab testing and flush out the small number of labs cooking the books. Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out by giving the podcast a positiv...

Teamsters: Companies Are Taking Advantage of Cannabis Workers 26.05.2023 53:46

Editor's Note: Click here to subscribe to our newsletter. This week, Jim Glimco, Teamsters Local 777 president, Christopher Smith, business agent at Teamsters Local 777 and Alex Suarez, cannabis agent at Ascend Wellness in Chicago, join the Cannabis Equipment News Podcast to discuss how unions are helping cannabis workers turn their day jobs into careers. Please make sure to like, subscribe...

Dr. Bruce Bugbee: Debunking Cannabis Myths 22.05.2023 49:47

Editor's Note: Click here to subscribe to our newsletter. This week, Dr. Bruce Bugbee, President of Apogee Instruments and Professor of Physiology at Utah State University , joins the podcast to discuss his work studying a new crop full of very strange claims, like the importance of planting during a full moon. Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us...

Alex Boone: Hemp-Based Paper Enhances Cannabis Products 12.05.2023 44:06

Editor's Note: Click here to subscribe to our newsletter. This week, Alex Boone, managing director of Botani , joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss how he started making paper products out of hemp flower, why brand owners are switching to hemp-based paper and problems working with an inexperienced supply chain. Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You co...

Brian Fitzpatrick: Cannabis Consumers Should Be Able to Trust That Products Are Safe 05.05.2023 49:45

Editor's Note: Click here to subscribe to our newsletter. This week, Brian Fitzpatrick, CEO of Qredible joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss how he helped tame the wild west mortgage industry and how plans to do the same in cannabis. 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...

Chirag Sheth: The Cannabis Industry Has a Significant Overreliance on Labels 28.04.2023 34:55

Editor's Note: Click here to subscribe to our newsletter. This week, Chirag Sheth, global business unit manager at Videojet joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss problems with manual labeling and how new technology, like edible ink, stands to make a big impact for cannabis manufacturers. Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out by gi...

Cannabeta: How to Find Compliant Cannabis Real Estate in the Crowded East Coast 21.04.2023 51:52

Editor'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 als...

Jacob Saboo: Having Boots on the Ground is Essential for Cannabis Businesses 14.04.2023 45:08

Editor'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...