Everything is Personal

We get really, really personal on this one. Michael Johnson is the CEO of Metrc, the most trusted and experienced provider of cannabis regulatory tech in the United States. The company's solution combines advanced software, radio-frequency identification (RFID), a dedicated customer-support team, and a secure database to track cannabis from growth, harvest, and processing to testing, transport, an...

Jason Vegotsky founded Petalfast in August 2020. He was previously President at KushCo, after the company he co-founded, Summit Innovations, a leading distributor of hydrocarbons to the legal cannabis industry, was acquired by KushCo ($3.2M cash, up to 2,560,000 in shares) in April 2018. Plus, he's an ex-basketball player who moved to California and had to learn the business on the fly, the hard w...

Robert joined Fluent as an advisor to the board in January 2020, shortly before the CEO at the time stepped down Robert helped guide the company for a few months, urging the board to find a new CEO, but after multiple candidates didn’t fit the board offered him the position as he was essentially running the company already At that time the board wanted to sell the company, but Robert was making ad...

Matt Hawkins Founder & Managing Principal of Entourage Effect Capital (EEC) Matt Hawkins is the founder and managing principal of Entourage Effect Capital (EEC), formerly known as Cresco Capital Partners, a venture capital firm focused specifically on investing in the legalized cannabis industry. Since 2014, the firm has made close to 70 investments out of three funds, co-investment vehicles and s...

Don, CEO of PurePower is a father of three, author, wellness advocate and ultra endurance athlete. A former trial lawyer of nearly 20 years, Don’s legal career included service as an Assistant District Attorney, litigator at a prominent Colorado law firm, and in-house corporate lawyer at a Fortune 500. As a corporate lawyer, Don became a nationally recognized expert in the areas of electronic data...

Brandon Mills, the EVP of 4Front Ventures and Co-founder of Island Flower Cannabis. As EVP of 4Front, Brandon oversees the company’s expansion in key markets like California, Illinois, Massachusetts, Michigan and Washington. He has implemented a low-cost CPG production and distribution strategy and is charged with building wholesale relationships at each of the company’s state-of-the-art facilitie...

Matt Mayberry is the CEO and co-founder of Trym, farm management software that helps cultivators run more efficient and profitable businesses. Prior to founding Trym, he was Director of Product Management at SunPower (NASDAQ: SPWR), a leading U.S. solar manufacturer. Throughout his career, Matt has repeatedly conceptualized, designed, and launched market-disrupting products that have set world rec...

After 23 years of active-duty military service, including 10 years as a nurse in the US Air Force and three combat deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan, our CEO is committed to helping eliminate the stigma associated with PTSD. She shares what she learned about her own health with the We Decode DNA Kit and how her new mission is to help veterans understand what they personally need to begin their h...

On this episode we geek out with a true Epigentic expert, Hanna Went. Hannah Went is epigenetics enthusiast and the Director of Operations at TruDiagnostic. She has helped implement large-scale methylation testing for clinical practices and is a co-author of several upcoming studies about interventions to address biological aging. We go into DNA Methylation, Exosomes, Peptides, Stem Cell, nutrient...

Former Bravo’s Top Chef: Just Desserts finalist who has gone from Top Chef to Pot Chef, after joining forces with national cannabis company Jushi Holdings to launch some next-level delicious THC infused chocolate bars and fruit chews for both experienced and experimenting consumers alike. Matthew Petersen, Director of Manufacturing for Jushi Holdings As the former second runner up and Fan Favorite...

Inesa Ponomariovaite began working at age 10 years old. When her mother was forced to take work in another city, Inesa was left to care for her siblings alone – at an age when most children are still learning how to take care of themselves. As a young adult, Inesa made a visit to the United States and decided to stay, settling in the Chicago area. After 4 years Inesa’s health had completely deteri...

I love the idea of self-healing. Tapping into your own power and interrupting patterns that might be on autopilot. Dr. Dave Rabin MD, PhD is a board-certified psychiatrist, neuroscientist, entrepreneur, and inventor who has studied resilience and the impact of chronic stress on our lives for over 15 years. Dr. Rabin and his team collaborate with clients at the Apollo Clinic, empowering clients to...

Listen to Chris's story and see if he convinces me to get hair restoration ;-) A CEO had his best hair day in 7th grade and then proceeded to lose it - in more ways than one. With the support of his wife and escorted by his brother and barber, the author flies to Istanbul, Turkey to undergo hair transplant surgery, moving 5,000 follicles from the side of his head to his previously barren top - at...

Meital Manzuri, is a real OG since 2005. We discuss what is legal, the industry consolidation, raising funds through M&A and many funny stories. She's one of the top cannabis attorneys nationwide, has dedicated her entire career to cannabis law. Meital was one of the first cannabis attorneys in Los Angeles and has earned a prominent reputation for her dedication to excellence. As the managing part...

Larry Smith is the founder and editor of the personal storytelling community SMITH Magazine and the creator of the Six-Word Memoir project. He is a journalist and storytelling evangelist touted by O: The Oprah Magazine as "on a quest to spark the creativity in everyone." He is the founder of The Six-Word Memoir Project and book series, editor of the book, The Moment: Wild, Poignant, Life-Changing...

CEO and co-founder Milan Patel of PathogenDx is responsible for managing our overall strategy and operations. This includes ensuring that the leadership team and organization is executing the company’s strategic vision, delegating and directing agendas, driving profitability, managing the company's organizational structure, and communicating with the board. He has over 25 years of experience as an...

YOGI AARON is the creator of the revolutionary approach to yoga — Applied Yoga Anatomy + Muscle Activation™ (AYAMA), host of the yoga podcast ‘Stop Stretching’, author of ‘Autobiography of a Naked Yogi’ and the forth-coming book ‘Stop Stretching: Eliminate Pain. Transform Your Life. Fulfill Your Purpose, and Co-Owner of Blue Osa Yoga Retreat in Costa Rica — I’m here to help you tap into your great...

Josh Stanley and his family consider themselves blessed to have been called upon by the Charlotte Figge family. Charlotte was 6 years old severely epileptic child barely surviving until cannabis came along and saved her life. This inspired Josh, the oldest of 7 Stanley brothers and 11 kids altogether, to start Charlotte's Web which revolutionized the CBD and cannabis industries. Now he is focused...

Eric Mayron is a Multifaceted musician, Emmy award-winning composer, producer, and media technologist. He worked with Dr. Dre, Herbie Hancock and Guns n Roses, just to name a few. He also performed and recorded with members of Nine Inch Nails, Quenn, Fishbone, Garbage, Parliment-Funkadelic, Blondie, Madonna and Ministry, just to name a few. He is also a dear friend and a hiking buddy. Check out th...

Sasha Kalcheff-Korn, Executive Director of Real of Caring, shares her journey from being a math teacher to going to Africa to help with her passion, Human Rights and eventually helping thousands of people through the non-profit, Realm of Caring. Through revolutionary research, innovative education, and empowering global community connections, RoC seeks to facilitate and encourage the mainstream ac...

Montel Williams joins me to discuss his experience in the military, a botched Cancer diagnosis and surgery, motivational speaking to kids that led to an incredible 17-season run with the Emmy-winning Montel Williams Show, movies, TV, an activist for CBD and cannabis to help his Multiple Sclerosis and a fantastic advocate for the plant. He had many obstacles, like having a stroke but recovering to...

ABOUT GINA DUBBÉ   Gina Dubbé is a serial entrepreneur and venture capitalist. Currently, she serves as the Managing Director and Co-Founder of Greenhouse Wellness, an award-winning dispensary in Maryland, and is also Co-Founder of Blissiva, a female-focused cannabis line. Dubbé was also the Co-Founder of TheraPearl, a revolutionary hot and cold compress. Her work with TheraPearl led the company t...

Kyle Sherman is one of the first pioneering cannatech companies that's been around since 2015 who is backed by Headline, Poseidon, Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter, Evolv Ventures (The Kraft Heinz Company venture arm), the founders of Venmo, and more, on your radar. CEO, Kyle Sherman, talks about his personal journey with medicinal cannabis and Hollywood to launching Flowhub in Colorado to change the way cann...

Mina Mishrikey came a long way from living above his dad's veterinary clinic in NE Philly, to Penn basketball, and now Mina helps to determine where the Merida resources should be invested. We discuss his journey, capital markets, and music. He had some interesting notes on my music recommendations in my book "Everything is Personal." Mina joined Merida in 2018 and heads the Investment Team, where...

Rob is the President of Pelorus Equity Group and Co-Manager of the Pelorus Fund (a cannabis-use CRE mortgage REIT) with more than twenty years of experience in the real estate finance industry. Since the formation of Pelorus in 2010, he has raised more than $500,000,000 in secured real estate transactions. Rob’s primary role at Pelorus Equity Group is developing strategic alliances with private an...