Grassroots Marketing

Product Earth Expo-Fest is totally unique in the UK, being the only Hemp, CBD, and Cannabis event that highlights the complete business eco-system of this amazing plant, its many varieties, derivatives and uses. From agricultural, industrial, medicinal and recreational, to production, wholesale and retail, it is the leading UK showcase for this rapidly evolving and exciting industry. Likewise, the...

Affordable Shopping Destination Market Week with Vic Carretti, Business Development for ASD Affordable Shopping Destination Market Week. ASD Market Week features thousands of exhibitors and attracts 45,000 buyers twice a year. ASD Market Week is the leading event for low-to-mid-level merchandisers and was voted “Trade Show of the Year” by TSNN Trade Show News. Nearly 3,000 vendors from department...

High level conferences and trade shows with Morris Beegle, President Of WAFBA or We Are For Better Alternatives. Morris is the co-founder and president of the WAFBA (We Are For Better Alternatives) family of brands, including the NoCo Hemp Expo, Silver Mountain Hemp Guitars, Tree-Free Hemp, The Hawaii Hemp Conference. They are an event producer creating high level conferences and trade shows heavy...

The ABCs of CBD The Essential Guide for Parents (and regular folks too) with Shira Adler. Shira (aka the Canna-Cantor due to her background as healer and Clergy) is the Founder & CEO of Synergy by Shira Adler — a ComPASSIONate care holistic health & wellness company. The acclaimed author of The ABCs of CBD The Essential Guide for Parents (and regular folks too) Shira is a nationally recogn...

Today we speak to Matt Shotwell of Native Tree Farms in California. Matt came to the cannabis business from notoriety as an actor (known for Weed Country (2013), I (Almost) Got Away with It (2010) and Campaignin': The Movie) and some related legal entanglements that were later dismissed. His Native Tree Farms brand has a real story (the pigs, the cows, the fallen native trees used for mulch, e...

Vision sells seeds and cannabis paraphernalia, primarily to European and international wholesale customers. In this interview, Ferdi talks about what Cannafest means for Vision Seeds in terms of marketing their products to the right audience as well as the strategy behind and inner workings of Vision Seeds. Ferdi also talks about the importance of sharing good information about products backed up...

Slim Jim India started out making smoking papers and filters and has now diversified into hemp body washes, vape oils, CBD products, a grow box controlled by an app, and other related products. They manufacture branded products which they distribute to headshops all over India along with many other cannabis-related products by other manufacturers. They also operate an online headshop selling their...

Today we speak to Matt Shotwell of Native Tree Farms. Coming from notoriety as an actor (known for Weed Country (2013), I (Almost) Got Away with It (2010) and Campaignin': The Movie) and some related legal entanglements that were later dismissed. His Native Tree Farms brand has a real story (the pigs, the cows, the fallen native trees used for mulch, etc) and that's what customers want in...

Audrey Kerger has a background in health and nutrition, helping people transform their bodies into exactly what they desire. Her journey into the cannabis industry came after her son was diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder and the medical establishment was looking to create a “patient for life.” Audrey began digging deep into the research of cannabis and was astonished at what she discovered....

Today on Grassroots Marketing we are joined by Total Grow Control CEO Derek Oxford. Derek shares how automation and the data gathered from it can help cultivators improve their products, as well as their profits. Automation is an investment in your business that isn’t always easy to make when considering the additional costs involved; however, streamlining cultivation practices and automating cert...

Today on Grassroots Marketing we are joined by Kandypens Kreuger Reddin. Kandypens creates Premium Vaporizers sold worldwide. Kandypens produces the Best Vape Pen and Vaporizer Pen. They're ranked #1 for Best Wax Pens, Dab Pens on the Vape Electronics Market! Vape Cartridges which are spun and locked onto most vape pens, can even hold your favorite oil or wax. The heating mechanism on our pens...

Today on Grassroots Marketing we are joined by Kip Michaelson, Sales Director at 365 Cannabis at The NAV People. 365 Cannabis deals with the Advanced Cultivation Techniques at the USCC Expo in Phoenix. The NAV People Inc. are an experienced provider of Microsoft Dynamics ERP software. As the cannabis industry emerged they saw a great opportunity to build and support the best end-to-end cannabis so...

Today on Grassroots Marketing we are joined by Jacob Cataldo, Assistant Grower - Copperstate Farms. We talk about the launch of their new line of edibles, Good Things Coming and new product line, Jack Rabbit which they introduced at the USCC expo on the show floor and through a nighttime launch party. At Copperstate Farms It takes energy, passion, and creativity to be successful in every aspect of...

Today on Grassroots Marketing we are joined by Richard Velazquez, Executive Chef and Production Manager at Sublime Brands AZ. We speak about Edibles, how his wife and her medical issue compelled him to work on Cannabis in the kitchen. Sublime is the proud producer of Arizona’s finest medical cannabis products. With just one hit, bite or application, you will taste and feel the difference in our qu...

Today on Grassroots Marketing we are joined by Andrea Short, Solution Center Advisor of CEDR Solutions. Andrea graduated from the University of Colorado Law School and is barred in both Colorado and Arizona. As a Solution Center Advisor, Andrea helps employers stay in compliance with employment laws and best practices. While in law school, Andrea worked with startup canna-businesses, was an active...

Today on Grassroots Marketing we are joined by Robert Labaut, the Operations Manager of PayBotic. Paybotic is a payment solutions company that excels in tailoring our solutions to the cannabis industry. Their mission is to help cannabis businesses fortify, comply, and thrive in evolving regulatory environments, with a solid foundation in payment processing. They believe in the essence of “getting-...

Today on Grassroots Marketing we are joined by Scott Jordan, managing director of Vertical Company. Scott Jordan has been in Colorado providing access to capital for marijuana business owners since 2009 and has been called “The Marijuana Money Man “by Fox San Francisco and the Denver Post. He created one of the first companies to provide access to debt based capital, Dynamic Alternative Finance in...

Today on Grassroots Marketing we are joined by Khadijah Adams, Master Distributor at CBD WELL 101. Cannabis Entrepreneur, Investor, and Partner at C. E. Hutton, LLC. and Master Distributor at CBD WELL 101 powered by C. E. Hutton, LLC in Partnership with Award-Winning - Altitude Products. Promoting a CBD Business In a Bag, they are giving Entrepreneurs an Opportunity to Partner with CBD WELL 101 in...

Today on Grassroots Marketing we are joined by Joan Irvine, the Co-Founder & CEO of ResponsiTech. They have been at the forefront of online youth safety since 2002 for other industries and have demonstrated to governments that industry can indeed self-regulate as it relates to child protection. The parental filtering label was awarded the ASAE Associations Make a Better World in 2008. Responsi...

Today on Grassroots Marketing we are joined by Scott Rabinowitz from Buoyancy Digital LLC. Scott has managed over $100m in digital advertising spending by age restricted brands over 20 years. Buoyancy Digital's full service is a digital advertising agency that is exclusively focused on age restricted markets including cannabis. Passionate digital media & eCommerce executive. Hands on high...

Today on Grassroots Marketing were joined by Kimberly Hawkes from The Suterra Wellness Center. Overcoming legal obstacles and the progress of cannabis dispensary expansion in Florida, their dispensary-wide price reduction to increase patient access. Surterra brand products are all grown in our state of the art facility the largest greenhouse on the East Coast, where we use no harmful chemicals or...

Today on Grassroots Marketing were joined by Frank Watson the Affiliate Marketing Manager at Namecheap, Inc. Frank has been doing marketing online since the web began - started with adult and gaming in the 90s working with affiliate programs. Did 5 years on Wall Street and since then have been doing consulting for many varied industries - including doing the Due Diligence for AutoTrader when they...

Today on Grassroots Marketing were joined by Brian Katz. Brian is the Chief Executive Officer of Lighthouse Global Solutions, LLC a Security Consultancy. Mr. Katz has spent almost 20 years in the public and private sector security industry including as a Special Agent for the US Department of State, Diplomatic Security Service and most recently as Director, Global Investigations, Intelligence, Pro...

Today on Grassroots Marketing we are live at USCC Expo in Miami Florida, and we are speaking to Stephanie Londono with EyeRide AIO. EyeRide is the only cloud-based management platform that allows you to take control of your fleet, reduce liability and increase safety. EyeRide AIO Fleet Management Solution is the premier all in one fleet management solution. EyeRide offers real-time video and audio...

Today on Grassroots Marketing we are live at USCC Expo in Miami Florida, and we are speaking to Sandy Suchoff CPA, Founder of Lefstein-Suchoff CPA & Associates, LLC, The Canna CPAs. Lefstein-Suchoff CPA & Associates, LLC, The Canna CPAs, was formed in 1997. She has been featured on FOX News and MSNBC as a tax advisor, and has appeared on podcasts, in newspapers, and is working on co-author...