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Growers MBA by GreenThumbDepot

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Growers MBA is the business school for commercial growers. Every week, Green Thumb Depot's Elliott Gorfain and James sit down to break down the real decisions behind a profitable indoor grow, from room design and rolling benches to lighting, environment, and the equipment choices that make or break your yield. No fluff and no theory for its own sake. Just practical, experience-tested breakdowns of how commercial cultivation facilities are actually built, run, and scaled, so you can get more canopy, better quality, and a stronger return out of the same space. Whether you are planning your first...

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Sizing Dehumidifiers for a Commercial Grow 08.07.2026 30:53

Most dehumidifier quotes are wrong. Either badly oversized or badly undersized, because they are based on the wrong math. In this episode, James and Elliott break down how to actually size dehumidification for a commercial grow, and why it comes down to how much water you irrigate, not square footage or plant count. Dehumidification is the one system that will kill a grow the fastest if you get it...

Rolling Benches Explained: How to add 30 to 50% More Canopy 01.07.2026 21:20

Rolling benches are one of the simplest ways to get more canopy out of the same room. In this episode, James and Elliott break down exactly how they work, how much extra production they unlock, and what to look for before you buy. Most commercial licenses are limited by canopy square footage, so every wasted aisle is wasted money. Elliott walks through the fixed-base, sliding-top design, the singl...

Commercial Grow Room Setup: The Tent Mistake Killing Your Yield 24.06.2026 16:07

The Growers MBA podcast is back. Host James sits down with Elliot Gorfaine, Green Thumb Depot's head commercial consultant and one of the most experienced cultivators in the industry, to break down how to set up a commercial grow the right way and stop leaving yield and money on the table. If you are scaling up from a tent or garage grow into a commercial facility, this one is for you. Elliot...