Mycopreneur

Chris Dyer is a world renowned visionary artist who has painted murals all over the world and collaborated with many leading cultural figures and festivals in the art world. He joins me today to discuss his artistic and spiritual journey from his origins in the rough urban areas of Lima, Peru on through his initiation into the higher dimensions and honing his artistic craft to a level few ever att...

Booming Acres is a mycology supply business and gourmet mushroom farm based near Chicago, Illinois. The company founder Howard joins me on the podcast today to discuss their meteoric growth from a side hustle started in a kitchen during the pandemic to a full-time business based out of a 6500 square foot warehouse with a full team of employees. We discuss the Booming Acres strategy, insights for s...

Jacob Marlega is a mushroom cultivator extraordinaire and reluctant political activist spearheading a petition to challenge the recent changes to Colorado's psychedelic decriminalization policy that were signed into law by Governor Jared Polis on June 4th of 2026. Today we discuss the changes to the voter approved decrim framework, the Ibogaine bill that these legislative changes were buried withi...

Lindsay Kent is an author, journalist, and film director who published her debut novel My Twin The Murderer last week. The book is a mind-bending psychological thriller about the hidden costs of believing we are fully in control which weaves in elements of MK Ultra and San Francisco noir into the plot line. We also discuss her recent High Times debut which explores laughter and play as fundamental...

Dori Lewis is the Founder of Reflective Healing , a regulated psilocybin therapy clinic based in Colorado, USA. She's also Co-Founder and Clinical Director at Elemental Psychedelics , a DORA-approved, women-led training program for psychedelic therapy facilitation licensure. We dive into the regulated psilocybin therapy landscape in Colorado as it stands today on this episode. Thank you to our par...

Skye Chilton of Real Mushrooms returns to the Mycopreneur Podcast today to discuss the launch of Real Mycelium , a 100% pure Lion's mane mycelium product with zero grain, starch or fillers. The benefits of pure Lion's Mane mycelium have been clinically validated, yet most products on the market contain myceliated grain rather than pure mycelium -- we discuss the significance of this product releas...

Kevin Sullivan of Serenite Labs joins me today to discuss building a top-tier mushroom microdosing research operation. We learn about different strains of mushrooms and their effect profiles, efforts to aggregate feedback and data to help personalize the experience, and the operational dynamics of running a platform in this emerging space. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informatio...

Anne Phillippi is the Founder of The New Health Institute and a journalist with decades of experience working with major brands and celebrities. She joins the Mycopreneur Podcast today to discuss the need for elevating the way that non-profits in the psychedelic space approach fundraising, why there should be a Met Gala for psychedelics, and how to navigate the burden of digital censorship when di...

Charles Patti is one of the Co-Founders of Eleusis , a luxury psychedelic immersion center located on the Caribbean isle of St. Vincent and The Grenadines. We learn about the extended state DMT protocol which is actively being administered to guests at the beachfront luxury clinic thanks to a government license, as well as the broader vision guiding the work at Eleusis. This episode is brought to...

Travis Tyler Fluck was instrumental in laying the groundwork for the passage of decriminalization of entheogenic fungi in Denver, and he's been deeply involved in the community there for the arc of Prop 122 and the Natural Medicine Health Act. Today he returns to the Mycopreneur Podcast to share about his upcoming appearance at the Aspen Psychedelic Symposium where he'll be gifting 400 therapeutic...

Seth Colchester is the Founder of Mycogenius , a Netherlands-based manufacturer of premium functional mushroom extracts that are third-party tested and fully traceable. He is also the founder of Functionalmushrooms.eu , a wholesale provider of premium functional mushroom extracts and white labeling service for international brands. Seth joins me today to discuss the mushroom industry in the EU in...

Shelby Hartman is a journalist best known as the Co-Founder of the pre-eminent psychedelic media platform DoubleBlind . Today she returns to the Mycopreneur Podcast to discuss the evolution of the psychedelic media landscape as well as shifting public perceptions of psychedelics over the last decade since she helped launch one of the first prominent independent media platforms covering the subject...

Lee Carroll returns to the Mycopreneur Podcast to discuss his novel research into Ergothioneine as a support framework for psychedelic therapy and neuroplasticity. Lee unpacks complex concepts like the BDNF pathway, cellular phosphorylation, and the transformative power of hydrogen sulfide at the cellular level in digestible phrasing for non-clinicians. This episode is brought to you by Real Mushr...

Adam Miezio is a journalist and content marketer in the psychedelic space who serves as the Guild Master of the Psychedelic Writers Guild and the writer behind The Divine Influx on Substack among other roles. Today we discuss the state of psychedelic journalism and dive down the rabbit hole of the connection between psychedelics and the Epstein Files in addition to other interesting topics at the...

Robert Gallery is an NFL veteran who is the Founder of Athletes For Care , an organization supporting research, advocacy, and real solutions for athlete mental health. He joins me today to discuss his transformation from a retired NFL star with severe mental health issues to a pioneer in the psychedelic therapy advocacy and research space for athletes. This episode was recorded several weeks prior...

Melanie Tremblay is the Chief Operating Officer of Real Mushrooms , one of the most reputable and influential mushroom companies in North America. She draws from her background in the beauty and cosmetics industry to discuss advertising trends and exaggerated claims as well as flat out misinformation in the functional mushroom industry today as it continues to grow into a major category.  Ple...

Full Canopy Genetics is a prize-winning mushroom genetics and mycology research supplies vendor based in Denver, Colorado. Founders Santi & Spoon join me today to discuss their path into the mushroom genetics space, the spores and cultures they're working with, the international mushroom scene, and how to breed a truly viable and high yielding mushroom strain. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pr...

Jeffrey Miller is the CEO of HoneyProjects , a visionary force reshaping the legal cannabis market in New Jersey. He's also a graduate of the Vital Psychedelic Training Program and has earned a wealth of knowledge from over a decade of experience in the cannabis industry that can be applied to the emergent psychedelic industry. We discuss each of these scenarios in depth today on the podcast. Than...

Cesar Marin of Cultivating Wisdom returns to the Mycopreneur Podcast to announce his newest venture, a psychedelic retreat for dads called ' The Summit Within ' that is scheduled to take place near Medellin, Colombia at the LaWayra retreat center in late summer of 2026. Cesar spent 25 years as an international producer at CNN and draws from his vast repertoire of personal and professional experien...

We're kicking off our inaugural Laughter Is Medicine retreat today at Coral Cove Wellness Resort in Jamaica and recorded this live podcast to capture the pre-retreat vibe. My co-host Andy Sudbrock of Sacred Path Retreats returns to the Mycopreneur Podcast to share insights from the legal psilocybin mushroom retreat industry in Jamaica, post-hurricane recovery efforts, and the growing role of laugh...

Cullom Cahill is a mushroom woodworker who I first discovered on TikTok. He brings his background as a carpenter into the mycomaterials space, evolving from early experiments using Ecovative home grow mycelium bricks to now having a product line of lampshades made out of reishi mycelium. This is the first podcast recording that's come out of our weekly Mycopreneur Incubator, meaning this session w...

Adam Chilton is the Head of Brand at Real Mushrooms and Nammex , family companies that have shaped the mushroom supplement category in North America as we know it with decades of experience pioneering the industry. We discuss the trajectory of the functional mushroom space over the last decade, the quality control and labeling issues that have emerged alongside the explosion of new mushroom brands...

Rico from Twin Flames Mycology joins me today to discuss his extraordinary trajectory from being a homeless teenager who first encountered wild psilocybin mushrooms on a fateful kayaking trip to today where he runs a profitable independent business in the mycology research space and has built a family of his own. Twin Flames specializes in 'set it and forget it' home mushroom labs that enable turn...

Sam Believ is the founder of Lawayra Ayahuasca Retreat in Colombia, the #1 rated ayahuasca center in South America and also one of the most accessible and affordable. He joins the Mycopreneur Podcast today to share his story coming into the world of ayahuasca as a Latvian national working in the oil and gas industry and the many serendipitous encounters that led to his current position. He also ho...

Dr. Howard Kornfeld is a pioneer in the field of addiction recovery and a longstanding fixture of the international psychedelic community. He founded the clinic Recovery Without Walls in Mill Valley, California and has been at the vanguard of the space for over five decades. Dr. Howard joins me today to discuss his visionary work in the addiction recovery space, some unheralded but tremendously pr...