Cocktail Whisperer
I’ve been a massive fan of art glass since my misspent youth took my mind wandering into the creative worlds of practical art. There was a time when back in the 1970’s I visited the famed Murano glass works in Venice, Italy and marveled at the exquisite art glass being hand blown.
Rico Lamitte and Mieko Hester-Perez have had the same goals for over three years now. Rico is a Northwestern University graduate, former (nearly pro) athlete with 10 years of corporate financial background prior to becoming a serial entrepreneur. Mieko is an autism mom, 14-year attorney service firm business owner, and known globally as a sought out healthcare ambassador for special-needs families.
Flourish Software is a seed-to-sale software platform to manage cannabis products at each link in the supply chain and Colton Griffin is the CEO of this company.
Creative cannabis people intrigue me. Who is satisfied with just sitting behind a desk all day, hacking out metrics, even if it is in the cannabis business? Sure there are jobs for these types of people but let me be the first to tell you that my kind of entrepreneurs in the cannabis space don’t have the patience to sit around and let the world come to them from behind a computer. Far from. What they do is seize the day, create something new, inspire others. Creativity and cannabis really do go hand in hand. Bryant Bowens seeks to open your mind, one carefully sourced cannabis-friendly product at a time. I’m proud to have been able to share my thoughts on his Murano Tips for rolling cannabis joints, even though I’m still unable to roll a joint myself. It’s really quite embarrassing to not be able to use the tips that the Murano folks sent my way. My apologies. But getting back to Bryant. There are many inspired folks who come my way. Bryant Bowens is certainly enlightened. Thank you for this opportunity to share his story with you, my readers. Cheers! WB
CRONJA Distribution Highlights Last 90 Days – Sold $300,000 in bulk & retail sales within the last 30 days, driving strategic alignment and efficient execution of the start-up route-to-market strategy, delivering a 50% increase over months prior.
Of all the recent stories that I’ve worked on, none are as compelling on a personal level as High Herstory. Certainly I’ve written about some intriguing folks, but as a film major from college, High Herstory resonated with me- more than most. It’s because High Herstory is a unique, documentary based Cinéma vérité-style of filmmaking that focuses on the current/now. High Herstory tells stories that have not been told, at least not yet.
wb: I keep hoping that legal cannabis delivery services will come to New Jersey. Even legal cannabis. Why? Because of competition. It would help bring the high prices for cannabis down to earth. Right now the use of delivery services for cannabis is illegal within our state. Sure you can get street weed delivered to you, but that’s frowned upon, so don’t do it!
Kristina Lopez Adduci, Founder of House of Puff has a solution for you. Become different from the expectations of your family. If you are working in the corporate world, leave it now, do something that you are passionate about. Don’t wait to follow your dreams. Kristina’s success is the reason why you should take the leap and become an entrepreneur. Why? Because becoming an entrepreneur is not your usual hobby, massive amounts of guts are involved. It takes great fortitude and deep determination to succeed. Not everyone does succeed in the end, but Kristina is well on her way to finding her bliss with her self-created company. Now, please allow me to introduce you to Kristina Lopez Adduci, founder of House of Puff.
I cannot roll a joint at all. This seemingly easy task is completely lost on me. I mangle the process, ripping the paper, spilling the contents on the floor. It’s a huge disappointment. I can’t even load a pre-rolled cone without tearing the paper. That’s where folks like Jonathan “Magar” Martinez comes in. Rolling cannabis cigarettes is his talent and his passion. I’ve seen his work. It’s world class. And my joints? Better forgotten. Enjoy reading about Johnny Magar. He’s very talented!
Uplift Maryland is a platform where it strives to increase diversity and inclusion within the emerging medical cannabis industry, ensuring that all communities, especially those of color, have an opportunity to participate in the economy of the future. CEO of Uplift Maryland, Kevin Ford, grew up in a medical family, and throughout studying Business and Marketing college, he took a keen interest in the medical markets in California and Colorado. After moving home to Prince George’s County, he watched the start of the medical cannabis industry in D.C., in hopes that he’d have an opportunity to mix his entrepreneurial spirit with cannabis in a legal, medical market in Maryland. Once the opportunity presented itself, Kevin saw a void in the market for a trusted source of information for navigating all segments of the Maryland Medical Cannabis Commission. At this point, he created Uplift Maryland. His passion stems from wanting to take what the generation before him has created and elevate it to the next level. Kevin has been able to take something that was once illegal and incarcerated many Black men before him and turn it into a positive by providing an education of opportunity, especially to those who have been marginalized by oppressive and unjust drug policies.