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Category: Interviews
PHOTO COURTESY: HIVI
HiVi, a mission-led platform utilizing community, research and technology to guide new cannabis users through their wellness journey. Founded by Eunice Kim, HiVi stands for “High Vibration” and is dedicated to helping conscious consumers navigate this budding industry. As a WOC herself, Kim is committed to supporting underrepresented womxn, BIPOC and LGBTQA+ organizations and brands. Launching just a few weeks ago, HiVi bridges the gap with credible education, enriching events and ethical high-quality product recommendations.
About Solar Thera: Massachusetts-based Solar Therapeutics (Solar Thera) is a state-of-the-art 70,000 square foot marijuana cultivation facility coupled with on-site and off-site dispensary storefronts that supply both medical and recreational cannabis products. Solar Thera is organized as a Massachusetts domestic for-profit corporation, wholly owned by Dow Capital Partners, and has secured a Certificate of Registration from the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission (CCC) to operate in the Commonwealth. Developed behind the mantra Elevated. By Design™, Solar Thera is unlike any cannabis manufacturing facility in the country. What makes it so unique is its production architecture, which is centered around the structure’s innovative design that utilizes green infrastructure best practices. Solar Thera possesses its own microgrid assets which incorporate a combination of solar arrays and high-efficiency cogeneration units. With these “green” concepts, Solar Therapeutics has the ability to produce sustainable cannabis while offsetting 40%+ in energy costs and 60%+ of its carbon emissions year-over-year.
HEATHER CRANFORD ON HER IPHONE!
Jason Cranford is not a man to sit still. From the get-go in his childhood in Georgia, with Air Force jets thundering overhead, time is always of the essence for this man full of real ambition and passionate determination. No one sleeps at night it seems with the sound of supersonic jets overhead, a trait he probably carries to this day even in the silence in Colorado where he lives now. I’m sure living in Colorado offers a different sound menu during the night. This inherent passion for change drives itself into the medical cannabis sector as well. That’s where Jason has built a life for himself.
PHOTO BY LAUREN HURT
Cannabis companies always need design help bringing products to market. Not everyone has a design school graduate on their start-up’s staff, ready to assist at all times. Unique applications require unique companies to bring their often out of the box dreams into reality. That is what interested me in the cannabis design and tech company named 14th Round. I am always interested in companies that stretch the boundaries of knowledge and bring the purely imaginative into scope. Now, without further delay, may I please introduce you to Trent Overholt, the CEO of 14th Round. Cheers, WB.
PHOTO COURTESY: DR. TIFFANY BOWDEN
Dr. Tiffany Bowden is a strong educational proponent for social justice and equality. I wasn’t sure I wanted to touch on this topic, but when I learned of the positive work done by Dr. Bowden, I realized that she would fit the cannabis lens that I’m charged with. Her diversity trainings were the reason why I wanted to say yes, even before the question was asked. I wanted to approach this topic with sensitivity and open-mindedness. Asking the 5 Questions to Dr. Bowden should enlighten and educate equally because there really is no easy way to approach uncomfortable topics without diving right in. As in right now. Thank you Dr. Bowden for your enlightenment and kindness in the place of both cannabis and diversity. Cheers, WB
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WB: Please tell me about yourself. What do you do? What brought you to Cannabis? Do you enjoy the plant?
Travis Steffen, the CEO of GrowFlow has an incredible entrepreneurial background and has been the founder/co-founder of eleven different companies. His background also includes being an advisor to numerous companies and a venture partner, too.
PHOTO COURTESY: JACOB KARP
This was the pitch and it was one I found irresistible.
My name is Jacob Karp, I’m 27 years old and I was born and raised in Arizona. I’ve had a passion for cannabis my entire life and have pursued a career in the field before the medical program was established in the state of Arizona.
PHOTO COURTESY: ZACH LIPSON
This was the pitch… Quite a good one I should add…
The cannabis industry is one of the fastest-growing in the world, and by 2025, a quarter of all retail spending will be online. COVID has only accelerated the trend of online ordering. One company has experienced a 700% growth rate since March and just announced a $35M Series B round with big name investors like former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz. The largest and fastest-growing e-commerce solution for cannabis, Dutchie, is powering dispensaries to quickly and easily sell products online while allowing customers to purchase their products for pick-up or delivery. Are you interested in going behind the scenes with CPO/Co-founder Zach Lipson to learn more + get a preview into other big upcoming announcements? Quick pitch below.