On this episode Tom is having a chat with Craig Henderson, the CEO of Extract Labs. After getting fired from his full-time job, Craig decided to take his career into his own hands and opened a CBD extraction company in Colorado. Craig talks about the hardship of starting a company and how his need to help people helped him grow his business from a one-man show in his garage to a multi-million dollar company.

Other topics discussed:

• How did Craig end up working with cannabis?
• What did Craig learn from working with various cbd start-ups?
• How was it to transition from the military, to having a job, to being your own boss?
• How did the business grow so fast?
• Why does Extract Labs keep everything in-house?
• What were the biggest challenges Craig faced when starting a business?
• How important is it to have a mission when starting a company?
• What is white labelling and is it a good way to enter the cannabis industry?
• What is the difference between broad spectrum CBD, full spectrum CBD and CBD isolate?
• Why did Extract Labs enter the European cannabis market?
• Europe vs North America - what are the differences in the CBD market?
• Does it pay off to start a cannabis business during risky times?

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Instagram - @extractlabs

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