Cullen Raichart, Founder and CEO of GreenBroz, Inc. has more than 12 years experience as an entrepreneur and inventor in the agriculture industry. A Veteran of the United States Armed Forces, Cullen is driven to create American-made products that offer solutions to the growing cultivation industry. 

Prior to founding GreenBroz, Cullen worked in the corporate world for a Fortune 500 company until realizing his passion for creating innovative products. His goal became the streamlining of the agricultural harvesting process and, in turn, reducing growers time and costs. Cullen is considered a distinguished inventor whose drive has earned him a reputation as a pioneer in automation in the emerging agricultural industry.

For more on GreenBroz, visit: https://greenbroz.com/

For more on the Budding Industry Podcast, visit: http://buddingindustrypodcast.com/

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Ryan Beers and Oriana Leo are the founders of Nonnie’s Nectar, a line of premium organic hemp extract CBD products. Nonnie's is currently being sold across the US in natural grocery stores, as well as online. Widely viewed as the preeminent brand in quality and transparency, Nonnie’s has partnered with Strain Secure Trutrace Technologies to be the first CBD product line with on-label blockchain-enabled lab test results for potency and purity. 

For more on Nonnie's Nectar, visit https://nonniesnectar.com/

For show notes and quotes from the episode: https://medium.com/@buddingindustrypodcast/budding-industry-podcast-in-conversation-with-nonnies-nectar-d568f331b0cb

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Ashley Chiu is the Strategic Growth and Risk Leader at EY Canada and the Global Cannabis Subject Matter Resource for EY Global, where she serves clients in the cannabis sector and adjacent industries. 

Her work includes identifying strategic and diversified growth opportunities, and developing new market entry strategies. Ashley also performs valuations in support of adjacent companies in alcohol, tobacco and consumer packaged goods entering the cannabis and hemp industries. She designs SOX programs, including business processes, policies and procedures over significant financial processes – plus governance frameworks for cannabis companies pre- and post-IPO and those listing on the NYSE, NASDAQ and TSX.

For more one Ashley and EY's work in the cannabis sector, visit: https://www.ey.com/ca/en/industries/consumer-products/ey-canada-cannabis-lets-be-blunt

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Danny Keith is the trailblazing CEO of Cannabis Club TV, the first broadcasting OOH/OTTtv/PPV (Out of Home/Over the Top TV/Pay Per View) network devoted to the cannabis industry, certified by Tommy Chong - at dispensaries, on the internet, on your home TV and via a mobile app.

Danny is a visionary within various industries, identifying opportunities for success in the fields of marketing, sales, technology and executive team building. He has built, operated, and sold numerous businesses and has raised over $20MM in nonprofit and corporate fundraising. He’s worked in social media, Internet development, nonprofits, surf and action sports and professional sports.

In 2016 after his wife was diagnosed with a brain tumor, his father was losing his battle with opiates and his longtime business partner Tommy Chong was diagnosed with rectal cancer, Keith felt the calling to create Cannabis Club TV and change the narrative and stigma around cannabis consumption.

For more on Cannabis Club TV, visit http://cannabisclub.tv

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Sheldon Owen is the owner and founder of Muncheez, an industry-leading marketplace that connects the right consumers to the right businesses across the entire cannabis industry. Sheldon has over 20 years of experience in technology, software, digital advertising and social media. Prior to launching Muncheez, Sheldon was the former CEO and co-founder of Unified, a leading marketing intelligence company that tracks over $4 billion in digital advertising spend across all major social media networks. During his tenure at Unified, Sheldon successfully raised over $60 million in funding, grew revenues from zero to $30 million and built the company to over 140 employees.

For more on Muncheez, visit https://muncheez.com/

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Kyra Reed is co-founder of Kadin Academy, an online education platform for women in cannabis, and one of the largest cannabis networking Facebook groups, Women Entrepreneurs in Cannabis.

For more on Kadin Academy, visit: https://www.kadinacademy.com/

To join the "Women Entrepreneurs in Cannabis" Facebook group, visit: https://www.facebook.com/groups/womenentrepreneursincannabiz/ 

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Kory Zelickson is a co-founder of Namaste and has 15+ years of experience in operating multiple successful e-commerce businesses and in international sales. Kory is focused on areas of business development and investor relations.

For more on Namaste Technologies, visit: https://www.namastetechnologies.com/

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