ContenderCast with Justin Honaman

At Cleanyst, they combine industry experience with a passion for environmental sustainability and innovation. They developed a revolutionary platform that empowers you to easily mix your favorite cleaning and personal care products at home so you can reduce plastic waste and carbon emissions, save money and enjoy new and exciting options for product personalization. Co-founder Nick Gunia joins Justin to discuss this growing household cleaning brand!

Meet 4Front. They have combined proven large-scale cultivation and manufacturing leadership with long-standing retail, regulatory and strategic growth capabilities to create a cannabis company built for the long haul. 4Front currently owns, operates or manages cultivation and production facilities and retail facilities across five states with headquarters in Arizona. Their focus is on key markets where they can achieve operational efficiency at scale. Chief Investment Officer Andrew Thut joins Justin to discuss this leading Cannabis brand.

Edible spoons?! Yes. Incredible Eats is on a mission to reinvent the way we eat the food by replacing all plastic utensils with edible options. Founder Dinesh Tadepalli joins Justin to discuss this new fast-growing, game-changing sustainability brand.

The Vegan Knife was formed to help those who suffer from food allergies and enjoy a vegan lifestyle. After struggling with some health challenges and unable to eat gluten, dairy or shellfish any longer, Julie Butcher left her job in the corporate world and spent two years perfecting the recipes so the company could deliver a product that was truly "free from" the Top 8 allergens. All the delicious baking products are gluten free, wheat free, egg free, soy free, nut free, dairy free, and vegan. Julie believes that a great dessert can be made with clean, healthy, and high-quality ingredients without compromising flavor. Julie joins Justin to discuss this growing Vegan brand!

Wilde Brands is a new innovative snack company delivering complete whole food protein snacks made with lean meats, gluten-free grains, seeds and super fruits; all slow-baked to perfection with some Wilde herbs and spices. Wilde Brands could only ever have a wild founder, enter Jason Wright. He fell in love with chips early in his childhood, with a household mantra of "an open bag is an empty bag". When he realized his favorite snack would not support his quest for a stronger and active lifestyle, he turned to making his own snacks, but nothing gave him the satisfaction like a good old fashioned potato chip. Thanks to his entrepreneurial spirit and never-give-up attitude, Jason's bold idea took shape in his Boulder, CO kitchen: replace the potato with protein using "chicken breast." Jason joins Justin to discuss this fun, delicious chip brand!

As founder Matt Cohen says, "We get it: we all have our favorite foods (we'd eat 'em every day if we could). As parents who believe our families deserve the best, we created a version of kid classics that are as mouth-watering good as they are good for us all. How? By choosing the best ingredients for every recipe. Now that's what you call real mealtime goodness." Matt joins Justin to discuss this delicious (and healthy) kids food brand!

Stryx was founded on a basic insight: Men seek to look handsome. Stryx began when a pimple nearly ruined a wedding. Every man has an experience from a first date, important meeting, or daily video call where a blemish can distract from their best performance. Somewhere along the way men's faces got neglected. Left uncared for, the male face has become a hot spot for trouble: zits, redness, dark spots, oiliness, and more. So Stryx became the first company ever to conceive, from start to finish, what cosmetic and skincare products would be – if they were made for men. CMO and co-founder Jon Shanahan joins Justin to discuss this hot new brand!

Mother Nature knows best. That's why she added a peel to fruit -- more vitamins, fiber and antioxidants have been shown to be present in the rind than any other part of the fruit. As nature's original packaging, rinds are prized for their various healthful properties. Keep it real, eat the peel! Founder and CEO Matt Weiss joins Justin to discuss this "a-peeling" brand!

Plant power to the people! Plants survive and thrive by releasing endogenous biochemicals that help them flourish under various circumstances, and many of those plant botanicals can help humans perform at their best, too. That's why Zolt superdrinks are powered by plants (a whole entourage of 'em) and optimized for performance. Each formulation of adaptogens, antioxidants and terpene botanicals is tailored to key areas of human function like sleep, immunity, energy, balance, and overall cognitive performance. Co-founders Doug Siegel and Ani Collum join Justin to discuss this "super" brand!

When Lin Jiang was a child in China, her mom would make black sesame cereal for her when she got home from school. The smooth, semi-sweet, toasty flavor made it one of her favorite foods. In China, black sesame cereal has been a staple food for hundreds of years because of its flavor and wellness benefits. As an adult, she began working and found herself reaching for unhealthy snacks often throughout the day. She needed something healthy and convenient that she could eat and kept coming back to the black sesame cereal that had been her favorite for so many years. However, products in Chinese supermarkets were high in sugar and calories. She decided to start making her own recipe from scratch for herself and her American friends. She saw this as an opportunity to bring black sesame cereal and the "food as medicine" concept to more people in the world. Lin joins Justin to discuss this new fast-growing brand!