ContenderCast with Justin Honaman

As a junior at Vanderbilt, Justin Miller co-founded the nonprofit Care for AIDS to empower people to live a life beyond AIDS, and he has since led the organization to grow to more than $45 million in annual donations, 200 employees and more than 20K families served through 68 centers in East Africa. Justin M joins Justin H to discuss launching and growing this global impact non-profit.

High Life Farms cultivates boutique cannabis on a grand scale. With 250,000 square foot of combined canopy space, they are on the cutting edge of modern cannabis. Their mission is to create the finest cannabis products at scale while maintaining quality. High Life Farms isn't just a grow room or a jar: they are a family. Co-founders Ben and Vinnie Celani join Justin to discuss launching and "growing" the business!

There is an unbreakable bond between pet moms and dads and their fur-children. And oftentimes that bond is disrupted due to travel, going away to college, military deployment or sadly the loss of a dear pet. We capture that connection with 100% handmade plush replicas of YOUR PET! CMO and co-founder Adam Greene joins Justin to discuss this growing pet brand!

Buddy Brands employs innovative product design and unparalleled craftsmanship to create world class pet products. CEO and founder Trevor Crotts joins Justin to discuss launching and growing this "comfortable" pet product brand.

The American 7s Football League® (A7FL) has pioneered a thoroughly familiar yet completely new format for America's most popular sport: 7-on-7 without helmets or hard-shell pads. The A7FL's unique rules retain the toughness and excitement that fans crave while also delivering action-filled nail-biting games and mind-blowing highlights. Co-founder and CEO Sener Korkusuz joins Justin to discuss this growing sports concept!

Austin Cohen is the founder of Flexit, an a-la-carte digital fitness solution that enables users to work out at whatever facility they want to, wherever and whenever they want to, and pay only for the time that they actually spend at the studio. Flexit launched in 2018 and has been scaling quickly now with over 500 gyms that users can choose from. Austin joins Justin to discuss launching and growing this fitness brand!

The Panini Group, established almost 50 years ago in Modena, Italy has subsidiaries throughout Europe, Latin America and the United States. Panini is the world leader in officially licensed collectables and is the leading multi-national publisher of comics, children's magazines and Manga in Europe and Latin America. Jason Howarth, head of marketing for Panini America, joins Justin to discuss this unique business!

Blue Light Caribbean Gin is hand-made on the tropical island of Grenada using local botanicals. Established in 2018 at the Le Phare Bleu beachfront hotel, Blue Light is changing the way people look at gin. Aaron Salyer and Jim Jardine, co-founders, join Justin to discuss launching this brand only a few steps from the beach in the Caribbean!!

Tim Ash is an acknowledged authority on evolutionary psychology and digital marketing. He is a sought-after international keynote speaker, and the bestselling author of Unleash Your Primal Brain and Landing Page Optimization (with over 50,000 copies sold worldwide and translated into six languages). Tim has developed deep expertise in user-centered design, persuasion, understanding consumer behavior, and neuromarketing. Tim joins Justin to discuss how to "think" about engaging with consumers, shoppers and guests.

What makes Vegky different? Their jerky is made with stems of shiitake mushrooms and not the cap, which makes all the difference. The goal is for Vegky jerky to have the best "meat-like" texture with little to no additives. Shiitake mushrooms are nutritious and packed with countless health benefits. These range from boosting immunity system, anticancer compounds, antimicrobial properties to promoting skin, cardiovascular and skeletal health. Founder Thomas Hong joins Justin to discuss this new brand! http://www.Vegky.com