Ministry of Extraction Episode #2 with Betty Aldworth: Students for Sensible Drug Policy, War on Drugs, and Cannabis

Ministry of Extraction sheds light on the various interactions connected to the extraction phase of the seed to consumption journey. We hold conversations with scientists, inventors, engineers, marketers, chemists, farmers, and visionaries to understand the various approaches and interactions with cannabis plants and most importantly the human factor throughout the extraction experience.

On Episode #2, we drop into a flow with Betty Aldworth and Matthew Anderson as we discuss the connections between SSDP, the war on drugs, and cannabis.

Betty Aldworth joined the SSDP team in February 2014 as Executive Director and has since led the organization through its most substantial growth: the member base and campuses on which SSDP is present have doubled; staff and offices supporting those members have tripled; global presence has quadrupled; as a result the policy change and education efforts members are leading have grown immeasurably.

Since 2009, Betty has specialized in community outreach, public relations, advocacy, and policy reform as a consultant to or staffer for cannabis-related businesses and nonprofit organizations. She served as spokesperson and advocacy director for Colorado’s successful 2012 Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol, the collaborative committee responsible for legalizing, taxing and regulating marijuana for adults in Colorado, and was the Deputy Director of the National Cannabis Industry Association in 2013, the organization’s fastest year of growth. Prior to her work in marijuana policy and medical cannabis, she was a volunteer leadership professional with some of Denver’s most well-respected nonprofit organizations, ultimately leading a team of 4,000 volunteers who contributed over 40,000 hours of service annually.

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Ministry of Extraction Episode 1 with Jonathan Manfre: Cannabidiol Extracts and Sports Supplements

Ministry of Extraction sheds light on the various interactions connected to the extraction phase of the seed to consumption journey. We hold conversations with scientists, inventors, engineers, marketers, chemists, farmers, and visionaries to understand the various approaches and interactions with cannabis plants and most importantly the human factor throughout the extraction experience.

On our first episode on Ministry of Extraction, we drop into a flow with Jonathan Manfre, Dave Slagle, and Matthew Anderson to get a hawk eyes view of cannabidiol extracts and sports supplements.

CBD is trending faster than any other natural products ingredient and sports supplements are no stranger to this new cannabis-derived compound.

This Dirt Life Episode #32 with Josh Sprague:

The Orange Mud is a hydration pack company founded by today's guest Josh Sprague. Josh is an entrepreneur, ultra distance athlete, husband father and all around badass. Originally from Kansas but now of Colorado, Josh is not afraid of pushing the boundaries of the sports performance equipment and never seems to shy away from a physical challenge! He recently completed the Dirty Kanza 200 for the second year running! It’s always great to catch up with Josh so a massive thank you for joining us on the podcast

Devotion Frees Episode #67 with Ati Grinspun:

This week on Devotion Frees we drop into flow with Ati Grinspun and talk about business ownership, photography, triathlons, and the plant-based lifestyle.

Ati was born in Argentina and came to the United States with a work visa with one of the big casinos as a flair Bartender in the early 2000s. After traveling the world, Ati calls Las Vegas Home. In throughout the life process, Ati has become a mom, a photographer, lover of triathlons and is currently immersed in her biggest project yet, creating a life by design.

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This Dirt Life Episode #31 with Annika Langvad:

Annika Langvad is the reigning Cross Country World Champion as well as achieving World Champion status in the MTB Marathon distance as well. Annika is from Denmark and is now also a fully qualified dentist! Annika is humble, focused and incredibly talented. I was greatly honored to sit down and chat with her the day before she went out to win the Epic Rides Whiskey 50 race.

Devotion Frees Episode #66 with Chrissy Blair:

This week on Devotion Frees we drop into flow with Chrissy Blair the Co-founder of Kalumi Health. Some believe getting an MBA will mark a path to purposeful careers yet learning processes, supply chain management, relationships, branding, and execution are tested and refined infield. Chrissy is a great example of someone who is hardworking, focused, 100% mission-driven and most importantly devoted to her new venture. Even though correlations between endurance sports athletes and business owners are plentiful there’s one performance component that is difficult to access, mental performance. Chrissy is developing her mental endurance strength and one that is inspiring a lot of entrepreneurs out there especially for young ladies who want to carve out a business path for themselves. It takes a lot of courage and grit to keep going.

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Devotion Frees Episode 65 with Jordan Bowditch:

This week on Devotion Frees we drop into flow with Jordan.

Jordan, from the Mystic Misfits, holds truth and motion powered by flow. Jordan is a student of Social Disruption with firm roots in nutrition, fitness, and magnetism. Jordan is a lifestyle design coach who launches people into a journey unforeseen. This is episode is about holding space, balance, challenging the uncomfortable, and setting free.

This Dirt Life Episode #30 with Rose Grant:

Rose is four-time National Marathon Champion and 2016 Epic Series Winner. When she’s not racing, Rose is spending time in Columbia Falls, Montana with her husband Nelson and three-year-old daughter Layla. With her family supporting her big dreams, Rose finds purpose in her racing by setting a strong example for her daughter and drawing inspiration from her faith. A master at finding balance as an athlete, mother, and wife (hint:organization is key!).

This Dirt Life Episode #29 with Rachele Pojednic

The countdown is truly on for our inaugural women's retreat in Beatty, NV, just over 2 weeks to go! Still some spaces left but not many so if you’re interested head over to Fueltalk to get the details and link to sign up! In other news we are hosting a nationwide campaign with Specialized for women called New Kid on the Block. This campaign is targeted at beginners or women who are interested in getting started in cycling. There are clinics and workshops happening all over the country so head to Specialized, click on Stories and scroll down to find the New Kid on the Block page or click here for free registration.

Today’s podcast we focus on nutrition and I am so honored to be joined by Dr Rachele Pojednic. Rachele Pojednic, PhD, EdM is an Assistant Professor of Nutrition at Simmons College and a former research fellow at the Institute of Lifestyle Medicine, Harvard Medical School. Dr. Pojednic’s work has a specific focus on physical activity and nutrition interventions for the prevention and treatment of non-communicable chronic disease. She is also the founder of the Strong Process Forum, a one day Boston-based wellness conference that includes three curated panels of scientists, farmers, journalists, athletes, clinicians and innovators designed to integrate evidence based knowledge into the health and wellness space. The Strong Process Forum will bring together leaders in the fields of nutrition and fitness and will be a fantastic event. The date for this is April 8th so I will be unable to attend as that is the weekend of our Women’s Retreat but if you can get to Boston, get your tickets at Strong Process. I did ask her about a tour of this and she is open to this so let’s bring her to Vegas!!

Devotion Frees Episode 64 with Nate Dunn the Data Driven Athlete:

This week on Devotion Frees we drop into flow with Nate Dunn.

Nate actually bought his first heart monitor as a student in high school. While exercise technology rode Moore’s Law exponential growth Nate was ecstatic throughout high school, college, and graduate school as he watched how technology enabled him to capture more and more data for his analysis. Coupled with his love for data was Nate’s life-long passion for teaching. Teaching high school students will remain one of Nate’s greatest experiences in his life.

Nate strongly feels that data and science can be impactful tools for progress, but they pale in comparison to the knowledge that a coach is rooting for you and investing in your success. It was these early experiences in the classroom that shaped much of who Nate is as a coach today.

With a background in education and a love for data, Nate started his cycling coaching company Data Driven Athlete in 2010 based on these principles.

An understanding of Exercise Science empowers a coach to make better training decisions.

Athletes get better when they use data to inform training decisions on a daily, monthly, and yearly basis.

A coaching relationship built on trust is more impactful than the perfect training plan. We are always humans first and athletes second.