LCG Talks

Sal sits down with Helen Stevenson, Founder and CEO of Reformulary Group Inc., a healthcare company based in Toronto, Canada. The company built a proprietary drug formulary, as well as Cannabis Standard™, a platform that pre-screens and advises patients whether they are a good candidate for medical cannabis, provides product and dosing recommendations, and allows patients to track their health. Sal digs further to learn how the Cannabis Standard can be applied to the European and global markets. 

Helen is the former Assistant Deputy Minister of Health and Executive Officer of Ontario Public Drug Programs, responsible for the $4 billion publicly funded drug program in Ontario, Canada. Under her leadership, the Government achieved an unprecedented $1.5 billion in savings over five years.  Prior to that Helen was Founder and President of a healthcare consulting firm. Helen has lived and worked in Canada, Belgium, and Switzerland.

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In this episode, Sal Noble sits down with Marwan Elgamal - Founder of THC© and Head of 420 Hyde Park Committee. Marwan utilises his brands content to push cannabis activism and contribute to organised protest for wider cannabis use. LCG has worked with Marwan on numerous projects and it is great to have him share his view with our listeners. Sal will dig deep into what pushes Marwan and how he's supporting cannabis activism. 

References:

Instagram - @thehighclublondon

https://www.linkedin.com/in/marwanelgamal/

 

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Season two of LCG Talks Podcast is hosted by London Canna Group’s CEO Sal Noble. 

 

In this season Sal explores how COVID-19 has impacted Cannabis industry, what are the next steps and what can be done to persevere through this challenging times. 

 

Sal’s first guest is Julian Davies.  Julian is a senior FMCG global marketeer who sees that the CBD category needs to start building iconic brands and telling inspiring stories to its consumers, if the category is to move beyond “fad” to a more sustainable phase. He’s building his consulting company, junobrands.co.uk to do exactly that and is looking for partners that share this ethos and drive to inspire consumer love for CBD products.

 

LCG Talks is a podcast by London Canna Group, a comprehensive cannabis consultancy based in London, UK.

Sal Nobel interviews Edward Collins - Chief Revenue Officer at Mila Supply Inc (Canada)

 

Opening up new markets and cannabis tourism

 

Edward Collins is the chief Revenue Officer at Mila Supply and before joining Mila in Nov 2019 Edward was the VP of Global Sales and Marketing at CCI (Cannabis Compliance Inc). Ed helped CCI become the largest Cannabis consulting firm in the world with over 100 staff and served the vast majority of LPs in Canada and around the world, before CCI got acquired by Deloitte in Oct 2019.  

 

Edward gives us some insight into his previous experience at CCI and how that has helped shape his plans for Cannabis Tourism in Guam, a thriving tourist Island that is soon to embrace the legalisation of recreational cannabis. 

 

Follow Edward and Mila Supply 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/edwardcollinsvp/

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In this episode, we speak to NEO 10Y, aka Nik Thakkar. Nik is an award-winning multidisciplinary, performing and recording artist from London. A long term advocate for the cannabis plant and its relationship to consciousness and healing, Nik has been integrating cannabis into his work across art, fashion and music. He has been featured in publications from Vogue to GQ, Paper to Dazed and Billboard to the Evening Standard and works frequently with the BBC across World Service, TV and Radio. As a vegan, Nik is an advocate for consciousness, human rights, animals rights and the planet and has worked with National Geographic twice in the last year. 

 

CBDecoded is a London-based, independent digital platform dedicated to enhancing the understanding and communication of the health and wellness benefits of the cannabis plant – specifically Cannabidiol, also known as CBD. CBDecoded also seeks to destigmatise and humanise the plant by profiling individuals that have benefited from the plant around the world.Nik talks about working with brands, creating content, industry and diversity. 

Follow Nik 

 NEO 10Y // NEO10Y.SPACE

 @NEO10Y 

 

LCG Talks is a podcast by London Canna Group, a comprehensive cannabis consultancy based in London, UK. 

The first season covers cannabis media interviews. Episode recorded on 30th October 2019. The first season is hosted by LCG Marketing Director BluntPublicist.

In 2011, Phoebe Jones was hit by a moderately-sized truck travelling at a less-than-moderate speed. Phoebe was told she would never walk again. Using holistic nutrition, yoga and boxing as a means of recovery, she went on to complete her education in Biochemistry and became a qualified nutritionist in 2012. Growing up in Los Angeles, immersed in its health culture, she has a long-standing, passionate interest in the human body, biohacking, and the role of cannabinoids in health and wellbeing. Phoebe has since consulted on, opened and developed multiple locations within the food and fitness industries, in Los Angeles, London, New Jersey and New York, including her own fight gym in East London’s Forest Gate. She now works as a nutrition coach, industry consultant and strategist, specialising in holistic nutrition for combat sports competitors and endurance athletes. 

In this episode, Phoebe covers how to work with influencers, mental health, content production and much more. 

 

LCG Talks is a podcast by London Canna Group, a comprehensive cannabis consultancy based in London, UK. 

The first season covers cannabis media interviews. Episode recorded on 20th November 2019. The first season is hosted by LCG Marketing Director BluntPublicist.

In this episode, we talk to Rob Hewitt founder and owner of the i2Media Group. i2media Group Ltd provide sales and marketing services for clients across a variety of media, specialising in health, fitness, wellbeing and sport. Their focus is on the provision of strategic cross-platform media in key international territories. For the last two decades, i2media group have helped brands flourish in the fitness and MMA industries. i2Media publishes Train,Train for Her, Fighters Only. 

With a magazine circulation of 300k and over a million digital impressions a month, i2Media marketing platform gets brands big and small in front of a highly targeted audience. Behind the scenes is a full service digital, print and marketing agency ensuring our clients can be found, seen, heard and understood.

Find out in this episode how to get your brand in front of this highly engaged and targeted audiences. 

LCG Talks is a podcast by London Canna Group, a comprehensive cannabis consultancy based in London, UK. 

The first season covers cannabis media interviews. Episode recorded on 13th November 2019. The first season is hosted by LCG Marketing Director BluntPublicist.

Target Publishing is the UK's leading publisher and conference organiser, leading the way in the health, leisure, sports, food and education sectors in-print, online and in-person.

Titles and events include:

Natural Lifestyle - www.mynaturallifestyle.comNaturally Good Health - www.naturallygoodhealth.ieHealth Food Business - www.healthfoodbusiness.co.ukNatural Pharmacy Business - www.naturalpharmacybusiness.comTrue Health - www.truehealthmag.co.ukCAM magazine - www.cam-mag.comNutrition I-Mag - www.nutritionimag.comFunctional Sports Nutrition - www.fsnmag.comOutdoor Enthusiast - www.oe-mag.comOutdoor Enthusiast Retailer - www.oeretailer.comPrivate Schools Revealed - www.ps-magazine.co.ukIHCANConferences - www.camconferences.com

In this episode, Natasha and James cover how can CBD brands work with Target Publishing titles. 

 

LCG Talks is a podcast by London Canna Group, a comprehensive cannabis consultancy based in London, UK. 

The first season covers cannabis media interviews. Episode recorded on 12th November 2019. The first season is hosted by LCG Marketing Director BluntPublicist.

Interview with Róisín Delaney Editor of The Cannavist Magazine, the UK’s leading CBD Magazine. The Cannavist, it is a UK A4-size glossy publication. It delivers industry news, human interest features, regulatory updates, event coverage and product reviews from across the CBD spectrum to a vast array of distribution outlets.

In the first episode of LCG Talks Bluntpublicist has interviewed Anuj Desai - a lawyer turned cannabis entrepreneur and investor. Alongside hosting The Cannabis Conversation podcast he is a founding partner of New Leaf Insights - a strategic advisory firm, helping companies and investors understand, enter and succeed in the cannabis space.