StickMan #1 caught up with the Founder of Epic Cigars, Dean Parsons at Tobacco Plus Expo 2021 in Las Vegas for some great insight into his experience building Epic Cigars into a Global Cigar Brand through by making sound business decisions and smart collaborations with other heavy hitters in the industry!

00:00 Meet Dean Parsons
01:00 How it all Started
04:15 Meeting Production Demands
05:32 Being Acquired by Zander-Greg
07:10 Close to Shutting it all Down
09:00 Never Giving Up
10:30 Being a Global Brand
12:00 Big Things Happening
13:55 Partnership with the Cal Ripken Foundation
15:02 What Cigars Does Dean Like to Smoke?
15:55 What Collaboration in the Cigar Industry Look Like?
17:15 What's Dean's Favorite Sip?
19:00 Wrap-up and Thank you!

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