“I still think purity’s going to end up being the ultimate test…in order to get a really pure product you’re going to need to be consistent. Purity is the driver.”   – Barry Atkins

Barry Atkins is the President & COO of Eagle Hemp CBD based in Tampa, Florida. Eagle Hemp has crafted a manufacturing process whose goal is to be rigidly consistent and maintain the highest level of quality and purity available in the marketplace. 

Barry has extensive prior business experience in sectors as diverse as tech and tortilla chips, and has brought that expertise into the CBD world. While at first glance there don’t seem to be many industry parallels, Barry discusses the lessons he learned through his startup experiences that he’s brought to bear. Barry’s first rule is that not a single process works the way you expect it to on the first try. But, with a problem-solving spirit, he’s succeeded in producing a full-spectrum oil that’s purified at the sub-micron level, and still smells and tastes great. Also in this episode, Barry weighs in on the regulation and future development of hemp cultivation in America, why he’s a proponent of CO2 extraction, and the market for CBD pet products.