In this episode, I interview Asad and Razia Shalami, the founders of ZAR Wellness, and their impactful work in the wellness industry.

Auz Zadoff is a business development consultant with five years of professional experience in the cannabis industry. Auz was involved in developing, investing, and fundraising for multinational cannabis companies throughout Colombia before co-founding Cannexp Consulting Group in 2021. He aims for Cannexp to become the world's largest trade facilitator of high-quality medical and pharmaceutical cannabis.

Auz answers the following questions?

Squatting in Amsterdam two friends, Dave and Sam, struggle with their queerness and substance addictions, until Marvin, a magic dream manifesting fridge shows up and gives them everything they want. They soon learn their materialistic world doesn’t bring them happiness, instead, Marvin manifests lessons Dave and Sam need, teaching them what real happiness means.   

I had the honor of interviewing Anton van der Linden, writer, creator, and director behind Marvin? and Sarah Rose who plays Sam on the show.   

Marvin? is premiering at SXSW this March 12.

Kim Stuck is the founder and CEO of Allay Consulting, a compliance strategy and services provider serving the hemp and cannabis industries nationwide.  She brings a regulator’s keen eye and wide-reaching knowledge of evolving compliance and safety mandates to support businesses in tightly regulated industries.

Allay Consulting - https://allayconsulting.com/

We interview Ed Rosenthal on his new book - This Bud's for You. Aside from that Ed sheds light on some of the history of cannabis in the US. 

He also shares what is going on in the cannabis industry in terms of regulation and trends. He also shares his hope for cannabis in the future.  

I had the honor of interviewing the famous Sebastian Marincolo. We talked about his book, The Art of the High. I believe this book is a fantastic guide to beginners and cannaseurs. This will help give you a positive experience.  

About Sebastian:  Sebastián Marincolo also known as Dr. Sebastian Schulz studied Philosophy and Linguistics of German at the University of Tübingen, Germany, and at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA. He was a student of William Lycan, Simon Blackburn, Gianfranco Soldati, and Manfred Frank, some of the most influential philosophers of consciousness today, and received his magna cum laude PhD with a thesis about a critical analysis of neurophilosophical theories of consciousness. 

After more than 20 years of research on the subject, Marincolo has already published four books on the cannabis high. Marincolo’s expert blog with essays on the cannabis high appeared online in five languages for Sensi Seeds Amsterdam, the largest cannabis seed bank in the world. His online courses How To Use Cannabis To Enhance Your Mind, Creativity & Learn New Things About Yourself were produced by Los Angeles streaming portal Greenflowermedia in 2016. 

As a photographer, he produced the limited-edition macro photo art series The Art of Cannabis, featured in his second book, and he worked on a photo campaign for Sensi Seeds, among other projects. His work has received positive reviews and attention worldwide.  

He worked as a photographer and writer for over 25 years and as a creative director and communications consultant for over ten years, primarily for foundations. In 2017, he took on the position of Director of Communications and Marketing Germany for one of the largest cannabis producers in the world for three years. During this time, he helped educate both health professionals as well as the wider public about medical cannabis.

In this episode, I interview James Sol Radina, CEO of BioCBD plus   @biocbdplus1801   

1. How is CBD accepted in Hawaii? What do you think is the CBD culture in the US? 

2. What is your relationship to CBD? 

3. Why is water-soluble CBD different from other CBD products? 

4. What is the difference between CBD from hemp and CBD from cannabis? 

5. How have your CBD products helped your customers? Who should be using CBD? What are the dangers of vaping? 

6. Tell us more about your BIOCBD scholarship program.

In this episode, I interview Autumn Shelton, Chief Financial Officer and Partner of. Autumn Brands.  

As CFO, Autumn oversees strategic planning, marketing, compliance, legal, human resources, and finance.  Autumn has been successfully navigating the unchartered waters of California’s Prop 215 and the Regulated California Cannabis industry (Prop 64) since 2015 and is a sought-after panelist and public speaker on the nuts and bolts of operating a licensed California cannabis cultivation business. 

In 2021, under Autumn Shelton's leadership as President of CARP Growers, the Cannabis Association for Responsible Producers concluded a year-long negotiation and reached a historic agreement between the CARP Growers and the Santa Barbara Coalition for Responsible Cannabis on a cooperative agreement for odor abatement. 

Before moving to the agriculture sector, Shelton was focused on a career in commercial property development and management utilizing her CA Brokers License.  Autumn lives with her husband, Abe, son, Lennox, and daughter, Jade, in Santa Barbara, California, and enjoys hiking and camping in her free time. She graduated from UC Santa Barbara with a bachelor’s degree in Psychology, with a minor in Italian.

In this episode I get a chance to talk to Bryan Fried, Chairman and CEO of Pangea Global Technologies.  

We cover the following topics:

Pangea Global Technologies is the nation's leading technology solutions provider and manufacturer of LED lighting. Bryan has spent his entire career in manufacturing and distribution, serving in executive-level roles at Custom Graphic Communications, Sorg Corporation, Professional Lithographics, Allenbach Industries, and Bertlesmann AG. 

He’s also a certified examiner for the California Council for Quality & Service, administering the U.S. Senate Productivity Award.   

And here is a fun fact: Bryan is a martial arts grand master and has practiced three different martial arts since he was 11 years old.