Best of Cannabis Talk A to Z: an Educational Odyssey * Frankie's guests are Henry Mahncke of BrainHQ and entrepreneur Alex Mazin to discuss cannabis and bitcoin/crypto currency.

originally aired 04.29.2022

Dr. Henry Mahncke, Ph.D. is CEO of BrainHQ. Dr. Mahncke got his doctorate in neuroscience in the lab at UCSF that discovered the brain remains plastic – capable of chemical, physical and functional change – throughout life. After a stint consulting at McKinsey & Co,. he was recruited to lead the global team commercializing plasticity-based training at Posit Science, which makes BrainHQ.
https://www.brainhq.com

Alex Mazin is the founder of Bud’s Goods & Provisions. Before entering the cannabis space in 2014, Mazin spent nearly a decade as a strategic management consultant in the life sciences for a top-tier consulting firm and Fortune 100 company. Bud’s Goods & Provisions has won NECANN’s Best New England Cannabis Company 2021, the only cannabis awards focused on the New England Cannabis Community. His mission is to normalize cannabis and to build the first recognizable East Coast cannabis brand across the U.S.
https://budsgoods.com/

Sam Burns, CFA is the chief strategist at Mill Street Research – an independent research company specializing in proprietary institutional research tools for asset allocation, stock selection, and macro-economic indicators. Burns has more than 20 years of experience as a market strategist providing US and global investment insights at Wall Street firms including Oppenheimer & Co., Brown Brothers Harriman, State Street Global Markets, and Ned Davis Research. Burns recently introduced a new financial insider's report for individual investors - The Weekly Round-Up can be found at https://www.millstreetresearch.com/weekly-roundup/

Psychologist Dr. Catherine Athans holds Doctorate Degrees in both Clinical and Health Psychology and has been a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist for over 25 years. She's authored numerous books, including The Heart Brain, which details how stress, anxiety and worry can put you at an increased risk for disease, and offers solutions for a more peaceful mind and healthy body. https://www.catherineathansphd.com/


Col. Lee Ellis a retired Air Force pilot and love expert Greg Godek have come together to share the inspiring stories of POWs who returned from the Vietnam War after years of incarceration and mistreatment in the infamous "Hanoi Hilton" prison system. Their book, CAPTURED BY LOVE, offers readers a rare glimpse into the resilient and enduring love and romance that emerged from such a challenging and heartbreaking situation. Lee is Founder and President of Leading with Honor® and FreedomStar Media®. He is an award-winning author, leadership coach, and speaker in the areas of leadership and human performance. https://www.powromance.com/

Best of the Frankie Boyer Show with Steve Dworman, Meghan Zipin, and Caryn Antonini
originally aired 02.15.2023

Steve Dworman has emerged as the industry expert in the world of infomercials. In 1991 he began publishing The INFOMERCIAL MARKETING REPORT, a monthly subscription newsletter read in over 20 countries worldwide. Having produced and run his own direct response television campaigns, Dworman consulted with Fortune 500 companies such as Procter & Gamble, Estee Lauder, Mattel, Avon, Apple, Microsoft, and many others. In Steve's new book, LAWS2SUCCESS, he has asked some of the nation's top doctors and experts to put together the laws that they have found to work, no matter at what stage you are in your journey. https://www.laws2success.com/


Meghan Zipin is a survivor of the Boston Marathon Bombing. Her book First Light is a collection of poetry that serves as a guide from the time of the bombing to Meghan's life with PTSD and her subsequent experience with healing, relationships and motherhood. In the courtroom, Meghan told the bomber, "I know one day I'll be a better mother and my husband a better father because we will show our children all that is good in this world; all there is to be thankful for." This collection is a tribute to that commitment and a testament to the idea that we can keep going. https://www.meghanzipin.com/
https://www.instagram.com/mismegs82/

Caryn Antonini is a lifelong foodie! When she was younger, she enjoyed trying different foods and later recreating the recipes at home. She has built her brand "Cultivated By Caryn" where she offers recipes first and foremost, plus tips on decorating, and making the most out of the seasonal holidays and your home on her website. She is host of the podcast Cultivated By Caryn and on each episode, Caryn interviews everyone from Scallop fishermen on Cape Cod to Indigenous Native American chefs. https://cultivatedbycaryn.com/
https://www.instagram.com/cultivatedbycarynshow/

Michael Wiseman is an actor and the CEO of Dr. Price's Vitamins. He has been in the entertainment industry for over 20 years and has appeared in a number of films and television shows. He is also a successful entrepreneur and has founded several businesses, including Dr. Price's Vitamins. Michael is a passionate advocate for health and wellness and is dedicated to helping people live healthier lives. https://drpricesvitamins.com/
https://www.michaelwiseman.net/


Peter H. Reynolds is a New York Times #1 best-selling Author/Illustrator and Marc Colagiovanni, an Author/ Film Producer, have come together for a moving new picture book for all ages, WHEN THINGS AREN’T GOING RIGHT, GO LEFT. With illustrations by Reynolds, whose award-winning picture books have been New York Times, Indie, and Wall Street Journal bestsellers, WHEN THINGS AREN’T GOING RIGHT, GO LEFT is a creative and colorful reminder for readers young and older that they can navigate around life’s burdens to forge their own path. Colagiovanni’s lyrical text and Reynolds's stunning art combine to create a much-needed message of strength and perseverance during these challenging times. https://www.reynoldstlc.org/goleft
https://www.peterhreynolds.com/
https://www.marccolagiovanni.com/

Greg Womack has been an active professional in the financial services industry for over 30 years. His business experience teamed with his simple, yet dynamic, delivery of financial core concepts makes him a great guest speaker for any organization. He serves as President and Principal of Womack Investment Advisers, Inc. (WIA), an independent registered investment advisory firm. Greg has authored numerous articles and has been quoted in multiple nationwide publications. Greg had the privilege of being one of the 44 ambassador delegates on the Financial Planning Association's People to People Ambassador trip to mainland China. https://www.womackadvisers.com/


Alice Lin Fabiano is Vice President of Community Impact for Corporate Sustainability at American Express. She leads the company’s global community impact initiatives, grantmaking, and colleague engagement efforts that drive positive business, societal, and environmental impact. Alice’s career has spanned corporate, philanthropy, and financial services. Ms. Lin Fabiano is a founding member of the information, women of color community. She is a former board member of Funders Concerned about AIDS. Ms. Lin Fabiano was selected as the Harvard Business School Fellow at The Children’s Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF), the largest private foundation focused on children.

https://about.americanexpress.com/corporate-sustainability/community-giving/american-express-leadership-academy/default.aspx





Chef Kevin Belton is a self-trained chef who began cooking under the watchful eye of his mother and grandmother in the uptown New Orleans home where he grew up. In 1999, he was co-host and chef on the BBC series Big Kevin, Little Kevin, which also featured British celebrity chef Kevin Woodford. In 2014, he became the resident chef for the CBS affiliate WWL’s morning show. Chef Belton has been recognized as one of the top twenty Louisiana chefs by the American Culinary Federation. In his public television debut Belton wants to pull back the curtain and show viewers what really makes the legendary cuisine of New Orleans so delicious. https://kevinbelton.com/

Tahira Rehmatullah
https://www.tabularasa.ventures/team/tahira-rehmatullah
https://www.lastprisonerproject.org/our-board/tahira-rehmatullah

Tahira Rehmatullah is a partner at Highlands Venture Partners, Cofounder and CEO of Commons, and member of the board of directors for Akerna Corp and Last Prisoner Project. She is often referred to in the trade press as “the most powerful woman in cannabis.” She is the author, with Akwasi Owusu-Bempah, of Waiting to Inhale: Cannabis Legalization and the Fight for Racial Justice, which will be published by MIT Press on April 11th.

Dr. Mylaine Riobé is a double board-certified medical doctor in OB-GYN and the exciting new field of integrative-functional medicine and has a special area of expertise in Eastern medicine, which she studied for 5 years! She uniquely combines East and West to help her clients beat fatigue and burnout using 5 simple questions that reveal their Dynamic Metabolic Type, which unlocks the secrets of why her clients are too tired to launch or up-level their businesses! https://riobeintegrativemedicine.com/
https://awakenedwellnessnow.com/

Meryl Frank is president of Makeda Global Network, an international consulting firm that works with thousands of women worldwide. Over a long and varied career, she has been an activist, a mayor, an ambassador, and a champion of women’s leadership and political participation around the world. Her book, Unearthed is the story of Meryl’s search for Franya and a timely history of hatred and resistance. Through archives across four continents, by way of chance encounters and miraculous discoveries, and eventually, guided by the shocking truth recorded in the pages of the forbidden book, Meryl conjures the rogue spirit of her cousin—her beauty and her tragedy. https://www.merylfrank.com/

Tom Clavin is a #1 New York Times bestselling author and has worked as a newspaper editor, magazine writer, TV and radio commentator, and a reporter for The New York Times. He has received awards from the Society of Professional Journalists, Marine Corps Heritage Foundation, and National Newspaper Association. His books include the bestselling Frontier Lawmen trilogy—Wild Bill, Dodge City, and Tombstone—and Blood and Treasure and The Last Hill with Bob Drury. https://www.tomclavin.com/
BOOK discussed in episode: Follow Me to Hell: McNelly's Texas Rangers and the Rise of Frontier Justice

Dr. Jan Yager is a sociologist, freelance writer, coach, speaker, artist, and Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York. She also teaches at Baruch College and William Paterson University. Her 50+ award-winning books, translated into 35 languages, include the international hit relationship title, When Friendship Hurts: How to Deal With Friends Who Betray, Abandon and many more. https://www.drjanyager.com/
BOOK discussed in episode: HOW TO PROMOTE YOUR BOOK: A Practical Guide to Publicizing your Own Title

John L. Lehr is the President and CEO of the non-profit Parkinson’s Foundation, and Veera Rastogi, primary caregiver for her late parents who both had Parkinson’s. Each November, the Parkinson's Foundation recognizes National Family Caregivers Month. Additionally, the Foundation provides dedicated articles at https://www.parkinson.org/

David Joe is founder of Elite Business Solutions, a consulting firm focused on helping small to midsize businesses plan for the future, eliminate costly problems, increase productivity and effectuate positive change. He is an entrepreneur, small business analyst and author of the new book, It's Not Business, It's Personal: On Seeing Your People and What They Need. https://davidjoe.com/

Alisha Allen of the The Party Nuptual Network joins us to provide tips on throwing a sensational party! Party Nuptual Network offers advertising and online marketing services to Photographers, Singers, Party Clowns, Dancers, Decorators, Event Planners, Make-Up Artists, Hairdressers, Barbers, DJs, and others. Partynuptual.com caters to a wide variety of party and event requirements, including but not limited to weddings, birthdays, bachelor and bachelorette parties, as well as unforgettable nights out on the town. https://www.partynuptual.com/

Matthew Berger is Executive Director of the non-profit Foundation to Combat Antisemitism. New England Patriots owner and philanthropist Robert K. Kraft founded the Foundation to Combat Antisemitism in 2019, when he received the Genesis Prize, to address the rising hate against Jews in the country and the existential threat posed to Jewish people. FCAS is focused on understanding and responding to antisemitic messages and hate speech online, sharing the threats Jewish people face, and encouraging all Americans – particularly non-Jews – to #StandUpToJewishHate. https://www.fcas.org/
https://www.standuptojewishhate.org/

Julia S. Demkowski MBA, CMC® is the author of 7 Deadly Sins ALL Business Owners Commit the founder and CEO of Stanford Management Consulting, aka Stanford, LLC. A leading business expert and founder of the Boot Camp Series: Fitness for Your Business, including the Fiscal Fitness program, Julia teaches business owners and executives how to develop and implement strategies for improved performance, growth, and profitability. Julia has, for over 30 years, guided companies in strategic planning, financial and business analysis, organizational policy and procedure development, and executive coaching. https://www.stanfordmc.com/
https://www.amazon.com/Deadly-Sins-Business-Owners-Commit/dp/B0BZ377667

Ellie Cullen is the author of Normal Blood Test Scores Aren't Enough! and president of Your Future Health, the premier blood testing and customized nutrition analysis company since 1976. Their mission is to improve lives worldwide by delivering customized, innovative healthcare solutions of unmatched quality and value. They empower their clients to take a proactive approach to their health by helping them understand, improve, and take control of their health. https://www.yourfuturehealth.com/