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Rick LaNeve is the founder & CEO Accounting Buds, one of the few accounting firms solely focused on cannabis. Rick is also Vice Chairman of the Cannabis Committee of the New York State Society of CPA's and prior to cannabis worked at global financial services firms, as the right-hand man to public company CFOs. www.acctbuds.com

Tom Cohen is a long-time advocate for marijuana reform and legalization - especially for medicinal use. Tom began his career as medical marijuana professional by taking classes at Oaksterdam University, Cannabis Career Institute and Hemp Staff, and then working in dispensaries in both Illinois and Oregon. Prior to working in the cannabis space, Tom had a successful 26-year career as an award-winning video writer/producer/director and executive TV commercial producer for one of the nations’ largest retailers.

Cannabis A to Z - Live 9/28/21

Manuel Hinds is a consultant to private and public institutions, including the World Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank, and the International Monetary Fund. He has served as minister of finance in El Salvador twice and as division chief at the World Bank, working with more than thirty countries. Manuel is the author of The Triumph of the Flexible Society: The Connectivity Revolution and Resistance to Change and Playing Monopoly with the Devil: Dollarization and Domestic Currencies in Developing Countries and co-author of Money, Markets, and Sovereignty. He is the 2010 winner of the Manhattan Institute's Hayek Prize. https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/658398/in-defense-of-liberal-democracy-by-manuel-hinds-author/

Fred Engh, author of Matchsticks: An Education in Black & White, has been involved in youth sports for over thirty years as a coach, athletic director, and sports educator. In 1981, he founded a program that evolved into The National Alliance For Youth Sports (NAYS), a nonprofit organization that works to provide safe sports for America’s youth. As president of the Alliance, Engh has appeared on numerous television shows, including Dateline NBC and 20/20. Book available at https://www.squareonepublishers.com

Minal Bopaiah is the author of Equity: How to Design Organizations Where Everyone Thrives. She is the founder of Brevity & Wit, a strategy + design firm that combines human-centered design, behavior change science, and the principles of inclusion, diversity, equity, and accessibility to help organizations transform themselves and the world. Bopaiah has written for the Stanford Social Innovation Review and The Hill and has been a featured guest on numerous podcasts and shows. She has also been a keynote speaker for many conferences, inspiring thousands with her credible, authentic, and engaging talks. https://theequitybook.com



Pawan Dhingra is Associate Provost and Professor of American Studies at Amherst College. He is the author of many books, including Life Behind the Lobby: Indian American Motel Owners and the American Dream. His byline includes The New York Times, CNN, The Conversation, and elsewhere. He and his work have been featured in the Boston Globe, the Washington Post, NPR “All Things Considered,” Salon, the PBS News Hour, and the documentary, Spelling the Dream. He has appeared on FOX News, CNBC, and elsewhere. https://nyupress.org/author/pawan-dhingra/

Rudy Shur began his publishing career working for Charles E. Merrill Publishing Company and later William C. Brown Publishing Company. In 1976, he co-founded Avery Publishing Group, where he was responsible for the acquisition of over 1,000 nonfiction titles, many of which became bestsellers. Mr. Shur has lectured extensively on the topic of nonfiction publishing at numerous universities and colleges throughout the country. Currently, Mr. Shur heads the editorial program of Square One Publishers in Garden City Park, New York. https://articles.ibpa-online.org/article/citizen-square/

Britney Ruby Miller is CEO of Jeff Ruby Culinary Entertainment where she leads a team of more than 500 employees across 7 luxury steakhouses. Growing up in the organization founded by her father in 1981, she learned the restaurant business from some of the best. Ruby’s restaurants have been recognized by Travel + Leisure’s Best Steakhouses in the U.S and 100 Best Restaurants Worth Splurging On; Food Network’s Top 50 Steakhouses in America; listed in USA Today as one of the Top 10 steakhouses in America and Business Insider’s America’s Top Steakhouses, among others. https://britrubymiller.com/books

James S. Murray is a writer, executive producer, and actor, best known as “Murr” on the hit television show Impractical Jokers along with his comedy troupe, the Tenderloins. He has worked as the Senior Vice President of Development for NorthSouth Productions for over a decade and is the owner of Impractical Productions, LLC. He recently starred in Impractical Jokers: The Movie, and appears alongside the rest of the Tenderloins, and Jameela Jamil, in the television series The Misery Index on TBS. https://twitter.com/jamessmurray

Beverly E. Jones is an executive coach, consultant, speaker, author and podcaster. She works with leaders to spark new engagement and productivity in their teams, and helps them to grow and thrive in their own careers. Bev’s new book, “Find Your Happy at Work,” offers a roadmap to help you create more joy and meaning on the job, whether you want to stay in your current position or shift to a new path. https://www.clearwaysconsulting.com/

Scheril Murray Powell, Esq. is an Agricultural, Cannabis, and Dietary Supplement Attorney at Doumar, Allsworth, Laystrom, Voigt, Adair, and Dishowitz. The Daily Business Review has named her one of the Top 12 Cannabis Attorney’s in Florida. As VP of Business Development for Cannabiziac.com she and the team help to guide and develop Cannabis entrepreneurs through the proprietary incubator and accelerator program. https://www.linkedin.com/in/scheril-murray-powell-esq-5ab466/

Blake Schroeder, CEO of Kannaway, specializes in international team development, maximizing financial performance, multifunctional collaboration, brand marketing, product licensing, strategic planning and execution, communications, negotiation, direct selling, pricing, market growth and strategy implementation. Since Schroeder become CEO of Kannaway, the company's revenues have grown from $2 million in annual sales to nearly $70 million in annual sales. In 2019, Schoeder received the Gold Award for the International Executive of the Year from the Business World Golden Bridge Awards as well as a Silver International Stevie Award in Vienna for Executive of the Year - Healthcare Products and Services. http://kannaway.com

Genevieve M. Piturro founded the successful national nonprofit Pajama Program twenty years ago. She is now a professional speaker, consultant, and author, and has appeared in various media, including The Oprah Winfrey Show Her mission is to inspire people to listen to their hearts. For more information, please visit https://www.GenevievePiturro.com

Juliette Fay is the bestselling author of five previous novels including City of Flickering Light and The Tumbling Turner Sisters, a USA Today bestseller. Other novels include The Shortest Way Home, one of Library Journal’s “Top 5 Best Books of 2012: Women’s Fiction”; Deep Down True, shortlisted for the 2011 Women’s Fiction award by the American Library Association; and Shelter Me, a 2009 Massachusetts Book Award “Must-Read Book'' and an Indie Next pick. Juliette is a graduate of Boston College and Harvard University and lives in Massachusetts. https://Juliettefay.com

Elle Hari is a #1 international bestselling author and Twin Flame & Ascension Expert who helps people overcome fear, pain and self-sabotaging limitations to guide them toward their true nature of bliss and perpetual happiness. Elle has written four bestselling books and has recently been named to the prestigious Brainz Global 500 List for 2020 alongside Vice-President Kamala Harris and Elon Musk and the Top 10 Powerful Women in 2021 on Yahoo! Finance alongside Oprah Winfrey. For her expertise, Elle has been featured in Nicki Swift, MEAWW, Elephant Journal, and more. https://bewithyourtwinflame.com/

Michael Clinton is the former president and publishing director of Hearst Magazines, and now serves as special media advisor to the Hearst Corporation’s CEO. An avid traveler, Michael has experienced 124 countries, and has run marathons on seven continents. He is a private pilot, a part owner of a vineyard in Argentina, has started a nonprofit foundation, holds two master’s degrees, and still has a long list of life experiences that he plans to tackle. https://beyondword.com/products/roar-into-the-second-half-of-your-life-before-its-too-late

Brad Ricca was born in Cleveland and still lives around there with his wife and three boys in a 100-year-old house. Brad teaches from time-to-time at Case Western Reserve University where he earned a Ph. D. in English. He's written multiple novels and has appeared in documentaries on the History Channel, AMC, and has been a guest on Criminal, All Things Considered, BBC radio, and Innovation Hub, among others. His latest book, True Raiders, is a result of a lifetime of trying to understand the effect that Raiders of the Lost Ark had on Brad and how and why we can believe in things that are somehow always beyond our reach, especially if they involve hidden, secret meanings. https://www.trueraiders.com

Dr. Lenny Peters, author of the new book Barefoot to Benefactor: My Life Story of Faith and Courage was born and raised in Kerala, India and practiced medicine in the UK and Africa before he came to the US. He served his residency at Montefiore Hospital, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, and became a Gastroenterology Fellow at Wake Forest University. Dr. Lenny Peters founded the Bethany Medical Center in High Point, North Carolina in 1987 which has grown from a single clinic to the largest independent medical group in the state. He is also the founder and CEO of Peters Medical Research and Peters Development and served as the founding director of Bank of North Carolina. 100 % of proceeds from his book will be donated to orphans and cancer patients. https://lennypetersfoundation.org/

Scott Ryan is the author of Moonlighting: An Oral History, The Last Days of Letterman, and thirtysomething at thirty. He is the managing editor of the Twin Peaks magazine, The Blue Rose and the co-president of Fayetteville Mafia Press and the host of The Red Room Podcast. https://www.scottryanproductions.com/

Esmeralda Gallemore, is a mother & the author of a few books including: "So, You Think You Can Laugh: Adventures of Braden, Gigi, and Tiger", “So, You Think You Know Vitamins: The ABC’s of Nutrition”, and "So, You Think You Can Tech 2nd edition: Retina Patient Work Up”. She is a certified instructor and recruiter of ophthalmic staff both locally and abroad. More importantly, however, is her ability to transfer her success through consulting and marketing services to help guide professionals who want to surpass their goals. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B097S3CVYC/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i1

Lance Lambert, Vice President of Marketing at GreenBroz Inc. has spent years cultivating brands and telling stories, primarily in the mainstream digital media and marketing space prior to making the jump to the cannabis industry. Lance joined the Denver Post team in 2013, just as they were launching their cannabis industry-specific news site, The Cannabist. He has since stayed firmly in the cannabis industry lane and went on to head up media at WeedMaps, taking their content global before being tapped to run business development on the herbal side at Boveda, focusing on international growth and diversification.

Kim, founder of Kim's Happy Products, provides CBD and hemp infused health products including: a foot mask which reduces inflammation and just seems to eat pain (weed icy hot), 6 kinds of lotion that can be used anywhere on body (peppermint eucalyptus, lavender eucalyptus, citrus blast, stress b gone, midlife crisis elixir), and edibles which are all gluten free. Kim grows the plants used to make all products and she makes everything herself!

Cannabis A to Z Radio - Aired on WCRN Radio 9/14/21