The Green Peak

Ask Growers with Communications Manager Tia Moskalenko today on Green Peak with Richard Zwicky only on Cannabis Radio. Today's guest is a cannabis journalist and enthusiast who is a regular contributor to the likes of Benzinga, Insider, and Green Entrepreneur.

She has interviewed over 100 cannabis brands and growers and she also represents a publication designed to familiarize readers with top products, help them find the brands that fit their needs, and provide timely information about the craft culture of cannabis. AskGrowers is a legal cannabis product and marketing website that provides readers with regional grower and manufacturer profiles, top brands and products (everything from flowers to cookies), where to buy them, and informative customer reviews.

Advanced Nutrients with Mike “BigMike” Straumietis today on The Green Peak with Richard Zwicky only on The Cannabis Radio. Advanced Nutrients is an international marketer and manufacturer of agricultural, home & garden, hydroponics fertilizers, and plant nutrients. Since 1983, BigMike Straumieitis has worked tirelessly to find new ways to bring cannabis to its true genetic potential—legally and illegally. He’s overseen the cultivation of over a million pot plants over the course of his career. in 1999, BigMike founded Advanced Nutrients, the first fertilizer company with products specifically designed for cannabis plants. Today, Advanced Nutrients is the #1 selling hydroponic nutrient company and the cannabis industry’s most profitable company.

Bradley Nattrass has served as the Chairman and CEO of urban-gro since co-founding the Company in 2014. He was selected for this award for leading his team and company with compassion and determination. He has provided expert guidance to ensure the Company delivers turn-key design and integrated solutions to fulfill clients’ goals to grow profitably. His vision of urban-gro as an evolving design-build firm specializing in indoor CEA is fueled by his determination and dedication towards the success of the Company and its clients.

Schwazze With Chairman & CEO Justin Dye today on The Green Peak with Richard Zwicky only on The Cannabis Radio. Justin Dye comes with 25+ years of experience in high-level strategic management, mergers and acquisitions, operations, private equity, and corporate finance.

Prior to joining Schwazze, he played a critical role in the private equity consortium that acquired national grocery chain Albertsons, Inc., where he led company expansion with more than $40 billion in acquisitions, divestitures, and real estate transactions. During Mr. Dye's tenure at Albertsons, sales grew from approximately $10 billion to more than $60 billion.

FundCanna with CEO Adam Stettner today on The Green Peak with Richard Zwicky only on The Cannabis Radio. Adam is the founder and CEO of FundCanna. A leader in innovation for funding the underserved Cannabis industry. Adam brings nearly 30 years of finance leadership, management, sales, business development, and operations experience to FundCanna.

Robert Hoban is a corporate and M&A attorney, who sits at the center of the world’s largest commercial cannabis industry network. He is a leader of Clark Hill’s AmLaw-leading Cannabis Industry Group. As the cannabis industry commercialized, Bob has been widely credited for creating the class of lawyers now known as “cannabis attorneys.”

He has truly transcended the practice of law and is regularly involved in assembling and structuring large-scale cannabis industry M&A transactions – over $1B in M&A activity since his entry into the cannabis sector over a dozen years ago. Bob has consistently been recognized as one of the most influential people in the global cannabis industry by a variety of organizations and publications over the course of the past dozen-plus years.

Pure Dharma with Founders Sarah and Sean MaHannah today on The Green Peak with Richard Zwicky only on The Cannabis Radio. As someone who has long been passionate about beauty and wellness, the evolution of Pure Dharma came naturally after years of working in the spa industry and seeing the need for high-end, luxury skincare that blends botanicals with cutting-edge ingredients in a beautiful, clean and non-toxic way.

Growing up, Sarah was always fascinated with face masks, salt baths, and anything pertaining to skincare. In 2006 she began work as an esthetician, and it was around that time she began a deep dive into learning about ingredients. Having sensitive skin myself, Sarah knew first-hand how irritating and harmful ingredients could cause the skin to be reactive on a surface and superficial level, but as she did more research, Sarah began to learn more about the effects on a person’s overall health and body.

22nd Century Group with CEO James Mish today on The Green Peak with Richard Zwicky only on The Cannabis Radio. James was appointed Chief Executive Officer in June 2020. He has an outstanding track record of delivering profitable growth at both privately held and publicly-traded science-driven companies with a focus on pharmaceutical and consumer product commercialization.

Prior to joining the 22nd Century, he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Purisys, a synthetic cannabinoid API, ingredients and solutions provider to pharmaceutical and consumer products companies, and Noramco, a global leader in the production of controlled substances for the pharmaceutical industry.

Sweet Leaf Madison Capital is unique in that they are not just a finance company. The founders have owned and operated businesses in cannabis. They understand your challenges, such as price fluctuations, crop exposure, unsavory characters, banking, and everything else in between.

These experiences have taught them to be nimble, creative, and—most of all—look for other high-integrity people who are passionate about the plant. Kevin spent his 20-year career in both corporate finance and fund management roles.