The Kafie Chronicles

Apart from great conversation, we had a surprise visit from Alex Spenser, owner of ASR Cigars and The Mansa Cigar. Great recap as to how the world is changing around us and how we need to adapt in order to succeed.

Coming this summer to Indiana on August 14th, 2021 the first ever Boutique Cigar Festival. This will be a 1 day event, with a VIP dinner the evening before for a limited number of guests (factory owners, brand owners, etc). 2000 person capacity. Location is at www.drinkatthecreek.com, more to come soon.

Lots of people behind closed doors have talked about self regulation, some love the concept while others don't understand its benefits. With mandatory continuing education courses offered at major trade show events for all it's certainly a great way to drive up participation at trade shows while at the same time creating another revenue stream for our associations. Many industries that do this see positive results and participation from everyone. The greatest benefit of all, is that it tells the federal government ..."Hey we can regulate ourselves". Just food for thought. We said it first.

Today was a great session. No guests, but great conversation. We caught up industry news and the drastic changes happening right under our nose. It's important to be able to perceive the changes that are happening in order to adapt to the new post Covid 19 world.

Tonight we had the great pleasure of welcoming a true warrior, a man that has dedicated his life to serving others. A family man full of passion and perseverance. Get to know him and his cigar company. He's invested a lot of time, effort, and money into his craft, and it's paying off big time for him. Enjoy the podcast.

This evening we had the guys from www.mountainsmokewv.com in the studio. Great stories, inspiring partnership, tune in and get to know them better. Visit and support their e-commerce website. These guys only deal in boutique cigars. Family owned and operated 100%.

Today we dove into the things that people never talk about, business practices. The challenges of doing business. Barriers to entry, and responsible business protocols that will lead you to success. Family owned cigar companies please take note ! The value of trade references, credit checks, and bank reference letters. This is a must if you want to run a smooth cigar business with no surprises that may cause significant losses.

Tonight we hosted the @wolfofkstreet (PCA) and @glynn_loope (formerly CRA Director) to discuss current affairs in the premium cigar industry and what we can all do to better support these Associations. Awareness, Membership, and Participation are all key ingredients to our future success. Enjoy the show !

This week we recap some interesting news with the industry lawsuit against the FDA. We discuss the revolutionary virtual cigar event hosted by Smoke Inn Cigars. Nothing was held back ... We laid it on the line. Love us or hate us, we're here to discuss everything going on in order to make our industry better.

The world is upside down, every aspect of it. Tonight we discover our zen. A moment of sanity and peace with the beautiful Christine Morgan, former operations manager, exhibitor relations, and booth sales lead at the Premium Cigar Association. She is priceless! What an awesome session this was.