Thinking Outside The Bud

Thinking Outside The Bud

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Thinking Outside The Bud episodes

  • Kristen Nichols, Editor, Hemp Industry Daily
    Kristen is the editor of Hemp Industry Daily, where she leads coverage of the hemp and CBD industries. Previously, she worked at the Associated Press for nearly 20 years. She started covering the marijuana legalization movement in 2009 – when medical stores started popping up around Denver – and wrote about the state’s first legal hemp harvest. Kristen also covered agriculture and politics in Maryland and her home state of Georgia.
    32 min
  • Chris Vardijan & Misha Frankly, NorCal Tour Company Inc.

    Veteran Northern California tour guides Misha Frankly and Chris Vardijan are the founders of NorCal Tour Company Inc., a company founded on the premise that making travel plans should be easy and exciting.  

    They are also the producers of The Mendocino Experience Cannabis Tours, the tour is based on the Northern California wine tour model, taking tourists to licensed legal cannabis farms giving tourists a comprehensive look into Northern California's cannabis industry and culture


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    35 min
  • Chris Vardijan & Misha Frankly, NorCal Tour Company Inc.
    Veteran Northern California tour guides Misha Frankly and Chris Vardijan are the founders of NorCal Tour Company Inc., a company founded on the premise that making travel plans should be easy and exciting.  
    They are also the producers of The Mendocino Experience Cannabis Tours, the tour is based on the Northern California wine tour model, taking tourists to licensed legal cannabis farms giving tourists a comprehensive look into Northern California's cannabis industry and culture
    0 min
  • Eli McVey, Research Editor, Marijuana Business Daily

    Eli has been a data-driven researcher throughout his career. He previously worked as an analyst for Nielsen, where he provided analysis to Nielsen’s retail clients for use in pricing, promotion and assortment decisions. He’s also been a consultant for data companies in the cannabis industry. Eli now employs his analytical expertise for Marijuana Business Daily.


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    31 min
  • Eli McVey, Research Editor, Marijuana Business Daily
    Eli has been a data-driven researcher throughout his career. He previously worked as an analyst for Nielsen, where he provided analysis to Nielsen’s retail clients for use in pricing, promotion and assortment decisions. He’s also been a consultant for data companies in the cannabis industry. Eli now employs his analytical expertise for Marijuana Business Daily.
    30 min
  • Michael Backes, Co-Founder, Chief Product Officer, PERFECT
    Michael Backes is Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer of PERFECT. Michael is a renowned cannabis expert, sought-after speaker, and the author of “Cannabis Pharmacy: The Practical Guide to Medical Marijuana,” which is widely considered to be the go-to book for understanding the medicinal effects of cannabis. He currently serves on the Science & Medical Advisory Board of Maui Grown Therapies, has served on the Cannabis Committee of the American Herbal Products Association, and was a founding board member of the National Cannabis Industry Association. Michael also facilitated the funding for the American Herbal Pharmacopeia’s Cannabis monographs, the basis for cannabis testing requirements in many states.
    28 min
  • Michael Backes, Co-Founder, Chief Product Officer, PERFECT
    Michael Backes is Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer of PERFECT. Michael is a renowned cannabis expert, sought-after speaker, and the author of “Cannabis Pharmacy: The Practical Guide to Medical Marijuana,” which is widely considered to be the go-to book for understanding the medicinal effects of cannabis. He currently serves on the Science & Medical Advisory Board of Maui Grown Therapies, has served on the Cannabis Committee of the American Herbal Products Association, and was a founding board member of the National Cannabis Industry Association. Michael also facilitated the funding for the American Herbal Pharmacopeia’s Cannabis monographs, the basis for cannabis testing requirements in many states.
    28 min
  • Angela Colandrea, CEO, Herban Canna Co

    Angela is a business owner, wife & mother. She is on a mission to educate people about marijuana and its possibilities, breaking the stigma of cannabis and to help people share their cannabis success stories.“Im here to help inspire others to open their hearts and minds and hear someone else story about cannabis.”


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    32 min
  • Angela Colandrea, CEO, Herban Canna Co
    Angela is a business owner, wife & mother. She is on a mission to educate people about marijuana and its possibilities, breaking the stigma of cannabis and to help people share their cannabis success stories.“Im here to help inspire others to open their hearts and minds and hear someone else story about cannabis.”
    30 min
  • Steve Albarran, CEO & Co-Founder of Confident Cannabis

    Before co-founding Confident Cannabis, Steve developed his career in New York with experience in startups, the finance industry and growth capital investing. He founded Left Lane Capital to invest in, incubate and co-found branded consumer-facing businesses. His investments include Health Warrior, one of the fastest growing superfood snack companies in the US. Steve then moved to California to study at Stanford Graduate School of Business where he met his co-founding team. Driven by the opportunity to create a vibrant industry where every ethical cannabis business thrives, he co-founded Confident Cannabis. Steve and Tony Lewis now determine Confident Cannabis company vision and strategy, lead hiring, fundraising, and product development. Steve has a BA in Finance and a Master's in Management from Stanford GSB where he was a Sloan Fellow.


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    33 min

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Thinking Outside the Bud is a business podcast devoted to driving innovation in the cannabis space. During each episode, we speak with founders, investors, thought leaders, researchers, advocates, and…