USCC Expo Experience

The Cannabis Guru and Cannabis Doctors of Florida with Kristin Petrik and Robert Mohr. Kristin Petrik is the Director of medical marijuana at Cannabis Doctors of Florida and Robert Mohr is the Cannabis Guru at PeopleGuru. Cannabis Doctors of Florida we provide professional, compassionate, and private evaluations for patients seeking to legally obtain a Florida Medical Marijuana Card. Locations in North Miami, Pembroke Pines, and Fort Lauderdale. Florida's medical marijuana program has proven to be popular. There are more than 323,000 patients registered as of July 12, 2019, according to the Florida Department of Health's Office of Medical Marijuana Use statistics. According to the state’s marijuana office, doctors will have to cancel the patient’s certification and re-enter it to include smoking. The office recommends that patients log into their registry profiles online to check their order status after the July 12th deadline. PeopleGuru HCM (or Human Capital Management)is a single database, single platform, cloud-based solution designed for mid-market organizations for complete employee lifecycle management. Human capital management (HCM) is a set of practices related to people resource management. Currently, the United States cannabis industry employs roughly 125,000 people and is projected to grow to over 400,000 by 2021. The $10 billion markets is expected to grow to $40 billion in that same span, which would make it the fastest growing industry in the country at nearly 400%. We dive into everything cannabis with both guests and more on today's episode, The Cannabis Guru And Cannabis Doctors Of Florida.

Payment processing and ancillary services for cannabis with Max Miller Founder and President of Paybotic. My guest is an entrepreneur who specializes in payment processing and ancillary services. Paybotic is a payment solutions company specializing in tailoring its solutions to the cannabis industry. Paybotic is the premier payment solutions company that excels in tailoring solutions to the cannabis, CBD and hemp industry. We ensure compliance and continuity with state-of-the-art technologies, by partnering with banks that understand the underwriting process for cannabis products, and through continuous monitoring of the shifting legal landscape for cannabis sales and related state-to-state banking laws.

Cannabis In Canada with Michael Rodenburgh, Executive VP of Ipsos, and Cannabis Consulting Lead for Canada. Michael Rodenburgh is the Executive Vice President for Ipsos in Western Canada and the Pacific NW. An innovative thinker with an instinct for what works, Michael has provided strategic recommendations for some of Canada’s largest advertising campaigns. Michael has a wealth of experience in all areas of market research, including: qualitative, quantitative, conjoint, focus groups, HB estimation, and ethnography.

With that comes CBD in the USA. That’s right, America will see every kind of CBD product it can imagine or think of. From CBD infused toothpicks to tinctures to chewing gum. You can surely bet that the business of CBD or Cannabidiol will be on the rise. We know this because The USCC Expo will have the top experts in this field joining us to talk about every facet of CBD and what it means. From the business aspects of CBD in the USA to how you can use these products to live a life with a natural product not loaded with the types of chemicals, we’ve become so used to living with our whole lives.

Cannabis Club TV the future if cannabis entertainment. We’re joined by Danny Keith, the CEO of Cannabis Club TV, Danny has built, operated, and sold numerous businesses and has also raised over $20M in nonprofit and corporate fundraising. He’s worked in social media, Internet development, nonprofits, surf and action sports, and professional sports with the Golden State Warriors minor league affiliate Santa Cruz Warriors before founding Cannabis Club TV. Cannabis Club TV delivers cutting edge news, entertainment (including talk shows, pop culture, sports, comedy, cooking, and reality TV) and business content straight into dispensaries' waiting rooms and sales floors across the United States. we talk about how the billions of dollars digital streaming services like Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime and new player Apple TV being spent on content to where they overspending to the point that they can turn around the investment.

Applying for a Medical Marijuana Card in Florida Made Easier; Cannabis Corporate Signage. We speak with Nelson Rodriguez, the COO of CEMG group, the organizers of Cannadayz @ The Colonnade Hotel in Coral Gables, Florida and Stacey Gutierrez, a medical associate with CannabisCardz. They both speak to us about how CannabisCardz was on site at the event to start the application process for Florida residents to be evaluated and qualified to obtain a medical marijuana card. We also speak with James Zuniga, a partner at Corporate Signs, who provided some of the custom signage at Cannadayz. We talk to James about his work in creating custom fabricated identity signage along with the multi-location rebranding of national accounts in South Florida. He also explains some of the various issues regarding building permits, variances, and signage restraints that cannabusiness owners constantly face by city or state regulators.

Medical Cannabis Primer for Healthcare Providers with Dr. Kyle Kingsley from Vireo Health International, Inc. Vireo is a physician-founded, multi-state cannabis company, operating in Minnesota, New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Rhode Island, and Ohio, and is managing a rapidly expanding national footprint of manufacturing facilities and retail dispensaries. Our guest is Vireo Health CEO and Founder Dr. Kyle Kingsley. Dr. Kingsley was inspired to create Vireo after serving on the frontlines of the opioid epidemic in emergency rooms across Minnesota and seeing the positive impact for medical cannabis patients. Today, Vireo continues to remain focused on the medical cannabis market, more so than recent cannabis company IPOs. Dr. Kingsley is a board-certified emergency medicine physician and Chief Executive Officer of Vireo Health. Dr. Kingsley oversaw the implementation of the Vireo Health System in Minnesota with the construction of a state-of-the-art greenhouse facility, four dispensaries, and the pharmaceutical and patient care center models. Through Vireo Health of New York and other national startup companies, Dr. Kingsley has developed the leadership and healthcare management skills needed for large-scale endeavors across disparate processes. Dr. Kingsley is a co-author of the book Medical Cannabis Primer for Healthcare Providers, written to elucidate objective medical cannabis knowledge in the medical community. Using comprehensive, state-wide programs that integrate healthcare providers, Dr. Kingsley’s solitary goal is to make Vireo Health the safest, most reliable, and compassionate choice for the patients in all of the States in which the company operates.

Today we spoke with Liza Santana, the founder from Creativas Group. We spoke about doing publicity for her first ever cannabis-related event and what kind of obstacles she confronted throughout the process. We also ask her about any issues with existing clients and what she took away from the experience and what other PR Firms taking on cannabis clients could learn from this. Ms. Santana has been working in public relations, marketing, branding, promotions, media, advertising, and events for nearly two decades and has provided public relations and marketing counsel to a number of corporations, South Florida based non-profit organizations and internationally-recognized events. Some of the companies she worked for prior to opening the firm include The Miami Herald/ El Nuevo Herald, Spanish Broadcasting and The New Miami/ Broward Palm Beach Times. Currently, the industries the firm focuses on: entertainment, travel, luxury, tourism, and hospitality, culinary, cigars, spirits, finance and fashion. Also, we spoke with Daniel Simon, the founder of the Simon Wealth Group Wealth Management Reserve, who has started to service the cannabis, hemp and CBD industries. We talk about the issues surrounding cannabis investments in Florida, the change in the investment environment when it comes to working with cannabusinesses. Plus, we talk about the options being presented to some of their high-profile clients willing to invest in cannabis to diversify their portfolio.

KGK Science integrates scientific, clinical research, commercial, and regulatory expertise to deliver well-designed solutions for propelling health and wellness. Here to tell us more is Najla Guthrie, the President/CEO, and the Chief Scientific Officer Dr. Mal Evans. Dr. Mal Evans is the Chief Scientific Officer at KGK Science. She earned her master's and doctorate degrees in physiology from the University of Guelph and received her D.V.M with distinction in physiology from the University of Sri Lanka. Dr. Evans pioneered research in chronobiology and her landmark work in this area was the first of its kind in North America. Her studies in this area support research conducted in the US and Europe on the impact of cellular oscillatory systems on the microbiome, cognition, sleep-wake rhythms, shift work, chronic disease, etc. and overflow into application in the supplement industry. Dr. Evans contributes her specialized knowledge to dietary supplement research, study design and protocol development, as well, she authors final reports and manuscripts for publication in peer-reviewed journals. She brings her experience and knowledge in Evidence-Based Medicine into Evidence-Based Nutrition.