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Elevate Your Grind was created by Cannabis LAB (Law, Accounting, & Business) as a way to expand our Cannabis Professional association to the industry as a whole. Each week we interview experts, entrepreneurs, advocates, and other amazing people in Cannabis. We hope you'll join us on our journey through the Cannabis Industry!!
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In this episode, we sit down with Juliana Whitney, President of Cann Strategy. We talk about her early days in the cannabis space, how she decided to hand her own shingle and start her own business consulting in the cannabis space, and ultimately what made her move that business across the country from Las Vegas to Florida.
In this episode, we welcome back Mike McDonald, President of Dablicator. If you don't know what the dablicator is, you're missing out. Sure there are plenty of dab tools and hot knives for when you want to traditionally dab concentrates. But what about those of us who like to roll hash holes, or just put oil on other things without getting all sticky and maybe staining your favorite gym shorts. Check out this episode to hear how dablicator is revolutionizing the way people use concentrates.
In this episode, we sit down with Paul Weiss, CEO of Paper Planes Extracts. The discussions include everything from the current financial state of the industry, what is happening specifically in the CA market, and how a perfect balance of corporate and culture can help a cannabis company strive in the current industry climate.
In this episode, we sit down with Darrin Potter - Director of Market Development at Terra Vera & Vice President at Cultivation Structures and Equipment. We discuss how Darrin's deep history of cultivating cannabis in Florida, issues most cannabis cultivations are facing, what remediation issues are best.....and which ones are a little scary to think about.
In this episode, we sit down with David Polley - Founder & CEO of Preferred Gardens out of Sacramento, CA. We visit David down at the Flowery cultivation facility and talk about his early life and how it ultimately led him to cannabis cultivation, building his business brick by brick, and his partnership with the Flowery to bring quality cannabis to the Florida medical market.
In this episode, we sit down the WIllie McKenzie, Founder & CEO of Left Coast Holdings, a vertically integrated Cannabis company located in Michigan. We talk about everything from Willie's legacy background, how struggle with addiction, and how turning his life around led him to build a vertically integrated cannabis business in Michigan 
In this episode, Todd sits down with Andrew Thut, Chief Financial Officer of 4Front Ventures, s a publicly-traded, vertically integrated MSO in markets including California, Illinois, Massachusetts, Michigan, and Washington. They have built a strong reputation for their high standards and low-cost cultivation and production methodologies earned through a track record of success in facility design, cultivation, genetics, growing processes, manufacturing, purchasing, distribution, and retail. Andrew and Todd discuss the difficulties cannabis companies face trying to operate like any normal business with things such as banking, borrowing money, and taxes. We also touch on a lesser spoken-about topic, how those employed by cannabis companies face the same issues when trying to apply for mortgages and other loans.
In this episode, we sit down with Joe Lustberg, Managing Partner for UpWise Capital. UpWise isn't your traditional broker, they've created a massive network of lending partners to give you the best chances of being approved. Joe talks about the current state of the industry, and what they look for when doing a lending deal.
In this episode, we welcome back friend of the show and Bills Mafia member Karson Humiston, Founder & CEO of Vangst. We talk about the current state of the cannabis industry, what led us here, what we think will happen throughout the remainder of the year, and if Josh Allen will lead the Buffalo Bills to the Super Bowl this year.
Live from The Flowery

Live from The Flowery

2023-07-0501:12:51

This episode was filmed live from The Flowery's North Miami dispensary. We were invited to The Flowery's "Retail Reset" tour as they built out more room for some of the latest brand partnerships, including Sherbinskis, Doja, and Wizard Trees. We learn about how The Flowery approaches the Florida market and what's important to them when bringing in a brand from another state.
In this episode, we sit down with Ted Lidie, Founder & CEO of Alien Labs & Brand Director at Connected Cannabis. Ted grew up in a small town and had cultivation in his blood. We discuss Ted's journey into the recreational market and how he's been able to build Alien Labs into the icon it is today.https://officialalienlabs.com/https://www.twentysixtynine.com/
Marco, CEO of Bienstar Wellness, is considered a pioneer in the development of the medical cannabis industry in Uruguay. Together with the Universidad de la República and the Institut Pasteur de Montevideo, he promoted scientific research in preclinical models. He also collaborated with clinical research at the Maciel Hospital. In 2017, Marco was the co-founder of the association for research and development of medical cannabis in Brazil, Cannab. That same year, he was the mentor of the first hemp project accelerator in the region, SmartHemp, from the Sinergia Tech Hardware Accelerator. Marco also founded the Cannapur company, which was successfully sold to Khiron Life Sciences (OTC: KHRNF), a publicly traded company on the Toronto Stock Exchange. Marco was one of the founders of the Uruguayan Chamber of Medicinal Cannabis Companies and was elected as its first president. Bienstar currently offers psychedelics-assisted addiction recovery treatment under the Clinicas Beneva brand.
s a kid, Randy Lanier dreamed of achieving four-wheel glory at the Indianapolis 500, but knew he’d never be able to afford the most expensive sport on earth. That all changed when he bought a speedboat and began smuggling pot from the Bahamas. Fueled by what would become a historically massive smuggling operation, he started racing cars and became an overnight sensation. For Randy and his teammates, money was no object, and bigger hauls meant faster cars. At every event they attended, they were behind the wheel of the best machinery, flaunting their secret in front of huge crowds and live television cameras. But no matter how fast they drove, they couldn’t outrun the law. As Randy came ever closer to reaching his dream of high-speed glory, one of the biggest drug scandals ever to hit the professional sports world was about to unfold. Today Randy is one of the biggest cannabis advocates in the country and is the Vice President of Freedom Grow, a non-profit organization that assists the lives of non-violent cannabis offenders. In this episode, we talk about how Randy balanced life as a professional race car driver and prolific smuggler and how being incarcerated allowed him to find his true life passion, being of service to others. Check it out. Freedom Grow - www.freedomgrow.org Survival of the Fastest - https://a.co/d/8oJTmZh
In today's episode we sit down with Holly Bell, who just recently gave up one of the coolest title's you can have in a government role, Director of Cannabis. Holly shares her deep entrepreneurial background with us, her journey that led her to help design the hemp and medical marijuana programs in Florida, and how she's taking that knowledge across the globe in her new role with Flora Growth. www.joinclab.comwww.youtube.com/@thecannabislabhttps://www.floragrowth.com/
Brothers Broadleaf was dreamed up in 2019 by two brothers in Tampa, Florida. Paxton and Dawson are 4th generation cigar makers, and know the inner workings of the industry. They were able to use this experience to create the premium blunt wrap we have all been waiting for. Fed up with the lack of quality leaves available to blunt smokers, the Brothers knew the only way to achieve perfection was to go back to the basics and forego the mass producing cigar machines.
In this episode Todd sits down with Jeffrey Finkle, CEO of the Arcview Group, an institution in the legal cannabis industry founded by Troy Dayton and Steve DeAngelo. They talk about the upcoming Arcview event at the Loews Hotel in Coral Gables from Dec 7-9, the history of Arcview, it's space in the cannabis industry, and the current state of capital in the cannabis industry. 
Elevate Your Grind - Delta Oil CoIn this episode we sit down with the entire crew of Delta Oil co. and their good friend and advisor Christopher F. Rux, CPA Rux. Dallas and Mike tell us the backstory of Delta Oil Co., why they chose Oklahoma to prove their concept, and how they plan on breaking into the Florida Cannabis Market
In 2020 Tina Ulman and Dani Baranowski co-founded the Chamber of Cannabis, a 501(c)(6) nonprofit and Nevada’s largest cannabis business trade organization composed of over 400 industry leaders and 65 businesses looking to build a more inclusive industry and community, restore justice, and move cannabis commerce forward. The Chamber successfully took a major role in passing AB 341 – the Cannabis Consumption Lounge Bill, as well as AB 400 for Cannabis DUI reform. The Chamber was recently awarded, “Nonprofit of the Year” and for their advocacy and work, Dani and Tina received recognition for “Women Inspiring Nevada” from Las Vegas Weekly, as well as a Certificate of Congressional Recognition from the United States Senate. We encourage anyone looking to take part in the emerging consumption lounge opportunities in Nevada, or otherwise expand Nevada cannabis to reach out to us on instagram @chamberofcannabis or via our website thechamberofcannabis.org or email us directly chamberofcannabis@gmail.com.
John McLeod Co-Founder and Head of New Markets at Cloud Cannabis Company, a vertically licensed medical and recreational cannabis operator in Michigan. John sits down with Todd to talk about how his journey lead him to understand the benefit of cannabis and his efforts to grow his business up North.
In  another in-studio conversation, Todd sits down with Doug Kulig, Senior Sales Executive at Boveda, Inc. Doug has been working in the cannabis industry since 2018 and now works throughout the Southeast with the industry leader in two way humidity control.
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