Happy We Met

Today's guest is Maha HaqMaha got her first job at a dispensary when she was 18, and her work in the industry hasn't stopped since.While at UCLA, she co-founded CannaClub for students interested in cannabis, went on to get a masters focused on cannabis, and is the co-founder of the Highspitality Group, where she provides consulting about cannabis consumption lounges. To me, it's obvious she's just getting started. I know you're going to love learning more about this awesome lady.

Today's guest is Maggie ConnorsAfter spending half a decade working in brand management for Pepsi and Starbucks, Maggie moved to California in order to live in a state with legal cannabis… and get her MBA from Stanford. In 2017 she launched besito with branding that was way ahead of it's time and quickly made besito one of the most well known cannabis brands in California.In this episode we discuss Maggies journey with besito, from developing supply chain relationships to her recent acquisition with SPARC.

This episode features Andrew Watson, Co-Founder and CEO of Happy Cabbage Analytics.After spending some time in the tech/finance world, Andrew started to offer some data consulting to a Bay Area delivery service to help boost sales.Well, it worked. Fast forward a couple years later, and Happy Cabbage Analytics just closed a $1.5 million dollar seed round to help dispensaries better understand their data.Andrew’s smart, funny, and very much so himself. I’m sure you’re going to enjoy his story.This, is happy we met.

This episode features David Goldman and Michael KoehnKnown for wearing their matching hats with a cannabis leaf on the front, David and Michael have been cannabis advocates for more than a decade. They lead the Brownie Mary Democratic Club of San Francisco where David is the President and Michael is the Secretary.Their advocacy has helped keep compassionate cannabis, increased access for medical patients, and made cannabis a real issue that San Francisco legislators acknowledge and take seriously.Check out a Brownie Mary Democratic Club meeting for yourself on the Second Tuesday of Every Month.That’s the plug!

Today’s guest is Kaisha Dyan McMillanKaisha is a cannabis journalist and freelance copywriter with a knack for storytelling.Kasha’s writing has been featured in DOPE Magazine, the bold Italic, and MJ Lifestyle - where she wrote the cover story for the summer 2019 issue. She’s also provided copy for major brands like Hello MD, Pax.In this episode we discuss why Kaisha uses her talents to document these historic times in the cannabis industry.You’ve probably already read some of her work, and if you haven’t, you will.

In this episode we geek out about plant science and creating a healthy environment for cannabis plants to thrive.

In this episode we discuss Ramon’s passion for supporting disenfranchised people, and the variety of ways he brings that passion to life in the cannabis industry.

In this episode we talk about what inspired her to start Potli, some of the hardships she’s overcome, and what keeps her motivated in this crazy industry.

In this episode we talk about her journey into cannabis, trials and tribulations with compliance, and how baking and selling cannabis infused macarons ended up being much more difficult than anticipated.