Podcast appearances and mentions of alan gertner

Michael Leckie is a renaissance man - this thoughtful architect has a vast range of talents and passions. Everything that he does is intentional, with great care for detail and with his curious nature. The principal of award-winning Leckie Studio, he's also the co-founder of The Backcountry Hut Company, which designs stunning minimalist prefab cabins. Michael also spent years playing semi-pro squash and once spent five months surfing the Baja, living on a beach in a van. He's also a partner in an innovative new project (and movement) called arcana, where one can book a stay in reflective polished stainless steel, design-forward architectural cabins in the wild. Bridging wellbeing and nature through design, experience & self-directed / science-based wellness rituals, arcana is launching first in Ontario, while preparing to launch a number of sites across the US and Canada. Its founding team includes Tokyo Smoke's Alan Gertner and Felicia Snyder, and Michael's Leckie Studio collaborates with New York-based Aruliden on the design.In this conversation, we explore his life-long love of nature and creating with his hands, the values of his architecture practice and his approach to design, what about his daughter that he's most proud of, and more. 

Why is it that people in seemingly great places — good careers or relationships, leave to pursue ‘more'? In 2015, Alan Gertner was working his dream job at Google. Growing up, Alan was the type of kid who preferred computer camp to sports camp, and at only 30 years old was an executive at Google, living in Singapore. He'd dedicated his 20's to winning at work and realized he wanted the next chapter to be different – so he left. He went on to start a company in the cannabis industry, Tokyo Smoke, which he eventually sold to Canopy Growth Corporation for a reported $250M. But his systematic process to do the self-work required to figure out what to do next was key to his success. Alan shares that process, and more on the first episode of our new series Hustle & Grit.

Welcome to Ideasex with Abacus! On today's episode, the team is joined by Alan Gertner, the CEO of Haiku Brands and the co-founder of Tokyo Smoke. He started his career at Google and then went on to co-found Tokyo Smoke with his father. On the show, the team talks about the future of cannabis, the future of retail, and what it's like to be a pioneer in the cannabis industry.

Global cannabis use is on the rise as is the number of countries currently considering or already making it a legal substance to use. Alan Gertner is on the forefront of a major opportunity in creating a Starbucks-like experience with the selling of legal marijuana. He sits down with MODERN ONTRAPRENUER's Landon Ray to discuss the past, present and future of this movement. He shares how he went from a happy career at Google to finding his true purpose with his new business.

Alan Gertner is the co-founder and CEO of Tokyo Smoke, a modern lifestyle business that is inclusive of Cannabis. A lover of technology, design, and everything in-between, Alan most recently led a $+100M organization at Google in Asia.  Alan is a proven leader in strategy and operations, including as a founding member of Google's first Global Business Strategy team. Tokyo Smoke was created to bring design, education, and emotion to cannabis. Ultimately, we believe in changing the world through iconic cannabis normalization.

In this episode, Brandon welcomes CEO Alan Gertner of Tokyo Smoke to talk about building an upscale brand in cannabis. From coffee shops to clothing to their signature line of cannabis accessories, this brand is growing quickly and pushing the limits on what it means to build an elevated cannabis brand. Learn all about building a company and a brand from a founder doing it right now! Tune in, listen up, get acquainted!

Alan Gertner, co-owner of Tokyo Smoke, wants to bring a different approach to cannabis culture in Toronto. Is it possible to dispel the "stoner" image associated with pot?

Tokyo Smoke co-owner Alan Gertner explains why marijuana dispensaries will play an important role in Toronto's future once pot is legalized in Canada.

In this episode, Matthew Castel sits down with Alan Gertner, a former management consultant and Google employee who is now the founder of Tokyo Smoke.