Podcast appearances and mentions of baker technologies

Roger Obando, CTO at Loyalsnap and Co founder of Baker Technologies (acquired by TILT Holdings), joins the show to talk aboutThe evolution of the cannabis space, customer segmentation in weed, and the customer profile of the Chardonnay mom!Roger and team's experience raising capital for Baker, and his experience authoring his book, "The Highest Common Denominator", The differences of being a CTO that takes a company from 0 to 1 and a CTO that takes a company from 1 to 100 (and beyond).

Summary: We talk with David Champion — CEO and Founder of Maya Health — about the discovery of intentional psychedelics, beating nicotine with one session, and what it's like to lead a successful decriminalization campaign. Highlights:   — NUGGET AND A NOODLE: More lawsuits for access to Psychedelics; a world with legal moderate use of any drug (0:44)—  David's role in the decriminalize Denver movement (2.41) — David's introduction to intentional psychedelics (10.33)— Challenges during psychedelic use (17.33)— A fond mystical psychedelic encounter (24.33) — How David overcame smoking addiction in one session (25.22)— Debating legalization or decriminalization of psilocybin (30.39)— What excites David about Maya's future plans (36.36) — SOUL SEARCH: Relive the life of any historical figure... who do you choose? (37.43)David Champion:He is the CEO of Maya, a real world evidence platform designed to power the ecosystem of researchers, legislators, life sciences, and insurance payors at the frontier of mental healthcare.He also directs Unlimited Sciences, a psychedelic research nonprofit combining academia with data science to understand how psychedelic healing is being conducted in the underground and surface best practices to inform psychedelic research at large. In 2019 he served as a campaign-lead in the Denver Psilocybin Initiative, helping Denver become the first US city to reform psilocybin policy.Prior, he was Co-founder & CPO at Baker Technologies, which he exited after achieving a valuation of $250MM. Leading a team of up to 100, he helped scale at 14% month-over-month to a 50% market share of SMBs in the early cannabis sector. He graduated summa cum laude in Architecture from Cambridge University and built a nonprofit to help Kenyan children access schooling. Brought up in Papua New Guinea, Portugal and Scotland, he began his career in New York with Daniel Libeskind, working on the Ground Zero masterplan. He has a decade of experience designing consumer software and his interests are behavioral data, digital art, user experience design, playing piano, and mindfulness. Find David here:email - david@mayahealth.comhttps://www.dschampion.com/https://www.mayahealth.com/team-members/david-champion

David is President at Tress Capital, an established investment management firm in the cannabis sector, founded in 2013. Tress originates, guides, and manages investment for HNW, SFO, and institutional clients in both fund and bespoke SMA vehicles. Tress works closely with its companies and sector as an active value-add investor. Its portfolio includes industry leaders such as SC Labs, Headset, Baker Technologies, Cannabis Now, Infusion Biosciences, Grownetics and North Bud Farms. A two time cancer survivor, David was introduced to the vast benefits of medical cannabis while undergoing cancer treatments in 2001 and again in 2003. David has since dedicated himself to furthering research, awareness, and business opportunities in the expanding cannabis industry.

Psychedelic medicine is both a science and an art, and Akoni Anthony, co-founder of Maya Health finds his joy at their intersection. On the podcast we discuss Akoni's personal relationship to psychedelics including how he connected with his name. We talk about barriers to psychedelic medicine for the Black community and what white healers need to understand to better serve people of color. We talk about measuring the ineffable and why we need to collect data about psychedelic experiences. Finally Akoni emphasizes the importance of striking a balance between science and spirituality. Akoni is the co-founder and Chief Data Officer of Maya Health, a psychedelic software company that presents the Psychedelic Therapy Podcast. He previously worked in the cannabis sector, leading data for Baker Technologies. Akoni has also served as the Chief Technology Officer for Realm of Caring, a nonprofit in cannabinoid education and research helping over 55,000 families world-wide through observational data. Maya Health: https://www.mayahealth.com/ TIMESTAMPS :05 - The origin of the name “Akoni” :18 - How psychedelics entered Akoni's life :19 - The barriers to approaching psychedelic medicine in the Black community :28 - Why do we need data about psychedelic experiences? :33 - How do we measure the ineffable? :40 - How can white psychedelic healers support the black community? :46 - The balance between science and spirituality

Nick sits down with Nick Riebel of Baker Technologies/Blackbird CRM to talk about customer data, CRM software and how to optimize your business operations with data!

Rico Lamitte (Suavecito Rico) TedX speaker, NCAA Football Athlete, Founder of LA and Orange County Cannagather, Founder of The Suave Life and recognized as 2018 High Times 100 most influential people in cannabis, BAKER rep and former opioid addict. Rico was an asset to the NCAA, guaranteed to always get a heads up on drug testing and was presented with opioids to cover pain relief. He ended up rupturing his tendon, got depressed and dove into Norco's, Ambient, Zoloft and other drugs. It spiraled out of control as he finds himself slinging dub sacks in front of Wrigley Field a college graduate with 2 degrees from Northwestern University. He found his way to the finance world while still being a secret addict until that fateful moment when he was called out for his addiction and was introduced to cannabis as a treatment. He begun to substitute weed for opioids and eventually managed to shake the grip the pills had over him. Rico started realizing his relationship for being "the glue connecting the trap house to the penthouse" was coming in handy in the cannabis industry. He joined up with Baker Technologies and he dove into events with Cannagather and his brand The Suave Life. Listen as co-host Mark Reitman and Danny Keith have a deep conversation with Rico Lamitte about his life and growth as a human. Make sure to follow Rico on Instagram @Suavecito_Frederico check out his company The Suave Life also attend his events CannaGather LA watch his TedEX The Man Behind the Mask 3 times Cannabis saved my life .

David Champion is the CEO of Maya PBC and Co-Founder & Director of Unlimited Sciences, which is a psychedelic research nonprofit that uses the thoughtful and anonymous collection of data to understand how psychedelic therapy can be offered with harm-free, positive outcomes at scale. Prior to this venture, David was the Co-Founder & CPO at Baker Technologies, the leading (and first of its kind) CRM for the cannabis industry. After successfully exiting the company with a valuation of $250MM, he served as a campaign lead in the Denver Psilocybin Initiative, which helped Denver become the first U.S. city to reform the psilocybin policy by decriminalizing the substance.  David graduated summa cum laude in Architecture from Cambridge University and built a nonprofit to help Kenyan children access adequate schooling. Brought up in Papau New Guinea, Portugal and Scotland, he took his wealth of world experience and began his career in New York with Daniel Libeskind, working on the Ground Zero masterplan. David has a decade of experience designing consumer software and cultivating a wide variety of interest in behavioral data, digital art, user experience design, and mindfulness. Now, if you're wondering if there's anything this man hasn't done, just wait to hear how Unlimited Sciences is pairing up with John Hopkins to change the way we approach mental wellness.    We also talk about: How David's formative experiences with psychedelics influenced his interest in the space now. The work of The Zendo Project, a subsidiary of MAPS that works to reduce the number of psychiatric hospitalizations and arrests by creating an environment where volunteers can work alongside one another to improve harm reduction and “sitting” skills during psychedelic experiences. The problematic, binary philosophy presented in the US, where plant medicines are seen as strictly medicinal or strictly recreational. David's involvement in decriminalizing psilocybin in Denver, Colorado. The importance (and enough-ness) of pushing just the first domino down to spark an entire movement. The collaborative efforts among the country's change-makers to bring safe and sustainable entheogen use to the masses. Seeing psychedelic-assisted therapy as a cause, rather than an industry. Cannabis as a product-centric industry, and psychedelics as a service-oriented marketplace. The creation of a longitudinal, observational research study specifically designed to investigate entheogens in a naturalistic setting. The importance of set, setting, onboarding, and integration for safe and meaningful “trips.” How to amplify the neurogenesis component of psilocybin for long-term benefits.   We're on the cusp of discovering how psychedelics can help heal humanity — and we need your help! Every dollar donated to Unlimited Sciences helps fund the groundbreaking research and storytelling they do every single day. Donate now!   Learn more about any of Cured's all-natural  products at https://www.curednutrition.com and save 15% with checkout code "COLLECTIVE". What does true health mean to you? Connect with us on Instagram @curednutrition and share your journey on our most recent post! For any questions regarding Cured Nutrition products or our movement please email us directly at support@curednutrition.com  

On this week’s iC News episode, Brandon welcomes Roger Obando, founder + former CTO of Baker Technologies and author of “The Highest Common Denominator”. Roger has incredible insights into how to build, scale, and operate a successful cannabis software business and he’s now consulting, writing, and sharing that knowledge with others. Brandon and Roger dive into some of the biggest topics in the industry, including: the Black Market, raising capital in this environment, hiring minorities, equity applicants, and his work with the 4thMVMT. Learn more from Roger and Brandon as they share their opinions on #VapeGate, recent cannabis CEO departures, and the public cannabis meltdown. Tune in, listen up, and get acquainted with another episode of iC News with Roger Obando! Support for this episode comes from Bespoke Financial. Bespoke Financial is the first licensed commercial lender providing short-term working capital loans exclusively to cannabis and hemp businesses. Operators often deal with long cashflow collection cycles in this industry. Bespoke aims to alleviate working capital constraints across the cannabis supply chain by providing a line of credit to their clients. https://bespokefinancial.com/ Want to Support Independent Cannabis Media? Want to promote your product or service to our audience of decision makers? Email hi@investingincannabis.tv

This weeks show focuses on Cannabis investing and the market climate. Our guest is Joel Milton, SR VP and Board Member of TILT Holdings, and Co-founder of Baker Technologies.

In this episode, Vlad and Ramon take it straight to the boulevard with Roger Obando, founder of Baker Technologies, to discuss what innovation in the cannabis industry looks like, cannabis as it relates to the latinx culture, and how versatile the industry is for anyone willing to make the crossover.

This is our 20th show, focusing on: 1) the most relevant political and financial issues impacting this very controversial category; 2) our special guest David Champion, who has already built Baker Technologies which had reached a $250MM valuation at his tender age of 31. David is now in Denver focused on the medicinal value of Mushrooms, a truly controversial and breakthrough undertaking. So much so that Johns Hopkins has partnered with him to study this very important area; 3) we will also be responding to your Direct Messages from last weeks show which featured: Jonathan Summers, ex. Goldman Managing Director in London and founder of EXMceuticals.

Interviewing David Champion from Unlimited Sciences about the power of psilocybin for healing and cognition, user experience design for cannabis consumption, entrepreneurship and architecture. As well as talking about relationships and vulnerability...

What do you know about Rico Tarver? From being a NCAA athlete to fighting an opioid addition to being one of High Times Magazine "100 Influential People." Rico is goals! Listen to our interview with Rico where we touch on his life in football, selling weed to buy pills, Baker Tech and why social equity is a real issue for him.

With business models from other industries quickly making their way into the cannabis industry, TILT Holdings is aiming to become the swiss army knife of business-to-business offerings in the cannabis space. A vertically-integrated infrastructure and technology platform, TILT Holdings delivers contract manufacturing, distribution, hardware, and software for over 1,500 retailers and brands throughout the U.S., Canada, and Europe. In this episode, TILT Holdings CEO Alex Coleman shares with us an in-depth look at the goings-on at TILT, shares his insights on the future of cannabis, and provides some invaluable advice on how to navigate the cannabis B2B market. Learn more at https://www.tiltholdings.com.   Key Takeaways: Alex’s background in cannabis and what inspired him to start a B2B business in the cannabis space A deep dive into Tilt Holdings and the various companies under its umbrella, including Baker Technologies and Sea Hunter Therapeutics How Alex believes the recently passed Farm Bill of 2018 will impact the cannabis industry over the coming years Up-and-coming technologies like AI, gene editing, and nanotechnology and their implications for cannabis Why big alcohol and tobacco companies are investing in cannabis and the traditional businesses Alex predicts will follow suit Alex’s outlook for the future of cannabis and what he believes the industry will look like in 2030  

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My guest today is Roger Obando, a co-founder of Baker Technologies, the leading Customer Relationship Management software platform for the cannabis industry, servicing more than 1000 dispensaries across the US and Canada. The cannabis business centers around community and personal relationships. Roger has over twenty years of experience in tech, and I wanted to speak with him about using CRM technology to create lasting relationships between dispensaries and their customers.Learn More About Baker Technologies:https://www.trybaker.com/Roger Obando on LinkedInInstagramTo learn more about cannabis for adults, visit our sponsor, threewells.co

Baker Technologies started in Denver providing an online cannabis ordering platform similar to Grubhub. The company expanded into a cannabis CRM with direct messaging and consumer analytics. After raising over eleven million dollars the company is joining with three other cannabis companies and going public before the end of the year.Produced By MJBulls Media | Cannabis Podcast Network

Today we are talking to Roger CTO of Baker Technologies. We discuss acting fast in an emerging market, advancements in cannabis tech and much more. Catch Roger at Tech on Broadway this Saturday in Los Angeles. All of this right here right now on the Modern CTO Podcast.

Today on Grassroots Marketing we are joined by Roger Obando, Co-Founder fo Baker Technologies. For over 20 years, Roger has been a noteworthy leader in the software development space. After earning degrees in both Computer Science and Visual Design from Duke University, he spent years working with well-established, interactive agencies, including his own. After nearly a decade of working with companies like Sony, BMW, JP Morgan and Disney, he shifted his focus to the product space. Most recently, Roger has been in top technology roles at companies such as Mobile Roadie, Kamino Labs, and Baker Technologies, where he is currently Co-Founder and Head of West Coast Operations. Roger looks at Baker Technologies as the future of cannabis retail. Baker is the leading CRM for the cannabis industry, servicing more than 800 dispensaries across theUS and Canada. Baker helps dispensaries generate more revenue and build relationships with their customers through a variety of products featuring online ordering, customer loyalty, messaging, and analytics. On average Baker, clients see a 40 percent boost in average order size and a full ROI in just ten weeks.