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<v Speaker 1>Yo, what's going on? Everybody?

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<v Speaker 2>Welcome to a new episode of My Canic Cass. I'm

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<v Speaker 2>Canna Dave. On today's episode, we have a special guest,

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<v Speaker 2>Harry Bearrish, founder of my Cannon Pros and also the

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<v Speaker 2>Meet Connect Puff event that is huge in the industry

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<v Speaker 2>here in Michigan. So thank you for joining us today here.

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<v Speaker 3>How are you great to be here?

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<v Speaker 4>Guys made it now, you know, I made it in

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<v Speaker 4>the industry.

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<v Speaker 5>That's funny saying we've been you know, we've known you

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<v Speaker 5>now for like years between me Connect Puff and so

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<v Speaker 5>this has been kind of bound in long time coming.

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<v Speaker 3>My life, right.

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<v Speaker 5>So that's the thing though, too, Like it's kind of

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<v Speaker 5>like it is, that's life though. We're busy and happens.

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<v Speaker 4>You know.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm glad we're able to do with today or able

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<v Speaker 2>to have a good conversation. You made it into the studio,

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<v Speaker 2>so yeah, thank you for coming.

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<v Speaker 5>Keep it real, right, Yeah, I mean honestly, he came

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<v Speaker 5>in prepared or we had him already ready to go,

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<v Speaker 5>So we're ready already we've been smoking yeah, yeah, so yeah,

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<v Speaker 5>I know, you know, Harry, I think today just kind

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<v Speaker 5>of as we always start off our podcast, you know,

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<v Speaker 5>we want to talk a little bit like about Harry,

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<v Speaker 5>you know a little bit of kind of what got

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<v Speaker 5>you into, you know, the camp's industry. You're just kind

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<v Speaker 5>of into like the loving and the planet in general,

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<v Speaker 5>you know, and kind of kind of work from there. Sure,

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<v Speaker 5>so you have do you do have your hands in

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<v Speaker 5>a little bit and.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, you know, keeping busy these days for sure, having

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<v Speaker 4>a lot of fun and uh, you know, seeing all

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<v Speaker 4>the sides of this industry.

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<v Speaker 3>That you know, we all are very well aware of.

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<v Speaker 4>But uh, you know, uh, you know I started actually

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<v Speaker 4>I never uh I spoke my first joint when I

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<v Speaker 4>was twenty six years old, So it took a while

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<v Speaker 4>for me to really you know, know what cannabis is.

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<v Speaker 3>And I really enjoyed it quite a bit.

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<v Speaker 1>And you knownderstand that I've.

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<v Speaker 4>Pretty much been smoking every single day of my life

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<v Speaker 4>since then, to some varying degree. So but you know,

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<v Speaker 4>I got into the cannabis industry back in twenty thirteen.

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<v Speaker 4>I was a caregiver and and you know I had

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<v Speaker 4>had a bullshit basement grow you know, like and that's

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<v Speaker 4>a lot of people these yeah, yeah, I mean you

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<v Speaker 4>know a lot of people you know started there and

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<v Speaker 4>are still there. And it's actually, you know, if you

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<v Speaker 4>don't mind going up and down the stairs a little

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<v Speaker 4>heavy shit.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, you know, hey got you know, go for it.

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<v Speaker 3>You know.

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<v Speaker 5>But the older I get, the more that's lame.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, you know.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, so I'm just saying, Yeah, I was a pretty

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<v Speaker 4>bad grower at first, and you know, I didn't really

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<v Speaker 4>have any relationships in the industry, right other than our

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<v Speaker 4>new friends, you know that smokes.

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<v Speaker 3>I had no idea what I was going to do

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<v Speaker 3>with the with the weed once.

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<v Speaker 4>I grew it, and so I downloaded app called weed Maps,

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<v Speaker 4>and uh yeah, all these dots started popping up on

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<v Speaker 4>the on the map, and I'm like, let me go

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<v Speaker 4>pop into some of these places and you know see

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<v Speaker 4>if they could you know, use some of my products.

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<v Speaker 4>So of course that was you know, besides having a

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<v Speaker 4>couple of patients and and uh dealing with them. You know,

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<v Speaker 4>I was I was one of those you know, terrible

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<v Speaker 4>people that uh sold to the to the retailers and I.

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<v Speaker 2>Mean the caregivers back in the day were the reasons

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<v Speaker 2>why the night program and we got so yeah, I mean.

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<v Speaker 4>You know, we're not supposed to make a profit, right,

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<v Speaker 4>I mean, you know, you know so, but obviously at

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<v Speaker 4>the end of the day, it's you know, it is

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<v Speaker 4>a business, and you know it was you know, it

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<v Speaker 4>was something.

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<v Speaker 5>That actually you're not allowed to make a profit unless

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<v Speaker 5>Uncle Sam can make a profit, you know what I mean.

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<v Speaker 4>So, you know, I went into my first dispensary with

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<v Speaker 4>a backpack and walked in and said, hey, you know,

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<v Speaker 4>would you like to buy some overages? And they sure,

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<v Speaker 4>and they bought product for me. I went into the second, uh,

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<v Speaker 4>asked the same question, and then I got the same man.

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<v Speaker 5>Mecause I'm sure. I mean even like the ones we

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<v Speaker 5>talked to you there.

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<v Speaker 4>Like Grand River near Telegraph Man.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I don't even remember what the name of it

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<v Speaker 3>was back then, but uh there.

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<v Speaker 2>Was a couple there and when I think of over

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<v Speaker 2>there is jazz club.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, but they're on Telegraph, the Telegraph. This one was

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<v Speaker 3>on Grand River.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, so uh that makes sense.

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<v Speaker 4>Okay, Yeah, Actually one of the owners is Antonio, who

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<v Speaker 4>was part of a Red, White and Bloom.

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<v Speaker 3>Now I guess.

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<v Speaker 4>So so yeah, you know, and I'm like, wow, you know,

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<v Speaker 4>this is this is pretty cool, you know, like I

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<v Speaker 4>can I got I got an outlet, you know, I

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<v Speaker 4>got similar to sell my ship. And I ended up,

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<v Speaker 4>you know, if I out more and more people that

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<v Speaker 4>you know that are growing, right, people that you know

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<v Speaker 4>you never expected that were growing, that are like.

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<v Speaker 3>Hey, you know I grow. I'm like, okay, great, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>like the what kind of stuff you got?

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<v Speaker 4>And started going visiting a lot of facilities, you know,

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<v Speaker 4>talking to more and more caregivers and there and then

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<v Speaker 4>I basically asked them if I could uh sell some

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<v Speaker 4>of the flower, and you know, they ended up.

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<v Speaker 3>Letting me give me an opportunity to sell it.

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<v Speaker 4>So I was basically adding it to my menu of

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<v Speaker 4>my product or selling in between harvest.

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<v Speaker 3>And you know, so.

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<v Speaker 4>You know, I I went from doing you know, having

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<v Speaker 4>a network of you know, two three caregivers and you

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<v Speaker 4>know a handful of dispensaries, uh, to you know, dozens

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<v Speaker 4>of caregivers and you know.

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<v Speaker 3>More more than a lot more than a handful of dispensaries.

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<v Speaker 1>Because you're out there growing back It was funny, like I.

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<v Speaker 5>Think when we first met you, you told us about that,

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<v Speaker 5>but the backpack story and you just mentioned it. So

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<v Speaker 5>it's actually cool to hear it like in depth, you know,

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<v Speaker 5>because you were like I was I here going dis

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<v Speaker 5>dis bros out the back back and yeah.

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<v Speaker 4>You know, obviously a lot of people did that, you know,

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<v Speaker 4>I mean it was uh, you know, back then they

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<v Speaker 4>called that drug dealing.

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<v Speaker 3>You know today they called that allegedly a broker, right, so.

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<v Speaker 4>You know, so yeah, that were Yeah, so I I

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<v Speaker 4>you know, my background prior to that was commercial rules

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<v Speaker 4>that I did, you know, retail, and you know, did

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<v Speaker 4>that for a number of years, probably twenty my twenty

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<v Speaker 4>fifth year. Now that wow, so I had one foot in,

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<v Speaker 4>one foot out since twenty thirteen. I you know, I

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<v Speaker 4>had more of a passion for cannabis and.

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<v Speaker 3>So, you know, two thousand and eighteen, I started the.

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<v Speaker 4>Facebook group yeah yeah, which was back then called uh

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<v Speaker 4>Michigan Marijuana Michigan Medical Marijuana Business Network or something. I

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<v Speaker 4>still have an old logo it's and then we changed

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<v Speaker 4>to Michigan Can the BIS Professionals and h Now we

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<v Speaker 4>just kind of.

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<v Speaker 1>I think that's when I joined, was that one, Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>that's what.

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<v Speaker 5>We know it asked. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 4>So yeah, it's got to reinvent yourself, right.

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<v Speaker 3>You always got a you know, rebrand and you know,

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<v Speaker 3>just kind of keep it fresh, right, you know.

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<v Speaker 5>So you started that in twenty thirteen. When did you

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<v Speaker 5>see track? I started that in twenty eighteen eighteen excuse

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<v Speaker 5>me thirteen? Okay? And did the group get like pretty

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<v Speaker 5>fast traction on that? Like how long did it take

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<v Speaker 5>to kind of you know.

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<v Speaker 4>It didn't really get much traction at first, you know, basically,

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<v Speaker 4>you know, I'm a nobody. I wasn't nobody at the time,

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<v Speaker 4>and and you know, who is this guy and why

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<v Speaker 4>should we follow him?

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<v Speaker 3>Right? And so I had to really you know.

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<v Speaker 4>Build it, you know, brick by brick, you one by one,

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<v Speaker 4>you know, very slowly, and until people started to hear

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<v Speaker 4>about it, and you know, it took a good couple

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<v Speaker 4>of years. You know, we we had the first couple

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<v Speaker 4>of years where you know, it was always a hobby.

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<v Speaker 4>It was never meant to be.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, I never said, well, let me open up

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<v Speaker 3>a Facebook group and you know.

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<v Speaker 4>Start a you know event or they started a networking

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<v Speaker 4>organization or you know, start a website.

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<v Speaker 3>It was just kind of like, oh, fuck it, let

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<v Speaker 3>me just start a Facebook group because there was a.

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<v Speaker 4>Lot of shots out there, you know, in different places,

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<v Speaker 4>and I just put it all on you know, one

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<v Speaker 4>platform where you know, you can find all that information

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<v Speaker 4>instead of having to go to multiple sources. So that

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<v Speaker 4>was really the concept behind it is, you know, just

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<v Speaker 4>to gather as much data as possible. And I just

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<v Speaker 4>kind of became a research uh you know, cut and

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<v Speaker 4>paste expert, you know what I mean, that's what it's

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<v Speaker 4>all I was doing and adding a little you know spin.

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<v Speaker 3>To you know, and.

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<v Speaker 4>Uh and then it really started, you know, I needed help,

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<v Speaker 4>So I brought on a bunch of moderators, Jamie Cooper

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<v Speaker 4>and you know, Justin Palmeteer and a number of others

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<v Speaker 4>throughout the years. And you know, so Hanton Harp, of course,

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<v Speaker 4>you know, you guys don't Hanton.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 3>We had a huge put a huge part in and

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<v Speaker 3>a lot of this and actually still is involved to

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<v Speaker 3>this day. And I'll get to that a little bit.

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<v Speaker 5>But very cool.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 4>So you know, here we are today, just under ten

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<v Speaker 4>thousand members and yeah, so you know six years later,

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<v Speaker 4>you know, you know, and it's very private, you know,

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<v Speaker 4>we you know, we require people, you know, people that

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<v Speaker 4>want to join the group to answer questions.

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah, because I mean, you want people that are in

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<v Speaker 5>an industry. You don't want people that are just coming

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<v Speaker 5>into like bad mouth brands because they had a couple

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<v Speaker 5>of bad you know, bags of it, and they're there

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<v Speaker 5>to talk shit.

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<v Speaker 4>You know.

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<v Speaker 5>That's what's really interesting about your group is when you

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<v Speaker 5>say cannabis professionals, it's literally is like, hey, you gotta

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<v Speaker 5>be kind of in the industry. You're like, what do

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<v Speaker 5>you do sort of?

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<v Speaker 1>You know?

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<v Speaker 4>Sure, yeah, I mean, you know, everyone's welcome, right, we

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<v Speaker 4>don't we don't ask if their consumers, you know, are

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<v Speaker 4>not you know, yeah, but you know, it's good to

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<v Speaker 4>have a consumer.

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<v Speaker 5>It seems like who's in the chat are the people

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<v Speaker 5>like actually working industry salesman. I guess I'm not not

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<v Speaker 5>saying about this inclusion. I mean, it's the inclusion is great,

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<v Speaker 4>So you know, you know, because I was sharing all

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<v Speaker 4>like I know what, you know, what the fuck I'm

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<v Speaker 5>Do you make it right?

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, yeah, as long as you obviously can do it,

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<v Speaker 4>So, so I wanted to be more than just a

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<v Speaker 5>When you throw events, is that this is the Facebook

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<v Speaker 5>That's what led you into doing that.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, because you know, I wanted to be I didn't

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<v Speaker 2>You know what?

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<v Speaker 4>I mean, you know, the engagement is there, the numbers

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<v Speaker 4>Because we were making anything, you know, it was on Facebook.

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<v Speaker 5>Well, that's that's what it is too. You got to

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<v Speaker 1>Just a hobby continually.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, so I uh uh. Back in early.

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<v Speaker 4>it was actually activated. It wasn't open to the public

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<v Speaker 4>at the time. But you know, when I asked him,

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<v Speaker 4>what do people do here? You know, like, what are

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<v Speaker 4>you doing here? He said, you know, right now, people

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<v Speaker 4>a you know, as a hub for you know, vendors

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<v Speaker 4>and retailers to meet exchange product or consumed product.

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<v Speaker 3>Or meet you know, I have a meeting.

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<v Speaker 4>And they're also renting out for private events. So that constantly,

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<v Speaker 4>you know, turned down a light bulb and I'm like,

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<v Speaker 3>Buyer seller, I used the broker. Everyone, you know, like.

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<v Speaker 5>You started putting some things together.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 4>So I'm like, so, I'm like, you know, everyone's asking

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<v Speaker 4>me to throw an event, and prior to you know,

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<v Speaker 4>everyone keeps asking me, even in the licensed market, Harry,

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<v Speaker 4>can you help me, you know, sell flower? Hey, can

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<v Speaker 4>you help me buy flower? You know when the prices

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<v Speaker 4>were four thousand, and you know, I'm like.

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<v Speaker 3>No, I mean, i don't know what I'm gonna get paid.

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<v Speaker 4>I'm like, I don't know what, you know, I don't

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<v Speaker 4>know how nobody could really give me a direct answer

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<v Speaker 4>as to what that would look like.

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<v Speaker 1>So and they still can't.

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<v Speaker 4>Right, I mean, because I mean, I think I'm pretty

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<v Speaker 4>sure we've all heard stories of how, you know, even

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<v Speaker 4>brokers in that game, you know, get get screwed. And

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<v Speaker 4>so I decided to basically have a buyer seller event,

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<v Speaker 4>and I wanted to be the first one to have

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<v Speaker 4>an event, a large event at high Box Social. And

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<v Speaker 4>when no Food told me that, I you know, my

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<v Speaker 4>mind just went instantly into you know, wow, I'm gonna

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<v Speaker 4>throw an event. Like I convinced myself right away that

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<v Speaker 4>I was going to throw an event and this was

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<v Speaker 4>the type of event that I wanted, And like an idiot,

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<v Speaker 4>I did that in a month, right, I committed to

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<v Speaker 4>Jesus to do it weeks later.

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<v Speaker 5>That's hard. Yeah, a lot of things and there was

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<v Speaker 5>a lot of things on site where you're gonna.

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<v Speaker 1>Be like, oh shah, was this your first event you've

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<v Speaker 1>ever thrown too?

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<v Speaker 5>Yes, yeah, I mean, you know, uh, challenge accepted, you know,

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<v Speaker 5>like all right, here we go, I mean, how do

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<v Speaker 5>you go?

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<v Speaker 3>It went pretty well.

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<v Speaker 5>So Dave was at the first one.

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<v Speaker 3>I was there.

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<v Speaker 2>That's where I met you in person. I was in

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<v Speaker 2>your group for a while and then you actually came

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<v Speaker 2>out and talked to me in personally. I thought that

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<v Speaker 2>was very cool because like he threw the event, he's

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<v Speaker 2>actually coming around and you were talking to everybody saying hi, I'm.

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<v Speaker 1>Sure there's some logistic things you learned respect that right away.

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<v Speaker 5>Events. There was a lot of things.

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<v Speaker 3>But you know, when I started.

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<v Speaker 4>The Facebook group, I was not a social media guy.

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<v Speaker 4>I still really I am not a social media expert

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<v Speaker 4>by any stretch of the imagination or no, no, do

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<v Speaker 4>I pretend to be. And you know, I just did

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<v Speaker 4>it by the you know, just flying by the seat

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<v Speaker 4>of my pants, you know what I mean, Like I

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<v Speaker 4>had no idea what I was doing, and I just

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<v Speaker 4>faked it, you know, as best as I could. People know,

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<v Speaker 4>you know, fortunately, you know I wasn't a newbie. You

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<v Speaker 4>know people, but.

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<v Speaker 5>See, you already knew the industry. You know who needed

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<v Speaker 5>to network. You knew who need to be there, So

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<v Speaker 5>you didn't know how to throw this event. You just

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<v Speaker 5>didn't know the logistics behind Like hey did I need

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<v Speaker 5>door people? How many hours do I need? Where do

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<v Speaker 5>I need sound? When do I need it? Run a show?

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<v Speaker 1>It was like all that stuff.

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<v Speaker 5>But at end the day, like you knew would need

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<v Speaker 5>to be there, right So I think that was a

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<v Speaker 5>big part. And having that network of that group, you know,

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<v Speaker 5>you kind of knew that hey put it out so

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<v Speaker 5>like you you know very much. Maybe not a social

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<v Speaker 5>media guy, but you crush the marketing.

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<v Speaker 1>Side of it.

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<v Speaker 4>like we we have now we have a bigger marketing presence,

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<v Speaker 3>And I'll get to that in a little bit. But

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<v Speaker 3>as far as that event, you know, the first event goes,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, like you know, no one was doing that

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<v Speaker 3>type of event right like it was.

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<v Speaker 4>You know, it's kind of like first you know, to

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<v Speaker 4>market in terms of a true buyer seller event, and.

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<v Speaker 3>You know there was a void, you know.

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<v Speaker 4>That's that's what we discovered after the first event and

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<v Speaker 4>only having four weeks of planning it. It was me

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<v Speaker 4>and Leah Stevens and Tatiana Grant. Tatiana handled like a

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<v Speaker 4>lot of the day of stuff. Leah who's now with

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<v Speaker 4>Franklin Fields. She's she was awesome, but it was you

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<v Speaker 4>Jamie and you know Sincy Magazine and all that. So

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<v Speaker 4>but you know, so it was just me and her

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<v Speaker 4>and you know, just grinding it out and I was

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<v Speaker 4>doing it, you know, nights and weekends and and you know,

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<v Speaker 3>Fourteen tables vendors that day.

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<v Speaker 4>And you know, had about one hundred and fifty people total,

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<v Speaker 4>and which was.

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<v Speaker 3>Actually considered a successful first event.

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<v Speaker 4>And you know, all the vendors were happy, all the vendors,

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<v Speaker 4>you know, a lot of the vendors were ready for

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<v Speaker 4>another one. So I kind of, you know, once I

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<v Speaker 4>had that event, I felt like I.

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<v Speaker 3>Had to keep doing them, right. It wasn't a one

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<v Speaker 4>And I liked the concept of having a buyer seller event.

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<v Speaker 4>You know, I I I didn't want to step on

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<v Speaker 4>out there. I'm not the kind of guy that's, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>You know, have you know, you know, a giant expo.

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<v Speaker 4>You know, like I just wanted to have a buyer

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<v Speaker 4>seller focused event, right And then the second one, which

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<v Speaker 4>job right away, you know, and because if I didn't

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<v Speaker 4>I had to had to start planning the next one.

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<v Speaker 4>So you know, number two happened and that was also

431
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<v Speaker 4>a success, and and it was and they were you know,

432
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<v Speaker 4>they were profitable. You know, a lot of a lot

433
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<v Speaker 4>of events weren't profitable. And you know, we kept our

434
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<v Speaker 4>cost low, you know, we you know, we were fair

435
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<v Speaker 4>in our pricing and you know people were willing to

436
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<v Speaker 4>pay it, you know.

437
00:21:28.759 --> 00:21:32.079
<v Speaker 5>So yeah, coming coming at us so strong out of

438
00:21:32.079 --> 00:21:33.839
<v Speaker 5>the first event, it's kind of nice that you can

439
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<v Speaker 5>have some momentum going in the second.

440
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<v Speaker 4>Well, they got results, you know what I mean, there

441
00:21:37.920 --> 00:21:43.000
<v Speaker 4>was an instant ROI and you know, yeah, and they

442
00:21:43.160 --> 00:21:48.079
<v Speaker 4>they saw sales come out of that event because you know, yeah,

443
00:21:48.119 --> 00:21:53.160
<v Speaker 4>there's products at events, there's buyers at events, right, but

444
00:21:53.680 --> 00:21:57.759
<v Speaker 4>it's not hyper focused. You know, this event is all

445
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<v Speaker 4>about buyers and sellers. The product is this stuff of

446
00:22:00.720 --> 00:22:04.079
<v Speaker 4>the show, you know. And I'm trying to help sell

447
00:22:04.119 --> 00:22:08.599
<v Speaker 4>their sell their product without being a broker and without

448
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<v Speaker 4>being on their payroll and just doing it really in

449
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<v Speaker 4>the form of an event, you know. And so I'm

450
00:22:14.240 --> 00:22:21.359
<v Speaker 4>still brokering, you know exactly. Yeah, So I'm just uh so, yeah,

451
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<v Speaker 4>I never you know, when when I decided to throw events,

452
00:22:25.160 --> 00:22:26.480
<v Speaker 4>you know, like I'm not going to go you know,

453
00:22:26.519 --> 00:22:27.839
<v Speaker 4>like I'm not the kind of guy that you know

454
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<v Speaker 4>likes to throw you know, like the evening DJ you know,

455
00:22:32.440 --> 00:22:34.640
<v Speaker 4>you know, and they do a great job.

456
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<v Speaker 5>Yeah, you know, there's different style events. In the absolutely

457
00:22:38.759 --> 00:22:41.720
<v Speaker 5>educational events, there's like, I mean, you're a Biscon, Like

458
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<v Speaker 5>that's a B two B. There's no smoking at all

459
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<v Speaker 5>really in this moment's action. But yeah, but concile and

460
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<v Speaker 5>you made your on your exactly. Major is unique because

461
00:22:50.559 --> 00:22:53.640
<v Speaker 5>it's exactly kind of new because it is consumption, but

462
00:22:53.720 --> 00:22:56.160
<v Speaker 5>it is that more B to B feeld. So you know,

463
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<v Speaker 5>I think that's really unique because it's almost like taking

464
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<v Speaker 5>m J Biscon like sort of like the network working

465
00:23:00.680 --> 00:23:04.000
<v Speaker 5>by like networking a smoke and like and a lot

466
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<v Speaker 5>of times a lot of people loosen up that way

467
00:23:05.839 --> 00:23:07.759
<v Speaker 5>and can talk a little more freely and like honestly

468
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<v Speaker 5>a lot of Well, then you're able to in this

469
00:23:09.279 --> 00:23:11.359
<v Speaker 5>industry there's they're doing business high.

470
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<v Speaker 2>Right, and then you're able to try and send product

471
00:23:12.960 --> 00:23:15.559
<v Speaker 2>from the retailer or grower to say, oh this is

472
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<v Speaker 2>good stuff.

473
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<v Speaker 5>Oh I'd love to press this. Oh yeah, they make

474
00:23:18.799 --> 00:23:21.599
<v Speaker 5>sales and we've heard people you know, selling at these

475
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<v Speaker 5>events just.

476
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<v Speaker 1>Like well, just like uh our partner Old School Organics.

477
00:23:24.960 --> 00:23:29.000
<v Speaker 5>And shadow Jason there he was at the last.

478
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<v Speaker 2>One and he's already on the upcoming one.

479
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<v Speaker 1>Yeah.

480
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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, he sold, you know, he sold. He saw, you know,

481
00:23:34.039 --> 00:23:36.079
<v Speaker 4>he saw and he he believed.

482
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<v Speaker 2>And he sees the value and you can't can't go

483
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<v Speaker 2>past that. There's perceived there's a lot of value and

484
00:23:41.240 --> 00:23:43.799
<v Speaker 2>perceived value. And it's not like you know, a lot

485
00:23:43.799 --> 00:23:46.599
<v Speaker 2>of customers go there are not like like regular people

486
00:23:46.640 --> 00:23:48.960
<v Speaker 2>going in to buy the product, right, It's it's mainly

487
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<v Speaker 2>for B to B And I feel like that that's

488
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<v Speaker 2>what gives it such a unique feel because a lot

489
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<v Speaker 2>of the other events are more like you said, there's

490
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<v Speaker 2>concerts and there's vendors there, retail people were able just

491
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<v Speaker 2>to go buy that product.

492
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<v Speaker 5>And you you kind of because you are your tickets

493
00:24:01.839 --> 00:24:05.519
<v Speaker 5>are meant to be for business people attendees. You do

494
00:24:05.720 --> 00:24:08.559
<v Speaker 5>kind of avoid the people just coming in to rush,

495
00:24:08.640 --> 00:24:11.079
<v Speaker 5>the crushed the events for free bud and leaving in

496
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<v Speaker 5>the first thirty minutes.

497
00:24:12.240 --> 00:24:12.359
<v Speaker 4>Right.

498
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<v Speaker 5>And I think sometimes when you throw social events, that's

499
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<v Speaker 5>a really big battle they have to fight. I'm sure

500
00:24:17.480 --> 00:24:19.279
<v Speaker 5>even to me connect puff, I'm sure you get some

501
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<v Speaker 5>people who somehow get tickets and then they're there and

502
00:24:21.119 --> 00:24:23.079
<v Speaker 5>they're like, oh well, and then they leave, right, And

503
00:24:23.079 --> 00:24:25.119
<v Speaker 5>that's something they always have to beat in this business.

504
00:24:25.119 --> 00:24:26.640
<v Speaker 5>But I feel like a lot of people stick around

505
00:24:26.720 --> 00:24:29.440
<v Speaker 5>at me connect Puff. So like I think because it's

506
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<v Speaker 5>that B to B vibe and you can try souff,

507
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<v Speaker 5>I think there's a little bit of mix.

508
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<v Speaker 1>If I'm not mistaken.

509
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<v Speaker 2>It looks like you made the next one a little

510
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<v Speaker 2>bit longer to start earlier.

511
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<v Speaker 4>Actually it's the same amount of time as the last one,

512
00:24:41.400 --> 00:24:44.599
<v Speaker 4>which actually the first event was four hours and then

513
00:24:44.680 --> 00:24:47.400
<v Speaker 4>the next event was five hours, and then a couple

514
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<v Speaker 4>events later it became six hours, and now you're seven hours.

515
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<v Speaker 3>So you know. And our last event we had four undred.

516
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<v Speaker 4>And fifty attendeese, we had almost forty almost forty vendors.

517
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<v Speaker 5>Yeah, and that was at the Brooklyn last time. That

518
00:25:08.160 --> 00:25:10.119
<v Speaker 5>was a really cool venue. You remember in the Brooklyn.

519
00:25:10.160 --> 00:25:10.839
<v Speaker 5>Child of the Brooklyn.

520
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<v Speaker 1>That was a that was a great, great event.

521
00:25:13.000 --> 00:25:14.599
<v Speaker 5>Yeah, you're doing the Brooklyn again this time.

522
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<v Speaker 3>We are not doing the Brooklyn. No, we are.

523
00:25:20.000 --> 00:25:23.119
<v Speaker 4>By time this airs, we will have announced we haven't

524
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<v Speaker 4>then you can edit it.

525
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<v Speaker 5>But but.

526
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<v Speaker 4>We are going to have our next event at a

527
00:25:29.480 --> 00:25:33.359
<v Speaker 4>place called Lincoln Factory in Detroit, which if you remember

528
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<v Speaker 4>Marble Bar.

529
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<v Speaker 1>Oh my god, I know where that's at, right, Yeah,

530
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<v Speaker 1>I know.

531
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<v Speaker 5>Dude, this place. That's my buddy.

532
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<v Speaker 3>Oh my god, we know the guy who un believable.

533
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<v Speaker 5>Oh my god, are you serious?

534
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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, that's got pictures.

535
00:25:49.359 --> 00:25:52.319
<v Speaker 5>We know, we know he's like good friends with him.

536
00:25:52.400 --> 00:25:54.519
<v Speaker 5>Shout out homie, we all, you know, saying.

537
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<v Speaker 1>That's awesome.

538
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<v Speaker 5>Really excited.

539
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<v Speaker 3>Bigger and.

540
00:26:05.079 --> 00:26:07.119
<v Speaker 4>You know it gives us, you know, we sold out

541
00:26:07.160 --> 00:26:11.160
<v Speaker 4>at the last event, so we uh outgrew the you know, Brooklyn.

542
00:26:10.880 --> 00:26:13.240
<v Speaker 1>It's so crazy Bigger.

543
00:26:13.640 --> 00:26:16.319
<v Speaker 4>Yeah, I mean we outgrew obviously hig about social you know,

544
00:26:16.400 --> 00:26:18.839
<v Speaker 4>and then you know, which was sures us, you know great,

545
00:26:19.000 --> 00:26:21.559
<v Speaker 4>you know for the time that we were there and

546
00:26:21.920 --> 00:26:25.079
<v Speaker 4>really helped you know, kind of like solidify.

547
00:26:24.559 --> 00:26:28.559
<v Speaker 5>And validate this, especially because that was the only consumption

548
00:26:28.640 --> 00:26:30.720
<v Speaker 5>launde around here, so it was really cool to do

549
00:26:30.759 --> 00:26:33.480
<v Speaker 5>that there. It was really unique take and they really

550
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<v Speaker 5>like I think it was like you know, like what

551
00:26:38.200 --> 00:26:40.039
<v Speaker 5>they say when you're like paving the road for something,

552
00:26:40.119 --> 00:26:42.200
<v Speaker 5>trail blazing sort of, you know, because you're trying to, hey,

553
00:26:42.240 --> 00:26:43.880
<v Speaker 5>let's try something new. Let's try it at this place.

554
00:26:44.200 --> 00:26:47.359
<v Speaker 5>And honestly, like you know, they had a hard trying

555
00:26:47.480 --> 00:26:49.279
<v Speaker 5>because like they weren't open the public and stuff. So

556
00:26:49.319 --> 00:26:50.799
<v Speaker 5>that was kind of a way to like get more

557
00:26:50.839 --> 00:26:51.960
<v Speaker 5>people in there, you know.

558
00:26:52.119 --> 00:26:52.359
<v Speaker 3>Yeah.

559
00:26:53.160 --> 00:26:56.680
<v Speaker 4>Yeah, so you know, I continue to be you know,

560
00:26:57.440 --> 00:27:00.240
<v Speaker 4>great friends with you know, uh, the former order now

561
00:27:00.279 --> 00:27:03.240
<v Speaker 4>know full in the existing owners, and you know, the

562
00:27:03.279 --> 00:27:06.759
<v Speaker 4>place is still you know, available to us whenever we want,

563
00:27:06.799 --> 00:27:08.440
<v Speaker 4>and you know, we may end up having another event.

564
00:27:08.599 --> 00:27:11.359
<v Speaker 3>They are only open for private events.

565
00:27:11.400 --> 00:27:13.880
<v Speaker 5>Oh they're still open. I heard they shut down. So

566
00:27:14.039 --> 00:27:14.720
<v Speaker 5>they shut down.

567
00:27:14.759 --> 00:27:20.319
<v Speaker 4>They didn't renew their state license. Okay, so it's kind

568
00:27:20.319 --> 00:27:23.720
<v Speaker 4>of like any other private venue where if.

569
00:27:23.640 --> 00:27:25.400
<v Speaker 3>The owner of the building lets you smoke, you know,

570
00:27:25.480 --> 00:27:26.079
<v Speaker 3>you can smoke.

571
00:27:26.400 --> 00:27:29.519
<v Speaker 1>Okay, no ship, gotcha? Did I know that. Yeah, it's

572
00:27:29.559 --> 00:27:31.240
<v Speaker 1>good to know that they still have bad at least

573
00:27:31.240 --> 00:27:32.559
<v Speaker 1>if you want to do a private Yeah.

574
00:27:32.599 --> 00:27:35.400
<v Speaker 3>Yeah, it's a nice place. It's a beautiful space, you know,

575
00:27:36.440 --> 00:27:36.640
<v Speaker 3>and it.

576
00:27:36.720 --> 00:27:39.359
<v Speaker 4>Served us well and and uh, you know, we're very

577
00:27:40.119 --> 00:27:41.039
<v Speaker 4>you know, thankful and.

578
00:27:41.079 --> 00:27:43.519
<v Speaker 3>Blessed that we were able to.

579
00:27:43.279 --> 00:27:46.079
<v Speaker 4>That they gave us the confidence to give me the

580
00:27:46.160 --> 00:27:49.559
<v Speaker 4>keys to a guy who never fucking threw an event

581
00:27:50.240 --> 00:27:53.559
<v Speaker 4>host the first event, my first event in their first

582
00:27:53.559 --> 00:27:57.400
<v Speaker 4>event there. So you know, I appreciate the opportunity that

583
00:27:57.440 --> 00:28:00.359
<v Speaker 4>they that they gave me and the faith that they showed.

584
00:28:00.759 --> 00:28:03.039
<v Speaker 5>Oh and since the events I've gone to, I've had

585
00:28:03.079 --> 00:28:04.880
<v Speaker 5>a great time, you know, so they were great there too.

586
00:28:05.039 --> 00:28:05.359
<v Speaker 3>Yeah.

587
00:28:05.480 --> 00:28:07.279
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I've honestly enjoyed all your events, And I think

588
00:28:07.319 --> 00:28:08.559
<v Speaker 2>I've told you that personally on the phone.

589
00:28:08.599 --> 00:28:10.880
<v Speaker 1>I think they're just great because it's you're able to

590
00:28:10.880 --> 00:28:11.160
<v Speaker 1>go there.

591
00:28:11.400 --> 00:28:13.160
<v Speaker 2>You've been a mingoed with so many different brands, so

592
00:28:13.240 --> 00:28:15.720
<v Speaker 2>many people within the brand. You're talking about product, you're

593
00:28:15.720 --> 00:28:18.400
<v Speaker 2>talking about terpenes, and then even the people that come

594
00:28:18.480 --> 00:28:21.240
<v Speaker 2>to attend, you're just having great conversations with everyone. Like

595
00:28:21.279 --> 00:28:25.680
<v Speaker 2>the whole time, you're just like networking, consistently talking, right yeah,

596
00:28:25.759 --> 00:28:27.680
<v Speaker 2>at the same time, Yeah, you're like, oh you want dab,

597
00:28:27.759 --> 00:28:29.319
<v Speaker 2>you want to try this? Oh yeah, sure, sure, sure,

598
00:28:29.319 --> 00:28:31.400
<v Speaker 2>And then you go in another conversation for like twenty

599
00:28:31.400 --> 00:28:33.880
<v Speaker 2>minutes with somebody and yeah, he's like, we've tried to

600
00:28:33.920 --> 00:28:36.279
<v Speaker 2>do we were trying to do have speakers at your

601
00:28:36.279 --> 00:28:38.359
<v Speaker 2>event at one of them, and it was just everyone

602
00:28:38.440 --> 00:28:41.279
<v Speaker 2>was just enjoying the time networking. So then like going

603
00:28:41.319 --> 00:28:43.920
<v Speaker 2>to like a little seminar like some other events and

604
00:28:44.039 --> 00:28:44.599
<v Speaker 2>xpols happen.

605
00:28:44.759 --> 00:28:46.039
<v Speaker 5>Yeah, and that's so you got to kind of feel

606
00:28:46.079 --> 00:28:49.480
<v Speaker 5>out what your event kind of fills that get to, right, Yeah,

607
00:28:49.519 --> 00:28:51.519
<v Speaker 5>I mean it just shows the power and the networking there.

608
00:28:51.839 --> 00:28:53.240
<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I mean, you know, we didn't want to ruin

609
00:28:53.279 --> 00:28:53.559
<v Speaker 3>the vibe.

610
00:28:53.640 --> 00:28:57.359
<v Speaker 4>Right, it was five, you know clock, and and I'm like, listen,

611
00:28:57.400 --> 00:28:59.039
<v Speaker 4>you know this event ends at eight, you know, like

612
00:28:59.160 --> 00:29:01.720
<v Speaker 4>you want to if you still want to do the

613
00:29:01.799 --> 00:29:04.799
<v Speaker 4>you know, the panel discussion, we can or you know,

614
00:29:04.799 --> 00:29:07.960
<v Speaker 4>because it's gonna you know, it's going to ruin this vibe.

615
00:29:07.960 --> 00:29:11.799
<v Speaker 4>And everybody was just you know, the buzz of the

616
00:29:11.880 --> 00:29:14.440
<v Speaker 4>room was buzzing and and everyone's having a great time.

617
00:29:14.480 --> 00:29:17.319
<v Speaker 3>So we decided to just you know, not have it.

618
00:29:17.440 --> 00:29:21.000
<v Speaker 4>And uh, you know, so for the next event, you know,

619
00:29:21.079 --> 00:29:22.960
<v Speaker 4>we're going to put it in the beginning of the

620
00:29:23.000 --> 00:29:26.880
<v Speaker 4>event instead of in the middle, you know, so have

621
00:29:26.960 --> 00:29:28.880
<v Speaker 4>a educational component.

622
00:29:28.480 --> 00:29:30.960
<v Speaker 3>Because you know, and you know, that's one of the reasons.

623
00:29:32.440 --> 00:29:34.519
<v Speaker 5>Wezz I was also saying, like, you really it is

624
00:29:34.559 --> 00:29:36.680
<v Speaker 5>smart to have it in the beginning, you know, because

625
00:29:36.680 --> 00:29:38.880
<v Speaker 5>again people aren't because by the end of it, people

626
00:29:38.920 --> 00:29:41.319
<v Speaker 5>are networking and money streaking made you know, yeah, that

627
00:29:41.440 --> 00:29:42.480
<v Speaker 5>was a vibe felt.

628
00:29:42.720 --> 00:29:44.720
<v Speaker 1>Yeah, And also I want to say, go away a

629
00:29:44.720 --> 00:29:45.359
<v Speaker 1>pivot shout out.

630
00:29:45.400 --> 00:29:47.960
<v Speaker 2>You always have chronic food at these events, like you

631
00:29:48.000 --> 00:29:50.400
<v Speaker 2>do such a good job with the food, like there's

632
00:29:50.400 --> 00:29:51.400
<v Speaker 2>always different platters.

633
00:29:51.680 --> 00:29:57.319
<v Speaker 1>But honestly, yeah, so good. Yeah, we definitely go too

634
00:29:57.359 --> 00:29:57.960
<v Speaker 1>every detail.

635
00:29:58.000 --> 00:29:59.160
<v Speaker 2>And that's what I want to say, like you plan

636
00:29:59.279 --> 00:30:01.160
<v Speaker 2>it out to the ta, like shout out to your team.

637
00:30:01.519 --> 00:30:04.720
<v Speaker 2>I know it's like you guys everybody else.

638
00:30:04.599 --> 00:30:09.519
<v Speaker 4>Yeah, yeah, yeah, Samantha and Hannah and Nick and Nick

639
00:30:10.440 --> 00:30:13.319
<v Speaker 4>so yeah, we're so yeah, we've kind of developed the

640
00:30:13.359 --> 00:30:17.960
<v Speaker 4>team now, you know, of of X you know of

641
00:30:18.119 --> 00:30:21.119
<v Speaker 4>people that are good at what they do and and

642
00:30:21.240 --> 00:30:22.880
<v Speaker 4>you know, I've got a number of people that helped

643
00:30:22.880 --> 00:30:25.279
<v Speaker 4>me with the events, and you know, I couldn't keep

644
00:30:25.319 --> 00:30:32.000
<v Speaker 4>doing it myself growing, so you know, we are still

645
00:30:32.200 --> 00:30:35.680
<v Speaker 4>you know, I feel like we're always still behind, you know,

646
00:30:35.759 --> 00:30:37.440
<v Speaker 4>like no matter how many people we had on, we're

647
00:30:37.519 --> 00:30:42.720
<v Speaker 4>just like still overwhelmed and trying to keep up. And

648
00:30:42.799 --> 00:30:47.279
<v Speaker 4>you know, it's it's a it's a it's a full

649
00:30:47.279 --> 00:30:49.400
<v Speaker 4>time job, you know, and it's a lot of work,

650
00:30:49.559 --> 00:30:53.759
<v Speaker 4>and you know, uh, you know, we're very proud of

651
00:30:54.119 --> 00:30:57.480
<v Speaker 4>what you know, what we've developed and you know what

652
00:30:57.480 --> 00:31:00.200
<v Speaker 4>what we've kind of turned into here, and you know,

653
00:31:01.160 --> 00:31:04.400
<v Speaker 4>I think we've if anything, you know, I think we've

654
00:31:04.480 --> 00:31:08.839
<v Speaker 4>kind of solidified our place in the market for uh,

655
00:31:09.359 --> 00:31:11.880
<v Speaker 4>for this type of event, you know, the buyer seller

656
00:31:11.960 --> 00:31:14.000
<v Speaker 4>type of events. And there's and there's other good ones too,

657
00:31:14.039 --> 00:31:17.200
<v Speaker 4>and there's some that are you know, not so good,

658
00:31:17.240 --> 00:31:22.640
<v Speaker 4>and you know, I mean it's it's not events aren't easy.

659
00:31:22.799 --> 00:31:25.400
<v Speaker 5>Oh no, I mean, honestly, we even just because you

660
00:31:25.440 --> 00:31:27.319
<v Speaker 5>throw a bunch of money at an event doesn't mean

661
00:31:27.319 --> 00:31:29.839
<v Speaker 5>it's going to be successful. We've seen these huge events

662
00:31:29.839 --> 00:31:31.319
<v Speaker 5>like and I won't shut them out, but they throw

663
00:31:31.319 --> 00:31:33.519
<v Speaker 5>these big events with these big rap you know, big

664
00:31:33.640 --> 00:31:37.799
<v Speaker 5>rappers and musicians and bands and and all this art.

665
00:31:37.839 --> 00:31:39.519
<v Speaker 5>And don't be wrong, I love that type of stuff.

666
00:31:39.559 --> 00:31:41.200
<v Speaker 5>I love music festivals and I love that vibe. But

667
00:31:41.279 --> 00:31:42.960
<v Speaker 5>it's very hard to throw a successful event. You got

668
00:31:43.039 --> 00:31:44.559
<v Speaker 5>to create a culture, you got to get you know.

669
00:31:44.599 --> 00:31:47.000
<v Speaker 5>And that's that's why that group is so powerful for you,

670
00:31:47.039 --> 00:31:48.960
<v Speaker 5>because you know, it showed that you already hit. You

671
00:31:49.000 --> 00:31:51.440
<v Speaker 5>got to gain that network first, sure other way, because

672
00:31:51.480 --> 00:31:53.559
<v Speaker 5>I feel like that was a very pivotal or not pivotal,

673
00:31:53.559 --> 00:31:56.799
<v Speaker 5>but very important too throwing a successful event, right because

674
00:31:56.799 --> 00:31:59.400
<v Speaker 5>when I meet these independent music festivals a lot of

675
00:31:59.440 --> 00:32:01.880
<v Speaker 5>times they have networks of people and that's how they

676
00:32:02.039 --> 00:32:04.559
<v Speaker 5>created the music vessel beginning, because you have to are

677
00:32:04.559 --> 00:32:08.279
<v Speaker 5>an event in general because you need that that culture,

678
00:32:08.319 --> 00:32:10.359
<v Speaker 5>you need those, you need many people to otherwise it's

679
00:32:10.400 --> 00:32:12.160
<v Speaker 5>not gonna start. It's gonna start with ten people and

680
00:32:12.400 --> 00:32:14.359
<v Speaker 5>grow slowly. I mean, you start with one hundred and fifty.

681
00:32:14.400 --> 00:32:16.240
<v Speaker 5>That's to me, that's very good for an event.

682
00:32:16.920 --> 00:32:17.119
<v Speaker 3>Event.

683
00:32:17.279 --> 00:32:19.920
<v Speaker 5>I mean to show up with our busy schedules in

684
00:32:19.960 --> 00:32:23.119
<v Speaker 5>this world, like you know, with work and kids and

685
00:32:23.279 --> 00:32:26.640
<v Speaker 5>hobbies and gym and food. Right, like they showed up,

686
00:32:26.680 --> 00:32:28.720
<v Speaker 5>so now you're at four fifty. It just it keeps

687
00:32:28.720 --> 00:32:30.000
<v Speaker 5>growing so that that's important.

688
00:32:30.079 --> 00:32:31.599
<v Speaker 4>And we're not you know, we're not cheap either, you

689
00:32:31.599 --> 00:32:33.240
<v Speaker 4>know what I mean, Like our events, our events are

690
00:32:33.440 --> 00:32:38.519
<v Speaker 4>you know, you know there are yeah, the values there

691
00:32:38.599 --> 00:32:40.759
<v Speaker 4>you know, and then some uh.

692
00:32:40.960 --> 00:32:42.720
<v Speaker 5>But again I said that earlier. I like that though

693
00:32:42.720 --> 00:32:44.519
<v Speaker 5>it kind of keeps out your you know, I don't

694
00:32:44.519 --> 00:32:46.160
<v Speaker 5>want to say the riff raff, but it's the people

695
00:32:46.200 --> 00:32:48.359
<v Speaker 5>just trying to their money grab use. People like to

696
00:32:48.440 --> 00:32:51.000
<v Speaker 5>take from you know, and then just leave like you

697
00:32:51.000 --> 00:32:53.599
<v Speaker 5>your ticket keeps it where Hey, I'm spending money because

698
00:32:53.599 --> 00:32:54.559
<v Speaker 5>it's investment in my birth.

699
00:32:54.960 --> 00:32:57.119
<v Speaker 4>And you know, there were people that I did not know,

700
00:32:57.599 --> 00:33:02.279
<v Speaker 4>that didn't hesitate to give me a check, you know,

701
00:33:02.359 --> 00:33:08.319
<v Speaker 4>for several thousand dollars, and you know, without without a

702
00:33:08.359 --> 00:33:12.920
<v Speaker 4>track record, without proof of concept, you know, so they believe,

703
00:33:13.279 --> 00:33:16.160
<v Speaker 4>you know, I mean, so it took a long time

704
00:33:16.240 --> 00:33:18.519
<v Speaker 4>right to earn that, you know, to earn that, you know,

705
00:33:18.920 --> 00:33:25.519
<v Speaker 4>and you know, people see, you know, people you know

706
00:33:25.559 --> 00:33:27.960
<v Speaker 4>think that you know that you're you're throwing successful events

707
00:33:27.960 --> 00:33:30.279
<v Speaker 4>and you know it's like, oh, yeah, you know it's

708
00:33:30.319 --> 00:33:33.039
<v Speaker 4>easy or you know, he got lucky or whatever. But

709
00:33:33.480 --> 00:33:35.079
<v Speaker 4>you know, they don't see how many times, you know,

710
00:33:35.119 --> 00:33:37.160
<v Speaker 4>you got your ass kicked, and they don't see how

711
00:33:37.200 --> 00:33:39.160
<v Speaker 4>many times, you know, you had to get up and

712
00:33:39.160 --> 00:33:39.759
<v Speaker 4>and you know.

713
00:33:39.799 --> 00:33:44.440
<v Speaker 5>Like you know, Iceberg, the Iceberg, they see, they see

714
00:33:44.440 --> 00:33:47.200
<v Speaker 5>your success. They don't see all that the pain, the

715
00:33:47.240 --> 00:33:52.920
<v Speaker 5>failure to learn, the loss, the hours the people were off,

716
00:33:53.200 --> 00:33:57.880
<v Speaker 5>all the yo sacrifice, the people saying like you sure,

717
00:33:58.119 --> 00:34:01.000
<v Speaker 5>you know, like you know, it's a you got there's

718
00:34:01.000 --> 00:34:02.680
<v Speaker 5>a lot of leap of faith in yourself when you're

719
00:34:02.720 --> 00:34:05.079
<v Speaker 5>doing these type of things long term, you know, especially

720
00:34:05.279 --> 00:34:07.160
<v Speaker 5>especially when you're taking a backpack up to a disco,

721
00:34:07.319 --> 00:34:09.599
<v Speaker 5>like you're risking literally going to jail, right Like, you

722
00:34:09.639 --> 00:34:10.800
<v Speaker 5>know what I'm saying, Like you got to take a

723
00:34:10.840 --> 00:34:12.800
<v Speaker 5>risk in yourself, an investment in yourself, Like I mean,

724
00:34:12.880 --> 00:34:15.599
<v Speaker 5>I would not be here as groovy without taking some

725
00:34:15.679 --> 00:34:17.840
<v Speaker 5>investments in myself, you know what I mean, without risking

726
00:34:17.880 --> 00:34:20.679
<v Speaker 5>it to go to school that I probably didn't couldn't

727
00:34:20.679 --> 00:34:22.679
<v Speaker 5>afford time, but I made a career out of it,

728
00:34:22.760 --> 00:34:24.360
<v Speaker 5>right Like. And the thing is, like, got to have

729
00:34:24.440 --> 00:34:26.119
<v Speaker 5>that belief in yourself. And that's same thing with why

730
00:34:26.119 --> 00:34:28.679
<v Speaker 5>I said that ticket shows you the brands are trying

731
00:34:28.719 --> 00:34:30.320
<v Speaker 5>to be there because they're like, no, I'm trying to network,

732
00:34:30.360 --> 00:34:31.880
<v Speaker 5>I'm trying to meet the people. I'm trying to make

733
00:34:31.920 --> 00:34:33.599
<v Speaker 5>this money. You know, I believe in myself.

734
00:34:33.679 --> 00:34:37.880
<v Speaker 3>So yeah, and you know, even even before you know.

735
00:34:38.360 --> 00:34:41.639
<v Speaker 5>That's a difference in the events though, you know, yeah, yeah, you.

736
00:34:41.599 --> 00:34:43.840
<v Speaker 4>Know, And you know, a lot of these people came

737
00:34:43.840 --> 00:34:45.519
<v Speaker 4>from the caregiver market, right I was still I was

738
00:34:45.519 --> 00:34:47.440
<v Speaker 4>still dealing with them in the caregiver market up until

739
00:34:47.440 --> 00:34:50.480
<v Speaker 4>you know, two thousand and twenty or whatever, you know, so.

740
00:34:52.400 --> 00:34:58.000
<v Speaker 3>And you know, so it was just again it was

741
00:34:58.039 --> 00:35:00.840
<v Speaker 3>the same thing, just in the form of an event and.

742
00:35:01.440 --> 00:35:05.280
<v Speaker 4>Uh, which which made it, you know, gave it more

743
00:35:06.159 --> 00:35:10.599
<v Speaker 4>credibility because you know, I feel like that, you know,

744
00:35:10.679 --> 00:35:13.599
<v Speaker 4>I was the right guy for for that type of

745
00:35:13.639 --> 00:35:17.920
<v Speaker 4>event based on you know, my experience in in my history.

746
00:35:19.360 --> 00:35:25.119
<v Speaker 4>So and you know, uh, so you know we're here,

747
00:35:25.119 --> 00:35:27.599
<v Speaker 4>we are you know, I mean.

748
00:35:27.599 --> 00:35:29.880
<v Speaker 2>It makes sense with all the connections you made through

749
00:35:29.880 --> 00:35:31.760
<v Speaker 2>the years, that's going to help you pave the way

750
00:35:31.800 --> 00:35:33.199
<v Speaker 2>for your event that you're now doing.

751
00:35:33.320 --> 00:35:33.519
<v Speaker 1>Now.

752
00:35:34.119 --> 00:35:36.599
<v Speaker 2>I do got a question though, because you feel like

753
00:35:36.599 --> 00:35:39.199
<v Speaker 2>you always have some nonprofits at your event that you

754
00:35:39.239 --> 00:35:42.480
<v Speaker 2>donate some cash to, uh after the event. Who is

755
00:35:42.599 --> 00:35:49.119
<v Speaker 2>like your primary Uh? Do you have a primary nonprofit

756
00:35:49.440 --> 00:35:51.119
<v Speaker 2>or do you like rotating because I know, like we're talking,

757
00:35:51.159 --> 00:35:52.880
<v Speaker 2>you said Cannabate and I thought them, I'm like, they

758
00:35:52.920 --> 00:35:55.400
<v Speaker 2>always have a different one, the rotating sometimes you have know,

759
00:35:55.599 --> 00:35:58.480
<v Speaker 2>we we donated to one of them. Yes, yeah, I

760
00:35:58.480 --> 00:36:01.960
<v Speaker 2>think that was a great out. So you know, so

761
00:36:02.239 --> 00:36:04.039
<v Speaker 2>I think that's cool that you have that as well too,

762
00:36:04.199 --> 00:36:04.840
<v Speaker 2>doing that and.

763
00:36:04.800 --> 00:36:09.280
<v Speaker 4>Yeah we did we started that at that event and

764
00:36:09.280 --> 00:36:14.159
<v Speaker 4>and we you know, because Anton Harbor is very involved

765
00:36:14.239 --> 00:36:17.360
<v Speaker 4>with the group, the Facebook group. He doesn't really have

766
00:36:17.480 --> 00:36:20.880
<v Speaker 4>much involvement with the event. And Anton and I are

767
00:36:21.519 --> 00:36:23.880
<v Speaker 4>pretty good friends, and we have been for quite some time.

768
00:36:25.440 --> 00:36:25.639
<v Speaker 3>You know.

769
00:36:25.800 --> 00:36:30.199
<v Speaker 4>He is somebody who I trust very much and whose

770
00:36:30.239 --> 00:36:34.280
<v Speaker 4>opinion I respect very much, and who's very intelligent, articulate.

771
00:36:34.920 --> 00:36:36.239
<v Speaker 3>You know, one of the smartest guys I know.

772
00:36:37.719 --> 00:36:43.199
<v Speaker 4>And he he's obviously a you know, the the you know,

773
00:36:43.239 --> 00:36:45.440
<v Speaker 4>the face of the veteran community in the cannabis industry

774
00:36:46.199 --> 00:36:49.159
<v Speaker 4>very much. And he's involved in a nonprofit called the

775
00:36:49.239 --> 00:36:56.639
<v Speaker 4>Veteran Access Program. And you know, because of his involvement

776
00:36:56.800 --> 00:36:59.679
<v Speaker 4>with the Facebook group and the fact that you know,

777
00:36:59.760 --> 00:37:06.320
<v Speaker 4>we are looking to really take on a full time nonprofit.

778
00:37:06.679 --> 00:37:11.199
<v Speaker 4>Instead of changing the nonprofits, we want them to be

779
00:37:11.599 --> 00:37:19.800
<v Speaker 4>our full time nonprofit where that they will be incorporated

780
00:37:19.840 --> 00:37:23.199
<v Speaker 4>on every single, every single thing that we do and

781
00:37:23.239 --> 00:37:26.320
<v Speaker 4>they'll have you know, we'll have a place on our

782
00:37:26.440 --> 00:37:27.960
<v Speaker 4>new website that's coming up that we.

783
00:37:27.920 --> 00:37:29.440
<v Speaker 3>Can talk about here and cool.

784
00:37:30.320 --> 00:37:33.239
<v Speaker 4>They want to live there, and you know, they are

785
00:37:34.079 --> 00:37:37.360
<v Speaker 4>you know, Anton is very much you know.

786
00:37:37.280 --> 00:37:41.039
<v Speaker 5>And it's a great thing to get behind, especially because

787
00:37:41.039 --> 00:37:44.360
<v Speaker 5>there's this this gap because of the federal legalities with

788
00:37:44.480 --> 00:37:48.199
<v Speaker 5>like the PTSD helping and how much veterans could benefit

789
00:37:48.239 --> 00:37:50.800
<v Speaker 5>from cannabis. Not everyone has to. I understand, weading for everybody.

790
00:37:50.840 --> 00:37:53.679
<v Speaker 5>We on the caroll for everybody, but they should have

791
00:37:53.760 --> 00:37:56.079
<v Speaker 5>access to it, and the lack of access to it

792
00:37:56.119 --> 00:37:57.159
<v Speaker 5>is what I think is unfad.

793
00:37:57.239 --> 00:38:01.440
<v Speaker 4>So Anton's working on some pretty big, awesome things on

794
00:38:01.480 --> 00:38:05.000
<v Speaker 4>a national level. You'd be surprised, you know, how much,

795
00:38:05.480 --> 00:38:09.559
<v Speaker 4>how busy Anton is supporting this cause, which you know

796
00:38:10.079 --> 00:38:12.039
<v Speaker 4>became near and dear to me because of my friendship

797
00:38:12.039 --> 00:38:14.599
<v Speaker 4>with him and just you know, hearing all the stories

798
00:38:14.679 --> 00:38:17.719
<v Speaker 4>and and you know, his involvement in the group and

799
00:38:17.840 --> 00:38:20.840
<v Speaker 4>you know, you know the loyalty that we have to

800
00:38:20.880 --> 00:38:23.000
<v Speaker 4>one another, which is very rare to.

801
00:38:22.920 --> 00:38:23.719
<v Speaker 3>Find in this business.

802
00:38:25.480 --> 00:38:28.760
<v Speaker 4>So you know, so it was it was the right

803
00:38:28.840 --> 00:38:32.559
<v Speaker 4>It was the perfect fit, right for us because of

804
00:38:32.639 --> 00:38:36.280
<v Speaker 4>all those circumstances, and you know, we want to get

805
00:38:36.280 --> 00:38:39.800
<v Speaker 4>behind him on that and uh you know, do our

806
00:38:39.840 --> 00:38:43.519
<v Speaker 4>part just you know, to help to help the veteran community.

807
00:38:43.840 --> 00:38:45.400
<v Speaker 5>That's awesome, Yeah, I know, And that's why I said.

808
00:38:45.400 --> 00:38:46.679
<v Speaker 5>That's what I was saying, like, if you're going to

809
00:38:46.719 --> 00:38:48.719
<v Speaker 5>get a long term partner, like that's a good one

810
00:38:48.840 --> 00:38:53.440
<v Speaker 5>behind because especially because to me it directly correlates with

811
00:38:53.559 --> 00:38:55.599
<v Speaker 5>cannabis in its own way.

812
00:38:56.079 --> 00:38:59.320
<v Speaker 2>So and people always respect the veterans. So that's good

813
00:38:59.400 --> 00:39:00.639
<v Speaker 2>hoping out that can unity.

814
00:39:00.400 --> 00:39:02.480
<v Speaker 3>Absolutely yeah my family.

815
00:39:02.840 --> 00:39:05.800
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, and then you were just talking about a new website.

816
00:39:05.800 --> 00:39:08.119
<v Speaker 2>You want to jump into some of your future plans

817
00:39:08.119 --> 00:39:10.599
<v Speaker 2>you have coming up here, ye, things you might be having.

818
00:39:11.280 --> 00:39:15.760
<v Speaker 3>You know, we also.

819
00:39:16.920 --> 00:39:21.119
<v Speaker 4>Started a newsletter that we've just kind of been uh,

820
00:39:21.639 --> 00:39:24.239
<v Speaker 4>you know that we haven't really gone full throttle on yet.

821
00:39:24.440 --> 00:39:26.440
<v Speaker 4>We kind of hit the pause button on it, and

822
00:39:26.719 --> 00:39:33.159
<v Speaker 4>then we're getting ready to reincorporate that. So you know,

823
00:39:33.480 --> 00:39:36.119
<v Speaker 4>we basically you know, I write our article, Antoni Rymes

824
00:39:36.360 --> 00:39:39.440
<v Speaker 4>writes our article, and you know we post a lot

825
00:39:39.440 --> 00:39:45.159
<v Speaker 4>of articles, you know, h on a local level in

826
00:39:45.159 --> 00:39:48.920
<v Speaker 4>Michigan as well as regionally and nationally so.

827
00:39:50.679 --> 00:39:52.920
<v Speaker 3>And you know it just keeps you know, so we've

828
00:39:52.920 --> 00:39:53.639
<v Speaker 3>built the database.

829
00:39:53.800 --> 00:39:55.599
<v Speaker 5>Is this all on michanic pro site?

830
00:39:56.199 --> 00:39:56.760
<v Speaker 3>It is not.

831
00:39:57.000 --> 00:40:00.159
<v Speaker 4>Okay, it is not, So you have to subscribe to

832
00:40:00.199 --> 00:40:04.719
<v Speaker 4>it and you do that in our mailing list unless

833
00:40:04.719 --> 00:40:07.519
<v Speaker 4>you're already in our database, which you know continues to grow,

834
00:40:07.559 --> 00:40:12.320
<v Speaker 4>because that's one thing that we're really trying to build

835
00:40:12.360 --> 00:40:17.199
<v Speaker 4>as ours our data. Without data, you know, you don't

836
00:40:17.239 --> 00:40:19.719
<v Speaker 4>have much, so so.

837
00:40:19.760 --> 00:40:24.280
<v Speaker 1>You know, we're still so true, you know, so how

838
00:40:24.320 --> 00:40:25.960
<v Speaker 1>do I sign up? If I want to sign up?

839
00:40:26.119 --> 00:40:29.440
<v Speaker 4>So we did, you know, we did have a website

840
00:40:30.320 --> 00:40:36.320
<v Speaker 4>that we stopped. It was still living, but we paused

841
00:40:36.360 --> 00:40:41.320
<v Speaker 4>it and are redesigning it and got a new web

842
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<v Speaker 4>developer and host and let's go my Cana pros g

843
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<v Speaker 4>O I I Canna Prose and you know, we basically

844
00:40:52.719 --> 00:40:54.360
<v Speaker 4>are trying to so you.

845
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<v Speaker 3>Can go there now. It's it's live and it is

846
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<v Speaker 3>version of one point zero.

847
00:41:00.400 --> 00:41:04.440
<v Speaker 4>We just haven't formally announced it yet, so uh so

848
00:41:04.440 --> 00:41:06.320
<v Speaker 4>we've been kind of working just to kind of get

849
00:41:06.400 --> 00:41:09.000
<v Speaker 4>you know, any last minute you know, kinks out so

850
00:41:09.039 --> 00:41:12.320
<v Speaker 4>that we can at least introduce it to the market

851
00:41:12.559 --> 00:41:18.719
<v Speaker 4>and then kind of, for lack of a better term,

852
00:41:18.760 --> 00:41:21.599
<v Speaker 4>you know, kind of take the Facebook group you know,

853
00:41:22.039 --> 00:41:24.639
<v Speaker 4>to the website where we can or you know, Zuckerberg

854
00:41:24.760 --> 00:41:28.480
<v Speaker 4>is not going to delete us, you know, and you

855
00:41:28.519 --> 00:41:32.480
<v Speaker 4>know we can kind of say what we want, you know,

856
00:41:32.760 --> 00:41:35.480
<v Speaker 4>to a certain extent, you know, based on you know,

857
00:41:35.599 --> 00:41:40.440
<v Speaker 4>kind of what type of uh you know, engagement and

858
00:41:40.599 --> 00:41:42.119
<v Speaker 4>you know, do we want to be a mission gent's

859
00:41:42.159 --> 00:41:46.360
<v Speaker 4>Reddit where you know, no, that's not that's not us,

860
00:41:46.480 --> 00:41:50.719
<v Speaker 4>although missa gens is a very excellent source of information.

861
00:41:53.239 --> 00:41:55.559
<v Speaker 1>Are just a little different. Yeah, not as many rules,

862
00:41:55.639 --> 00:41:57.400
<v Speaker 1>right Yeah, different audiences, Yeah.

863
00:41:57.239 --> 00:41:59.199
<v Speaker 3>Different audiences, more consumer.

864
00:42:00.360 --> 00:42:07.840
<v Speaker 5>And you know, but you know, so you found the website,

865
00:42:07.920 --> 00:42:09.280
<v Speaker 5>so yeah.

866
00:42:09.079 --> 00:42:10.320
<v Speaker 3>So you know it's going to be kind of like

867
00:42:10.360 --> 00:42:11.519
<v Speaker 3>a community page.

868
00:42:11.559 --> 00:42:13.039
<v Speaker 4>It's going to really you know, like we're getting a

869
00:42:13.039 --> 00:42:16.480
<v Speaker 4>lot of people that are looking for jobs. We're getting along,

870
00:42:16.519 --> 00:42:18.400
<v Speaker 4>so we'll have we'll have a job board on there,

871
00:42:19.000 --> 00:42:21.000
<v Speaker 4>We'll have a calendar of events on there.

872
00:42:21.559 --> 00:42:23.840
<v Speaker 3>You know, we're going to have probably.

873
00:42:23.599 --> 00:42:27.199
<v Speaker 4>You know, like some sort of you know, classified section

874
00:42:27.679 --> 00:42:32.800
<v Speaker 4>or some sort where people can sell equipment, you know whatever.

875
00:42:34.320 --> 00:42:36.800
<v Speaker 4>You know that that's kind of where we're going with it.

876
00:42:36.920 --> 00:42:39.559
<v Speaker 4>You know, that's not all there right now. But you know,

877
00:42:40.079 --> 00:42:43.159
<v Speaker 4>once we yeah, once we kind of get this going,

878
00:42:43.280 --> 00:42:46.960
<v Speaker 4>we want to get you know, people's opinion on what

879
00:42:47.119 --> 00:42:49.079
<v Speaker 4>they might want to see, and obviously, you know there's

880
00:42:49.719 --> 00:42:52.639
<v Speaker 4>a logistical side to see you know, how hard you

881
00:42:52.679 --> 00:42:55.440
<v Speaker 4>know that is or how much how long it would

882
00:42:55.480 --> 00:42:58.679
<v Speaker 4>take you know to get that because some things obviously

883
00:42:58.719 --> 00:43:01.960
<v Speaker 4>take a lot longer than others, depending on what you

884
00:43:02.000 --> 00:43:09.079
<v Speaker 4>want to add. So you know that that, in my opinion,

885
00:43:09.360 --> 00:43:13.840
<v Speaker 4>you know, is really the mother of everything that we're doing.

886
00:43:14.280 --> 00:43:19.440
<v Speaker 4>And you know, right now, you know, we are you know,

887
00:43:19.519 --> 00:43:22.320
<v Speaker 4>like our events are really the only things that are

888
00:43:22.360 --> 00:43:26.440
<v Speaker 4>generating revenue. And you know, we you know, after the

889
00:43:26.519 --> 00:43:29.559
<v Speaker 4>last event, you know, we we're finally realized that you know,

890
00:43:29.639 --> 00:43:33.719
<v Speaker 4>like there's you know that there's potential there to be

891
00:43:34.000 --> 00:43:35.760
<v Speaker 4>you know, to be a.

892
00:43:37.679 --> 00:43:38.880
<v Speaker 3>Player in this market.

893
00:43:39.119 --> 00:43:43.239
<v Speaker 4>And you know, I think I think, you know, one

894
00:43:43.239 --> 00:43:44.960
<v Speaker 4>of the you know, definitely one of the reasons why

895
00:43:46.400 --> 00:43:49.639
<v Speaker 4>we're successful is because of the community that we.

896
00:43:49.719 --> 00:43:51.920
<v Speaker 5>Built that I was thinking, like just to myself, like

897
00:43:52.039 --> 00:43:53.880
<v Speaker 5>as I listen to everything you do, you may say

898
00:43:53.960 --> 00:43:55.320
<v Speaker 5>that you may like, oh, we don't do events, we

899
00:43:55.320 --> 00:43:56.679
<v Speaker 5>don't do marketing. Well, you know what you do? You

900
00:43:56.719 --> 00:43:59.039
<v Speaker 5>create networks. Yeah, you know what I mean, you're networking

901
00:43:59.400 --> 00:44:01.679
<v Speaker 5>and networks networks.

902
00:44:02.440 --> 00:44:05.079
<v Speaker 3>And and just key So you know, like I have

903
00:44:05.159 --> 00:44:06.039
<v Speaker 3>relationships with a.

904
00:44:06.320 --> 00:44:08.840
<v Speaker 5>Lot of relationships, friendships, new we're done.

905
00:44:09.639 --> 00:44:12.639
<v Speaker 4>I've done stuff work for you know, I've done work

906
00:44:12.679 --> 00:44:14.239
<v Speaker 4>for something and a lot of these people are giving

907
00:44:14.239 --> 00:44:16.679
<v Speaker 4>them advice or you know, they've called me for one

908
00:44:16.679 --> 00:44:22.559
<v Speaker 4>thing or another, and and you know, so they you know,

909
00:44:23.719 --> 00:44:26.239
<v Speaker 4>that's what these other companies lack, you know what I mean,

910
00:44:26.280 --> 00:44:28.880
<v Speaker 4>these other companies where they don't have the community, they

911
00:44:28.880 --> 00:44:31.639
<v Speaker 4>don't understand the culture. They just you know, they're not

912
00:44:31.800 --> 00:44:34.400
<v Speaker 4>from here. You know, they have national you know, their

913
00:44:34.440 --> 00:44:35.480
<v Speaker 4>relationships with the m.

914
00:44:35.400 --> 00:44:35.760
<v Speaker 1>S o s.

915
00:44:35.840 --> 00:44:39.360
<v Speaker 4>But you know, like this is you know, like Syndatory

916
00:44:39.440 --> 00:44:41.480
<v Speaker 4>doesn't love corporate cannabis, you know what I mean.

917
00:44:41.559 --> 00:44:43.559
<v Speaker 3>And more you're.

918
00:44:43.480 --> 00:44:46.920
<v Speaker 5>In it and every realize every state is different, you know,

919
00:44:46.920 --> 00:44:47.800
<v Speaker 5>it's so different.

920
00:44:47.920 --> 00:44:48.239
<v Speaker 1>Michigan.

921
00:44:48.320 --> 00:44:50.360
<v Speaker 3>Yeah, Michigan's og market right like it is.

922
00:44:50.519 --> 00:44:51.880
<v Speaker 2>So I got some of the best product. I'll say

923
00:44:51.920 --> 00:44:54.239
<v Speaker 2>we got some of the best, were not the best.

924
00:44:54.320 --> 00:44:55.159
<v Speaker 1>We do have the best.

925
00:44:55.199 --> 00:44:59.559
<v Speaker 4>We we we we definitely do.

926
00:44:59.599 --> 00:45:01.480
<v Speaker 1>You know, when is your next event? We haven't even

927
00:45:01.480 --> 00:45:02.039
<v Speaker 1>got into that.

928
00:45:02.280 --> 00:45:05.519
<v Speaker 2>So for anyone listening and you the listening that wants

929
00:45:05.519 --> 00:45:06.960
<v Speaker 2>to go check it out or attend it.

930
00:45:07.079 --> 00:45:11.719
<v Speaker 4>Yeah, yeah, So our next event is scheduled for October third,

931
00:45:11.760 --> 00:45:12.559
<v Speaker 4>which is a Thursday.

932
00:45:12.559 --> 00:45:15.599
<v Speaker 3>We always have our events on Thursdays, and uh I

933
00:45:15.719 --> 00:45:15.960
<v Speaker 3>like that.

934
00:45:16.199 --> 00:45:18.880
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, so because like worst case Friday, it's like, yeah,

935
00:45:18.920 --> 00:45:20.239
<v Speaker 2>that's Friday to work.

936
00:45:20.639 --> 00:45:22.039
<v Speaker 1>It's all right. If it's a longer day, you know,

937
00:45:22.320 --> 00:45:23.360
<v Speaker 1>it's not like I'm a Tuesday.

938
00:45:23.960 --> 00:45:26.639
<v Speaker 4>Now that we have events in Detroit, the city of Detroit,

939
00:45:26.679 --> 00:45:29.239
<v Speaker 4>you know, people can come, you know, make a weekend

940
00:45:29.280 --> 00:45:32.119
<v Speaker 4>out of it or whatever, stay in a hotel, so

941
00:45:33.280 --> 00:45:34.519
<v Speaker 4>come in the night before.

942
00:45:34.440 --> 00:45:36.519
<v Speaker 5>That type of thing, especially if you're not from the city.

943
00:45:36.599 --> 00:45:38.039
<v Speaker 3>Yeah, so what.

944
00:45:38.079 --> 00:45:38.880
<v Speaker 1>Times it start? You said?

945
00:45:38.880 --> 00:45:43.079
<v Speaker 2>October third, Thursday, one day, one day eight Okay, yeah.

946
00:45:43.119 --> 00:45:43.639
<v Speaker 3>Cool, So.

947
00:45:45.119 --> 00:45:46.360
<v Speaker 1>Kicking off spooky season.

948
00:45:46.679 --> 00:45:48.320
<v Speaker 3>Yeah yeah, October.

949
00:45:49.360 --> 00:45:54.000
<v Speaker 4>That too, so yeah, I mean, you know and right now,

950
00:45:54.119 --> 00:45:56.159
<v Speaker 4>you know, like besides, you know, we threw a seven

951
00:45:56.159 --> 00:45:59.480
<v Speaker 4>to ten industry appreciation event that was cool.

952
00:46:00.039 --> 00:46:02.280
<v Speaker 5>Were there that was more of a party, that was

953
00:46:02.320 --> 00:46:05.199
<v Speaker 5>a party and we were both shocked because we showed

954
00:46:05.280 --> 00:46:08.039
<v Speaker 5>up and actually that's we ran into our homie there too.

955
00:46:08.079 --> 00:46:10.480
<v Speaker 5>That's what's kind of fun because he's like right next

956
00:46:10.519 --> 00:46:12.599
<v Speaker 5>to the street, right next to Marble, right, so.

957
00:46:12.559 --> 00:46:15.639
<v Speaker 1>We were like I could smell the weed from outside and.

958
00:46:15.559 --> 00:46:20.840
<v Speaker 5>We had no idea that they like, I didn't expect

959
00:46:20.880 --> 00:46:22.920
<v Speaker 5>that because after going to meet connect Puff, I'm like, Okay,

960
00:46:23.000 --> 00:46:25.239
<v Speaker 5>it's gonna be like some vendors and hang out and walking.

961
00:46:25.079 --> 00:46:26.639
<v Speaker 3>It's right right.

962
00:46:27.760 --> 00:46:30.639
<v Speaker 5>I'm like, oh ship Roovies party.

963
00:46:30.960 --> 00:46:32.039
<v Speaker 3>I didn't have like a party.

964
00:46:32.159 --> 00:46:34.119
<v Speaker 5>Jeremy's a little more professional, but he's boring.

965
00:46:34.559 --> 00:46:34.760
<v Speaker 1>You know.

966
00:46:35.280 --> 00:46:37.400
<v Speaker 3>Yeah, that was really fun time.

967
00:46:37.440 --> 00:46:39.159
<v Speaker 4>It's a good thing I got a young team because

968
00:46:39.639 --> 00:46:43.360
<v Speaker 4>I'm obviously, you know, I'm not you know, that cool anymore.

969
00:46:44.159 --> 00:46:44.719
<v Speaker 1>You're pretty cool.

970
00:46:45.039 --> 00:46:49.920
<v Speaker 5>So but are you not saying you're not hip? Just kidding?

971
00:46:49.960 --> 00:46:52.800
<v Speaker 5>I know, I don't. I feel like i'm a little well,

972
00:46:52.840 --> 00:46:54.800
<v Speaker 5>you know, because I'm in my I'm in my thirties

973
00:46:54.800 --> 00:46:57.519
<v Speaker 5>now younger thirties. No, but I mean you go meet

974
00:46:57.559 --> 00:47:03.880
<v Speaker 5>a teenage like a high school kid, they're like, what's up, grandpa? Yeah,

975
00:47:03.920 --> 00:47:08.679
<v Speaker 5>when you leave your mom's house, are you.

976
00:47:08.719 --> 00:47:11.039
<v Speaker 1>Going to do any more of those appreciation events?

977
00:47:11.039 --> 00:47:11.079
<v Speaker 6>Like?

978
00:47:11.079 --> 00:47:11.519
<v Speaker 1>How did that go?

979
00:47:11.800 --> 00:47:12.000
<v Speaker 3>Yeah?

980
00:47:12.079 --> 00:47:13.519
<v Speaker 1>You know it was an event.

981
00:47:13.800 --> 00:47:18.840
<v Speaker 3>Yeah, you know. Fortunately we have actually gotten the support and.

982
00:47:20.400 --> 00:47:24.280
<v Speaker 4>Uh partnership of Duchy, which is I'll give them a

983
00:47:24.320 --> 00:47:30.280
<v Speaker 4>quick shout out, the pos Software Company and they are

984
00:47:30.719 --> 00:47:33.840
<v Speaker 4>you know, the you know, the best and the biggest

985
00:47:33.840 --> 00:47:38.360
<v Speaker 4>in in their in their respective category, and you know

986
00:47:38.719 --> 00:47:42.800
<v Speaker 4>they have a lot of Michigan ties, and you know,

987
00:47:42.920 --> 00:47:46.119
<v Speaker 4>we had this was a second time having a presenting partner.

988
00:47:46.599 --> 00:47:48.760
<v Speaker 4>Our first event was Trees, which actually happens to be

989
00:47:49.880 --> 00:47:51.000
<v Speaker 4>one of their competitors.

990
00:47:51.760 --> 00:47:53.920
<v Speaker 5>It's a pos software company that a lot of these

991
00:47:53.920 --> 00:47:55.840
<v Speaker 5>DISCOSUS and that's why I think I've heard a lot

992
00:47:55.840 --> 00:47:57.880
<v Speaker 5>about Dutchy like I feel like I've seen it around.

993
00:47:58.679 --> 00:48:00.320
<v Speaker 3>I mean, they'really.

994
00:48:01.159 --> 00:48:03.800
<v Speaker 4>You know, they're the biggest in the industry, and and

995
00:48:04.039 --> 00:48:07.079
<v Speaker 4>you know, they're the biggest in every state that they're

996
00:48:07.280 --> 00:48:11.559
<v Speaker 4>in and except California which is the home of trees.

997
00:48:11.599 --> 00:48:15.639
<v Speaker 4>But you know, they are taking definitely they're getting you know,

998
00:48:15.679 --> 00:48:18.960
<v Speaker 4>they're getting uh their share of the market and there

999
00:48:19.280 --> 00:48:22.840
<v Speaker 4>you know, and and uh when they go into new markets,

1000
00:48:22.880 --> 00:48:25.320
<v Speaker 4>you know they're they're they're becoming the main one of

1001
00:48:25.360 --> 00:48:27.440
<v Speaker 4>the major players in those markets, if not you know.

1002
00:48:27.440 --> 00:48:31.039
<v Speaker 3>Number one. So we developed a relationship with them, you

1003
00:48:31.119 --> 00:48:31.679
<v Speaker 3>know we.

1004
00:48:33.199 --> 00:48:35.880
<v Speaker 4>Yeah, and you know, they are getting behind us and

1005
00:48:35.920 --> 00:48:40.800
<v Speaker 4>they believe in us. Their support and their confidence in us,

1006
00:48:40.840 --> 00:48:45.000
<v Speaker 4>you know, means a lot. And we couldn't you know,

1007
00:48:46.559 --> 00:48:51.280
<v Speaker 4>we're able to, you know, because it's a presenting partnership level.

1008
00:48:51.920 --> 00:48:54.960
<v Speaker 4>You know, obviously you know they're getting a different level

1009
00:48:55.000 --> 00:49:03.800
<v Speaker 4>of deliverables and you know, uh, they you know, they

1010
00:49:04.079 --> 00:49:10.039
<v Speaker 4>they realize that for them that it made sense to

1011
00:49:10.039 --> 00:49:14.239
<v Speaker 4>to make that investment because of who our audiences as

1012
00:49:14.280 --> 00:49:17.199
<v Speaker 4>well as you know, the reputation that we've built and

1013
00:49:17.679 --> 00:49:23.360
<v Speaker 4>you know our track record and you know which you know,

1014
00:49:24.119 --> 00:49:27.440
<v Speaker 4>partnering with them, you know, because we never really were

1015
00:49:27.480 --> 00:49:33.000
<v Speaker 4>ancillary focused business and we're still not. We just started

1016
00:49:33.199 --> 00:49:38.400
<v Speaker 4>incorporating ancillary businesses with tables. They were always involved before that,

1017
00:49:38.519 --> 00:49:41.519
<v Speaker 4>but with tables at the last event, which was our

1018
00:49:41.559 --> 00:49:45.400
<v Speaker 4>first one and this is our seventh one.

1019
00:49:45.559 --> 00:49:50.760
<v Speaker 3>Coming up, so and you know, we want to keep

1020
00:49:50.800 --> 00:49:52.280
<v Speaker 3>it that way, you know what I mean, we want

1021
00:49:52.360 --> 00:49:52.880
<v Speaker 3>to keep it.

1022
00:49:53.760 --> 00:49:57.119
<v Speaker 4>We don't want the ancillary businesses to take over, but

1023
00:49:57.800 --> 00:50:01.159
<v Speaker 4>we're you know, but they're the ones that have stepped

1024
00:50:01.199 --> 00:50:04.119
<v Speaker 4>up and become presenting partners because again, you know, they

1025
00:50:04.320 --> 00:50:09.159
<v Speaker 4>realize that all the customers are there and you know,

1026
00:50:09.239 --> 00:50:14.440
<v Speaker 4>there's you know, there's business to be had. So absolutely,

1027
00:50:14.480 --> 00:50:19.519
<v Speaker 4>you know, we're you know, we they're they're they're great

1028
00:50:19.519 --> 00:50:23.000
<v Speaker 4>partners for us, and we're working on partnerships with several.

1029
00:50:22.679 --> 00:50:26.199
<v Speaker 5>Other well known hey Man, partner is a key to growth,

1030
00:50:26.239 --> 00:50:28.480
<v Speaker 5>I mean without you know, shout out old school gangs.

1031
00:50:28.480 --> 00:50:31.360
<v Speaker 5>We shouted Jason earlier, you know kinship, you know, shout

1032
00:50:31.360 --> 00:50:33.119
<v Speaker 5>out to High nine to give us a chance. Shout

1033
00:50:33.159 --> 00:50:35.400
<v Speaker 5>out to campus workers, resources, and we got a couple

1034
00:50:35.480 --> 00:50:37.719
<v Speaker 5>few more people we want to hopefully be shout out to.

1035
00:50:38.199 --> 00:50:39.760
<v Speaker 5>So it's like, you know, it's funny when we hear

1036
00:50:39.800 --> 00:50:41.559
<v Speaker 5>that and I hear you've been working at for six years.

1037
00:50:41.559 --> 00:50:43.400
<v Speaker 5>I had no idea because I mean he showed me

1038
00:50:43.440 --> 00:50:45.679
<v Speaker 5>the group like whenever we met, so like I thought

1039
00:50:45.679 --> 00:50:47.639
<v Speaker 5>it was relatively new. So you've been doing this stuff

1040
00:50:47.679 --> 00:50:49.440
<v Speaker 5>for a while, and then just to learn about your backpack.

1041
00:50:49.480 --> 00:50:51.880
<v Speaker 5>It really shows that people don't understand the iceberg ef

1042
00:50:51.920 --> 00:50:54.079
<v Speaker 5>fact it takes a lot of grind to get anywhere,

1043
00:50:54.199 --> 00:50:54.719
<v Speaker 5>you know what I mean.

1044
00:50:54.760 --> 00:50:58.519
<v Speaker 1>Sure, yeah, like overnight like most people think it is, Well.

1045
00:50:58.280 --> 00:51:01.280
<v Speaker 5>It appears overnight because they people come out of nowhere,

1046
00:51:01.360 --> 00:51:03.480
<v Speaker 5>right even like my favorite is like, oh Scrillug, Oh

1047
00:51:03.480 --> 00:51:05.119
<v Speaker 5>he came out of nowhere, Like, no, he didn't. He

1048
00:51:05.199 --> 00:51:07.039
<v Speaker 5>was in like a band like high school and we

1049
00:51:07.119 --> 00:51:09.119
<v Speaker 5>had it for ten to fifteen years before he was scroll.

1050
00:51:09.480 --> 00:51:11.880
<v Speaker 5>People always have a story, you know. So it's very

1051
00:51:11.920 --> 00:51:14.119
<v Speaker 5>thank you for coming on telling Yeah, I appreciate it,

1052
00:51:14.119 --> 00:51:14.760
<v Speaker 5>you know, I'm.

1053
00:51:14.639 --> 00:51:17.400
<v Speaker 3>Glad, I happy to share it. And then I appreciate you.

1054
00:51:17.920 --> 00:51:20.320
<v Speaker 4>I appreciate you know, the partnership that we've created now

1055
00:51:20.360 --> 00:51:22.000
<v Speaker 4>and collaborated on and all the less.

1056
00:51:22.159 --> 00:51:25.039
<v Speaker 5>Yeah, yeah, no, We've had great time streaming and you know, recording,

1057
00:51:25.039 --> 00:51:27.360
<v Speaker 5>and then now we've been putting out podcasts now after

1058
00:51:27.440 --> 00:51:29.400
<v Speaker 5>so people can listen kind of check it out live.

1059
00:51:29.480 --> 00:51:32.159
<v Speaker 1>You know, we'd love to be as well.

1060
00:51:32.320 --> 00:51:33.199
<v Speaker 5>Yeah, there's.

1061
00:51:35.800 --> 00:51:37.760
<v Speaker 3>Yeah, your logo is going up on the graphics.

1062
00:51:38.000 --> 00:51:39.960
<v Speaker 5>Boom. I guess, I guess we're there.

1063
00:51:41.679 --> 00:51:44.960
<v Speaker 1>I love it well be playing there so it be

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00:51:45.039 --> 00:51:45.840
<v Speaker 1>such a good time.

1065
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<v Speaker 4>I've been you know, I'm I'm a fan of your guys.

1066
00:51:48.360 --> 00:51:49.880
<v Speaker 4>You know, I've been watching you guys, you know for

1067
00:51:50.000 --> 00:51:52.559
<v Speaker 4>quite some time. And here you know, you know, like

1068
00:51:53.079 --> 00:51:56.440
<v Speaker 4>you know, podcasts are not easy and ones that last are.

1069
00:51:58.079 --> 00:52:00.360
<v Speaker 5>You have to create that community like we had create

1070
00:52:00.400 --> 00:52:03.400
<v Speaker 5>a community before anyone gave a ship, right, like just

1071
00:52:03.440 --> 00:52:04.840
<v Speaker 5>kind of what you were saying, like we had to

1072
00:52:04.880 --> 00:52:07.920
<v Speaker 5>create that community. You have to create that that culture

1073
00:52:08.000 --> 00:52:10.400
<v Speaker 5>or whatever. Right, it takes time. People want it to

1074
00:52:10.440 --> 00:52:11.920
<v Speaker 5>be like all right in a year or two, because

1075
00:52:11.920 --> 00:52:13.760
<v Speaker 5>I have the idea of making money and it's like

1076
00:52:14.079 --> 00:52:16.840
<v Speaker 5>we saw that too, and we got laughed at my life.

1077
00:52:17.159 --> 00:52:21.320
<v Speaker 5>But you know, you keep hustling, man, because you either

1078
00:52:21.360 --> 00:52:23.079
<v Speaker 5>had you know, that's the thing. Who was it I

1079
00:52:23.119 --> 00:52:25.400
<v Speaker 5>was a fifty cent I can't remember. Someone said it's

1080
00:52:25.400 --> 00:52:27.679
<v Speaker 5>like if you're in it, and you if you're not

1081
00:52:27.760 --> 00:52:29.519
<v Speaker 5>in it to not make money for three or five years,

1082
00:52:29.559 --> 00:52:31.519
<v Speaker 5>and do you really believe in it? I don't know

1083
00:52:31.639 --> 00:52:34.199
<v Speaker 5>remember I'm quoting, but it's like yeah, because at the

1084
00:52:34.239 --> 00:52:35.920
<v Speaker 5>end of the day, it's like I believe in this ship.

1085
00:52:36.000 --> 00:52:37.400
<v Speaker 5>I'm not just like out you're doing it. And that's

1086
00:52:37.440 --> 00:52:39.880
<v Speaker 5>the thing about your you know, your your networking skills.

1087
00:52:39.920 --> 00:52:42.159
<v Speaker 5>I can see it. You know, I've seen it. I've

1088
00:52:42.159 --> 00:52:42.519
<v Speaker 5>seen it.

1089
00:52:43.800 --> 00:52:47.000
<v Speaker 4>Like you know, we you know, we're just trying to

1090
00:52:47.480 --> 00:52:51.079
<v Speaker 4>bring value and make money now right like because I think.

1091
00:52:50.920 --> 00:52:53.639
<v Speaker 5>We eventually have to want to full time.

1092
00:52:53.800 --> 00:52:55.639
<v Speaker 3>Yeah, we want to make money, you have to do

1093
00:52:55.679 --> 00:52:56.239
<v Speaker 3>it full time.

1094
00:52:56.280 --> 00:52:58.840
<v Speaker 5>You want to wait, Bro, it can't be about it can't.

1095
00:52:59.360 --> 00:53:02.000
<v Speaker 5>It can't be a out the money only like strictly

1096
00:53:02.079 --> 00:53:05.800
<v Speaker 5>like greed. But like once you know, like you spend all.

1097
00:53:05.679 --> 00:53:07.119
<v Speaker 2>That time, like spend all the time. Like that's the

1098
00:53:07.119 --> 00:53:08.800
<v Speaker 2>same thing with us, Like we spend so much time.

1099
00:53:08.840 --> 00:53:10.840
<v Speaker 2>Like we're just spending so much time. Like eventually and.

1100
00:53:10.800 --> 00:53:12.320
<v Speaker 5>You want to give more, you know, you want to

1101
00:53:12.360 --> 00:53:15.000
<v Speaker 5>do bigger events, you want to grow, you can't grow

1102
00:53:15.039 --> 00:53:16.719
<v Speaker 5>unless you put more time into it. And that's why

1103
00:53:16.800 --> 00:53:17.840
<v Speaker 5>I think you're doing.

1104
00:53:18.239 --> 00:53:22.480
<v Speaker 2>Hot Box Social to Brooklyn now to this other place. Yeah,

1105
00:53:22.519 --> 00:53:24.559
<v Speaker 2>and that's three grows in the last three events. Like

1106
00:53:24.639 --> 00:53:27.599
<v Speaker 2>that's that's pretty remarkable. So of course, and and that's

1107
00:53:27.679 --> 00:53:29.960
<v Speaker 2>valuable and you should be able to I mean, we're

1108
00:53:30.000 --> 00:53:33.400
<v Speaker 2>trying to too. It is trying to create a business

1109
00:53:33.400 --> 00:53:36.039
<v Speaker 2>out of it. But I got one question for we

1110
00:53:36.039 --> 00:53:38.800
<v Speaker 2>ask every one. Yeah, we asked all our usually our

1111
00:53:38.840 --> 00:53:41.000
<v Speaker 2>last one, and then we'll let you give your final

1112
00:53:41.000 --> 00:53:43.480
<v Speaker 2>shout outs to your team and everything because this we've

1113
00:53:43.480 --> 00:53:45.400
<v Speaker 2>been flowing and we've just been a great conversation.

1114
00:53:45.599 --> 00:53:48.119
<v Speaker 1>Yeah, time flew didn't realize that.

1115
00:53:48.199 --> 00:53:52.639
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, so you brought some joints over, so I assume

1116
00:53:52.639 --> 00:53:56.480
<v Speaker 2>you're a flower consumer over concentrates you.

1117
00:53:57.320 --> 00:53:59.639
<v Speaker 1>Yeah, we did not ask so, but okay, so.

1118
00:53:59.840 --> 00:54:02.199
<v Speaker 4>I I don't you know, I appreciate a good confused

1119
00:54:02.480 --> 00:54:04.239
<v Speaker 4>h joint as well.

1120
00:54:04.320 --> 00:54:09.880
<v Speaker 2>So yeah, like that's our ship. So say you're grinding

1121
00:54:09.960 --> 00:54:12.159
<v Speaker 2>up some bud and you break open the grinder and

1122
00:54:12.199 --> 00:54:14.159
<v Speaker 2>the weed comes out, and then the gowns of Genie

1123
00:54:14.159 --> 00:54:16.679
<v Speaker 2>pops out right and he's and he says, I'll grant

1124
00:54:16.760 --> 00:54:19.639
<v Speaker 2>you one wish anything you can do to change in

1125
00:54:19.639 --> 00:54:20.800
<v Speaker 2>the cannabis industry.

1126
00:54:21.320 --> 00:54:24.280
<v Speaker 5>And you know, it's always funny. Everyone always hits like

1127
00:54:24.360 --> 00:54:25.760
<v Speaker 5>damn because you want to change it.

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00:54:25.840 --> 00:54:28.800
<v Speaker 3>Twelve things but one. Yeah, I had a.

1129
00:54:28.800 --> 00:54:31.519
<v Speaker 4>Chance to talk to director Hannah when I was at

1130
00:54:31.519 --> 00:54:33.360
<v Speaker 4>the m I C I A.

1131
00:54:33.480 --> 00:54:37.480
<v Speaker 3>And I'm just like, you know, like these guys.

1132
00:54:37.360 --> 00:54:42.800
<v Speaker 4>Got so much important things that they are working on

1133
00:54:43.039 --> 00:54:45.559
<v Speaker 4>all at the same time that you know, not you know,

1134
00:54:45.599 --> 00:54:49.000
<v Speaker 4>they are, They're all equal, you know what I mean.

1135
00:54:49.239 --> 00:54:53.239
<v Speaker 3>And it's like, you know, how do you how do

1136
00:54:53.280 --> 00:54:56.280
<v Speaker 3>you narrow down to one? There's just so many fucking things.

1137
00:54:57.039 --> 00:54:59.280
<v Speaker 5>Yeah, I know, you know what I want sometimes trying

1138
00:54:59.280 --> 00:54:59.719
<v Speaker 5>to fight out.

1139
00:54:59.760 --> 00:55:04.559
<v Speaker 4>Listen, the most important to you the personal balance of

1140
00:55:04.559 --> 00:55:11.280
<v Speaker 4>of of licensees making money, and that weed to still

1141
00:55:11.320 --> 00:55:13.400
<v Speaker 4>be cheap enough for the consumers to be for.

1142
00:55:13.360 --> 00:55:16.960
<v Speaker 3>It to be affordable. Right, So I don't know how

1143
00:55:16.960 --> 00:55:18.800
<v Speaker 3>the fun that happens. That's what I want.

1144
00:55:19.280 --> 00:55:21.440
<v Speaker 5>Yeah, I was gonna say that's a that's a good one.

1145
00:55:21.519 --> 00:55:23.320
<v Speaker 5>I like that one because I don't I don't know

1146
00:55:23.320 --> 00:55:24.039
<v Speaker 5>how you get there.

1147
00:55:26.880 --> 00:55:30.320
<v Speaker 3>What I would want right might be like all right,

1148
00:55:30.320 --> 00:55:30.679
<v Speaker 3>I don't know.

1149
00:55:32.320 --> 00:55:34.039
<v Speaker 4>One thing that could change is you know, just enough

1150
00:55:34.039 --> 00:55:36.440
<v Speaker 4>money for these licenses to make money and not for

1151
00:55:36.519 --> 00:55:39.400
<v Speaker 4>you know, the high failure rate and all the fucking

1152
00:55:39.440 --> 00:55:44.599
<v Speaker 4>bullshit that off. Yeah, they're not licensing and fines and

1153
00:55:44.639 --> 00:55:46.760
<v Speaker 4>then all this bullshit, right.

1154
00:55:47.000 --> 00:55:50.159
<v Speaker 3>And you know, give these guys, you know, like, I mean,

1155
00:55:50.159 --> 00:55:50.679
<v Speaker 3>what the fuck?

1156
00:55:50.760 --> 00:55:52.199
<v Speaker 5>You know, like, I know, man, I hear.

1157
00:55:52.159 --> 00:55:54.400
<v Speaker 1>That's a good one. We haven't we haven't heard that.

1158
00:55:54.880 --> 00:55:58.400
<v Speaker 3>So, you know, like and and you know, weed.

1159
00:56:00.360 --> 00:56:02.719
<v Speaker 7>Should be you know, it's a commodity, right, so you

1160
00:56:02.719 --> 00:56:07.119
<v Speaker 7>know it's should be a commodity, but it's not because

1161
00:56:07.159 --> 00:56:12.039
<v Speaker 7>there's just so much other weed being grown outside.

1162
00:56:11.519 --> 00:56:15.320
<v Speaker 3>Of what is regulated, yeah, that you can't keep track

1163
00:56:15.599 --> 00:56:16.880
<v Speaker 3>of what the fuck is out there.

1164
00:56:17.000 --> 00:56:19.079
<v Speaker 5>You start talking about disty and all this other stuff

1165
00:56:19.079 --> 00:56:22.920
<v Speaker 5>that's off market. There's a lot of shit that's shady

1166
00:56:22.960 --> 00:56:25.360
<v Speaker 5>that people don't even realize. And that's screwing over these people,

1167
00:56:25.360 --> 00:56:27.800
<v Speaker 5>and then also behind them. They're getting screwed from different angles.

1168
00:56:27.960 --> 00:56:30.400
<v Speaker 5>They can't write things, they're not getting paid, they're not

1169
00:56:30.440 --> 00:56:32.599
<v Speaker 5>looking as a legal business, but they have to pay

1170
00:56:32.639 --> 00:56:33.559
<v Speaker 5>the taxes on time.

1171
00:56:33.679 --> 00:56:35.800
<v Speaker 1>There's so much debt right now in the industry.

1172
00:56:36.039 --> 00:56:37.480
<v Speaker 3>You know, it's such.

1173
00:56:37.280 --> 00:56:39.840
<v Speaker 5>A heavy He's pushing one problem off from someone else

1174
00:56:39.880 --> 00:56:42.480
<v Speaker 5>and just creating a disaster for the industry. Yeah.

1175
00:56:42.599 --> 00:56:43.639
<v Speaker 1>Yeah, it's detrimental.

1176
00:56:43.800 --> 00:56:48.039
<v Speaker 4>Yeah yeah, it's uh you know, so you know, these

1177
00:56:48.039 --> 00:56:49.239
<v Speaker 4>guys deserve to make money.

1178
00:56:49.360 --> 00:56:52.119
<v Speaker 3>Yeah, and so we should not be that cheap. You know.

1179
00:56:52.320 --> 00:56:55.159
<v Speaker 2>It's you know, crazy two dollars pre rolls. Yeah, that's

1180
00:56:55.199 --> 00:57:00.079
<v Speaker 2>needs to gonos.

1181
00:56:57.840 --> 00:56:59.840
<v Speaker 5>For like thirty forty bucks. And you're like, what is

1182
00:56:59.880 --> 00:57:02.039
<v Speaker 5>the like, I mean, even when we're getting.

1183
00:57:01.800 --> 00:57:05.960
<v Speaker 4>Like mediated this that, you know, whatever, you know, and

1184
00:57:06.159 --> 00:57:08.159
<v Speaker 4>if that's your thing, you know, like God bless you,

1185
00:57:08.800 --> 00:57:11.159
<v Speaker 4>like yeah, fucking you know.

1186
00:57:11.920 --> 00:57:14.199
<v Speaker 1>Through your thing, right, yeah, you know, so you're gonna

1187
00:57:14.199 --> 00:57:14.920
<v Speaker 1>have a short life.

1188
00:57:14.920 --> 00:57:18.920
<v Speaker 5>No, just kidding.

1189
00:57:18.920 --> 00:57:22.039
<v Speaker 6>I'm just saying if you just keep cutting corners, so

1190
00:57:23.000 --> 00:57:27.360
<v Speaker 6>you know, just yeah, it's just like you know, like alcohol, right,

1191
00:57:27.440 --> 00:57:29.280
<v Speaker 6>they want to treat this indust like alcohol.

1192
00:57:29.519 --> 00:57:31.679
<v Speaker 1>You know, like there's you know, it's like drinking five

1193
00:57:31.719 --> 00:57:32.440
<v Speaker 1>o'clock every day.

1194
00:57:32.599 --> 00:57:38.559
<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I mean you know, so it's you know bad.

1195
00:57:38.599 --> 00:57:41.440
<v Speaker 3>We should not be rewarded good. We should be rewarded

1196
00:57:41.599 --> 00:57:41.840
<v Speaker 3>you know.

1197
00:57:42.039 --> 00:57:45.039
<v Speaker 5>And decriminalization. Man, we need we need these businesses the

1198
00:57:45.079 --> 00:57:47.119
<v Speaker 5>right things off and be a real business too, Like

1199
00:57:47.320 --> 00:57:48.199
<v Speaker 5>you need to let them be.

1200
00:57:49.000 --> 00:57:50.199
<v Speaker 3>Just go straight to do criminalization.

1201
00:57:50.480 --> 00:57:53.360
<v Speaker 5>Yeah, rescheduling is going to allow you to like important

1202
00:57:53.360 --> 00:57:55.039
<v Speaker 5>export and ship and for the government to make money,

1203
00:57:55.079 --> 00:57:57.039
<v Speaker 5>but doesn't really do anything for the people to make money.

1204
00:57:57.440 --> 00:58:00.000
<v Speaker 5>You need to make it easier for us to do business,

1205
00:58:00.039 --> 00:58:01.719
<v Speaker 5>because they're already making money off the business, so it

1206
00:58:01.719 --> 00:58:02.800
<v Speaker 5>doesn't make sense.

1207
00:58:03.480 --> 00:58:10.519
<v Speaker 1>So you need a well, Harry was guys conversation.

1208
00:58:10.159 --> 00:58:12.119
<v Speaker 3>Really, Yeah, I'm glad. I'm glad I made it out

1209
00:58:12.559 --> 00:58:13.199
<v Speaker 3>to our side.

1210
00:58:14.159 --> 00:58:16.039
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I know, this is nice. This is a nice

1211
00:58:16.079 --> 00:58:18.039
<v Speaker 2>turn up. We'll bring you back on the future man,

1212
00:58:18.039 --> 00:58:18.519
<v Speaker 2>We'll bring.

1213
00:58:18.400 --> 00:58:19.920
<v Speaker 1>You and talk about.

1214
00:58:21.719 --> 00:58:23.639
<v Speaker 2>Going together because I would get him on and hear

1215
00:58:24.000 --> 00:58:26.320
<v Speaker 2>his story and hear about the veteran program and more

1216
00:58:26.360 --> 00:58:27.559
<v Speaker 2>about the nonprofit.

1217
00:58:27.119 --> 00:58:28.280
<v Speaker 1>And the stuff you guys are doing. That'd be a

1218
00:58:28.320 --> 00:58:29.480
<v Speaker 1>fun conversation too.

1219
00:58:30.440 --> 00:58:33.440
<v Speaker 2>But yeah again, October three is the me Connect Puff event.

1220
00:58:33.719 --> 00:58:34.920
<v Speaker 2>Stay tuned to our socials.

1221
00:58:34.960 --> 00:58:35.599
<v Speaker 1>We'll be there.

1222
00:58:36.119 --> 00:58:37.519
<v Speaker 2>We'll be doing some live stream and we had some

1223
00:58:37.559 --> 00:58:40.679
<v Speaker 2>new stuff for cooking up, So stay tuned and Harry,

1224
00:58:40.840 --> 00:58:43.800
<v Speaker 2>thank you again. And it's always first on to give

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00:58:43.800 --> 00:58:45.960
<v Speaker 2>a shout out again to our sponsors, Old School Organics,

1226
00:58:46.679 --> 00:58:48.239
<v Speaker 2>our drink sponsor High nine.

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<v Speaker 5>I've been sipping on the Lineman this whole time.

1228
00:58:51.320 --> 00:58:53.719
<v Speaker 2>Very good, very good, and then also kin ship so

1229
00:58:53.880 --> 00:58:56.880
<v Speaker 2>shout out and as always griovy. We're here to advocate, educate,

1230
00:58:56.960 --> 00:58:58.400
<v Speaker 2>and inspire to next time, y'all

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<v Speaker 3>Ye