The Cannabis Business Coach Podcast Episode 49: Dr. Maria Fernanda Arboleda, Santé Cannabis

The Cannabis Business Coach Michael Zaytsev interviews and coaches Dr. Maria Fernanda Arboleda an Anesthesiologist, Pain and Palliative Care Physician.

Dr. Arboleda is an international Consultant and Medical Advisor as well as the Associate Research Director at Santé Cannabis. She is also a co-investigator on several research projects that are being developed in Canada and has extensive experience as an international speaker and faculty in more than 50 international conferences and medical meetings, contributing to the training and education of more than 5,000 health care professionals in Latin America, Canada and the UK, among other countries.

On this episode, Dr. Maria shares the 4 barriers to the mainstreaming of medical Cannabis, the 6 major ailments that Cannabis is an effective treatment tool for, common misconceptions about medical Cannabis, the status of legalization in various Latin American countries, and much more.

In the business coaching portion, Mike Z helps Dr. Maria with the challenge of procrastination and using time productively while waiting for regulations to change.

Recorded on 5/26/2021

Additional Resources:

The Cannabis Business Book

The Cannabis Business Book (en Español)

The Cannabis Business Coach Podcast Episode 48: Liz Wald, Good Earth Organics

The Cannabis Business Coach Michael Zaytsev interviews Liz Wald, an Executive and the Board Director for Good Earth Organics, which produces organic soils, amendments, and nutrients for Cannabis and hemp farmers.

Prior to Good Earth Organics, Liz helped drive international growth at AOL, Etsy, and Indiegogo. She put her crowdfunding experience to use with Good Earth Organics, helping the company raise more than $1.8 million from more than 875 investors vie equity crowdfunding.

On this episode, Liz shares her journey from tech to Cannabis, discusses starting out as a Cannabis investor before becoming a Cannabis entrepreneur and executive, why she believes entrepreneurs in Cannabis are the toughest and craziest of all entrepreneurs, the do's and don'ts of equity crowdfunding, and much more.

In the business coaching portion, Mike Z helps Liz with the question of how to stay focused when a plethora of attractive opportunities constantly distract you.

Recorded on 5/19/2021

Additional Resources:

The Cannabis Business Book

The Cannabis Business Book (en Español)

To Invest in Good Earth Organics (note crowdfunding round closes on July 23, 2021)

The Cannabis Business Coach Podcast Episode 47: Andrés Fajardo, Clever Leaves

The Cannabis Business Coach Michael Zaytsev interviews Andrés Fajardo, Co-Founder and President of NASDAQ listed multi-national Cannabis company Clever Leaves. There, amongst many other achievements, Andrés led the development of Clever Leaves first 18 Hectares of GACP and EU-GMP certified cultivation and post-harvest facilities.

Prior to Clever Leaves, Andres was a Founding Partner of Mojo Ventures, a unique late-stage company builder focused on working with startups and small companies to achieve unprecedented growth and profitability. Before being an entrepreneur, Andres was President/CEO at IQ Outsourcing, a leading Colombian Business Process Outsourcing Firm that is part of the Sanford Group of Companies. Prior to joining IQ, Andres was a Principal Member at Booz & Company, a management consulting firm. He also has an MBA from Harvard Business School.

On this episode, Andrés shares an overview of 5+ years in the Cannabis industry for Clever Leaves, the critical mistake most companies get wrong about the employee-employer relationship, the unpredictable nature of Cannabis business, 3 elements of successful leadership, why Cannabis entrepreneurs are the luckiest business people, and more!

In the business coaching portion, Mike Z mixes it up and asks Andrés for coaching around the question of choosing good partners, especially when an opportunity is time sensitive and so you don't have much time to get to know the other side.

Recorded on 5/19/2021

Additional Resources:

The Cannabis Business Book

The Cannabis Business Book (en Español)

The Cannabis Business Coach Podcast Episode 46: Chris Walsh, Marijuana Business Daily

The Cannabis Business Coach Michael Zaytsev interviews and coaches Chris Walsh, CEO of Marijuana Business Daily, which includes MJBizDaily.com one of the best Cannabis industry news sites and the widely attended MJBizCon conferences.

Chris shares his journey from journalist to Cannabis CEO, we celebrate Marijuana Business Daily's 10 year anniversary, and Chris shares a multitude of reasons why he's more excited about the future of the Cannabis industry than ever before. Perhaps it's because his team's research suggests that the size of the legal Cannabis market could double and approach $50 billion by 2025.

In the business coaching portion, Chris asks Mike a big question about staying power and keeping an edge when business is already doing well.

Recorded on 5/5/2021

Additional Resources:

The Cannabis Business Book

The Cannabis Business Book (en Español)

Chris’ new Cannabis business podcast: Seed to CEO

The Cannabis Business Coach Podcast Episode 45: Vanessa Gabriel, Drop Delivery

The Cannabis Business Coach Michael Zaytsev interviews and coaches Vanessa Gabriel, CEO and Co-Founder of Drop Delivery, a high growth technology company that may become the Shopify of Cannabis delivery.

Drop Delivery recently raised over a million dollars via equity crowdfunding in less than 2 months. They’re going to raise investment capital via crowdfunding again according to Vanessa, who successfully sold her previous cannabis business (Greenlight Technologies) to a publicly traded company.

On this episode we discuss the courageous craft of entrepreneurship, equity crowdfunding for Cannabis startups, the power of teamwork and much more.

In the business coaching portion, Mike offers Vanessa support around the challenges of hiring for Cannabis jobs. Specifically how to scale your team without damaging a deeply established team culture.

Recorded on 4/28/2021

Additional Resources:

The Cannabis Business Book

Drop Delivery’s equity crowdfunding page