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Todd Shapiro on a “Exotic” Expansion in the Mushroom Business | The CSE Podcast S3-Ep8

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On this week’s episode of the Exchange for Entrepreneurs Podcast we welcome back Todd Shapiro, CEO of Red Light Holland (CSE:TRIP). In this week’s conversation, we discuss why their stock symbol isn’t quite as representative of the company as it once was (or was meant to be) and “dig” into  the things they are doing to diversify within the realm of mushrooms.

Red Light Holland is a company that originally found its platform around psychotropic (or hallucinogenic) truffles, specifically in the realm of microdosing. Now the company has expanded its business to the world of “exotic” mushrooms, and Todd explains why this movement beyond psychedelic mushrooms is part of a larger vision and passion to build a legacy business that can extend to future generations.

About Red Light Holland: Red Light Holland is an Ontario-based corporation engaged in the production, growth and sale of functional mushrooms and mushroom home grow kits in North America and Europe, and a premium brand of psilocybin truffles to the legal, recreational market within the Netherlands, in compliance with all applicable laws. 

Learn more about Red Light Holland at https://redlight.co/

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Ray Williams on “Capitalizing” on Diversity | The CSE Podcast Ep7-S3

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On this week’s show of the Exchange for Entrepreneurs Podcast we welcome Ray Williams to discuss  diversity, race, and social equity, and why these themes are critical on both a human and economic level.

Ray Williams is the Vice Chairman – Financial Markets at National Bank Financial and has a storied banking career that has spanned decades. We discuss the legacy he’s working to achieve through National Bank and organizations like the Black Opportunity Fund and 100 Strong. Notably, this discussion provides a prompt for executives and investors alike to ask themselves the question of whether they’re doing enough to investigate, encourage, and mentor talent from all backgrounds and to best position their firms with the best people that will bring their enterprises the greatest success.

Learn more about the Rotman School of Management at https://www.rotman.utoronto.ca/
Learn more about the Black Opportunity Fund at https://blackopportunityfund.ca/
Learn more about the 100 Strong at https://100strongfoundation.ca/

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Brayden Sutton on Getting “Back-to-Basics” in the Bud Business | The CSE Podcast Ep6-S3

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The sixth episode of this year’s program has us catching up with Brayden Sutton, CEO of The BC Bud Corporation (CSE:BCBC).

Brayden isn’t just a CEO… he’s had a colorful career as a trader, as an entrepreneur, and investor at a young age. He’s even written a book called Money Mind: Beyond Speculation – a deep dive on his own journey in speculative investing and portfolio management. In this conversation we discuss what brought him back to the cannabis industry after his experiences with Supreme Cannabis and 1933 Industries and then we dive deeper into the motivations for writing a personal finance book.

About The BC Bud Corporation: The BC Bud Co is a house of brands created by industry professionals who are passionate about the user experience and ever-changing consumer demand. Founder-led and based in British Columbia; we take the heritage of BC Bud seriously.

Learn more about The BC Bud Co at https://www.thebcbc.com/

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Taking a Tour of Israel Tech | The CSE Podcast Ep5-S3

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This week we take the show on-the-road to Tel Aviv, Israel where we get caught up with tech executives in the health tech, cannabis, life sciences and food tech sectors.

First-up is an intro to VVT Medical led by Erez Tetro and Concenter BioPharma, led by Dror Chevion. After introducing their respective businesses Erez and Dror sit down with guest host Mark Francis to discuss the motivations behind their businesses and the hard lessons learned bringing their visions to market.

Following that, we go rapid-fire with Rob Cook, who introduces several more innovators and executives from the Israeli tech space, including those standing firmly at the intersection of public markets and entrepreneurship. Featured on this week’s show are:

Erez Tetro – CEO of VVT Medical
Dror Chevion – CEO, Co-Founder, Director of Concenter BioPharma
Jonathan Ben-Cnaan – Co-Founder of Atlas Global Brands (CSE:ATL)
Eli Ben Haroosh – CEO of Stickit Labs
Tamir Gedo – CEO of Beyond Oil (CSE:BOIL)
Yoav Bar Joseph – Founder & CEO of Cannibble Foodtech (CSE:PLCN)
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Iris Bincovich – CEO of InnoCan Pharma (CSE:INNO)
 
It’s a fascinating cross sector of the types of companies one can find in the “start-up nation” and great examples of innovation at work – so please enjoy the show and our apologies for some of the spotty audio on this week’s recording – we did our best within very noisy environments to bring you this week’s episode – enjoy!
 
Hosts: James Black, Rob Cook and Mark Francis
Producer: James Black

Learn more about VVT Medical at https://www.vvtmed.com/
Learn more about Concenter BioPharma at https://www.concenterbiopharma.com/
Learn more about Atlas Global Brands at https://atlasglobalbrands.com/
Learn more about Stickit Labs at https://stickit-labs.com/
Learn more about Beyond Oil at https://www.beyondoil.co/
Learn more about Cannibble Foodtech at https://cannibble.world/
Learn more about InnoCan Pharma at https://innocanpharma.com/

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Ben Feferman on the State-of-“Play” in Esports | The CSE Podcast Ep4-S3

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After previously appearing as a special guest moderator on CSE’s Esports in the Capital Markets program, Esports executive Ben Feferman returns to the Exchange for Entrepreneurs podcast to talk about the current state of the Esports industry.

After riding a wave of growth driven by public markets speculation prior to the pandemic, the industry finds itself re-calibrating after several shakeups in the industry. Ben highlights some the challenges that have faced the Esports category but also shares where he sees growth prospects in the sector and where it will ultimately find wins as business models mature in this still-nascent business.

Host: James Black
Producer: James Black
Guest: Ben Feferman

Learn more about GamerSaloon at https://www.gamersaloon.com/

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Ilan Sobel on Executing the “Scale-Up” | The CSE Podcast Ep2-S3

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We start our second show of the season by revisiting one of the most memorable interviews from last season with Ilan Sobel, CEO of BioHarvest Sciences (CSE:BHSC). On last year’s interview we learned about the driving mission of his company to build “human utility value”. We use that as a jumping-off point as we re-unite after a notable year for the company despite global and economic headwinds.

Ilan provides an update on BioHarvest’s two key product verticals in the  Polyphenol and Cannabis sectors, and how each are taking unique (and in some cases, similar) paths to market. Ilan also reflects on some of the choices the company has made with respect to developing its sales funnel and shares valuable lessons about acting as a “learning” organization and listening to your customers.

Mr. Sobel is Chief Executive officer of  BioHarvest Sciences Inc. (CSE:BHSC)  –  the developer and exclusive owner of the proprietary and patent-protected BioFarming technology. It is the first and only industrial-scale plant cell technology capable of producing the active plant ingredients without the necessity to grow the plant itself. The Company’s technology is non-GMO and has already been validated by VINIA®, the red grapes cells functional food/dietary supplement produced and sold by BioHarvest Sciences Inc. The Company plans to generate significant revenue within the global nutraceutical ingredients and dietary supplements market with VINIA® and other Super Fruit Nutraceutical products. Further, by adapting this technology to the Cannabis plant, and building adequate production capacity, BioHarvest Sciences Inc.’s objective is to become a leading supplier of Cannabis for both medicinal and legal recreational purposes.

Learn more about BioHarvest Sciences at https://bioharvest.com/

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Jay Martin on Making Investment Personal (Again) | The CSE Podcast Ep3-S3

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Jay Martin, President and CEO of Cambridge House International makes his long-overdue return to the Exchange for Entrepreneurs podcast!

In this episode we follow-up 30 months after our last conversation with Jay when the impact of the global pandemic was starting to irreversibly alter the path of his business at Cambridge House International – a business anchored by several well-known investment conferences. Since that time Jay has moved most of Cambridge’s activities into the online-content world with the exception of the Vancouver Resource Investment Conference (VRIC), which takes its rightful place again in Vancouver from January 29-30, 2023.

In this discussion Jay reveals the reasons for bringing back the show and why its still critically important to bring investors and entrepreneurs together under one roof. He also highlights how his experience with one former Prime Minister re-affirmed his belief in bringing the conference back as an in-person event.

Mr. Martin also discusses his viewpoints on investors newsletters and how he sources his own motivation for writing a weekly digest for his followers. For those looking for advice on who to follow or what newsletters to consider then look no further than Jay’s principles shared on this week’s program.

Learn more about Cambridge House International at https://cambridgehouse.com/

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Cam Chell on How Innovation Paths Have Changed | The CSE Podcast Ep1-S3

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Welcome back to a new season of the Exchange for Entrepreneurs Podcast!

This year promises to be another compelling year of discussion with entrepreneurs, investors and influencers standing firmly in the intersection between entrepreneurship and the public markets.

Season 3’s inaugural interview is with returning guest Cameron Chell. Cam is the Co-Founder and CEO Co-Founder of Draganfly Innovations Inc. (CSE:DPRO), a global UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) leader in hardware, software, logistics & services.

Cam reflects on his experiences since his last appearance on the show during the onset of the pandemic in 2020. Since that time his company has ventured into Ukraine to deliver life-saving technology to the warring nation. Cam explains why he was willing to take the risk to take his business into a warzone and why there wasn’t any other choice as an entrepreneur.

Mr. Chell is also Co-Founder and Chairman MetaWorks Platforms (CSE:MWRK) – an award winning blockchain and Web3 development platform that empowers Fortune 5000 brands to create and monetize their own metaverse. We spend time reflecting on the post-FTX reality for companies in the crypto/blockchain space and why the fall of FTX might have been inevitable yet necessary.

Host: James Black
Guest: Cameron Chell

Learn more about Draganfly at https://draganfly.com/

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Jeffrey Guillot from Millennial Strategies on Cannabis Advocacy | The CSE Podcast Ep31-S2

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Episode 31 of The Exchange for Entrepreneurs Podcast is live! The CSE’s Barrington Miller chats with Millennial Strategies Partner Jeffrey Guillot about the company’s lobbying work, cannabis legalization in the US, and New York State’s positioning within the industry. The conversation also addresses CAURD licenses, the illicit versus legal markets, and cannabis oversupply.

Here’s an overview of what Barrington and Jeffrey discuss in this edition of The Exchange for Entrepreneurs Podcast:

00:00 – Introduction
00:24 – What is Millennial Strategies all about?
01:42 – What does a lobbyist do?
03:06 – Cannabis in New York State
08:01 – New York State’s potential
11:15 – What will happen to the legacy market?
15:36 – Is Federal legalization possible?
21:45 – What can be done about oversupply?
25:20 – Where can we learn more about Millennial Strategies?

Learn more about Millennial Strategies at https://millennialstrat.com/

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Jen Rainnie on Beach Lifestyle Footwear Brand Malvados | The CSE Podcast Ep30-S2

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Episode 30 of The Exchange for Entrepreneurs Podcast is live! The CSE’s Barrington Miller chats with Malvados Founder & CEO Jen Rainnie about her journey from being a former Canadian windsurfing champion to a fashion entrepreneur, her advice for women in business, and Malvados’s beach-inspired footwear and authentic brand identity. The conversation also addresses the steps Malvados is taking toward environmental, social and governance (ESG).

Here’s an overview of what Barrington and Jen discuss in this edition of The Exchange for Entrepreneurs Podcast:

00:00 – Introduction
03:27 – What is Barrington wearing?
04:19 – What is the landscape like being a female entrepreneur?
05:46 – What exactly is surf culture today?
06:51 – Who is your customer?
09:55 – What advice would you give to yourself knowing what you know now?
12:23 – What market has surprised you the most?
16:12 – What are your long term goals?

About Jen Rainnie

 Upon her arrival home to Canada, Jen began a long and successful career in the action sportswear industry. Noticing a need for a more luxurious, yet comfortable sandal, an idea was sparked. Always one to seize an opportunity, Jen set out to create her own fashion-forward footwear label, one that would prove sandals aren’t just for the beach—they’re also for every festival, wind-in-your-hair, road-tripping moment in between. And so the story goes, MALVADOS was born.

Learn more about Malvados at https://malvados.com/

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