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Kaya Cast

Dive into Kaya Cast each week for candid conversations with the visionaries shaping the cannabis landscape. We sit down with industry trailblazers to uncover their hard-earned insights and incredible experiences—arming retail entrepreneurs with the know-how and motivation to build a cannabis business they"ll love.

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29:28

Securing Your Cannabis Retail Operations with Tony...

Kaya Cast ·

2022/11/29

Live from MjBizCon 2022!Tony Gallo is a licensed security consultant and Managing Partner for Sapphire Risk Advisory Group, named one of the Top 100 ancillary companies in the cannabis industry.Tony has more than 30 years of retail experience in the Loss Prevention, Audit, Safety, and Risk/Emergency Management fields. He is considered one of the leading authorities in cannabis security, armed robberies and burglary investigations. Tony is a published author on cannabis security designs and

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39:54

Reshaping the Future of Marijuana Policy with Toi...

Kaya Cast ·

2022/11/22

Live from MjBizCon 2022!Toi Hutchinson served as an Illinois Senator, representing the 40th District from 2009 to 2019. During her time in the Senate, Hutchinson championed a variety of causes including protecting women and children from violence, modernizing the state’s tax structure, and legalizing cannabis. Prior to leaving the Senate, she served as the 46th president of the National Conference of State Legislatures. Toi is an original co-sponsor of the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act

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40:00

Blazing a New Path in Cannatech with Chris Violas...

Kaya Cast ·

2022/11/15

Christopher Violas is the CEO and Founder of Blaze. With a BA in Information Technology, Chris has built a best in class seed to sale cannabis platform that is making cannabis tech easy!BLAZE is a cannabis software suite providing best-in-class tools for operators in the seed-to-sale supply chain. The BLAZE team is comprised of former operators and industry experts passionate about automating the day-to-day tasks and compliance needed to run a successful cannabis business.During my

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19:54

Getting Started in the Cannabis Industry with Tommy...

Kaya Cast ·

2022/11/10

Have you been dreaming of starting a career in the cannabis industry but you’re not sure where to begin? It can be overwhelming changing careers or starting something new, especially in the ever changing cannabiz!In this conversation with Tommy Truong we give practical steps to begin your journey into the cannabis industry. It begins with knowing what you want and where you want to be. Investigating potential employers and receiving the required certifications.If you would like to get

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45:13

Clarifying Confusing Cannabis Tax Codes with...

Kaya Cast ·

2022/11/08

Christine Gervais has been a licensed CPA since 2010 using her skills to help small businesses grow and achieve their fullest potential.With a Master’s degree in accounting, in addition to years of experience both in public accounting as well as serving as the CFO for large private organizations, Christine has the knowledge base to provide comprehensive accounting and consulting services to Cultivate’s clients.Christine shares her insights into the importance of having a cannabis specific

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22:51

Creating High Quality Cannabis Products with Patrick...

Kaya Cast ·

2022/11/01

Patrick Grenier is the Coordinator of Marketing for PreRoll-Er out of Montreal, Quebec. PreRoll-Er specializes in the manufacturing of validated solutions for your pre-rolls or any other cannabis products. As a market leader in the manufacturing industry, their solutions have been tested and proven.Patrick shares his insights into what dispensary owners need to be aware of when it comes to the quality of the cannabis product in their retail stores. His advice for business owners is to smoke

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42:26

Developing People First Cannabis Companies with Jon...

Kaya Cast ·

2022/10/25

Jon Bond is the Director of Partnerships at Dutchie. He has a long history in the Cannabis industry from launching a dispensary in the early days of legalization to working at the largest Cannatech company in the industry.Jon shares his insights into building people first cannabis companies with the aim of training, growing, and investing in world class teams. Jon has been a part of developing the DNA of Dutchie which has grown to be one of the largest Cannatech companies. Investing in

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12:21

Growing Social Media Connections in Cannabis 🤳

Kaya Cast ·

2022/10/20

Social media has the power to connect people across the globe. It allows content creators to share their stories and dog owners to post cute pup pics for all the world to see. Even though cannabis is legal in the majority of the U.S. states and Canada, there are still large limitations to advertising and posting on mainstream social networks. The most popular social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, and TikTok have strict community guidelines on what cannabis businesses

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40:02

Creating In-store Digital Experiences with Amber...

Kaya Cast ·

2022/10/18

Amber Erickson is an experienced cannabis technology marketer. She is Head of Marketing at Seed Technology, empowering dispensary owners and operators with digital signage and interactive solutions to decrease wait times, increase revenue, and reduce staffing costs. In my conversation with Amber we discussed how to create impactful in-store digital experiences within your dispensary. We also discussed how Seed Technology is using their technology to impact the customer journey for

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27:39

Unpacking Biden’s Marijuana Pardon Policy w/ Tahir...

Kaya Cast ·

2022/10/11

Tahir Johnson is the Director of Social Equity and Inclusion at the Marijuana Policy Project where he developed and launched an internship program in partnership with the Congressional Black Caucus foundation placing interns at some of the most prominent companies in the industry. He advises legislators, regulators, and other industry stakeholders on best practices to ensure equitable cannabis laws and programs. He is also the host of The Cannabis Diversity Report Podcast. Featuring

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13:44

The Top 10 Jobs in the Cannabis Industry 💼

Kaya Cast ·

2022/10/06

As of 2022, more than 400 thousand cannabis industry jobs were created in the United States alone (that's 33% from the prior year.) That number hit over 151 thousand cannabis industry jobs in Canada, with the market size growing by 83% over five years. Here are the Top 10 Cannabis Jobs: 1. Budtender Dispensary Manager Dispensary Owner Inventory Manager Cannabis Cultivator Cannabis Accounting Security Services CannaTech Sales and Marketing Cannabis Consultant Find

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24:39

Growth Principles for Your Dispensary with Tommy...

Kaya Cast ·

2022/10/04

Tommy Truong (CPA) is the co-founder and CEO of KayaPush. With over $1 Billion of payroll processed last year, Kayapush helps dispensaries scale through an easy people management platform. Tommy has helped thousands of business owners grow their companies through simplifying workforce management. In the first of many conversations with Tommy, we discuss growth principles for your bud tenders and dispensary teams. It all starts with investing in the futures of each of your team members and

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27:35

Building an Indigenous Owned Cannabis Company with...

Kaya Cast ·

2022/09/27

Dianna Tarbell is the General Manager and Myan Adams is the Sales Manager for Seven Leaf which is the first 100% indigenous-owned and –operated Cannabis producer to receive a Health Canada license. In this episode, we discuss the story of building Seven Leaf which is an indigenous owned and operated cannabis producer. Our guests discuss the challenges facing First Nations professionals looking to enter the cannabis industry and how Seven Leaf positioned their company to be one of the first

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12:21

Coming Together Through Cannabis 🤝

Kaya Cast ·

2022/09/22

Tom and Maria discuss some of the most important insights from our recent cannabis industry seminars that we hosted in Albuquerque, New Mexico and Portland, Maine. We joined with our partners across the country to share growth techniques to successfully launch and grow a dispensary. It was fantastic to connect with cannabis retailers and hear their stories.

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36:23

How to Successfully Launch and Grow a Dispensary [LIVE]

Kaya Cast ·

2022/09/20

This week’s episode features the “Greatest Hits” from our cannabis industry seminar that we hosted in Albuquerque, New Mexico and Portland, Maine. Designed to help you navigate the process of opening a cannabis dispensary with best practices of over 3000 dispensaries and how they succeeded. Gary Cohen, CEO of Cova Gary Cohen is the CEO of the most trusted award-winning POS brand in North America. He has met with nearly 2000 dispensary operators from coast to coast and leveraged expert

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28:02

Successful Dispensary Launch Strategies with Neal...

Kaya Cast ·

2022/09/13

Neal Chaudhary is the founder of Red Pill Labs and Irie Systems. Neil is a consultant with cannabis retailers on best practices, strategies, and finding unique solutions for businesses. To use innovative techniques and technology to make their systems and their retail operations grow. He is here to help solve those complex business problems all cannabis retailers face. We also talked about Bob Marley, Red Hot Chili Peppers and how to help your budtenders deliver exceptional service. Be sure

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32:42

Advocating for Diversity in Cannabis with Ernest...

Kaya Cast ·

2022/09/06

Ernest Toney is the founder of BIPOCANN, and leads the strategic efforts to improve equitable representation for BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour) entrepreneurs and business owners in the cannabis industry’s state-legal markets. Ernest Toney shares practical insights for BIPOC people who are looking to enter the industry and businesses that are looking to connect with those individuals. He also gives insights into strategies for the cannabis industry to become a more social

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7:46

Top Tech for a Growing Dispensary 🧑‍💻

Kaya Cast ·

2022/09/01

As a dispensary owner, you need different technology and softwares to help you with all your daily operations, like your sales and your inventory management, and even your security. Cannabis Technology helps you manage your people and streamline operations, which saves you time and money. Today, we want to talk about the top six dispensary technologies that you need to run a growing cannabis store. Our top 6 Cannabis Technologies are: A compliant POS System Website, E-commerce, and

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30:07

Reducing Cannabis Security Risks with Haley Glover...

Kaya Cast ·

2022/08/30

Haley Glover is the Senior Security Consultant at Sapphire Risk Advisory Group and has over a decade of experience in the security industry. Haley shares her insights into everything SECURITY and CANNABIS. From setting up security when you first apply for your application to ongoing security training with your employees and really working as a team to make sure that your cannabis retail location is secure. Cannabis security risks also include cybersecurity and internal theft protection

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7:36

5 Ways To Retain Great Employees 👏

Kaya Cast ·

2022/08/25

In today's episode, we're gonna talk about five ways dispensary owners can retain great employees and keep them engaged. Engaged employees are going to be happy employees and happy employees don't want to leave. They will be committed to the business. But it's not just finding good employees because that's only half the battle. It's keeping them. That's what the dispensaries are struggling with. Our 5 tips for retaining great employees are: Focus on Total Compensation Invest in your

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