Budding Industry Podcast

Ryan Beers and Oriana Leo are the founders of Nonnie’s Nectar, a line of premium organic hemp extract CBD products. Nonnie's is currently being sold across the US in natural grocery stores, as well as online. Widely viewed as the preeminent brand in quality and transparency, Nonnie’s has partnered with Strain Secure Trutrace Technologies to be the first CBD product line with on-label blockchain-enabled lab test results for potency and purity. 

Ashley Chiu is the Strategic Growth and Risk Leader at EY Canada and the Global Cannabis Subject Matter Resource for EY Global, where she serves clients in the cannabis sector and adjacent industries. 

Her work includes identifying strategic and diversified growth opportunities, and developing new market entry strategies. Ashley also performs valuations in support of adjacent companies in alcohol, tobacco and consumer packaged goods entering the cannabis and hemp industries. She designs SOX programs, including business processes, policies and procedures over significant financial processes – plus governance frameworks for cannabis companies pre- and post-IPO and those listing on the NYSE, NASDAQ and TSX.

Danny Keith is the trailblazing CEO of Cannabis Club TV, the first broadcasting OOH/OTTtv/PPV (Out of Home/Over the Top TV/Pay Per View) network devoted to the cannabis industry, certified by Tommy Chong - at dispensaries, on the internet, on your home TV and via a mobile app.

Danny is a visionary within various industries, identifying opportunities for success in the fields of marketing, sales, technology and executive team building. He has built, operated, and sold numerous businesses and has raised over $20MM in nonprofit and corporate fundraising. He’s worked in social media, Internet development, nonprofits, surf and action sports and professional sports.

In 2016 after his wife was diagnosed with a brain tumor, his father was losing his battle with opiates and his longtime business partner Tommy Chong was diagnosed with rectal cancer, Keith felt the calling to create Cannabis Club TV and change the narrative and stigma around cannabis consumption.

Sheldon Owen is the owner and founder of Muncheez, an industry-leading marketplace that connects the right consumers to the right businesses across the entire cannabis industry. Sheldon has over 20 years of experience in technology, software, digital advertising and social media. Prior to launching Muncheez, Sheldon was the former CEO and co-founder of Unified, a leading marketing intelligence company that tracks over $4 billion in digital advertising spend across all major social media networks. During his tenure at Unified, Sheldon successfully raised over $60 million in funding, grew revenues from zero to $30 million and built the company to over 140 employees.

Kyra Reed is co-founder of Kadin Academy, an online education platform for women in cannabis, and one of the largest cannabis networking Facebook groups, Women Entrepreneurs in Cannabis.