The Industry Born Podcast

Nathan Johnson Ph.D. Bio: Dr. Johnson currently serves as the CEO and co-owner of Verne Bioanalytics LLC, an innovator in cannabis and hemp genetic and pathogen analysis. Verne Bioanalytics provides testing services directly as well as self-administered test kits for cultivators to rapidly detect pathogens, identify unwanted male plants, predict cannabinoid levels, and more. With t

About Kevin Nafte:As a global citizen, Kevin has lived in South Africa, Australia, Israel and the US where he was Head of Operations at Flow Kana, one of California's biggest cannabis distributors. Today, Kevin lives in Uruguay where,together with his wife and cofounder, Andrea Kruchik Krell, are pioneering a sustainable cannabis industry. Kevin and Andrea launched YVY Life Science

Title: CEO A visionary known for her “wow” factor and steely determination, Tracee artfully blends impressive industry experience and moxie with a passion for cannabis medicine. Tracee brings a lively flair to all undertakings, sharing her intuition, awareness, and experience in a style all her own. By envisioning, developing and executing products across new market sectors, Tr

Skip Stone Bio: An experienced and successful leader in Business Development and fundraising. Proficient in complicated Municipal Government sales, team management, equipment procurement, industrial equipment startup, shakedown, and installation, research and development (R&D), social media management, product design, supply chain management, sourcing, importing, exporting, and

Autumn Karcey Bio: Title: CEO Over the past eighteen years, Ms. Karcey has honed her skills in many aspects of the cannabis industry including permit acquisition, cultivation, facility design, and environmental optimization. As one of Los Angeles’s leading medicinal cannabis cultivators for over a decade, a model that created a zero-tolerance for crop failure and made it imperati

About Matt Kurth Matt Kurth, an expert in tourism and recreation, is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Humboldt Cannabis Tours. From day one, Matt wanted to provide more than a California cannabis farm tour by safely connecting consumers with producers. His wealth of knowledge on all things Emerald Triangle led to the creation of a company that highlights everything Humbol

DBS Bio:Providing superior solutions to business challenges through the implementation of sound science, process modeling, and data management systems. With experience in all areas of cannabis production, both founders possess degrees in soil science and national professional certifications. DBS has excelled in bringing needed agricultural support services to the cannabis industry

Cody Callarman:A Marine Veteran that dropped everything I had to build the hemp/cannabis industry in South Carolina. 15+ years in leadership and 12+ years as a business owner.Zitro Farm's is South Carolina's premium indoor CBD flower cultivator. We started out our journey in 2020. In the years since hemp farming has become legal, we saw that South Carolina is lacking indoor-grown C

Jeff the 420 Chef:JeffThe420Chef, author of The 420 Gourmet: The Art of Elevated Cannabis Cuisine is the creator of “Tasteless" canna-butter and canna-oils and the inventor of Culinary Cannabis, cannabis flower that mimics the smell and taste of familiar herbs and spices like oregano, rosemary, thyme, and cinnamon. Using a secret process rooted in molecular gastronomy, Chef Jeff

Jay Larkins & Dri-Flower:DriFlower innovator and entrepreneur Jay Larkins has spent over 30 years in the cannabis industry. From the first time he smoked a bag of brick weed in Santa Clarita, CA (1991), Jay realized that if he bought an ounce and sold half, he'd be smoking for free. Before long, he was moving pounds of "pretindica," "Humboldt outdoor," boxes of "Canadian B-ster