Today on 420 Cloud our host Alex Mardikian is joined by a Harvard MBA, former McKinsey consultant, and serial entrepreneur. He is the founder of BDS Analytics Roy Bingham. Bingham started BDS Analytics after recognizing that the emerging cannabis industry lacked the kind of sophisticated, sales-based data that is both commonplace and essential in other, more established industries. In those industries, market research – and consumer behavior – drive everything from new product development to inventory and branding decisions. Among his prior businesses, Bingham had been both an early investor in SPINS – a very successful data analytics company for the Natural Products Industry and later an expert user of their data as a senior marketing executive in natural products. He has hosted conferences such as The NBJ Summit, spoken at hundreds of events, appeared on national TV, authored many articles and been a partner in Nutrition Business Journal – the leading business news service for the natural product Industry.

Today on 420 Cloud's Cannabis Connection our host Alex Mardikian is Joined by David Hua the CEO and co-founder of Meadow Care popularly known as the “Amazon of Weed”. Hua is an entrepreneur, marketer, problem solver, and catalyst. Before that he was Head of Mobile Growth at Provide Commerce and Head of Platform at Sincerely where he focused on growth and marketing. Previously, he held the position as VP of Content at HealthCentral and Director of Blogger Relations at Wellsphere. In addition, he served as the manager of an indie band called Downtown Harvest. They talk about What made him make the transition into cannabis, What takeaway did he get from the VC environment and much more.

Today on 420 Cloud our host Alex Mardikian is joined by Jesce Horton, the Co-founder & Board Chairman of the Minority Cannabis Business Association. The MCBA has members in over 35 states, including the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Canada. Before entering the industry, Jesce worked nearly seven years at Siemens USA holding positions in various roles including sales, finance, field service engineering and global strategy. Jesce is the owner of Panacea Valley Gardens, a cultivation center and boutique edibles line serving cannabis patients in Portland, OR. He is also the cofounder of the Minority Cannabis Business Association, a non-profit organization focused on increasing diversity in the cannabis industry through educational programs on economic empowerment, social justice and patient awareness.

Alex Markdikian talks about POS or Point of Sale with a former Apache helicopter pilot and Army captain, MIT graduate who has become one of the Cannabis Technology trendsetters, Socrates Rosenfeld, the CEO and Co-founder at Jane Technologies, Inc.

Alex Mardikian talks about celebrity cannabis licensing and branding with the CEO of Purple Haze Properties, Andrew Pitsicalis.

Today on 420 Clouds Cannabis Connection our host speaks to Guillermo Bravo the CEO of Foottraffik. Guillermo is CEO of the largest dispensary marketing agency in the country called Foottraffik, which helps dispensaries attract, engage, and nurture customers long-term loyalty.Guillermo Bravo has 11 years of experience applying my expertise to marketing teams in both the startup and agency environments. Guillermo Bravo's passion is spearheading initiatives to drive sales, expand lead generation and develop intuitive strategies. Guillermo Bravo combines big-picture thinking, innovation, collaboration, and creativity to drive marketing campaigns.

Today on 420 Cloud Alex speaks with Stephen DeAngelo, founder, and CEO of Harborside Health Center. Stephen has long been on the front lines of cannabis policy reform since he was a child in fact. Besides being the Co-Founder and CEO of Harborside Health Center in Oakland, CA he is also the President of the ArcView Group. Formerly, DeAngelo helped lead Ecolution, Inc., which produced industrial hemp products and sold them to retail stores in all 50 states and 21 countries. He also played an integral role in the passage of Washington DC’s medical cannabis initiative. Furthermore, DeAngelo helped launch Steep Hill Labs – the industry’s first testing facility. Along with his brother, Andrew, Steve was the star of Discovery Channel’s Weed Wars TV series.

Alex welcomes Evan Eneman, Managing Partner at Casa Verde Capital. Casa Verde Capital makes early stage investments in innovative and fast-growing ancillary businesses in the emerging cannabis industry.

Evan has a background in operations, risk management, compliance and business development, previously serving as a director at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. He holds a B.S. in Economics from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

Today on 420 Cloud Doug Lee Joins our host Alex Mardikian.Doug Lee was Involved in the planning and execution of over 20 networks/video services in the U.S., Europe, Latin America and Asia. He has created such cable channels like Epix. He created Noggin, the first educational children’s network that is a joint venture between Childrens Television Workshop, Nickelodeon, And he conceived and launched MGM HD. Doug is now pioneering a new TV channel, 420 TV. The 420TV channel will feature original episodic series, as well as long- and short-form news, information and entertainment content focusing on all things cannabis. The JV’s partners hope to attract a diverse group of viewers, ranging from millennials to Baby Boomers who are either curious about or have adopted the cannabis lifestyle.

Today on 420 Cloud’s Cannabis Connection your host Christina Hernandez is joined by founding member of the National Latina Women Business Owner's Association, Julia Sylva and Cali Premium Produce CEO Priscilla Vilchis. Julia has a remarkable background. At the age of 20; she was elected as the youngest and first Latina elected to the City Council for the City of Hawaiian Gardens, California. She brings over thirty (30) years experience as an elected public official and public policy-maker. She is active in the community and provides pro bono services to nonprofit organizations that seek to empower the community. The city of Lynwood, California recently provided approval for 13 applicants to receive preliminary cannabis business licenses. Priscilla Vilchis became the only minority, female CEO to win one of the few cultivation and processing licenses in Los Angeles County.

Today on 420 Cloud’s Cannabis Connection your host Alex Mardikian is joined by Stormy Simon, Former President of Overstock.com. Stormy joined Overstock.com in 2001 She initially developed PR in-house, the Books, Music & Movie store, ran the warehouse, and many other processes, positions and departments. She moved up to VP of Branding to Senior VP to becoming company president in 2014. She left Overstock last summer with the company averaging over two billion dollars in revenue and being named by Forbes as one of America’s 100 Most Trustworthy Companies. They speak about how she will apply her management and e-commerce expertise into the space, and How being an influential advocate for female leadership will foster more gender and diversity influence in the cannabis space.