The Psychedelic Podcast

Joe Moore - Navigating Psychedelic Business Realities: Insights & Lessons

Jan 8, 2024

Joe Moore, CEO of Psychedelics Today, joins host Paul F. Austin to discuss navigating the unique challenges of the psychedelic business space. They explore the importance of incorporating best practices and effective training programs. They also share lessons from running psychedelic businesses, discuss the future of the psychedelic landscape, and highlight the need for structure and operational improvements. Additionally, they delve into the scholarship program challenges and the potential of incorporating psychedelics in Christian retreats.

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Quick takeaways

The Vital program emphasizes inclusive education and diversity to create a transformative educational experience in the psychedelic space.

Advocacy and education are crucial in the psychedelic space, emphasizing the need for smart advocacy and implementing business practices.

Clear agreements, communication, and trauma awareness are essential for managing expectations and building successful training programs in the psychedelic space.

Deep dives

The Origins of Vital and Focus on Transformational Education

Vital is a training program created by Kyle and Joe at Psychedelics Today. It aims to outpace programs such as MAPS and CIIS and provide a transformative educational experience for participants. The program emphasizes inclusive education, bringing together clinicians, yoga teachers, life coaches, and others to foster collaboration and challenge assumptions. The curriculum includes weekly guest lecturers, homeroom groups for processing and learning together, and retreat options for different modalities like breathwork and cannabis. Scholarships are also offered to support diversity and accessibility.

Introduction

3min

Navigating the Psychedelic Business Space

13min

Exploring the Psychedelic Coaching Institute and the Value of Diverse Perspectives

5min

Creating a Training Program for Coaches in the Psychedelic Space

15min

Creating a Training Program for Psychedelic Facilitators

12min

The Challenges of a Scholarship Program and the Importance of Diversity

3min

Importance of Structure and Operational Improvements

19min

Psychedelics in Christian Retreats and Program Time Commitment

4min

In this illuminating episode of The Psychedelic Podcast, host Paul F. Austin engages in a thought-provoking conversation with Joe Moore, the CEO of Psychedelics Today.

For a full summary and show links, go here: https://thethirdwave.co/podcast/episode-229-joe-moore/

Recorded in-person at the 2023 reMind conference in Las Vegas, this conversation delves into the profound lessons and insights gained from navigating the unique challenges of the psychedelic space. Paul and Joe unpack the often-overlooked necessity of incorporating best business practices into psychedelic companies and explore the critical components of effective psychedelic training or coaching programs. Join Paul and Joe as they break down their respective programs—the Psychedelic Coaching Institute’s Coaching Certification Program and Vital Psychedelic Training—and compare the content and approach of each.

Together, Paul and Joe share their hard-earned lessons from running psychedelic businesses, discuss the pros and cons of relying on investments in the psychedelic space, and ponder the potential future of the psychedelic landscape amidst legal shifts and evolving healthcare models. This conversation provides an insightful and balanced exploration into the heart of the psychedelic renaissance.

Joe Moore:

Joe Moore co-founded Psychedelics Today in 2016 with his business partner Kyle Buller. As CEO, Joe has created one of the world's best known psychedelic podcasts, blogs and training platforms. Joe combines more than twenty years of avid research and training in psychedelics with twenty years of experience in software and multinational project management. Joe has led countless transpersonal breathwork workshops and is a much sought-after international speaker on the intersecting subjects of psychedelic medicine and healing, breathwork, drug policy, medical innovation, international justice and environmentalism.

Highlights:

Joe and Paul’s journeys starting businesses early on in the latest psychedelic renaissance.

The pros and cons of relying on investments in the psychedelic space.

Paul unpacks The Psychedelic Coaching Institute’s Coaching Certification Program.

Joe shares the origin and evolution of Vital Psychedelic Training.

How Vital approaches Scholarships.

Joe and Paul’s hard-earned lessons from running psychedelic businesses.

Considering decrim, access, legalization, and healthcare models for psychedelics.

How to learn more about the programs by Third Wave and Psychedelics Today.

Key Links:

Psychedelics Today: https://psychedelicstoday.com Vital Psychedelic Training: https://www.vitalpsychedelictraining.com Psychedelics Today on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/psychedelicstoday/ Vital Psychedelic Training on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vitalpsychedelic/

Episode Sponsors:

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The Coaching Certification Program by Third Wave’s Psychedelic Coaching Institute.

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The Psychedelic Podcast

Joe Moore - Navigating Psychedelic Business Realities: Insights & Lessons

Episode guests

Podcast summary created with Snipd AI

Quick takeaways

Deep dives

The Origins of Vital and Focus on Transformational Education

Curating the Group and Providing Scholarships

Lessons Learned and Focus on Inclusion

The Structure of Vital and Retreat Options

Importance of Advocacy and Education in the Psychedelic Space

Lessons on Managing Expectations and Building a Training Program

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