

The Dime
Bryan Fields & Kellan Finney
The $100+ billion cannabis industry is fueled by innovative strategies and visionary leaders. Each week, we explore the journeys of CEOs from publicly traded giants, world-renowned scientists, and underground legacy growers shaping the future of this transformative market.
Bryan and Kellan uncover how these pioneers built their businesses, navigated failures and found success in this rapidly growing space. Join us to explore the lessons and insights driving the cannabis industry forward.
Bryan and Kellan uncover how these pioneers built their businesses, navigated failures and found success in this rapidly growing space. Join us to explore the lessons and insights driving the cannabis industry forward.
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Jan 19, 2023 • 54min
The Cannabis Conference where Deals get Done ft. Elliot Lane
The Benzinga capital conference is the premier gathering of cannabis investors, entrepreneurs, and operators. If you haven't been, it's different from other conferences. The event occurs in an intimate setting where all the industry's biggest movers and shakers cross paths. Benzinga is rumored to be the origin of many of the cannabis industry's mergers & acquisitions.This week on The Dime, we host Elliot Lane, the VP of Events & Head of Benzinga Cannabis, to discuss:Understanding how panels and topics get selected Growth and potential of the psychedelics track Will we see cannabis products at networking events?Headlines & expectations for upcoming events The next Benzinga Captial Conference is April 11-12 2023 in Miami Florida About Benzinga:CONNECT WITH THE BIGGEST NAMES IN CANNABIS. Meet the biggest cannabis industry players and make deals that will push the industry forward. Featuring live company presentations, insider panels, and unmatched access to networking, the Benzinga Cannabis Capital Conference is where cannabis executives and entrepreneurs meet. Join us live in Miami at the Fontainebleau Miami Beach. There’s no better place to connect with the people driving the global cannabis industry forward. Enjoy all the food, libations & come back with millions of dollars in deals.#bzcannabis #CannabisInsider #cannabis Benzinga Linkshttps://www.benzinga.com/events/cannabis-conference/https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cannabis-insider/id1519146438https://twitter.com/ElliotLane10https://www.instagram.com/benzinga/https://twitter.com/BzCannabishttps://www.benzinga.com/events/cannabis-conference/elliotlane@benzinga.comFollow us: Our Links At Eighth Revolution (8th Rev), we provide services from capital to cannabinoid and everything in between in the cannabinoid industry.8th Revolution Cannabinoid Playbook is an Industry-leading report covering the entire cannabis supply chain The Dime is a top 5% most shared global podcast The Dime is a top 50 Cannabis Podcast Sign up for our playbook here:🎥 YouTube: The Dime📸 Instagram: The Dime🐣 Twitter: Bryan Fields, Kellan Finney🎙 The Dime Podcast: Show Less

Jan 12, 2023 • 40min
Chad Bronstein: The Mastermind behind Tyson 2.0 & Fyllo
Fyllo Founder Chad Bronstein is breaking down barriers and bridging the gap between cannabis and the outside world. Leveraging his Adtech background, he's quickly built Fyllo into a juggernaut. Chad is also the Chairman of Carma Holding, revolutionizing celebrity partnerships with Mike Tyson and Ric Flair. This week on The Dime, we discuss.Building FylloRetail connected mediaMike Tyson, Ric Flair, and who may be next?Celebrity Partnershipsand so much moreAbout Chad Bronstein:Named as one of both AdAge’s 40 Under 40 and Crain’s 40 under 40 for 2021, Bronstein built his marketing and tech empire on the simple foundation of spotting opportunities that others overlooked: Bronstein founded Fyllo in 2019 in response to the myriad compliance challenges faced by major cannabis operators– and, under his leadership, Fyllo has transformed marketing technology for highly regulated industries, allowing the most ambitious cannabis, CBD, and consumer brands to overcome the complexities of compliance at scale.About Fyllo:Fyllo is on a mission to accelerate the economies of tomorrow. Fyllo’s marketing and regulatory solutions provide the tools, data and integrations needed to drive new growth with speed and scale. Powered by a leading data ecosystem and regulatory database, Fyllo is trusted by Fortune 500 companies and emerging brands to stay competitive and compliant.About Tyson 2.0 TYSON 2.0 is a premier cannabis company formed with legendary boxer, entrepreneur and icon Mike Tyson. The company’s mission is to produce innovative, high-quality cannabis products known for purity, precision, and wide accessibility. Providing consumers an outstanding selection of products, TYSON 2.0 is an extraordinary balance of premium and affordable, full-spectrum cannabis flower, concentrates, and consumables available at retailers nationwide.https://hellofyllo.com/https://tyson20.com/https://www.instagram.com/itstyson20/https://twitter.com/itstyson20https://twitter.com/ChadBronstein#Tyson #RicFlairDrip #FylloFollow us: Our Links.At Eighth Revolution (8th Rev), we provide services from capital to cannabinoid and everything in between in the cannabinoid industry.8th Revolution Cannabinoid Playbook is an Industry-leading report covering the entire cannabis supply chain The Dime is a top 5% most shared global podcast The Dime is a top 50 Cannabis Podcast Sign up for our playbook here:🎥 YouTube: The Dime📸 Instagram: The Dime🐣 Twitter: Bryan Fields, Kellan Finney🎙 The Dime Podcast:

Jan 6, 2023 • 35min
How Trulieve became the Most Dominant Cannabis Company in the World ft. Kim Rivers (Part 2)
Today's cannabis industry is not how it will operate in the future.Trulieve dominance in Florida is well known, but most fail to realize the critical importance of optionality and flexibility in their strategy, specifically the hub and spoke model.With new markets such as Pennsylvania, Maryland, Georgia and Connecticut set to come online and footholds in key markets Arizona and Florida, Trulieve is positioned to grow & navigate the unknowns, which is Cannabis.This week on The Dime, we interview Kim Rivers, CEO of Trulieve, to discussHow Kim is studying the rollback of alcohol of prohibition to set up Trulive for future scenariosWhat is Cannabis 2.0The Integration of the largest M&A in CannabisFlorida Adult Use, Social Equity, and Home grow update.And so much more About Trulieve:Trulieve is an industry-leading, vertically integrated cannabis company and multi-state operator in the U.S., with established hubs in the Northeast, Southeast, and Southwest, anchored by leading market positions in Arizona, Florida, and Pennsylvania. Trulieve is poised for accelerated growth and expansion, building scale in retail and distribution in new and existing markets through its hub strategy. By providing innovative, high-quality products across its brand portfolio, Trulieve delivers optimal customer experiences and increases access to cannabis, helping patients and customers to live without limits. Trulieve is listed on the CSE under the symbol TRUL and trades on the OTCQX market under the symbol TCNNF. Trulieve Links:https://www.instagram.com/trulieve_/https://www.linkedin.com/company/trulieve/https://www.trulieve.com/https://twitter.com/trulievehttps://twitter.com/rivers_kim#TCNFF #Trulieve # PotstocksFollow us: Our Links.At Eighth Revolution (8th Rev), we provide services from capital to cannabinoid and everything in between in the cannabinoid industry.8th Revolution Cannabinoid Playbook is an Industry-leading report covering the entire cannabis supply chain The Dime is a top 5% most shared global podcast The Dime is a top 50 Cannabis Podcast Sign up for our playbook here:🎥 YouTube: The Dime📸 Instagram: The Dime🐣 Twitter: Bryan Fields, Kellan Finney🎙 The Dime Podcast:

Jan 5, 2023 • 31min
How Trulieve became the Most Dominant Cannabis Company in the World ft. Kim Rivers (Part 1)
Today's cannabis industry is not how it will operate in the future.Trulieve dominance in Florida is well known, but most fail to realize the critical importance of optionality and flexibility in their strategy, specifically the hub and spoke model.With new markets such as Pennsylvania, Maryland, Georgia and Connecticut set to come online and footholds in key markets Arizona and Florida, Trulieve is positioned to grow & navigate the unknowns, which is Cannabis.This week on The Dime, we interview Kim Rivers, CEO of Trulieve, to discussHow Kim is studying the rollback of alcohol of prohibition to set up Trulive for future scenariosWhat is Cannabis 2.0The Integration of the largest M&A in CannabisFlorida Adult Use, Social Equity, and Home grow update.And so much morePart 2: Will be released the following day About Trulieve:Trulieve is an industry-leading, vertically integrated cannabis company and multi-state operator in the U.S., with established hubs in the Northeast, Southeast, and Southwest, anchored by leading market positions in Arizona, Florida, and Pennsylvania. Trulieve is poised for accelerated growth and expansion, building scale in retail and distribution in new and existing markets through its hub strategy. By providing innovative, high-quality products across its brand portfolio, Trulieve delivers optimal customer experiences and increases access to cannabis, helping patients and customers to live without limits. Trulieve is listed on the CSE under the symbol TRUL and trades on the OTCQX market under the symbol TCNNF. Trulieve Links:https://www.instagram.com/trulieve_/https://www.linkedin.com/company/trulieve/https://www.trulieve.com/https://twitter.com/trulievehttps://twitter.com/rivers_kim#TCNFF #Trulieve # Potstocks $TRULFollow us: Our Links.At Eighth Revolution (8th Rev), we provide services from capital to cannabinoid and everything in between in the cannabinoid industry.8th Revolution Cannabinoid Playbook is an Industry-leading report covering the entire cannabis supply chain The Dime is a top 5% most shared global podcast The Dime is a top 50 Cannabis Podcast Sign up for our playbook here:🎥 YouTube: The Dime📸 Instagram: The Dime🐣 Twitter: Bryan Fields, Kellan Finney🎙 The Dime Podcast:

Dec 29, 2022 • 50min
Safe Banking is Dead. What's next for Investing in Cannabis ft. Jason Spatafora
Jason Spatafora aka Wolf of Weed Street has been investing in cannabis stocks since 2013.With Safe Banking dead, are Cannabis stocks dead?How does Jason leverage risk when investing What catalyst is he looking for that would make the stocks explode?Comparing Investments thesis Blue Chip stocks vs. CannabisAbout Jason Spatafora :Jason Spatafora has greatly impacted the cannabis sector through his alter ego Wolf of Weed Street. He holds one of the biggest audiences in the cannabis sector through his Twitter (@wolfofweedst) and his website, marijuanastocks.com. https://twitter.com/WolfOfWeedSThttps://truetradinggroup.com/marijuanastocks.com. #Cannabis #Investing # CannabisInvesting Follow us: Our Links.At Eighth Revolution (8th Rev), we provide services from capital to cannabinoid and everything in between in the cannabinoid industry.8th Revolution Cannabinoid Playbook is an Industry-leading report covering the entire cannabis supply chain The Dime is a top 5% most shared global podcast The Dime is a top 50 Cannabis Podcast Sign up for our playbook here:🎥 YouTube: The Dime📸 Instagram: The Dime🐣 Twitter: Bryan Fields, Kellan Finney🎙 The Dime Podcast:

Dec 22, 2022 • 1h 5min
Breeder Steve: The Pope, Breeding Secrets & Living Library of Cannabis Genetics.
Breeder Steve is incredibly well known for, exactly as the name says, breeding. Steve has been growing his own since 1989. He shared incredible stories and shared insights into- Backstory on how he got into breeding- Living Library of Cannabis Genetics- His most famous seed- His run-in with the Pope- Wine and Cannabis similarities“If you give a man a fish, you feed him for a day. If you teach a man to fish, you feed him for a lifetime.”Guests Links:Follow Breeder Stevehttps://breedersteve.com/#BreedingCannabis #Cannabis #CannabisSeeds Follow us: Our Links At Eighth Revolution (8th Rev), we provide services from capital to cannabinoid and everything in between in the cannabinoid industry.8th Revolution Cannabinoid Playbook is an Industry-leading report covering the entire cannabis supply chain The Dime is a top 5% most shared global podcast The Dime is a top 50 Cannabis Podcast Sign up for our playbook here:🎥 YouTube: The Dime📸 Instagram: The Dime🐣 Twitter: Bryan Fields, Kellan Finney🎙 The Dime Podcast:

Dec 8, 2022 • 42min
One Plant = 30,000+ Opportunities, Breaking Down Industrial Hemp ft. Coleman Beale
This week we are joined by Coleman Beale, CEO of Bastcore to discuss: SustainabilitySequestering CarbonIndustrial Hemps OpportunitiesTextiles & US Manufacturing About Bastcore The company has been consistently innovating, tailoring and perfecting the creation of premier hemp products from the bast and hurd (wood) and expanding the use-cases for the full hemp plant - sustainable use cases that benefit producers and manufacturers in construction, as well as textile (woven, and non-woven) industries.Located in Alabama, BastCore is a leader in the natural fiber supply chain and the creator of the patented hemp technology that is helping to spur more efficient and broader use capabilities for the original fabric of America: HEMP.At the farm, facility and warehouse are bales of hemp that the BastCore team harvest for use by textile brands, energy producers, green building companies, and more.BastCore, an innovator in the technological advancements of hemp, invites you to experience what American HEMP can do for you.https://bastcore.com/https://www.linkedin.com/company/bastcore-llc/#IndustrialHemp #Hemp #HempusesAt Eighth Revolution (8th Rev), we provide services from capital to cannabinoid and everything in between in the cannabinoid industry.8th Revolution Cannabinoid Playbook is an Industry-leading report covering the entire cannabis supply chain The Dime is a top 5% most shared global podcast The Dime is a top 50 Cannabis Podcast Contact us directly at info@8threv.com Bryan Fields: @bryanfields24 Kellan Finney: @Kellan_Finney

Dec 1, 2022 • 45min
The Kush Queen, Disrupting the Beauty Industry ft. Olivia Alexander
This week we are joined by Olivia Alexander, CEO of Kush Queen to discuss:How Olivia's disrupting the Beauty IndustryCannabis as a wellness productBuilding a brand for your targeted customerAnd so much more Olivia Alexander has grown Kush Queen into a multi-million dollar, multi-channel brand manufacturing only the finest cannabis infused products. The Kush Queen product line includes award-winning bath bombs, pain relief lotions, indigestible, wellness supplements, and skincare.Referenced as the Queen of CBD by the LA Times, Olivia has a knack for being able to develop, connect and relate cannabis to the community, health, and wellness.As a voice for progressive change and industry inclusion, Olivia was recognized as one of the cannabis industry’s top women founders by Variety Magazine, Green Entrepreneur and Ganjapreneur in 2020, as Dope Magazine’s 2017 Social Media Influencer of the Year and shouted out as “The Mariah Carey of Weed” by ELLE In 2020. Olivia’s book, The Essential Guide to Cannabis for Women: How to Buy, Use, and Enjoy Cannabis for Recreation and Wellnessreleases on sale on March 29, 2022. https://kushqueen.shop/https://www.instagram.com/thelivalexanderhttps://www.instagram.com/kushqueencohttps://www.amazon.com/dp/1638077053?#Cannabis #CannabisWellnes #CannabiscommunityAt Eighth Revolution (8th Rev), we provide services from capital to cannabinoid and everything in between in the cannabinoid industry.8th Revolution Cannabinoid Playbook is an Industry-leading report covering the entire cannabis supply chain The Dime is a top 50 Cannabis Podcast Contact us directly at info@8threv.com Bryan Fields: @bryanfields24 Kellan Finney: @Kellan_Finney

Nov 24, 2022 • 41min
Bringing Art, Style & Personalization to Cannabis ft. Kristina Adduci
This week we are joined by Kristina Adduci, Founder & CEO of House of Puff, to discuss : Pairing Art & CannabisPersonalizing the First-time ExperienceBringing Style to Cannabisand so much more House of Puff designs approachable, luxe products & content to help the next generation of consumers. Our sophisticated puffware is made up of curated objects you can be proud of. Think of each piece as your own little work of art. Relax with them after a long day’s work, display them as part of your newest tablescape, or throw them in your bag when you’re on the go.House of Puff replaces stigma with empowerment. We leverage our deep understanding of the role art plays in advancing cultural and social movements. House of Puff was built to be a vehicle for the future of the plant—to evolve and elevate the conversation about everything from consumption rituals to criminal justice reform. https://houseofpuff.com/https://www.instagram.com/thehouseofpuff/https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAf_5fsvF5N_5oadAWo1LMw#Cannabis #Art #CannabiscommunityAt Eighth Revolution (8th Rev), we provide services from capital to cannabinoid and everything in between in the cannabinoid industry.8th Revolution Cannabinoid Playbook is an Industry-leading report covering the entire cannabis supply chain The Dime is a top 50 Cannabis Podcast Contact us directly at info@8threv.com Bryan Fields: @bryanfields24 Kellan Finney: @Kellan_Finney

Nov 17, 2022 • 19min
ButACake, Feeding and Educating consumers ft. Matha Figaro
This week we are joined by Matha Figaro, CEO, and Founder of Cannpowerment, to discuss: Culinary EdiblesAdvancing the industry by helping othersFrom legacy to legalAnd so much moreAbout Matha: With An Associate of Arts and Sciences (A.A.S.) degree in Baking and Pastry Arts from Le Cordon Bleu Institute of Culinary Arts Graduating Class of 2010, ButACake takes the CAKE in 100% handmade from scratch treats. ButACake is a cannabis brand specializing in educating and feeding consumers on the benefits of alternative cannabis consumption. Click the photo above for more.#Cannabis #CannabisChef #CannabiscommunityAt Eighth Revolution (8th Rev), we provide services from capital to cannabinoid and everything in between in the cannabinoid industry.8th Revolution Cannabinoid Playbook is an Industry-leading report covering the entire cannabis supply chain The Dime is a top 50 Cannabis Podcast Contact us directly at info@8threv.com Bryan Fields: @bryanfields24 Kellan Finney: @Kellan_Finney