

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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Nov 12, 2020 • 12min
Cannabis Myth Busters I
Bryan and Kellan tackle some of their favorite (or least favorite) cannabis myths! Sponsored by Gleam Law! *About the Hosts*Bryan Fields has 8+ years of technical marketing experience ranging from website development to analytical strategy. From creating unconventional solutions for the ficklest of scientists to spearheading a successful meme-themed Instagram page, his approach to business is innovative, curiosity driven, and sprinkled with good-natured humor. After earning his Master's Degree in Digital Entrepreneurship from Strayer University, which partnered with Jon Steinberg’s Cheddar Network, he spent his time working for a spectroscopic instrumentation company that’s primary focus was on customized OEM development.Kellan Finney currently serves as the Chair for the Extraction and Processing Committee for Emerald Scientific. His previous experience ranges from speaking at MJBizCon in the fall of 2019 on extraction science to managing the industrial-scale, carbon dioxide-based supercritical fluid extraction and ethanol extraction facilities for a cultivation and extraction company. In addition to serving as lead scientist he developed various standard operating protocols in extraction and designed methods for isolation, purification and quantification of medicinal marijuana products. Prior to his experience in the cannabinoid extraction industry Kellan has a master's in Metabolic Engineering and Chemistry from Northern Arizona University. Additionally, Kellan’s background in analytical chemistry includes working on the Native America Cancer Prevention grant where he quantified uranium and plutonium on the Navajo reservation.Bryan and Kellan cofounded Eighth Revolution, a resource for all your industry needs from capital to cannabinoids.--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Nov 12, 2020 • 16min
Fast- Acting Edibles
Everyone familiar with edible cannabis products knows that typically, the have a late onset, the effects last for hours, and the experienced "high" is much more intense than you would experience if you were smoking cannabis. WanaBrands recently released "Fast-Acting" gummies, which claim to have a quicker onset, a less intense high than typical edibles, and the effects last for a shorter amount of time. Bryan and Kellan talk about what this technology means for the industry, and how it could be possible.*About the Hosts*Bryan Fields has 8+ years of technical marketing experience ranging from website development to analytical strategy. From creating unconventional solutions for the ficklest of scientists to spearheading a successful meme-themed Instagram page, his approach to business is innovative, curiosity driven, and sprinkled with good-natured humor. After earning his Master's Degree in Digital Entrepreneurship from Strayer University, which partnered with Jon Steinberg’s Cheddar Network, he spent his time working for a spectroscopic instrumentation company that’s primary focus was on customized OEM development.Kellan Finney currently serves as the Chair for the Extraction and Processing Committee for Emerald Scientific. His previous experience ranges from speaking at MJBizCon in the fall of 2019 on extraction science to managing the industrial-scale, carbon dioxide-based supercritical fluid extraction and ethanol extraction facilities for a cultivation and extraction company. In addition to serving as lead scientist he developed various standard operating protocols in extraction and designed methods for isolation, purification and quantification of medicinal marijuana products. Prior to his experience in the cannabinoid extraction industry Kellan has a master's in Metabolic Engineering and Chemistry from Northern Arizona University. Additionally, Kellan’s background in analytical chemistry includes working on the Native America Cancer Prevention grant where he quantified uranium and plutonium on the Navajo reservation.Bryan and Kellan cofounded Eighth Revolution, a resource for all your industry needs from capital to cannabinoids.--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Nov 12, 2020 • 10min
Florida's New Edible Market (Medical Cannabis)
Bryan and Kellan talk about the introduction of edible cannabis products to Florida's medicinal cannabis program.*About the Hosts*Bryan Fields has 8+ years of technical marketing experience ranging from website development to analytical strategy. From creating unconventional solutions for the ficklest of scientists to spearheading a successful meme-themed Instagram page, his approach to business is innovative, curiosity driven, and sprinkled with good-natured humor. After earning his Master's Degree in Digital Entrepreneurship from Strayer University, which partnered with Jon Steinberg’s Cheddar Network, he spent his time working for a spectroscopic instrumentation company that’s primary focus was on customized OEM development.Kellan Finney currently serves as the Chair for the Extraction and Processing Committee for Emerald Scientific. His previous experience ranges from speaking at MJBizCon in the fall of 2019 on extraction science to managing the industrial-scale, carbon dioxide-based supercritical fluid extraction and ethanol extraction facilities for a cultivation and extraction company. In addition to serving as lead scientist he developed various standard operating protocols in extraction and designed methods for isolation, purification and quantification of medicinal marijuana products. Prior to his experience in the cannabinoid extraction industry Kellan has a master's in Metabolic Engineering and Chemistry from Northern Arizona University. Additionally, Kellan’s background in analytical chemistry includes working on the Native America Cancer Prevention grant where he quantified uranium and plutonium on the Navajo reservation.Bryan and Kellan cofounded Eighth Revolution, a resource for all your industry needs from capital to cannabinoids.--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Nov 12, 2020 • 14min
The Legacy Market
Bryan and Kellan discuss the Legacy Market; What is it? What impact has it had on the legal cannabis industry? How is it currently effecting the market? All this, and more, on this episode of The Dime.*About the Hosts*Bryan Fields has 8+ years of technical marketing experience ranging from website development to analytical strategy. From creating unconventional solutions for the ficklest of scientists to spearheading a successful meme-themed Instagram page, his approach to business is innovative, curiosity driven, and sprinkled with good-natured humor. After earning his Master's Degree in Digital Entrepreneurship from Strayer University, which partnered with Jon Steinberg’s Cheddar Network, he spent his time working for a spectroscopic instrumentation company that’s primary focus was on customized OEM development.Kellan Finney currently serves as the Chair for the Extraction and Processing Committee for Emerald Scientific. His previous experience ranges from speaking at MJBizCon in the fall of 2019 on extraction science to managing the industrial-scale, carbon dioxide-based supercritical fluid extraction and ethanol extraction facilities for a cultivation and extraction company. In addition to serving as lead scientist he developed various standard operating protocols in extraction and designed methods for isolation, purification and quantification of medicinal marijuana products. Prior to his experience in the cannabinoid extraction industry Kellan has a master's in Metabolic Engineering and Chemistry from Northern Arizona University. Additionally, Kellan’s background in analytical chemistry includes working on the Native America Cancer Prevention grant where he quantified uranium and plutonium on the Navajo reservation.Bryan and Kellan cofounded Eighth Revolution, a resource for all your industry needs from capital to cannabinoids.--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Nov 12, 2020 • 12min
Cannabis Tolerance
Bryan and Kellan discuss cannabis tolerance, what it means, and how it effects not only users, but the cannabis industry as a whole.*About the Hosts*Bryan Fields has 8+ years of technical marketing experience ranging from website development to analytical strategy. From creating unconventional solutions for the ficklest of scientists to spearheading a successful meme-themed Instagram page, his approach to business is innovative, curiosity driven, and sprinkled with good-natured humor. After earning his Master's Degree in Digital Entrepreneurship from Strayer University, which partnered with Jon Steinberg’s Cheddar Network, he spent his time working for a spectroscopic instrumentation company that’s primary focus was on customized OEM development.Kellan Finney currently serves as the Chair for the Extraction and Processing Committee for Emerald Scientific. His previous experience ranges from speaking at MJBizCon in the fall of 2019 on extraction science to managing the industrial-scale, carbon dioxide-based supercritical fluid extraction and ethanol extraction facilities for a cultivation and extraction company. In addition to serving as lead scientist he developed various standard operating protocols in extraction and designed methods for isolation, purification and quantification of medicinal marijuana products. Prior to his experience in the cannabinoid extraction industry Kellan has a master's in Metabolic Engineering and Chemistry from Northern Arizona University. Additionally, Kellan’s background in analytical chemistry includes working on the Native America Cancer Prevention grant where he quantified uranium and plutonium on the Navajo reservation.Bryan and Kellan cofounded Eighth Revolution, a resource for all your industry needs from capital to cannabinoids.--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Nov 12, 2020 • 12min
Nomenclature
Bryan and Kellan discuss something very near and dear to their heart: the importance of standardized nomenclature in the cannabis and hemp space.*About the Hosts*Bryan Fields has 8+ years of technical marketing experience ranging from website development to analytical strategy. From creating unconventional solutions for the ficklest of scientists to spearheading a successful meme-themed Instagram page, his approach to business is innovative, curiosity driven, and sprinkled with good-natured humor. After earning his Master's Degree in Digital Entrepreneurship from Strayer University, which partnered with Jon Steinberg’s Cheddar Network, he spent his time working for a spectroscopic instrumentation company that’s primary focus was on customized OEM development.Kellan Finney currently serves as the Chair for the Extraction and Processing Committee for Emerald Scientific. His previous experience ranges from speaking at MJBizCon in the fall of 2019 on extraction science to managing the industrial-scale, carbon dioxide-based supercritical fluid extraction and ethanol extraction facilities for a cultivation and extraction company. In addition to serving as lead scientist he developed various standard operating protocols in extraction and designed methods for isolation, purification and quantification of medicinal marijuana products. Prior to his experience in the cannabinoid extraction industry Kellan has a master's in Metabolic Engineering and Chemistry from Northern Arizona University. Additionally, Kellan’s background in analytical chemistry includes working on the Native America Cancer Prevention grant where he quantified uranium and plutonium on the Navajo reservation.Bryan and Kellan cofounded Eighth Revolution, a resource for all your industry needs from capital to cannabinoids.--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Nov 12, 2020 • 10min
Delta-8 THC
Bryan and Kellan talk about the hottest topic in cannabis right now, Delta8 THC. A cousin to Delta9, the Dime hosts discuss what it is, where it came from, and where it could be going.*About the Hosts*Bryan Fields has 8+ years of technical marketing experience ranging from website development to analytical strategy. From creating unconventional solutions for the ficklest of scientists to spearheading a successful meme-themed Instagram page, his approach to business is innovative, curiosity driven, and sprinkled with good-natured humor. After earning his Master's Degree in Digital Entrepreneurship from Strayer University, which partnered with Jon Steinberg’s Cheddar Network, he spent his time working for a spectroscopic instrumentation company that’s primary focus was on customized OEM development.Kellan Finney currently serves as the Chair for the Extraction and Processing Committee for Emerald Scientific. His previous experience ranges from speaking at MJBizCon in the fall of 2019 on extraction science to managing the industrial-scale, carbon dioxide-based supercritical fluid extraction and ethanol extraction facilities for a cultivation and extraction company. In addition to serving as lead scientist he developed various standard operating protocols in extraction and designed methods for isolation, purification and quantification of medicinal marijuana products. Prior to his experience in the cannabinoid extraction industry Kellan has a master's in Metabolic Engineering and Chemistry from Northern Arizona University. Additionally, Kellan’s background in analytical chemistry includes working on the Native America Cancer Prevention grant where he quantified uranium and plutonium on the Navajo reservation.Bryan and Kellan cofounded Eighth Revolution, a resource for all your industry needs from capital to cannabinoids.--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Nov 12, 2020 • 10min
cGMP & the Cannabis Industry
Bryan and Kellan discuss cGMP, or the lack thereof, and other issues surrounding quality control and regulatory issues in the cannabis industry as we know it today.*About the Hosts*Bryan Fields has 8+ years of technical marketing experience ranging from website development to analytical strategy. From creating unconventional solutions for the ficklest of scientists to spearheading a successful meme-themed Instagram page, his approach to business is innovative, curiosity driven, and sprinkled with good-natured humor. After earning his Master's Degree in Digital Entrepreneurship from Strayer University, which partnered with Jon Steinberg’s Cheddar Network, he spent his time working for a spectroscopic instrumentation company that’s primary focus was on customized OEM development.Kellan Finney currently serves as the Chair for the Extraction and Processing Committee for Emerald Scientific. His previous experience ranges from speaking at MJBizCon in the fall of 2019 on extraction science to managing the industrial-scale, carbon dioxide-based supercritical fluid extraction and ethanol extraction facilities for a cultivation and extraction company. In addition to serving as lead scientist he developed various standard operating protocols in extraction and designed methods for isolation, purification and quantification of medicinal marijuana products. Prior to his experience in the cannabinoid extraction industry Kellan has a master's in Metabolic Engineering and Chemistry from Northern Arizona University. Additionally, Kellan’s background in analytical chemistry includes working on the Native America Cancer Prevention grant where he quantified uranium and plutonium on the Navajo reservation.Bryan and Kellan cofounded Eighth Revolution, a resource for all your industry needs from capital to cannabinoids.--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Nov 12, 2020 • 11min
Politics & Cannabis
Bryan and Kellan discuss the nature of the industry in relation to politics. How does one navigate through lawmakers intent on prohibiting cannabis? What will the laws look like in the future? Why should cannabis be legal in the first place? All this and more on this weeks episode of The Dime!*About the Hosts*Bryan Fields has 8+ years of technical marketing experience ranging from website development to analytical strategy. From creating unconventional solutions for the ficklest of scientists to spearheading a successful meme-themed Instagram page, his approach to business is innovative, curiosity driven, and sprinkled with good-natured humor. After earning his Master's Degree in Digital Entrepreneurship from Strayer University, which partnered with Jon Steinberg’s Cheddar Network, he spent his time working for a spectroscopic instrumentation company that’s primary focus was on customized OEM development.Kellan Finney currently serves as the Chair for the Extraction and Processing Committee for Emerald Scientific. His previous experience ranges from speaking at MJBizCon in the fall of 2019 on extraction science to managing the industrial-scale, carbon dioxide-based supercritical fluid extraction and ethanol extraction facilities for a cultivation and extraction company. In addition to serving as lead scientist he developed various standard operating protocols in extraction and designed methods for isolation, purification and quantification of medicinal marijuana products. Prior to his experience in the cannabinoid extraction industry Kellan has a master's in Metabolic Engineering and Chemistry from Northern Arizona University. Additionally, Kellan’s background in analytical chemistry includes working on the Native America Cancer Prevention grant where he quantified uranium and plutonium on the Navajo reservation.Bryan and Kellan cofounded Eighth Revolution, a resource for all your industry needs from capital to cannabinoids.--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Nov 12, 2020 • 6min
The Potential of Cannabis
Bryan and Kellan talk about the potential of cannabis its derivatives.*About the Hosts*Bryan Fields has 8+ years of technical marketing experience ranging from website development to analytical strategy. From creating unconventional solutions for the ficklest of scientists to spearheading a successful meme-themed Instagram page, his approach to business is innovative, curiosity driven, and sprinkled with good-natured humor. After earning his Master's Degree in Digital Entrepreneurship from Strayer University, which partnered with Jon Steinberg’s Cheddar Network, he spent his time working for a spectroscopic instrumentation company that’s primary focus was on customized OEM development.Kellan Finney currently serves as the Chair for the Extraction and Processing Committee for Emerald Scientific. His previous experience ranges from speaking at MJBizCon in the fall of 2019 on extraction science to managing the industrial-scale, carbon dioxide-based supercritical fluid extraction and ethanol extraction facilities for a cultivation and extraction company. In addition to serving as lead scientist he developed various standard operating protocols in extraction and designed methods for isolation, purification and quantification of medicinal marijuana products. Prior to his experience in the cannabinoid extraction industry Kellan has a master's in Metabolic Engineering and Chemistry from Northern Arizona University. Additionally, Kellan’s background in analytical chemistry includes working on the Native America Cancer Prevention grant where he quantified uranium and plutonium on the Navajo reservation.Bryan and Kellan cofounded Eighth Revolution, a resource for all your industry needs from capital to cannabinoids.--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app