Common Sensimilla

In this episode of Common SENSimilla we chat with Nohtal Partanksy - Founder and CEO of Sorting Robotics, a company dedicated to creating the best possible robotics solutions for the cannabis industry. This dude was the lead engineer at NASA-JPL building the MOXIE Instrument; a device that is currently producing oxygen on the surface of Mars - before starting Sorting Robotics, which he later took under the guidance of the hugely successful start-up accelerator Y Combinator. This convo was a ton of fun! Check out Sorting Robotics - https://www.sortingrobotics.com/--Common SENSimilla explores business and innovation through the lens of Cannabis. Host Will Read discusses big ideas in the Cannabis Industry with industry leading professionals about branding, marketing, and entrepreneurship.Be sure to #like​ and #subscribe​ for more video content!  Watch Common SENSimilla, and more Canna-biz content  on our YouTube channel--CannaPlanners is a full service creative design and digital agency servicing the emerging cannabis industry. We help cannabis companies reach more customers through beautiful design, simple web solutions and strategic digital marketing services.  Visit our website: cannaplanners.com/Check us out on InstagramConnect with us on LinkedinFollow us on TwitterLike us on FacebookCommon SENSimilla is hosted and produced by Will Read; created by Tyler Struss.CannaPlanners is a full service creative design and digital agency servicing the emerging cannabis industry. We help cannabis companies reach more customers through beautiful design, simple web solutions and strategic digital marketing services.  Visit our website: cannaplanners.com/Check us out on InstagramConnect with us on LinkedinFollow us on TwitterLike us on FacebookCommon SENSimilla is hosted and produced by Will Read; created by Tyler Struss.

In this episode of Common SENSimilla we're chatting with Kyle Loucks - Founder & CEO of RollPros - an automation company disrupting the pre-roll vertical. After a career working for companies in bio-med and defense, Kyle took a gig with Meta to work on the Oculus VR headset. After completing his run on that project he set his sights on the cannabis industry. His company has developed a machine that creates a perfectly rolled joint mimicking more closely the hand rolling process vs the conical pre-rolls currently in the market. Check out RollPros - https://rollpros.com/--Common SENSimilla explores business and innovation through the lens of Cannabis. Host Will Read discusses big ideas in the Cannabis Industry with industry leading professionals about branding, marketing, and entrepreneurship.Be sure to #like​ and #subscribe​ for more video content!  Watch Common SENSimilla, and more Canna-biz content  on our YouTube channel--CannaPlanners is a full service creative design and digital agency servicing the emerging cannabis industry. We help cannabis companies reach more customers through beautiful design, simple web solutions and strategic digital marketing services.  Visit our website: cannaplanners.com/Check us out on InstagramConnect with us on LinkedinFollow us on TwitterLike us on FacebookCommon SENSimilla is hosted and produced by Will Read; created by Tyler Struss.CannaPlanners is a full service creative design and digital agency servicing the emerging cannabis industry. We help cannabis companies reach more customers through beautiful design, simple web solutions and strategic digital marketing services.  Visit our website: cannaplanners.com/Check us out on InstagramConnect with us on LinkedinFollow us on TwitterLike us on FacebookCommon SENSimilla is hosted and produced by Will Read; created by Tyler Struss.

Jack Grover saw the writing on the wall when it came to the burgeoning cannabis industry, and like most good entrepreneurs he went where his talent was needed. Several years later and he has one of the biggest providers of food-grade cannabis packaging products. We talk about everything from his reluctant introduction to cannabis all the way to the Grove TerpLoc technology. Check out Grove Bags - grovebags.com/ --Common SENSimilla explores business and innovation through the lens of Cannabis. Host Will Read discusses big ideas in the Cannabis Industry with industry leading professionals about branding, marketing, and entrepreneurship.Be sure to #like​ and #subscribe​ for more video content!  Watch Common SENSimilla, and more Canna-biz content  on our YouTube channel--CannaPlanners is a full service creative design and digital agency servicing the emerging cannabis industry. We help cannabis companies reach more customers through beautiful design, simple web solutions and strategic digital marketing services.  Visit our website: cannaplanners.com/Check us out on InstagramConnect with us on LinkedinFollow us on TwitterLike us on FacebookCommon SENSimilla is hosted and produced by Will Read; created by Tyler Struss.CannaPlanners is a full service creative design and digital agency servicing the emerging cannabis industry. We help cannabis companies reach more customers through beautiful design, simple web solutions and strategic digital marketing services.  Visit our website: cannaplanners.com/Check us out on InstagramConnect with us on LinkedinFollow us on TwitterLike us on FacebookCommon SENSimilla is hosted and produced by Will Read; created by Tyler Struss.

A veteran entrepreneur, Jason Reposa spent most of his career on the tech/SaaS side of things. Cannabis came into the picture when stress began to get the best of Jason and he needed to find a healthy way to help himself chill out. A determination and focus like you've never seen, this dude decided to go all in on a THC line of beverages and beverage-enhancers and has started to take over the Mass canna-beverage market with his line of products. JJason get's sh!t done! Check out Good Feels - https://getgoodfeels.com/--Common SENSimilla explores business and innovation through the lens of Cannabis. Host Will Read discusses big ideas in the Cannabis Industry with industry leading professionals about branding, marketing, and entrepreneurship.Be sure to #like​ and #subscribe​ for more video content!  Watch Common SENSimilla, and more Canna-biz content  on our YouTube channel--CannaPlanners is a full service creative design and digital agency servicing the emerging cannabis industry. We help cannabis companies reach more customers through beautiful design, simple web solutions and strategic digital marketing services.  Visit our website: cannaplanners.com/Check us out on InstagramConnect with us on LinkedinFollow us on TwitterLike us on FacebookCommon SENSimilla is hosted and produced by Will Read; created by Tyler Struss.

Jason Newell might be one of the raddest guys on skis - and he parlayed that skill into quite the career at Rossignol.  Jason also likes whiskey... so he was also the CMO at Whistle Pig Whiskey... Can you guess what happened when he found out he liked cannabis?  You guessed it!  He became the CEO of The Heirloom Collective, one of the hottest dispensaries in Massachusetts.  Jason has made an entire career out of marketing and selling things he already loved, and his journey is an incredible one.  Check out the Heirloom Collective: www.theheirloomcollective.us/--Common SENSimilla explores business and innovation through the lens of Cannabis. Host Will Read discusses big ideas in the Cannabis Industry with industry leading professionals about branding, marketing, and entrepreneurship.Be sure to #like​ and #subscribe​ for more video content!  Watch Common SENSimilla, and more Canna-biz content  on our YouTube channel--CannaPlanners is a full service creative design and digital agency servicing the emerging cannabis industry. We help cannabis companies reach more customers through beautiful design, simple web solutions and strategic digital marketing services.  Visit our website: cannaplanners.com/Check us out on InstagramConnect with us on LinkedinFollow us on TwitterLike us on FacebookCommon SENSimilla is hosted and produced by Will Read; created by Tyler Struss.

From Finance Bro to Cannabis Founder - Paul Yau has had an amazing career that has prepared him for one of his biggest challenges yet; starting a retail brand in the most competitive markets on the planet - New York City. We talk about everything from Vegemite to the countless un-licensed retailers currently operating in NYC to starting your own cannabis retail store. Check Out Union Square Travel Agency www.unionsquaretravelagency.com/Check Out Union Square Travel Agency--Common SENSimilla explores business and innovation through the lens of Cannabis. Host Will Read discusses big ideas in the Cannabis Industry with industry leading professionals about branding, marketing, and entrepreneurship.Be sure to #like​ and #subscribe​ for more video content!  Watch Common SENSimilla, and more Canna-biz content  on our YouTube channel--CannaPlanners is a full service creative design and digital agency servicing the emerging cannabis industry. We help cannabis companies reach more customers through beautiful design, simple web solutions and strategic digital marketing services.  Visit our website: cannaplanners.com/Check us out on InstagramConnect with us on LinkedinFollow us on TwitterLike us on FacebookCommon SENSimilla is hosted and produced by Will Read; created by Tyler Struss.

Chris Copley (Cope) has had an extensive career in sales and marketing, starting at Burton Snowboards in the late 80s helping it grow into the global brand it is today. He's seen it all and now he's taking his years of experience and starting his own cannabis company with the hopes of expanding the brand into multiple state markets.  Check out Fishwhistle Cannabis Co - https://fishwhistlesmokes.com/---Common SENSimilla explores business and innovation through the lens of Cannabis. Host Will Read discusses big ideas in the Cannabis Industry with industry leading professionals about branding, marketing, and entrepreneurship.Be sure to #like​ and #subscribe​ for more video content!  Watch Common SENSimilla, and more Canna-biz content  on our YouTube channel--CannaPlanners is a full service creative design and digital agency servicing the emerging cannabis industry. We help cannabis companies reach more customers through beautiful design, simple web solutions and strategic digital marketing services.  Visit our website: cannaplanners.com/Check us out on InstagramConnect with us on LinkedinFollow us on TwitterLike us on FacebookCommon SENSimilla is hosted and produced by Will Read; created by Tyler Struss.

In this episode of Common SENSimilla we chat it up with Ruben Seyde of Delivered Inc. Ruben credits his mindset and determination as his biggest strengths; they'd have to be if you decided to start up a cannabis company during COVID. What if you tried to start several businesses? And failed? You pivot pivot pivot until the path becomes clear. That's exactly what Ruben did. Check out Delivered - https://deliveredinc.co/---Common SENSimilla explores business and innovation through the lens of Cannabis. Host Will Read discusses big ideas in the Cannabis Industry with industry leading professionals about branding, marketing, and entrepreneurship.Be sure to #like​ and #subscribe​ for more video content!  Watch Common SENSimilla, and more Canna-biz content  on our YouTube channel--CannaPlanners is a full service creative design and digital agency servicing the emerging cannabis industry. We help cannabis companies reach more customers through beautiful design, simple web solutions and strategic digital marketing services.  Visit our website: cannaplanners.com/Check us out on InstagramConnect with us on LinkedinFollow us on TwitterLike us on FacebookCommon SENSimilla is hosted and produced by Will Read; created by Tyler Struss.

We're baaaaaaaaaaaack! Season 4 of Common SENSimilla drops with a fantastic conversation with the Founder of Coast Cannabis Co. Angela Brown had a long, successful career in sales before she and her husband decided to strike out on their own and start Coast Cannabis Co, which has since grown into an award winning canna brand based in Massachusetts. Check out Coast Cannabis Co - https://coastcannabisco.com/---Common SENSimilla explores business and innovation through the lens of Cannabis. Host Will Read discusses big ideas in the Cannabis Industry with industry leading professionals about branding, marketing, and entrepreneurship.Be sure to #like​ and #subscribe​ for more video content!  Watch Common SENSimilla, and more Canna-biz content  on our YouTube channel--CannaPlanners is a full service creative design and digital agency servicing the emerging cannabis industry. We help cannabis companies reach more customers through beautiful design, simple web solutions and strategic digital marketing services.  Visit our website: cannaplanners.com/Check us out on InstagramConnect with us on LinkedinFollow us on TwitterLike us on FacebookCommon SENSimilla is hosted and produced by Will Read; created by Tyler Struss.

In this episode of Common SENSimilla we will be talking to the Vice President, CEO and co-founder of PufCreative, a Denver, Colorado based creative marketing agency focused on building brands and deploying digital marketing strategies for cannabis consumer brands and retailers. That's a mouthful. Today's guest will help me grapple with all the agency frustrations we deal with here at CannaPlanners. And there's a good chance this part, this podcast, turns into a therapy session. PufCreativ - https://pufcreativ.com/---Common SENSimilla explores business and innovation through the lens of Cannabis. Host Will Read discusses big ideas in the Cannabis Industry with industry leading professionals about branding, marketing, and entrepreneurship.Be sure to #like​ and #subscribe​ for more video content!  Watch Common SENSimilla, and more Canna-biz content  on our YouTube channel--CannaPlanners is a full service creative design and digital agency servicing the emerging cannabis industry. We help cannabis companies reach more customers through beautiful design, simple web solutions and strategic digital marketing services.  Visit our website: cannaplanners.com/Check us out on InstagramConnect with us on LinkedinFollow us on TwitterLike us on FacebookCommon SENSimilla is hosted and produced by Will Read; created by Tyler Struss.