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Brandon Pitcher is an award-winning developer, change agent, and educator; sharing his passion for social and ecological entrepreneurship, systems thinking, and sustainability for over 15 years. Brandon is the CEO of Blue Circle Developments, one of the larger players in the hemp and cbd world in the US and the first fully certified organic hemp producer. In this episode of CBD radio, we dig into all sorts of things about cbd and the hemp industry in general. We talk about his background, his company, where he sees things going, what challenges they’re facing now, the legal situation of the industry, some of the other companies they’re invested in, and what he sees coming in the future for the industry. Show notes: 1:45 - Background on how Brandon got involved in the industry. 4:00 - Being the first certified organic cbd producer in the US. 4:45 - Some of the other companies that Blue Circle developments have under their umbrella. 8:00 - Forward thinking, research, etc. 9:15 - What does Brandon be

Hiroko Demichelis is the founder of the Vancouver Brain Lab and co-founder of Moment Meditation. I was lucky enough to sit down with her recently and chat about her story and meditation while also simultaneously doing a little test on the effect of the Grind Bar on brain function. We dig into all sort of interesting stuff about brain function, meditation, and how pain inspired Hiroko to learn about all of this. And, we get our first pieces of evidence about the effects of the Grind Bar on focus and anxiety in this interview. Definitely worth a listen! Show notes 3:15 ~ What does Hiroko believe? 7:00 ~ Why did she start the Vancouver Brain Lab originally? 15:45 ~ What do you measure when looking at people’s brain waves? 22:00 ~ Eating the Grind Bar and talking about cannabinoids. 23:30 ~ Testing for types of people that cannabis could be not so good for. 25:45 ~ More about Moment Meditation studio. 31:00 ~ Do you prescribe meditation for patients at the Brain Lab? 32:!5 ~ The benefits of meditating

“If you weren’t afraid and you weren’t anxious, what would you do differently in your life?” Tim JP Collins is the host of the Anxiety Podcast and does 1 on 1 coaching and workshops all around this topic. In this episode Tim shares his story of his own life collapsing under the weight of his anxiety, and how he’s rebuilt himself and how he now helps people all over the world learn about and deal with their own struggles with anxiety. We dig into how learning to love himself more, and take care of himself and his health played a huge role in this, how meditation has helped him out, and much more!   Show Notes   2:15 ~ What does Tim believe? 5:30 ~ What does Tim do in the world? 8:30 ~ More about his story and what lead to him snapping and the anxiety taking over. 10:00 ~ The blow up. 16:00 ~ Being an anxiety detective. 18:00 ~ What comes after finding out about people’s anxiety? 20:00 ~ What were the shifts Tim made once he decided to make a change? 29:45 ~ What do

What an interesting journey down the rabbit hole this interview was. Thomas Hatsis is a psychedelic researcher and explorer that I was lucky enough to connect with at the recent Cannabis Hemp Conference here in Vancouver. We dig into Thomas’s book, the Witches’ Ointment, his history with psychedelics, some interesting history about cannabis that I hadn’t heard before, how cannabis improves his creativity and sex life, and loads more. I could’ve kept going for a while with this guy. Such a wealth of knowledge and experience in the world of psychedelics and entheogens. If you’re at all into this world, definitely check this one out. It’s dope.   Show notes 2:00 ~ What does Thomas believe? 3:00 ~ How did he get into the world of psychedelics and entheogens? 5:45 ~ When did he start writing the book? 7:30 ~ More about his book, The Witches’ Ointment (http://amzn.to/2q7WyoI) 11:00 ~ What is the Witches’ Ointment? 13:30 ~ How does this ointment compare to a psych

Mindsets for abundance, why giving first can work, cannabis, and advice from another of the Grind Bar’s new advisors. We dig into lots of great stuff in this interview with Dan Harrison from Harrison Financial Group. Have you ever wondered what goes on in the mind of someone who makes lots of income? Or how you can shift your own life to bring in more abundance? According to Dan, looks like one of the best ways is to give more away! This may sound odd, but in this episode, he explains why this works and how he’s creating life the way he wants it to be.   Show notes: 3:00 ~ A little about Dan’s business Harrison Financial Group. 5:30 ~ What does Dan believe? 9:30 ~ Dan’s financial goal now - Giving $10,000 a month to multiple charities. 11:15 ~ Why giving first? 13:00 ~ Why Dan has a goat on his vision board. 15:45 ~ Why break off and work for yourself? 19:00 ~ Thought patterns and money. 19:30 ~ Everyone’s got a different story. 21:15 ~ Mental patterns of successful people.

Andrew Gordon returns for his second interview on CBD radio! Andrew was my very first guest on the show and I’m super grateful to have him back! Andrew is an amazing guy who’s doing a lot of positive, purposeful work in the cannabis space. He has worked with many dispensaries to help improve their community engagement and is now focused more on working with private clients to help set up legal access to cannabis. In this episode we dig into all sorts of stuff around the cannabis space, including the benefits of focusing on giving vs getting, how lucky we are to be in Vancouver to watch the cannabis space evolve, cannabis and kids, the benefits and legal confusion around CBD, dispensaries vs LPs, some advice from Andrew on my business, some great book recommendations, and much more! It’s a long one, but there’s a ton of gold in here! You can also listen to the episode on iTunes at: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/id1197164343 Enjoy!   Show notes: 4:20 ~ What does Andrew believe

After a magical journey into the Amazon rainforest Salimeh Tabrizi was inspired to devote her life to spreading awareness of plant medicine and specifically, the cannabis plant. Since then she has created the Vancouver Cannabis Hemp Conference, which is about to have it’s 3rd annual event in just a few short weeks! In this episode, we dig into beliefs (of course) and a ton of awesome info about cannabis what to expect at the upcoming conference Salimeh is organizing, which features over 50 experts in the cannabis industry sharing their wisdom and spreading awareness about this magical plant. And, this episode is our first that is on video as well! Check out the full video interview here: https://youtu.be/-7kXHLP-LFc You can also check out the episode on iTunes at: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/id1197164343   Show notes 2:30 ~ What Salimeh believes. 3:30 ~ Why Salimeh does the amazing work she’s doing and how she got here. 7:30 ~ Discomfort and growth. 9:00 ~ More about the Vancouver Can

“You are the most important project in your life” Bryce Evans created the One Project many years ago as a way to both heal his own struggles with anxiety and depression and spread awareness about it with hopes of helping others heal theirs. In this episode, we dig into what anxiety is all about, how it feels, and lots of ways you can train your brain to be stronger and overcome it. We talk about Bryce’s journey and his own struggles with anxiety, how being an entrepreneur has brought even more of it into his life, and, among other things, how gratitude has helped him deal with his anxiety and reprogram his mind to be happier all the time. Listen and subscribe on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/id1197164343   Show Notes: 2:00 ~ What does Bryce believe? 4:00 ~ What the One Project is all about. 10:00 ~ What inspired the start of the One Project? 13:00 ~ What does anxiety mean to Bryce? 16:30 ~ What did it feel like being stuck in the anxiety in the past? 22:00 ~ What does gra

Jan Kasparek… What a beautiful soul. After a rather colourful upbringing and migration to Canada, Jan set his sights on being a painter. After almost being forced to give up his dream, he persisted through and trusted in himself and the universe to help him achieve his goal. He now spends his time creating some of the most beautiful paintings I’ve ever seen and spreading light day to day as he moves about the world. So grateful to have gotten to do this interview as Jan’s been an inspiration to me for many years. He’s one of those guys that brightens a room simply by being in it. And I had a blast digging into his mind a bit and learning about how and why he lives life as he does. Lots of gold in this one! I’m sure you’ll enjoy it! Listen on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/id1197164343 Show notes: 1:30 ~ What does Jan believe? 3:30 ~ How that belief influences his art. 5:00 ~ Jan’s background - How he came to be doing such beautiful work in the world 10:0

George Hoffmann is yet another amazing example of a man choosing to be a shining light of positivity in the world. From his work at Network Immunology to passion project teaching meditation and mindfulness in schools, to his play of doing stand-up comedy, almost everything George does is spreading light and making the world a more love-filled place. As you can likely tell by the photo he chose to use, he is someone who very seriously values not being too serious in life :) Once again, we see how comedy and making people smile can be a wonderful way to spread light in the world! In our interview, we dig into all sorts of stuff around wellness, meditation, mindfulness, masculine and feminine energy, comedy, living a life of purpose and much more. I’m starting to notice a trend with these interviews… haha. Lots of gold in this one, I hope you enjoy and get some nuggets to take with you and improve your own daily life in some way. Listen on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/id1197164343&nbs

Yogi, funny guy, spiritual explorer, there’s lots of words that can describe Alex Sadowski, but I think the best would be that he’s simply a massive source of light in the world. Alex is an old friend of mine, and someone I’ve learned a ton from on my path about spirituality, plant medicine, presence, purpose, happiness, etc. and I’m crazy grateful to share our interview with you! You’ll laugh, you’ll learn, and you’ll likely have your heart and mind opened. I won’t say any more, just listen. It’s a good one!  You can also listen to the episode on iTunes at: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/id1197164343    Show notes: 2:00 ~ What Alex believes 6:45 ~ What God represents for him 8:00 ~ How yoga has influenced his path 16:15 ~ How he shifted his mindset to look at life as yoga and see positive in everything 18:00 ~ On being a funny guy 25:00 ~ Alex’s experience hanging out with the “bad” crowd 31:00 ~ How cannabis has tied

In this episode, I sit down with Alex Kuhn. Alex is a fellow seeker and consciousness explorer and we dig into all sorts of good stuff around spirituality, cannabis, mindfulness, breathwork, sexuality, and lots more. You can also listen to the episode on iTunes at: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/id1197164343 Enjoy!   Show notes 2:00 ~ What Alex believes 4:15 ~ More about Buddhism and Taoism 7:30 ~ Alex’s first experience with cannabis 14:15 ~ How cannabis has helped with anxiety and paranoia since then 15:30 ~ How the mind and body are connected 17:00 ~ Digging into mindfulness 26:00 ~ How diet has impacted his path 30:30 ~ Creating more flow in your life 38:00 ~ Sexuality and masculine and feminine energy 50:00 ~ Playing with the breath 55:00 ~ The power of having alignment within the body 58:00 ~ Strengthening my masculine side 1:01:00 ~ Wrap up questions   Transformative books: The Tao of Health, Sex and Longevity: http://amzn.to/2njSsZG Cannabis and Spirituality: http://amzn.to/2njQn

Ep 15 - Dr. Dave Hepburn I am sooooo grateful to share my interview with Dr Dave Hepburn with you! And not just because he's a fellow Dave ;)  Dr. Hepburn has been working with patients in the cannabis space for over 15 years for all sorts of ailments. He’s been focused on helping people get healthy, not get high, and helped countless people ease their suffering, heal faster, and improve their quality of life. In this episode we dig into how he got introduced to cannabis initially, what types of ailments cannabis can help with, how cannabis actually interacts with cancer cells, the uses for thc and cbd in healing, and much more. Dr. Hepburn is a wealth of knowledge and again, I’m so grateful to share some of his wisdom with you in this episode! Enjoy! Notes: 1:15 ~ How Dr. Hepburn got introduced into the world of Cannabis. 2:45 ~ What do you believe? 4:30 ~ Dr. Hepburn’s experience with Buddhism. 5:45 ~ Back into his experience with cannabis and being teachable. 7:30 ~ Working in the tr

“Find the things that make you feel well, don’t follow the masses” What does it mean to be Superhuman? How can you use diet, nutrition, meditation, and control over your mind to make your life more fun and create more impact in the world? How do the actual chemicals in your brain impact your life? In episode 14 I share an epic convo with Spencer Coppin from Coppin Health and the Superhuman Summit. Spencer has studied traditional chinese medicine, functional medicine, nutrition, and uses all of this knowledge to help many clients with his family and their business Coppin Health. We dig into all sorts of epic convo about all things health and performance. From superhuman augmentations to cbd to the bulletproof diet and how the actual chemicals in your brain tie into anxiety and flow states. If you’re into how the mind and body work (like Spencer and I are) I’m sure you’ll get a ton of value from this convo!   Notes: 3:15 ~ What do you believe? 4:30 ~ Spencer explains wha

Trust, faith, intuition, cannabis, masculine / feminine, and living your purpose… These are a few of the many topics I dig into with my friend, teacher and mentor Satyen Raja from Warrior Sage and the Accelerated Evolution Academy. For any of you that are familiar with Satyen’s work, it will be no surprise that this episode goes deep. We dig into a ton of very real topics and Satyen shares a lot of inspiring truths. If you consider yourself a seeker or feel that you are on a spiritual path in this life in any capacity, (and even if you don’t) this episode is a must listen. Very honored to be sharing this with all of you! Notes: 1:30 ~ What Satyen believes. 3:30 ~ “When did you realize this about beliefs?” 5:00 ~ Satyen’s work in the world. 7:00 ~ More about psycho-spiritual work. 9:00 ~ The type of people that are attracted to working with Satyen. 11:00 ~ How plant medicines have tied into Satyen’s spiritual path. 16:00 ~ How intention ties into uses cannabis use. 17

Have you ever floated? Have you played with meditation or other ways of expanding your awareness? Have you ever tried to talk to dolphins? Are you able to embrace the chaos of life? Are you curious to learn more about any of this? In episode 12 I got to sit down with Ashkahn Jahromi at his office in Portland Oregon on my way through this past December and we had a pretty epic convo! I hadn’t met Ashkahn before, but I got to check out Float On, the business he co-founded, which is one of the original float centres in America. He’s also a cofounder of the Float Conference, an annual event bringing together most of the people in the floating industry for a weekend of epic speakers and discussion on the world of floating and expanding consciousness in general. This one wanders a bit for sure, but to all the right places. Haha. Enjoy! Episode Notes: 2:30 ~ What does Ashkan believe? 3:15 ~ Diving into the grand chaos of life and accepting the unknown 6:30 ~ More info on floating 10:00 ~ Some of the bene

“Greatness is not based on being brilliant. It’s based on consistently doing the things others can’t and won’t do. So greatness is based on being consistent, not being brilliant.” Graham is a performance and business coach and helps people get past the things that are holding them back and get more shit done! This episode is one of our shorter ones, and that’s because Graham is just so on point! He answers every question I throw at him quickly and delivers tons of awesome info for you guys! There’s lots of gold in this one, including tips on how to plan better, how anxiety and performance tie together, and some awesome resources for people wanting to become more performant themselves. 2:00 ~ What does Graham believe? 3:30 ~ Talking about mindset 5:30 ~ Background and what Graham Young Strategies is all about. 7:30 ~ How did he get into coaching and the world of performance? 11:00 ~ What kind of people do you usually work with? 12:00 ~ How have you simplified the idea

Ever wonder what’s going on in the legal side of the cannabis industry in Canada? In this episode of CBD Radio, I had the pleasure of interviewing Paul Pedersen from Greywood Partners. Paul is a business advisor in the cannabis space and works with companies in raising capital and going public. He’s worked with a number of the LPs (licensed producers) in Canada and we dig into a lot of what’s going on behind the scenes in the industry. This episode is super informative. I learned a lot myself so I’m sure you will too. Enjoy! You can also check out the episode on iTunes at: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/id1197164343 In the episode: 2:30 ~ What Paul believes. 5:00 ~ Why he got into cannabis initially. 7:00 ~ What’s going on in the industry with the Licensed Producers? 9:30 ~ What Paul’s business is all about. 18:00 ~ How has cannabis played a role in Paul’s life? 20:00 ~ How he uses cannabis to help with sleep. 21:30 ~ How cannabis has impacted his relationship wi

Woah, monster of an episode with Andy Zaremba from Floathouse and Vancouver Real Podcast. Andy’s been a good friend of mine for a couple years now and he’s been an inspiration since I first met him. He’s one of those guys I like to call a go-giver (like a go-getter, but focussed on giving rather than getting).   He’s the co-owner of multiple businesses with his brother Mike (who I interviewed back in episode 06), as well as a father to a beautiful little girl, partner to a beautiful woman, and the co-leader of our squad in the Samurai Brotherhood. While he definitely has more on his plate than most out there, he also never hesitates to give back, and be of service to people in his community.   In this interview we dig into all sorts of awesome stuff! Some of which include: how he got inspired to create Float House, how cannabis has tied into his life and spiritual development, politics, creating change in one’s life, some family history, fear, personal development, publ

In this episode, I got to sit down with Lester Phillips at the Apollo Medical center where he works as an advocate for CBD and helping people find the best medication for their needs. In the interview, we dig into how Lester got introduced to CBD initially, how it helped him with diabetes, skin cancer, and anxiety. He shares how through using CBD, he was able to get off all of the many pharmaceuticals he was on, and how doing so gave him his relationship with his son back. This one may pull on a couple heart strings, as Lester has had an emotional rollercoaster of a ride and is generous enough to share some of it with us in this interview. This interview was informative as well, with lots of awesome recommendations for dosage and ways to use CBD. I actually learned a lot myself, and I work in the space myself, so I’m sure you’ll learn lots as well. Thanks again, and I hope you enjoy this interview with Lester Phillips! Listen on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/id1197164343   Show