Highly Objective

Conversations with leading executives and investors in the Cannabis industry.

Highly Objective is a business podcast hosted by Dai Truong, with 68 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Dai Truong hosts Highly Objective, a business show with 68 episodes published.

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  Distru, CEO, Blaine Hatab

  Nov 26, 202439 minS0

  <p>Distru raised $3M in July 2019 from Felicis and Global Founders and didn't raise again until November 2024. Poseidon led the $6M Series A, its first time investing in the Company.</p> <p><br /></p> <p>💡 Founding Story and Early Focus on Distribution. Blaine Hatab, Co-Founder & CEO of Distru, discusses the company's founding story. Distru was initially focused on building software to enable cannabis distribution (hence the name Distru), as Blaine saw Distribution as a key part of the supply chain that would be crucial as the industry grew. The company started with just $30,000 in funding from Blaine's personal network and bui...

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  Long-term Cananbis RE Leases with NewLake Capital

  Aug 26, 202442 minS0

  <p>Introduction to NewLake Capital Partners and Business Model. NewLake Capital Partners, a sale-leaseback REIT, is focused on the cannabis industry, owning 32 properties across 12 states.Jarrett Annenberg, SVP and Head of Investments at NewLake, explains that NewLake primarily purchases real estate from cannabis operators and leases it back to them, providing a capital infusion for the operators. The company owns a mix of dispensaries and cultivation facilities, emphasizing experienced operators in limited license states to mitigate risk and enhance property values.</p> <p>Comparison with Competitors and Strategic Approach. NewLake differs from mortgage REITs like Chicago Atlantic and AFC Gamma...

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  30 Adult-Use States by EOY 2025?

  Aug 8, 20241h 9mS0

  <p>We check in with Hirsh Jain on the Red Wave: MO ('22) → OH ('23) → FL ('24) → ND, SD, NE, AR ('25), Market growthrResumption with 30%+ market growth via OH, FL, PA, MN ($32B --> $44B), and 27 Adult-Use States by EOY 2024 and the possibility of 30 Adult-Use states by EOY 2025.</p> <p>Hirsh Jain is the Founder of Ananda Strategy, a strategy consultancy advising leading cannabis brands, retailers, technology businesses and venture capital funds across the United States, Canada and Western Europe. Ananda Strategy represents many of California’s leading cannabis retailers, helping lead their expansion strategy, competitive licensing efforts and M&A activity...

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  Samson Extracts CEO Kyle Neathery

  Apr 24, 202447 minS0

  <p>Kyle Neathery (Samson Extracts) is the CEO of Samson Extracts, an Alabama-owned and operated manufacturer of high-scale CBD extracts. </p> <p>Previously, Kyle served as the Director of Operations and General Manager for High Life Farms, a privately-held, family-owned cannabis company operating 150,000 square feet that includes an impressive portfolio of cultivation, manufacturing, distribution, in-house brands, brand partnerships with Wana Brands and Kiva Confections, white labeling solutions, and ownership stakes in retail dispensaries. High Life Farms has won multiple High Times Cannabis Cup awards for manufactured products and was featured on “Cannacribs” in late 2021.</p> <p>Kyle has extensive experience in ma...

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  CANNABIS XPRESS CEO Chris Jones

  Apr 18, 202448 minS0

  <p>Chris founded Cannabis Xpress in 2018 after selling his previous cannabis retail chain, Star Buds Cannabis Cannabis. He has experience in Cannabis M&A and Distribution from his time at Origin House. Cannabis Xpress currently has 16 stores in Ontario and New Brunswick, focusing on smaller towns without other dispensaries present.</p>

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