The New Chardonnay
Author and former ABC New correspondent Heather Cabot features candid conversations with thought leaders about innovation, reinvention, grit and resilience. From cannabis to tech to fashion to food, Cabot goes behind the scenes with leading entrepreneurs striving to create "The New Chardonnay" and finds out what makes them tick.
Episodes
10 episodes
Akerna CEO Jessica Billingsley on Managing Risk
In 2010, Jessica Billingsley co-founded MJ Freeway, the company that paved the way for the modern cannabis industry to be regulated from "seed to sale." In 2019, MJFreeway was spun into a new venture called Akerna (KERN) and as part of a new SP...
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30:37
What's Next for Bruce Linton? Hemp, Psychedelics and Michigan
Heather catches up with cannabis pioneer Bruce Linton, founder and former CEO of Canopy Growth (NYSE: CGC), and one of the stars of her new book, The...
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28:56
Hacking Record Expungement: Code For America and Cannabis
Throughout the 2020 election season, the debate over cannabis reform has shed light on the challenges facing people convicted...
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15:43
What's Christian About CBD? God's Greenery CEO Puts Faith in the Faithful
Michael Klein, founder and CEO of God's Greenery, an online Christian community dedicated to CBD and a new line of hemp-derived products featuring CBD, reveals his epiphany about the intersection of faith and the booming CBD industry. Heather f...
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23:53
Colorado Takes New Steps to Diversify Cannabis: Meet the Woman Behind It
As Colorado passes a new law to diversify its pot industry including pardons for low-level marijuana offenders, Heather sits down with cannabis executive and social justice activist Wanda James. James, the first Black dispensary owner in US and...
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32:22
Race, Covid-19 and Cannabis: The CEO Fighting for Social Justice
An illuminating and emotional interview with medical cannabis executive and activist Dr. Chanda Macias. Macias, known as "Dr. Chanda," is the owner of two medical cannabis ventures, Ilera Holistic, a cultivation and manufacturing business in Ne...
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37:06
Therapy On-Demand: The Entrepreneur Tackling Mental Health With Tech
With Americans reeling from the pandemic and the economic woes it has unleashed, public health officials fear a spike in depression, suicide, substance abuse and domestic violence. Serial entrepreneur Bea Arthur, a former domestic violence coun...
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22:56
Common Mission: Two Founders Discover New Purpose in The Pandemic
Heather sits down with Lisa Sun, CEO and founder of Gravitas New York @gravitasnewyork, an innovative and inclusive fashion brand and Jane Park, CEO and founder of Seattle-based Tokki, @tokkigifting, a modern gifting company that sells reusable...
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28:12
Two Tough Mothers: Garden Society's Cofounders Keep Pushing
The cofounders of cannabis lifestyle brand Garden Society have faced wildfires, a hundred year flood and weathered California's rocky transition from its medical to recreational marijuana market. Now Sonoma County-based CEO Erin Gore and CMO Ka...
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