Join me, David Paleschuck, author of the first book on cannabis branding, “Branding Bud: The Commercialization of Cannabis”. This week’s guest is James Kennedy, founder of Apothecanna, a Denver-based cannabis-infused topicals company created in 2009. Apothecanna’s mission is to spread the wisdom of traditional plant medicine. Listen to learn more about James and Apothecanna and his take on cannabis branding.
With over twenty years of product development, brand-building, and consumer marketing experience serving American Express, MasterCard, PepsiCo, and Microsoft–and over ten years in the legal cannabis space at Dope Magazine and as a consultant to the industry’s top national manufacturers, Paleschuck has played a part in developing many of today’s best-known cannabis brands. As Founder of BRANDING BUD CONSULTING, LLC, David consults within the legal cannabis industry on product development, branding & brand licensing, positioning, packaging and promotions. His writings on cannabis branding and marketing have been featured in Dope Magazine, High Times, PROHBTD, Cannabis Dispensary Magazine, The Cannabis Industry Journal, New Cannabis Ventures, among others. His work has been noted and quoted in Forbes, Kiplingers, The Brookings Institution as well as interviewed by Wharton School Of Business Entrepreneur Radio; CannabisRadio; among others. David’s book, “Branding Bud: The Commercialization of Cannabis” – the first book written on cannabis branding – is set to release in April 2021.
To purchase his book and/or find out more about his work, contact him at david@brandingbud.com or visit brandingbud.com.
