The Cannabis Talk A to Z Show LIVE at 11 AM or repeated at 9PM on www.Biztalkradio.com
11:00 Guest
Duke Rodriguez, CEO and President of Ultra Health, founded Ultra Health, a turnkey solutions provider for the specialty medical cannabis industry, in late 2010. Ultra Health partners with a broad spectrum of businesses and Tribal Nations to design, formulate and manage cannabis-related economic development opportunities that are profitable, scalable and mutually beneficial. Before founding Ultra Health, Duke served in various roles at Lovelace, Inc., a major healthcare company and HMO based in the Southwest. His positions included its Chief Operating Officer, Board member and Chief Financial Officer. Duke also served as the Cabinet Secretary of the State of New Mexico’s largest executive branch agency. He was appointed in 1996 by the Governor and initiated statewide reform programs in welfare and Medicaid services. Duke was the President and Chief Operating Officer of Diagnostek, Inc., a NYSE pharmacy benefit management company, with clients including Fortune 500 companies, major insurers and HMOs. Diagnostek’s main focus was in cost containment of pharmacy services to hospitals and employers. Duke also served as the President and Founder of HearUSA, Inc., where he established prototype facilities for the expansion of a national chain of hear care and hear ware centers.
11:30 Guest
Josh Hendrix born and raised in the Bluegrass State and a University of Kentucky alumnus, Mr. Hendrix relocated back to Central Kentucky in 2014 on a mission to help rebuild the US hemp industry. Seeing a need to bring farmers, processors, manufacturers and supporters of the industry together, Mr. Hendrix founded the Kentucky Hemp Industries Association that summer and still serves on the Board of Directors. In early 2016 Mr. Hendrix was appointed to the Technical Advisory Council for the National Hemp Association and accepted a role on the Senior Advisory Board of the institutional trading platform for hemp, Seed CX. Currently Mr. Hendrix serves as the Director of Business Development – Domestic Production for CV Sciences, Inc. where he works with numerous universities, farmers, businesses, and organizations to help facilitate the infrastructure necessary to establish a modern domestic supply chain for hemp in the United States.
11:46 Guest
Mark Goldman, Partner at Hemp Public Relations will be here to talk about the latest news stories from the exploding world of hemp business. Hemp Public Relations specializes in TV, Radio, and Newspaper placement for the Cannabis Industry. Hemp Public Relations is comprised of award winning PR Professionals who are also successful Radio & Television Producers. This experience gives the competitive advantage when it comes to properly facilitating your company’s message to the worldwide media. hemppublicrelations.com