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How to Create A Financial Model  | Podcast

How to Create A Financial Model | Podcast

How To Create A Financial Model When you are planning to build a startup in the extraction industry, understanding your finances inside and out is essential. Mapping out the plans for your business in terms of your uniqueness in the industry and capitalizing on those...

Building the Presentation | Podcast

Building the Presentation | Podcast

Building the Presentation When it comes to creating a successful startup in the hemp and cannabis extraction industry, investor interest is key to hit the ground running. Moreover, it is a critical part of maintaining success throughout your growth in the industry....

Start Up Secrets Revealed | Podcast

Start Up Secrets Revealed | Podcast

Start Up Secrets Revealed Startups need to know the ins and outs of their business.  Are you able to answer these key questions. Why should investors invest in you? You need to articulate what you are doing? and why are you doing it? In order to get investors, you...

How To Pitch Your Business Plan | Podcast

How To Pitch Your Business Plan | Podcast

How to Pitch Your Business Plan! So, you’ve decided to create your first hemp or botanical startup. You’ve planned out your location, what products you will make, what solvent you will use for extraction, and more. You have it all figured out! Or do you… What about...

Operational Excellence: Intro to Kaizen | Podcast

Operational Excellence: Intro to Kaizen | Podcast

Operational Excellence: Introduction to Kaizen In this episode of exrakTALKS, Dr. Jon continues to talk about the value of a kaizen approach to operational excellence in your business. Listen in as Dr. Jon discusses “lean principles” and how you can drive efficiency,...

Key Tips For Operational Excellence | Podcast

Key Tips For Operational Excellence | Podcast

Key Tips For Operational Excellence When it comes to a successful business in any industry, operational excellence is essential. From top to bottom, the way a business is conducted and run can make or break a business operation without a high standard of operational...

igwLAB: Theory Guides, Data Decides | Podcast

igwLAB: Theory Guides, Data Decides | Podcast

igwLAB: Theory Guides, Data Decides To learn more, visit our website:https://extraktlab.com/supercritical-co2-extractors/ We have tons of useful information in our No Holds Barred playlist https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQX9clbTgskpmjbiHCtAY9Y_zti3hvrtH Are...

How to Recognize a Sustainable Hemp Product | Podcast

How to Recognize a Sustainable Hemp Product | Podcast

How to recognize a sustainable hemp product? On average, it is estimated that producing one 1/8th of indoor flower adds 41 pounds of CO₂ into the atmosphere. You wouldn't believe how much more it takes to make an ethanol extracted vape pen or tincture. To keep moving...

Delta-8/Delta-9 Smackdown | Podcast

Delta-8/Delta-9 Smackdown | Podcast

Delta-8/Delta-9 Smackdown Although delta 9 THC has been well known and widely used for centuries, delta 8 THC has rapidly gained popularity within just the last decade. Because it is a CBD derived cannabinoid, delta 8 THC remains inside of a legal grey area as the...

Foundations for Success #2 | Podcast

Foundations for Success #2 | Podcast

Foundations For Success #2 The simple fact is that the extraction industry for both hemp and cannabis markets is an incredibly competitive arena. Without the proper knowledge and resources, it can be all too easy to slip beneath the waves and crash before your success...

Foundations for Success | Podcast

Foundations for Success | Podcast

Foundations For Success Foundations For Success: Creating a successful business in the booming hemp and cannabis extraction industry is no simple task. There are a plethora of variables that need to be considered in order to ensure your operations are safe, efficient...

Flash Chromatography For THC Remediation Explained #2 | Podcast

Flash Chromatography For THC Remediation Explained #2 | Podcast

Flash Chromatography For THC Remediation Explained #2 Flash chromatography is used in the hemp and cannabis industry for a number of important reasons. One of the most important reasons for a hemp extraction business to use flash chromatography is to remediate...

Flash Chromatography For THC Remediation Explained | Podcast

Flash Chromatography For THC Remediation Explained | Podcast

Flash Chromatography For THC Remediation Explained Flash chromatography is a separations technique that is incredibly useful in a swath of scientific practices. In the hemp and cannabis industry, flash chromatography is used primarily as a remediation method that...

Decarb Smackdown #2 | Podcast

Decarb Smackdown #2 | Podcast

Decarb Smackdown #2 In the last episode of extrakTALKS, the decarboxylation process was discussed and why it is so vitally important to hemp and cannabis extraction. The entire process is essential to create products that are effectively absorbed in the human body....

Decarb Smackdown #1 | Podcast

Decarb Smackdown #1 | Podcast

Decarb Smackdown #1 Dr. Jon Discus Decarboxylation, the different methods, and benefits of retrieving terpenes directly from the biomass. Decarboxylation is not only important, it is essential in the hemp and cannabis extraction process. The decarb process is the...

Top 5 First Hires You Need for a Startup | Podcast

Top 5 First Hires You Need for a Startup | Podcast

Top 5 First Hires You Need For A Startup There are a number of important considerations when you create a startup in the hemp and cannabis extraction industry. Making your way into this already booming industry from the beginnings of your business requires some...

Making a Decision Between Manufacturers | Podcast

Making a Decision Between Manufacturers | Podcast

Making a Decision Between Manufacturers There are many factors to consider when making a business decision between one manufacturer and another. In this video Dr. Jon Thompson go over the criteria they believe you need to make that choice effectively. They will break...

pure99 Chromatography | Podcast

pure99 Chromatography | Podcast

pure99 | Chromatographypure99 Chromatography Separations, testing and remediation via chromatography are critically important parts of hemp and cannabis oil refinement that need to be fully understood. Due to the currently illegal status of cannabinoids like delta 9...

Top Factors for Sustainability #2 | Podcast

Top Factors for Sustainability #2 | Podcast

Top Factors for Sustainability #2 Dr. Jon go in depth for the three main factors you need to have a successful and sustainable business. This is a continuation of our previous episode (https://youtu.be/Si6P9Ez2Z7M). Listen in for more in-depth information regarding...

Top 3 Factors of Sustainability | Podcast

Top 3 Factors of Sustainability | Podcast

Top 3 Factors of Sustainability As the years go by, a profound urgency for clean and green operating practices continue to increase. Processors are increasingly more mindful of their operating practices and their impact on the planet, making processes like CO2...

Most Boring Ever! (Leachables & Validation) | Podcast

Most Boring Ever! (Leachables & Validation) | Podcast

The Most Boring Episode - All About Leachables Packing is often a little talked about, often overlooked aspect of any business operation. In the extraction industry, however, packaging is a critical aspect of the industry. There are so many rigorous specifications...

What is CBD/CBD Oil & How to Make CBD Oil | Podcast

What is CBD/CBD Oil & How to Make CBD Oil | Podcast

What is CBD/CBD Oil & How to Make CBD Oil EIt’s undeniable that CBD has exploded in popularity in recent years, but what exactly is CBD? What is CBD oil? How is it made? The fact is there are a lot of variables to the extraction of CBD from hemp and the methods...

Everything CBD Isolate | Podcast

Everything CBD Isolate | Podcast

Everything CBD Isolate CBD is used in many forms to create a variety of useful products in the hemp extract market. While distillate is commonplace to formulate quality full-spectrum CBD products, CBD isolate is equally relevant for certain formulations in the...

Top 10 Requirements for GMP Operations | Podcast

Top 10 Requirements for GMP Operations | Podcast

Top 10 Requirements for GMP Operations GMP compliance has rapidly become standard practice for any respectable hemp or cannabis extraction business. There are several standard operations that are necessary to ensure GMP compliance in your operation. In this episode of...

Delta8 – The Molecule, the Myth, the Legend | Podcast

Delta8 – The Molecule, the Myth, the Legend | Podcast

The Molecule, the Myth, the Legend Delta 8 THC has exploded in the hemp industry with a lot of hype and controversy behind it. This psychoactive cannabinoid is in a legal grey area that allows for hemp processors to create a product similar to delta 9 THC without the...

All About Excipients | Podcast

All About Excipients | Podcast

All About Excipients Excipients are a crucial part of product formulation in the hemp extraction industry. Excipients act as a delivery method for desired cannabinoids like CBD to reach the bloodstream when taken by the end user. Without these excipients like...

All About Terpenes #2 | Podcast

All About Terpenes #2 | Podcast

All About Terpenes In the hemp and botanical processing industry, cannabinoids often take center stage on the priority list. Most producers will be certain that their extraction, and distillation methods are tuned in perfectly to collect and preserve the best...

Are You Throwing Money Away | Podcast

Are You Throwing Money Away | Podcast

Are You Throwing Money Away? (All About Terpenes) In the hemp and botanical processing industry, cannabinoids often take center stage on the priority list. Most producers will be certain that their extraction, and distillation methods are tuned in perfectly to collect...

GMP Requirements for Labeling | Podcast

GMP Requirements for Labeling | Podcast

GMP Requirements for Labeling If you are a hemp or botanical extraction business creating high quality distillate and isolate products for consumers, quality, safety and compliance with local and national regulations is paramount. It is vital your products are...

How To Pitch Your Plan | Podcast

How To Pitch Your Plan | Podcast

How To Pitch Your Plan How to Pitch Your Plan! So, you’ve decided to create your first hemp extraction startup. You’ve planned out your location, what products you will make, what solvent you will...

[Execute] Top 5 Success Factors for CBD Brand Leaders | Podcast

[Execute] Top 5 Success Factors for CBD Brand Leaders | Podcast

[Execute] Top 5 Success Factors of CBD Brand Leaders The Top 5 Success Factors of CBD Brand Leaders continues! In our last episode, Dr. Jon continued the conversation of CBD brand leader practices by discussing how to identify your personal regulatory path, and how to...

[Planning] Top 5 Success Factors for CBD Brand Leaders | Podcast

[Planning] Top 5 Success Factors for CBD Brand Leaders | Podcast

[Planning] Top 5 Success Factors for CBD Brand Leaders Top5 Success Factors for CBD Brand Leaders. The CBD industry has undoubtedly offered a fantastic opportunity for entrepreneurs to create exciting and successful new brands. These CBD business opportunities are...

Hemp Processing Bootcamp | Podcast

Hemp Processing Bootcamp | Podcast

Hemp Processing Bootcamp The hemp plant is an incredibly versatile, useful plant for a plethora of applications. Through hemp processing, hemp can be harvested and used for a variety of purposes including industrial use in the form of textiles and fibers, or...

Top 5 Reasons to be EU GMP | Podcast

Top 5 Reasons to be EU GMP | Podcast

Top 5 Reasons to be UE GMP When it comes to the United States, the legality and regulation of CBD is relatively straightforward under the 2018 Farm Bill. In the EU, however, regulations of CBD vary greatly making GMP compliance a more complicated conversation overall....

Insider Secrets to Selecting a Hemp Processor | Podcast

Insider Secrets to Selecting a Hemp Processor | Podcast

Insider Secrets to Selecting a Hemp Processor Business partnerships in any industry can be as risky as they are lucrative. When it comes to choosing a partner in the CBD extraction industry, there are important factors to consider just like any other business...

Top 5 Things Investors Need to Know About CBD Processing | Podcast

Top 5 Things Investors Need to Know About CBD Processing | Podcast

Top 5 Things Investors Need to Know About CBD Processing When it comes to CBD processing and the hemp extraction industry, investors have become increasingly interested in their involvement. With the CBD industry projected to grow by the billions within the next few...

Seed to Sale Tracking | Podcast

Seed to Sale Tracking | Podcast

Seed to Sale Tracking From farming the perfect hemp plant all the way to final product formulation, there are important considerations for any processor to consider from seed to sale. This includes every step of the extraction process including grinding,...

Hemp Startup 101 | Podcast

Hemp Startup 101 | Podcast

Hemp Startup 101 There are many questions that you need to ask when starting a new business or even upgrading your facility to accommodate more production. Since 2014, extraktLAB has been heavily involved in putting hundreds of hemp manufacturers in the business of...

Chromatography Explained | Podcast

Chromatography Explained | Podcast

Chromatography Explained Chromatography has become critically important for the widely popular formulations of CBD products including full-spectrum, broad-spectrum, and CBD isolate - all of which are increasingly desired in the growing hemp extract markets. With the...

Bottlenecks Solved! | Podcast

Bottlenecks Solved! | Podcast

Summary of Bottlenecks Solved Bottlenecks are an issue within any business and inside any industry. These issues are never easy to solve, but there are always solutions. Inside the hemp industry there are many potential areas in the process that can lead to...

Full vs. Broad Spectrum and Isolate | Podcast

Full vs. Broad Spectrum and Isolate | Podcast

Full vs. Broad Spectrum and Isolate Product formulations are a critical part of the CBD extraction process, but sometimes it can get complicated. What is full spectrum distillate? How is it any different from broad spectrum distillate? And what about CBD isolate? All...

extrakTALKS Interview: Dr. Benjamin Caplan | Podcast

extrakTALKS Interview: Dr. Benjamin Caplan | Podcast

extakTALKS Interview: Dr. Benjamin Caplan In this special episode of extrakTALKS, Dr. Jon sits down with Dr. Benjamin Caplan to discuss a number of health related topics in the hemp and cannabis industry. Dr. Benjamin Caplan of CED Clinic has served as Chief Medical...

All Things Distillation | Podcast

All Things Distillation | Podcast

All Things Distillation Distillation is not a new technology by any means, but advances in the industrial hemp industry are appearing in strides. From essential oils, to spirits, to hemp concentrates, the distillation process is critical to create a pure, refined...

Advanced Solvent Removal Without Rotovaps | Podcast

Advanced Solvent Removal Without Rotovaps | Podcast

Advanced Solvent Removal Without RotovapsAdvanced Solvent Removal (Without Rotovaps) The step of solvent removal in CBD extraction and formulation is not just important, it is essential to creating a product that is pure and safe for consumption. In this episode of...

How to Make the Best Tincture Ever | Podcast

How to Make the Best Tincture Ever | Podcast

How to Make the Best Tincture Ever! There are a variety of CBD products that are rapidly gaining popularity, and tinctures are among them. While many customers may know what they want in a CBD tincture, they may not know to make CBD tincture – let alone how they are...

Calculators Galore! | Podcast

Calculators Galore! | Podcast

Calculators Galore! Would you like to know your yearly operating costs using CO2 vs. Ethanol? What about what yield you will have from your biomass? Maybe you'd like to calculate your potential yield from biomass? Good news! extraktLAB has a calculator for that! In...

All Things Processing Facilities | Podcast

All Things Processing Facilities | Podcast

All Things Processing Facilities Please watch: "How HPLC Chromatography Works (And How You Can Use It To Analyze Chemicals)" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRmxG... --~-- All things processing facilities! So, you’re dreaming big with plans to start up your own hemp...

Hemp Legal 101 | Podcast

Hemp Legal 101 | Podcast

Hemp Legal 101 | Legality of Industrial Hemp and CBD Dr. Jon sits down to discuss all you need to need to know legally on owning a CBD Business. Whether you are a farmer, grower, processor, or investor, here is valuable information on navigating the legal seascape and...

Ethanol vs CO2 Rematch | Podcast

Ethanol vs CO2 Rematch | Podcast

CO2 Extraction vs Ethanol Extraction Rematch Dr Jon discuss the key differences between CO2 extraction and ethanol extraction. They discuss equipment costs, solvents changeovers, operational costs, and how an extraction method can affect an enterprise's value. To...

Advanced Testing Secrets | Podcast

Advanced Testing Secrets | Podcast

CBD HPLC Testing Explained Quality assurance is an integral part of any profitable business, and the hemp and botanical industry is no different. When it comes to safe, quality products, analytical testing of materials and products is critical to ensure that laws and...

Business 101 | Building Revenue | Podcast

Business 101 | Building Revenue | Podcast

Business 101 | Building Revenue When it comes down to any business, revenue is what matters. Without it, what’s the point of starting up at all? Of course, building a business is hard enough, but building revenue? That takes some serious consideration and practice no...

No Holds Barred | Podcast

No Holds Barred | Podcast

This episode has Dr. Jon answering questions regarding farming, growing, processing, testing, and building a successful hemp extraction and processing business.