I have had the entrepreneurial spirit since I was young, from trading small toy erasers for Transformers to selling Christmas trees on my yard to selling Cannabis in College. I was always a C student, and found out in college that I didn’t want to work for anyone, so I quit. My theory was that if I was going to do anything that I was going to be the best/fastest at it. Given I was not very book smart, that was the only way I could move ahead, and thankfully that allowed me to move from a bar back to bartender to nightclub promoter to eventually starting 4 restaurant/bars. I also believed that my ability to build relationships based on integrity and love, allowed me to build trust and put myself in situations where there was opportunity. That was how I got into the Cannabis world with my store, as my reputation, led me to meeting my future partners and eventually the conception of Dope Magazine. At the end business is the art of people not numbers, you can pay someone to be good at numbers, but you can’t teach someone to cultivate relationships and build networks. ~Via AACE
Dope Magazine Co-founder & VP of Brand David Tran and Co-founder & Creative Director James Zachodni are not sticking to the script when it comes to publishing a cannabis-centric magazine. They encourage high-quality journalism, and excellent editing skills as well as fine photography and real-life, engaging stories. But there is more than just putting together a magazine that specializes in a plant that has been maligned and ostracized for generations. And to what purpose? To continue to stigmatize the consumer into complacent, doublespeak where big pharma is edified and natural healing is scorned? To what end does this serve? None I’ve been able to discern, or even understand. Cannabis is not bad! ~Via Forbes
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