Shortly after Meridy Volz moved from Milwaukee to San Francisco, she received a phone call from a friend asking her to take over a small bakery business. Meridy agreed to run the bakery, but she only wanted to sell one thing: pot brownies. Her brownies were a massive success, and soon she was making enough money to support three families. Meridy tells her st ... Show More
Sep 8
He Was Told It Was a Job. It Was His Kidney They Wanted.
In 2021, a Nigerian man heard from a friend who offered him a job opportunity in the U.K. After he arrived he was taken to a hospital, where he found out that he wasn’t there for a job at all - but instead, for a kidney transplant. Today, Phoebe interviews journalist Alexis Okeow ... Show More
33m 8s
Jul 2023
Mary's Gone Crackers: Mary Waldner
While working as a psychologist in the Bay Area helping people with their problems, Mary Waldner discovered one of her own; at the age of 43, she was diagnosed with celiac disease. The foods she’d been eating all her life had been making her sick, so Mary came up with a solution. ... Show More
1h 6m
May 2020
Meet Lil Debbie, the First Female Rapper/Cannabis Influencer to Start Her Own Cannabis Brand
Bay Area rapper, model, fashion designer and cannabis influencer Lil Debbie shares what it was like to break into the male-dominated cannabis industry with her popular line of baked goods, Debbie Cakes 420. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comS ... Show More
39m 53s
Apr 2021
The BAG LADY, Mara, joins Marc to discuss Cannabis stories from Canada to Amsterdam and ABSCENT the bag that hides ALL odors
Known as Maria Minded the Bag Lady, discusses how she started with hash at 14 and now has a booming smell proof BAG business which the CANNABIS industry is snatching up. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privac ... Show More
43m 24s
Jul 2018
Brownie Wise - “The Art Of Selling”
Brownie Wise didn't just sell Tupperware, she revolutionized sales strategies and created lasting opportunities for working mothers. However, her volatile relationship with Earl Tupper cost her job, her contacts, and for years, her credit for making Tupperware a household name. S ... Show More
1h 5m