Matt Stang - Co-Founder & CEO at Delic Corp | The Evolving Business Of Psychedelics

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➡️ About The Guest⁣

Matt Stang was an Owner and Operator of the High Times for 17 years prior to its sale to a private equity fund, and during that time he helped legalize Cannabis in multiple states, launched the Cannabis Cup in America, and helped build the legal cannabis industry. For almost 20 years he has met and interacted with all corners of the cannabis community. 

As one of the most connected people in the Alternative Drug space he helped found DELIC 3 years ago as the first psychedelic corporation. His expertise in business includes marketing, branding, business development, and product viability.

➡️ Show Links

https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-stang-1432023/ 

https://deliccorp.com/ 

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➡️ Talking Points⁣

00:00 - Intro

03:26 - Matt Stang's origin story 

07:39 - The history of the illegality of drugs

22:05 - Applications of illegal/grey substances

28:15 - Drugs' effects on creativity

32:01 - Building Delic Holdings

34:14 - Early adoption

35:58 - Medical adoption of psychedelics

41:04 - Growing Delic from scratch

44:26 - Where do people connect with Matt Stang?

45:44 - What was the biggest challenge Matt Stang had to overcome?

48:17 - Matt Stang's mentor

49:18 - Matt Stang's book or podcast recommendation

50:23 - What would Matt Stang tell his 20-year-old self

50:35 - What does success mean to Matt Stang?

Welcome to the Success Story Podcast, hosted by entrepreneur, business executive, author, educator & speaker, Scott D. Clary (@scottdclary). On this podcast, you'll find interviews, Q&A, keynote presentations & conversations on sales, marketing, business, startups and entrepreneurship. Scott will discuss some of the lessons he's learned over his own career, as well as have candid interviews with execs, celebrities, notable figures and politicians. All who have achieved success through both wins and losses, to learn more about their life, their ideas and insights. He sits down with leaders and mentors and unpacks their story to help pass those lessons onto others through both experiences and tactical strategy for business professionals, entrepreneurs and everyone in between. To get more of the Success Story podcast, go to www.successstorypodcast.com.