420 Investor Q&A with VAPE Management Team - 09/18/14

32 minute conversation with Vape Holdings CEO Kyle Tracey and President Joe Andreae

  • KYLE TRACEY
    CEO

    Kyle Tracey brings extensive developmental and managerial experience in the public cannabis space to the Vape Holdings executive team.

    Mr. Tracey’s diversified experience literally from the ground up to top executive positions includes tenures where he helped develop several integral brands in the space, working as an R&D Specialist for companies like BC Northern Lights and Eco Growing Systems, as well as owning and operating a major horticulture light manufacturer.

    As Co-Founder and former President of GrowLife Inc., Mr. Tracey helped to grow the company’s market cap from 10M to over 100M while establishing a trusted and respected industry brand. Upon his departure from GrowLife in 2013, Kyle recognized the market opportunity for a more sustainable and efficient vaporization medium, and developed the HIVE Ceramics brand under the VAPE umbrella.

    Strategically appointed as Chairman and CEO of VAPE Holdings Inc. on December 30th 2013 for his industry credentials, work ethic, and capacity to innovate, market, and sell relative industry products, Mr. Tracey delivers the imperative contacts and respect to achieve market penetration for VAPE Holdings brands and products.

    Kyle’s association and experience with High Times Magazine, various live event promoters and high profile artists, and entertainment industry powerhouses, all have the potential to position VAPE Holdings business units for expansive sponsorship opportunities and global success.

    Mr. Tracey holds a B.A. in Business Management from the University of Rhode Island.

  • JOSEPH ANDREAE
    PRESIDENT, BOARD OF DIRECTORS

    Joseph Andreae, a native of the Washington D.C. area, has been an instrumental part of several top brands in the rapidly growing MMJ industry. After working in the hospitality sector, Joe decided to team with a dispensary and concentrates laboratory in Boulder, Colorado on a new initiative.

    Joe’s leadership and expertise assisted in making those companies successful and earned him useful relationships and pedigree in the emerging vertical. Mr. Andreae has spent the last 5 years moving from state to state, following the industry and laws as they’ve progressed. His most recent project in Colorado boasted an impressive 15,000 square foot cultivation facility, the city’s first licensed indoor concentrate extraction laboratory, and a beautiful store front that saw a 650% increase to $6M in sales following Joe’s arrival.. Previously, Joe was also a national sales manager of a successful LED lighting company based out of California and remains an active member on several MMJ brand boards, executing a collective vision and strategy for the industry.

More info: www.vapeholdings.com

Topics discussed:
  1. Overall theme/trends
  2. Feedback from Seattle
  3. competitive landscape - IP
  4. Distribution - U.S. and Intl
  5. Marketing - celebrity endorsement potential
  6. Quality issues
  7. New products, when electric nail
  8. Extracts
  9. Warrant issue resolved?
  10. New CFO impact (Allan Viernes)
Posted to Benzinga PotProfits on Sep 18, 2014 — 8:09 PM
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