E75: From Glass Blower to CEO With Chris Piazza
Chris Piazza saw his first glass pipe at the age of 14, and fell in love. He told all of his friends he wanted to blow glass. Eight years later he would find himself in Colorado finishing up some seasonal work at Copper Mountain, while playing with glass melting on the side. His roommate told him he should find someone to teach him glassblowing, and so Chris reached out on a forum. He ended up securing an apprenticeship with Rone Glass, whom he learned a lot from. Over the next 10 years he expanded his glass business, started a school, and taught others.
While working with about 100 glass shops, Chris’s partner suggested they open a distribution center. Thus, Canna Devices was born, and they now employ over 65 full-time artists. Chris says that when cannabis became legal, all the funding went after the growers, leaving the other half of the industry behind. This inspired Chris to start a nonprofit that helps small businesses, including glassblowers, to find capital and grow.
What You Will Learn:
- How to create different colors in glass.
Why you shouldn’t purchase imported glass pieces.
How glass blowers have impacted the cannabis industry.
What Chris is doing to advance the glass blowing industry. - And much, much more!
Favorite Quote:
“I can’t work for somebody, I’m a terrible employee.”
- Chris Piazza
How to get involved:
Gary Roberts is the founder and CEO of Pure Body Zen, a company based not only on creating and selling high-quality CBD products but on a mission to change the landscape of how mental health and addiction are treated. Gary founded a non-profit called Promises Recovery Centers for those who need it and created the first-ever educational training facility for Physicians, Therapists, and Mental Health advocates using innovative therapeutics like psilocybin, Mdma, and LSD.
You can learn more about Pure Body Zen on their site, on LinkedIn, and on Instagram.
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