Higher Exchanges

About Higher Exchanges

Higher Exchanges is the number one independent cannabis investing show. Hosted by Jesse Redmond and Morgan Paxhia, the show features candid conversations with top CEOs, operators, and capital allocators shaping the future of cannabis. We break down complex cannabis markets into clear insights you can actually use. Higher Exchanges is powered by Flowhub and features original intro music by Chris Otchy.

Publisher

Higher Exchanges

Category

business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

7 Oct 2023

Latest episode

2 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

107 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   2 Oct 2026

   Auxly CEO Hugo Alves on Building Canada's #1 Cannabis Brand

   How did Auxly turn Back Forty into the #1 cannabis brand in Canada while posting some of the best margins in the industry? CEO Hugo Alves joins Jesse Redmond and Morgan Paxhia to explain. Auxly ranks among Canada's top licensed producers. In Q2 it reported 55% cannabis gross margins and a 31% adjusted EBITDA margin. Hugo covers what is driving that growth, how the company rebuilt its balance sheet, and where the next leg of growth could come from. In this episode: The state of the Canadian ca...

2. 

   15 Sept 2026

   Grown Rogue: A Different MSO Model with Obie Strickler & Josh Rosen

   Grown Rogue CEO Obie Strickler and CSO Josh Rosen join Jesse Redmond and Morgan Paxhia to discuss a different approach to building a multi-state cannabis company. The conversation covers what the industry has learned from the first generation of MSOs, why Grown Rogue has stayed focused on cultivation and flower, and how operating discipline in mature markets like Oregon and Michigan has shaped its strategy. They also dig into Grown Rogue’s expansion into Illinois, Minnesota, and New York, inc...

3. 

   10 Sept 2026

   Florida Cannabis: Who’s Winning and What Comes Next? Starring Emily Paxhia

   Emily Paxhia joins Jesse Redmond and Morgan Paxhia to break down one of the largest and most competitive cannabis markets in the country. They discuss what’s changed in Florida, who’s winning and why, evolving consumer behavior, retail and promotion strategy, vertical integration, consolidation, and where the next leg of growth may come from. The conversation also covers what DEA registration does and does not mean for operators, and how companies should think about adult-use optionality. Hig...

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

3,098

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.7 / 5

16 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

7 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 45 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

32

Social presence

0

YouTube

68

Engagement

77

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