About Vend Talk (Hosted by Kashief and Donald and Produced by Vend Guys)
We discuss strategies, opportunities, and methods to increase your vending business. For pros, new operators, and everyone in between.
Produced by Vend Guys (VendGuys.com (http://VendGuys.com)), the premier reseller of AI Smart Vending Machines nationwide.
Hosted by Donald Luxama and Kashief Edwards (http://www.thevendlistapp.com (http://www.thevendlistapp.com)).
Donald Luxama is a young entrepreneur, content creator, and community leader who turned a dorm-room side hustle into one of the fastest-growing vending machine brands. With over 700,000 followers and more than 1 billion views across social platforms, he is recognized as one of the largest vending influencers in the world. Donald combines business strategy with creative storytelling, helping aspiring entrepreneurs start and scale vending machine businesses while also inspiring them with content about growth, branding, and financial literacy. He is passionate about building community, hosting impactful events, and creating opportunities that connect business, culture, and content. His mission is to turn everyday ventures into household brands and empower others to do the same.
Live from NAMA: A Pioneer’s Take on Smart Coolers with Yang from MicroMart
Welcome to another episode of Vend Talk, with your host Adam Hill of Hill Vending, - produced by Vend Guys.
Live from NAMA, join host Adam as he sits down live with Yang Yu, CEO of Micromart, and gets serious about understanding the new G5 Micromart, the G4 legacy version, industry innovation in Smart Coolers, and much more.
Find out more about vending and how to jump start your vending journey from one of the masters in the game and an operator doing over $1MM annualized revenue; the Hill Vending Academy is run and will walk you through every aspect of vending by reputable industry players (membership not guaranteed).
👉 Apply here: https://form.typeform.com/to/haetQGP2#trakyo_id=xxxxx (https://form.typeform.com/to/haetQGP2#trakyo_id=xxxxx)
Looking to purchase a vending machine or smart vending solution including a Micromart?
👉 Start here: https://zfrmz.com/ls94C5We3N7TG6Pxfe9H (https://zfrmz.com/ls94C5We3N7TG6Pxfe9H)
Fill out our intake form and the Vend Guys team will help you determine the right equipment, technology, and deployment strategy for your location and business goals.
Vend Guys is a full-service distributor and strategic deployment consultant for all vending-related needs. We specialize in smart coolers, micro-marts, micro-markets, and VMS solutions, helping operators, businesses, and organizations deploy modern, data-driven vending systems that scale.
Whether you’re launching your first machine or expanding an existing operation, our team provides guidance from equipment selection and sourcing to placement strategy and long-term growth planning.
🔔 Subscribe for real-world vending insights
📩 Business inquiries & partnerships: Kashief @the_vending_bizz on IG YT and Tiktok & Donald @dnald14 on IG @donaldluxama153 on Tiktok and @everythingdsk on YT
Your hosts personal YouTube channels
@thevendingbizz3761 (https://www.youtube.com/@thevendingbizz3761) (https://www.youtube.com/@DFDZig) @EverythingDSK @HillVending (https://www.youtube.com/@EverythingDSK)
22 Apr 2026
Meet The Three Pioneers Transforming The AI Vending Industry
The conversation covers the background of the companies, challenges and weaknesses of AI coolers, scaling AI cooler operations, transaction monitoring, pre-authorization, customer feedback, revenue protection, customer profiles, upcoming events, AI cooler adoption, new entrepreneurs, existing operators, and challenges for operators. The conversation delves into the impact of AI coolers on the vending machine industry, highlighting the profitability and potential for replacement of traditional vending machines. It explores the challenges and considerations for AI coolers, strategies for increasing transaction and basket size, revenue and sales comparison, market segmentation and distribution, industry evolution and competition, and business models and technology.
Takeaways
AI coolers are attracting new entrepreneurs to the vending industry
The adoption of AI coolers is shifting from small entrepreneurs to larger operators AI coolers are designed to capture more money in less time
The industry is moving towards smart coolers over traditional vending machines
Chapters
00:00 Challenges and Considerations for Operators
46:12 Challenges and Considerations for AI Coolers
51:28 Increasing Transaction Size and Basket Size
58:05 Revenue and Sales Comparison
01:06:01 Industry Evolution and Competition
01:13:04 Business Models and Technology
16 Mar 2026
The Hidden Challenges of Scaling Vending Businesses; and Vend Space's Cool New Features
The conversation covers Seley's entrepreneurial journey, from transitioning from college to starting a vending business, overcoming challenges, and achieving growth through innovation and adaptation. It also explores the transition to micro markets, business growth, managing micro markets, business expansion, and the transition to the current business space, highlighting future plans and the blessing in disguise. The conversation covers the challenges of business growth, the impact of rapid expansion, mistakes and lessons learned, transition to a software firm, the launch of a vending business course, taking chances and learning, competition and business strategy, the introduction to Vendspace, passive vending and Vendspace features, and Vendspace's future goals.
Takeaways
Entrepreneurial journey
Transition from college to business
Growth through innovation and adaptation Business growth challenges
Vending business expansion
Chapters
00:00 Introduction and Social Media Presence
06:13 Overcoming Challenges and Growth
12:06 Business Growth and Awards
19:21 Business Expansion
27:28 Transition to Software Firm
35:36 Introduction to Vendspace
42:22 Vendspace Future Goals
19 Feb 2026
Vend Talk with Mister Unicorn & Andy: The Tech Behind Claw Machines
Welcome to another episode of Vend Talk, with your hosts Kashief Edwards and Donald Luxama, - produced by Vend Guys.
Join host Kashief Edwards as he explores the fascinating world of arcade, claw, and vending machines with industry experts Mr. Unicorn (Josh) and Andy from CandyMachines.com (http://CandyMachines.com). Discover how to start and scale your own arcade business, the latest technology trends, and the importance of innovation in this dynamic industry. From sourcing machines to understanding customer preferences, this episode covers it all. Don't miss insights on digital payment systems, product selection, and the future of arcade experiences.
Key Topics:
Josh’s journey from a single arcade to over 150 machines
Effective strategies for placing claw machines
Transition from coin-based to digital payments
Starting costs for gumball and mini crane machines
Industry innovation and future outlook
Find great locations and mentorship and more with Kashief's community here: https://thevendlistapp.com (https://thevendlistapp.com)
Find out more about vending and how to leverage Social Media from the guru himself Donald, here: https://stan.store/Dnald14 (https://stan.store/Dnald14)
Looking to purchase a vending machine or smart vending solution?
👉 Start here: https://zfrmz.com/ls94C5We3N7TG6Pxfe9H (https://zfrmz.com/ls94C5We3N7TG6Pxfe9H)
Fill out our intake form and our team will help you determine the right equipment, technology, and deployment strategy for your location and business goals.
Vend Guys is a full-service distributor and strategic deployment consultant for all vending-related needs. We specialize in smart coolers, micro-marts, micro-markets, and VMS solutions, helping operators, businesses, and organizations deploy modern, data-driven vending systems that scale.
Whether you’re launching your first machine or expanding an existing operation, our team provides guidance from equipment selection and sourcing to placement strategy and long-term growth planning.
🔔 Subscribe for real-world vending insights
📩 Business inquiries & partnerships: Kashief @the_vending_bizz on IG YT and Tiktok & Donald @dnald14 on IG @donaldluxama153 on Tiktok and @everythingdsk on YT
Your hosts personal YouTube channels
@thevendingbizz3761 (https://www.youtube.com/@thevendingbizz3761) (https://www.youtube.com/@DFDZig) @EverythingDSK (https://www.youtube.com/@EverythingDSK)
8 Feb 2026
Vend Talk with Healthy Vending NY a $5-15MM Operator in NY
Vend Talk with Healthy Vending NY an $8MM Operator in NY
Welcome to another episode of Vend Talk, with your hosts Donald Luxama, Kashief Edwards, and Scott Ziegler - produced by Vend Guys.
This week we have an all star operator; Darin Shapiro of Healthy Vending NY. Darin and his partner started off by buying a small route and quickly expanded it by aggressive route purchasing, leveraging food and other differentiators to win key, high moat accounts, and a variety of other methods.
Find great locations and mentorship and more with Kashief's community here: https://thevendlistapp.com (https://thevendlistapp.com)
Find out more about vending and how to leverage Social Media from the guru himself Donald, here: https://stan.store/Dnald14 (https://stan.store/Dnald14)
Looking to purchase a vending machine or smart vending solution?
👉 Start here: https://zfrmz.com/ls94C5We3N7TG6Pxfe9H (https://zfrmz.com/ls94C5We3N7TG6Pxfe9H)
Fill out our intake form and our team will help you determine the right equipment, technology, and deployment strategy for your location and business goals.
Vend Guys is a full-service distributor and strategic deployment consultant for all vending-related needs. We specialize in smart coolers, micro-marts, micro-markets, and VMS solutions, helping operators, businesses, and organizations deploy modern, data-driven vending systems that scale.
Whether you’re launching your first machine or expanding an existing operation, our team provides guidance from equipment selection and sourcing to placement strategy and long-term growth planning.
🔔 Subscribe for real-world vending insights
📩 Business inquiries & partnerships: Zig @DFDzig on all platforms Kashief @the_vending_bizz on IG YT and Tiktok & Donald @dnald14 on IG @donaldluxama153 on Tiktok and @everythingdsk on YT
Your hosts personal YouTube channels
@thevendingbizz3761 (https://www.youtube.com/@thevendingbizz3761) @DFDZig (https://www.youtube.com/@DFDZig) @EverythingDSK (https://www.youtube.com/@EverythingDSK)
5 Feb 2026
Vend Talk with an Operator who Became a Vending Payments and Software Guru ; Bryan of VendXOne.
Welcome to another episode of Vend Talk, with your hosts Donald Luxama, Kashief Edwards, and Scott Ziegler - produced by Vend Guys.
This week we have Bryan Grasso-Shonka of Endeavor Payment Systems/VendingOps, now VendXOne. Bryan built a vending operating company to $1MM annual revenue and then founded a payment processing company that merged with a VMS (Vending Management System) software application. Endeavor was recently acquired by VendXOne, where today Bryan heads up Payments and Technology for them.
Find great locations and mentorship and more with Kashief's community here: https://thevendlistapp.com (https://thevendlistapp.com)
Find out more about vending and how to leverage Social Media from the guru himself Donald, here: https://stan.store/Dnald14 (https://stan.store/Dnald14)
Looking to purchase a vending machine or smart vending solution?
👉 Start here: https://zfrmz.com/ls94C5We3N7TG6Pxfe9H (https://zfrmz.com/ls94C5We3N7TG6Pxfe9H)
Fill out our intake form and our team will help you determine the right equipment, technology, and deployment strategy for your location and business goals.
Vend Guys is a full-service distributor and strategic deployment consultant for all vending-related needs. We specialize in smart coolers, micro-marts, micro-markets, and VMS solutions, helping operators, businesses, and organizations deploy modern, data-driven vending systems that scale.
Whether you’re launching your first machine or expanding an existing operation, our team provides guidance from equipment selection and sourcing to placement strategy and long-term growth planning.
🔔 Subscribe for real-world vending insights
📩 Business inquiries & partnerships: Zig @DFDzig on all platforms Kashief @the_vending_bizz on IG YT and Tiktok & Donald @dnald14 on IG @donaldluxama153 on Tiktok and @everythingdsk on YT
Your hosts personal YouTube channels
@thevendingbizz3761 (https://www.youtube.com/@thevendingbizz3761) @DFDZig (https://www.youtube.com/@DFDZig) @EverythingDSK (https://www.youtube.com/@EverythingDSK)
21 Jan 2026
Vend Talk with Surpass Vending, a 0-$4 Million Auto Mechanic to Vending Tycoon
Welcome to another episode of Vend Talk, with your hosts Donald Luxama, Kashief Edwards, and Scott Ziegler - produced by Vend Guys.
This week we have Matthew Rainey of Surpass Refreshments in Florida. Matt built a $4M operation single handedly in a matter of years, deploying traditional machines first, then moving to smart coolers (both HaHa and Instant Systems).
Find out more about vending and how to leverage Social Media from the guru himself Donald, here: https://stan.store/Dnald14 (https://stan.store/Dnald14)
Find great locations and mentorship and more with Kashief's community here: https://thevendlistapp.com (https://thevendlistapp.com)
Looking to purchase a vending machine or smart vending solution?
👉 Start here: https://zfrmz.com/ls94C5We3N7TG6Pxfe9H (https://zfrmz.com/ls94C5We3N7TG6Pxfe9H)
Fill out our intake form and our team will help you determine the right equipment, technology, and deployment strategy for your location and business goals.
Vend Guys is a full-service distributor and strategic deployment consultant for all vending-related needs. We specialize in smart coolers, micro-marts, micro-markets, and VMS solutions, helping operators, businesses, and organizations deploy modern, data-driven vending systems that scale.
Whether you’re launching your first machine or expanding an existing operation, our team provides guidance from equipment selection and sourcing to placement strategy and long-term growth planning.
🔔 Subscribe for real-world vending insights
📩 Business inquiries & partnerships: Zig @DFDzig on all platforms Kashief @the_vending_bizz on IG YT and Tiktok & Donald @dnald14 on IG @donaldluxama153 on Tiktok and @everythingdsk on YT
Your hosts personal YouTube channels
@thevendingbizz3761 (https://www.youtube.com/@thevendingbizz3761) @DFDZig (https://www.youtube.com/@DFDZig) @EverythingDSK (https://www.youtube.com/@EverythingDSK)
8 Jan 2026
Nayax and MOMA / VendSys ; with Guests from Nayax Ben Thomas and Alex Vaserman
Welcome to another episode of Vend Talk, with your hosts Donald Luxama, Kashief Edwards, and Scott Ziegler - produced by Vend Guys.
This week we have Ben Thomas and Alex Vaserman from Nayax. Both Ben and Alex have spent years building vending tech and infrastructure and are behind some of the many systems you may know and love from Nayax.
Find out more about vending and how to leverage Social Media from the guru himself Donald, here: https://stan.store/Dnald14 (https://stan.store/Dnald14)
Find great locations and mentorship and more with Kashief's community here: https://thevendlistapp.com (https://thevendlistapp.com)
Looking to purchase a vending machine or smart vending solution?
👉 Start here: https://zfrmz.com/ls94C5We3N7TG6Pxfe9H (https://zfrmz.com/ls94C5We3N7TG6Pxfe9H)
Fill out our intake form and our team will help you determine the right equipment, technology, and deployment strategy for your location and business goals.
Vend Guys is a full-service distributor and strategic deployment consultant for all vending-related needs. We specialize in smart coolers, micro-marts, micro-markets, and VMS solutions, helping operators, businesses, and organizations deploy modern, data-driven vending systems that scale.
Whether you’re launching your first machine or expanding an existing operation, our team provides guidance from equipment selection and sourcing to placement strategy and long-term growth planning.
🔔 Subscribe for real-world vending insights
📩 Business inquiries & partnerships: Zig @DFDzig on all platforms Kashief @the_vending_bizz on IG YT and Tiktok & Donald @dnald14 on IG @donaldluxama153 on Tiktok and @everythingdsk on YT
Your hosts personal YouTube channels
@thevendingbizz3761 (https://www.youtube.com/@thevendingbizz3761) @DFDZig (https://www.youtube.com/@DFDZig) @EverythingDSK (https://www.youtube.com/@EverythingDSK)
30 Dec 2025
Guest Starring Michael Yates with VE; Getting in Depth into the UCB, DEX/MDB, and More
Welcome to another episode of Vend Talk, with your hosts Donald Luxama, Kashief Edwards, and Scott Ziegler - produced by Vend Guys.
This week we have Michael Yates from Vendors Exchange / VE Solutions. Michael is a 50 year industry veteran who designed the wildly popular VE UCB board. He gets into depth on a lot of vending tech info.
Find out more about vending and how to leverage Social Media from the guru himself Donald, here: https://stan.store/Dnald14 (https://stan.store/Dnald14)
Find great locations and mentorship and more with Kashief's community here: https://thevendlistapp.com (https://thevendlistapp.com)
And always feel free to visit http://VendGuys.com (http://VendGuys.com) for a consult call, machine, or any vending related services.
25 Dec 2025
How A Brand New Operator Scaled to 80K+ and 8 Locations in 6 Months
Welcome to another great episode of Vend Talk, with your hosts Donald Luxama, Kashief Edwards, and Scott Zigler - produced by Vend Guys.
This week we have Taylor Lanham from Wayla Vending in the DMV area. Wayla is mostly an exclusive smart cooler operator.
Find out more about vending and how to leverage Social Media from the guru himself Donald, here: https://stan.store/Dnald14 (https://stan.store/Dnald14)
Find great locations and mentorship and more with Kashief's community here: https://thevendlistapp.com (https://thevendlistapp.com)
And always feel free to visit VendGuys.com (http://VendGuys.com) for a consult call, machine, or any vending related services.
17 Dec 2025
Vend Talk S01E02 Of Large Accounts and Wall Mount Machines
Welcome to another great episode of Vend Talk, with your hosts Donald Luxama, Kashief Edwards, and Scott Zigler - produced by Vend Guys.
This week we have Matt Moran from All County Vending, who recently launched a great new vending product- Wall Mount Machines. Check him out at wallmountedvending.com (http://wallmountedvending.com)
Find out more about vending and how to leverage Social Media from the guru himself Donald, here: https://stan.store/Dnald14 (https://stan.store/Dnald14)
Find great locations and mentorship and more with Kashief's community here: https://thevendlistapp.com (https://thevendlistapp.com)
And always feel free to visit VendGuys.com (http://VendGuys.com) for a consult call, machine, or any vending related services.
4 Dec 2025
Vend Talk, Episode 1, Intro; Finding Locations
Launch episode for Vend Talk, hosted by Kashief Edwards, Donald Luxama, and Scott Ziegler. Produced by Vend Guys.
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