It is evident in this competitive world, starting with something new and out-of-the-box always gets special attention. On the other hand, most business people won’t entertain the idea, but sticking to the motion and working diligently towards the end, pays off the struggle. JuicyFields has the same unique idea to revolutionize the medical industry by catering to cannabis and benefiting pharmaceutical companies.
Alan Glanse, the CEO of JuicyFields has decided to facilitate the medical sector with the production of cannabis and give other businesses an innovative business opportunity. Alan comes from a background of entrepreneurship, having a passion for innovative business opportunities. He has worked in various industries around the world, the medical cannabis industry is what he eventually decided to focus on, and from there, the birth of JuicyFields began.
In Conversation with Alan Glanse, CEO of Juicy Fields
What inspired you to establish JuicyFields? Please Brief us about JuicyFields
Seeing a trend around the world that the medical cannabis industry is growing rapidly, I observed how quickly the industry can be monopolized by big pharmaceutical companies. And as a result of that, I also wanted to create a platform that gives back to local growers, but also lets anyone, wherever they are in the world, benefit from the industry. By connecting e-growers with local growers, JuicyFields has successfully made that happen.
The benefit for the e-growers is of course the profit that they are making, but much more than that is what they are doing for the medical cannabis community.
What is the most important key to your success? Share the experience.
It is of paramount importance to be flexible with your approach towards customers and always listen to their needs. Whenever you see the demand, adopt it at an early stage. Bringing an innovative platform to the market was not easy, as there is nothing like it out there. But seeing the demand beforehand, you know that there is a customer base out there, you just need to find them.
In JuicyFields, how does crowd growing work? Is there any important asset required for legally operating a cannabis cultivation business?
There are two sides to our business, we have the e-grower, that through the platform buys their plants and when it’s time to harvest, sells them off, the profit can be used for purchasing more plants or taking out the money from the platform. The other side of the business is the local cultivators. We partner with cultivators in Colombia, Portugal, Denmark, South Africa, amongst others. Cultivators that grow medical cannabis go through a comprehensive amount of paperwork and licenses that need to be registered in order to be able to grow. When we look for partner opportunities, the number one aspect we look at first is, what licenses the cultivator holds?
What role do you think technology will play in the future in cannabis production and distribution rate?
As technology is accelerating and stepping up rapidly, It plays a big role, distribution will speed up and the science behind medical cannabis will have more data and research done. We strive to be part of the development and invest a big part to be able to come up with innovative ways of working in order to have an even more efficient workflow.
Do JuicyFields’ costs competitive for its competitors? What makes JuicyFields different from its competition? JuicyFields claims to be hassle-free, paperless work, and completely legal. How does the process work?
We are the first company in the world to do what we do at this scale, we see that our rapid growth is due to the interest of the medical cannabis industry but also because of the return we make on your purchases. That’s correct, at this stage you do not require any paperwork to be done in order to be able to buy your plants on the platform. And yes, the platform is 100% legal. We deliver cent-percentage transparency and legalization in the business to make it more seamless and smooth for the medical industry and e-growers.
How many varieties of cannabis does JuicyFields offer? How different are they from each other?
We offer 4 different varieties, the difference is in the number of harvests per year and the return in profit that each harvest will give. Our plants initially start from 50€.
Do you believe that crowd growing is an efficient way of starting an international cannabis production business from scratch without experience? What are the biggest challenges you face in the initial years? What do you feel are the reasons behind your company’s reputation?
Yes most definitely, we want to be able to give that opportunity to everyone and to do it 100% legal online. Companies that come out with something new that no one has ever heard of are always going to face criticism, people are hesitant towards the unknown. For us, it’s all about educating our audience on what medical cannabis does, and what we do as a company.
How was it working through the pandemic? How challenging was it for you?
We are an international company, with people all over the world. We started our business in the middle of the pandemic, and have designed our way of working based on the restrictions that the pandemic contributed to. Our employees are based all over the world and it’s also a factor to our success, we understand markets much better by having people that are based there.
How are JuicyFields helping users by providing an end-to-end service?
The key for us is the best customer support to our users, we offer 24/7 support on various channels, and keep our users updated on a weekly basis with everything happening in the company. On top of that, we do informative events and keep educating our active users and the ones that find the interest in becoming one. But, what is also very important for us is that our platform should be very user-friendly, easy to understand, and navigate through.
Tell us about your products and how they are playing a role in transforming the industry landscape?
We keep developing new methods of technology in order to provide the best solutions and innovative workflow for our cultivators. By doing so, we have minimized the time of each circle and raised the quality of our products. But also, we see ourselves as a voice in the medical cannabis industry and for that reason, we also take responsibility for participating in events around the world to train and educate people about the way of working.
Where do you see JuicyFields in the next 3-5 years? Is there any specific message or product that you would like to highlight through this article?
We see the company as one of the biggest in the world when it comes to medical cannabis, we want to transform the industry, remove the stigmas and take the movement forward. We at JuicyFields would like to spread the awareness of what medical cannabis can do with the world, and along with that, educate people to understand the industry better.
In the coming years, what change can JuicyFields bring in the industry?
We know we will bring a lot of change to the industry, not only by being bold in the way that we are working, but we know we are making a change, all over the world. By changing the perception that people have on medical cannabis and breaking stigmas.
