• Spectrum Global Solutions made its presentation on December 5, the second day of the 11th annual LD Micro Main Event
• The company’s CEO and president met with investors and highlighted future plans for the growth of Spectrum Global Solutions
• Spectrum Global recently received over $500,000 in new contract awards, a topic that was also tackled during the presentation

Spectrum Global Solutions, Inc. (OTC: SGSI), a leading telecommunications engineering and infrastructure services and staffing solutions provider, recently announced its participation in the 11th annual LD Micro Main Event that took place from December 4 to 6 in Los Angeles (http://ibn.fm/PJVOE).

Company President Keith Hayter presented on December 5, at 2:30 p.m. PST. In addition, he met with investors throughout the day. The aim of the session was to discuss the company’s recently filed third quarter 10-Q and upcoming corporate development plans for 2019. Spectrum Global Solutions CEO Roger Ponder participated in the session alongside Hayter to highlight key developments.

This year, LD Micro Main Event featured 250 companies. The estimated attendance was 1,200 people. LD Micro started in 2006 as an independent resource in the microcap space. Originally, it featured a newsletter highlighting noteworthy companies. Today, LD Micro Main Event has transformed into a range of influential occurrences that take place throughout the year. More information about attending the events can be found on LD Micro’s official website.

Spectrum Global Solutions is a leading single-source provider of end-to-end, next-generation wireless and wireline network infrastructure services and staffing solutions to the service provider (carrier) and corporate enterprise markets of the U.S., Canada, Puerto Rico, Guam and the Caribbean region. Recently, the company announced that it has received over $500,000 in new contract awards (http://ibn.fm/bU3cy). The aim of these awards is to support carrier network upgrades across the U.S.

“We continue to build upon our pipeline of new opportunities as carriers deploy upgrades of their services and technologies across the U.S.,” Ponder said in a news release. According to the CEO, Spectrum Global Solutions is actively discussing merger and acquisition opportunities that will enable the company to capitalize on new opportunities like the rollout of true 5G mobile services throughout the U.S.

New technological developments and the expansion of communication networks have resulted in unparalleled growth opportunities for companies like Spectrum Global Solutions. Through its subsidiaries, the company is a single-source provider of professional telecommunication development, deployment and maintenance solutions. Its activities range from single activity to multi-region turnkey development contracts. Spectrum Global Solutions has completed over 150,000 projects on the regional, national and international levels to date.

The telecom field is expected to experience significant and sustainable growth over the next few years. Domestic mobile data traffic in the U.S. will reach $150 billion in fiber investment over the coming five to seven years, according to a Deloitte Consulting analysis (http://ibn.fm/66sfn). The worldwide adoption of mobile technologies is providing additional opportunities for market growth through infrastructural developments.

The new contract awards, as well as additional Spectrum Global Solutions announcements/projections for the future, were discussed in further detail during the annual LD Micro Main Event.

For more information, visit the company’s website at www.SpectrumGlobalSolutions.com

• DVLP is a diversified company in the CBD industry launching a new software division, Greener Grows, which will share metrics and network with the industry’s top innovators
• On its Where’s Weed website, the company’s ‘Business Resource Center’ helps cannabis dispensaries by listing how to raise local search rankings and leverage social media
• Company sees its Greener Grows software division as an industry data collection tool to help improve the performance of cannabis growers; DVLP says it will also gain product/services exposure

Golden Developing Solutions, Inc. (OTC: DVLP) is emerging as a cannabis industry leader, offering to dispensaries multiple suggestions for success prior to introducing its Greener Grows software division. The company’s Greener Grows division is designed to offer industrywide data on cannabis growing and, at the same time, increase awareness of DVLP (http://ibn.fm/DeMRV).

In a news release, Stavros Triant, CEO of DVLP, said, “We are excited to introduce Greener Grows as a data collection tool that can be used across the country to help improve cannabis growing and operations. This is an excellent opportunity to build industry relationships and gain exposure for our products and services.”

DVLP is a diversified emerging leader in the cannabis sector. It markets a line of branded hemp and CBD-related products through its wholly owned subsidiary, Pura Vida Vitamins, LLC. The line includes CBD edible gummies and Pura Vida brand wellness vitamins and minerals. The products also include superfoods and fish oil, in addition to CBD vapes and vape oils.

Prior to the launch of its Greener Grows divison, the company, on its WheresWeed.com site, took a leadership position by offering ways for cannabis dispensaries to improve their local search rankings. Tips include using targeted keywords within the titles of their sites, seeking third party listings, listing in directories and handling reviews, good or bad. The platform also describes how to leverage social media to build loyalty and create relationships within the local community (http://ibn.fm/lcAkA).

DVLP additionally offers a Where’s Weed app that helps consumers locate local cannabis sources, such as dispensaries and physicians.

For more information, visit the company’s websites at www.PuraVidaVitamins.com and www.WheresWeed.com

• Youngevity representatives met one-on-one with investors at 11th annual LD Micro Main Event on Wednesday, December 5
• Co-Founder Dr. Joel Wallach featured in documentary showcasing his impactful career of spreading health and wellness awareness across the globe
• Online viewing of both the presentation and the documentary available

Youngevity International, Inc. (NASDAQ:YGYI), a leading omni-direct lifestyle company, presented at the 11th annual LD Micro Main Event in Los Angeles, California, on December 5. This event was the largest independent conference for small and micro-cap businesses, hosting 250 companies with attendees grossing over 1,200.

Youngevity President and Chief Financial Officer Dave Briskie led the company’s presentation, which took place at 2:00 p.m. PST on Wednesday, December 5. Company representatives attended personalized meetings with institutional investors throughout the day, allocating one-on-one time to discuss individual investor concerns.

For over 20 years since it was founded, Youngevity has continued to revolutionize its products, driven by one central question: “How can we live younger, longer?” This question, posed by its co-founder, Dr. Joel Wallach, reveals his passion for improving health and wellness for animals, people and environments all over the world.

A recent documentary on the Youngevity founder has been released by Carpe Diem Media. It is titled “The Audacity of Health: The Dr. Joel Wallach Story” and has already garnered a global following thanks to social media. The documentary traces the evolution of Wallach’s quest to spread health and wellness from the 1960s through his four decades of work in the industry. Most notably, the film showcases his early research-driven activism to save the white rhino from pollution in the 1960s, as well as his monumental victory petitioning the FDA to mandate supplement manufacturers to require important nutrients like folate, among others, as required dietary supplements. Folate, once a negligibly known substance, is now recognized as a critical component in prenatal vitamins to foster fetal health and development. The benefits of his work for the health and wellness of citizens are innumerable and far-reaching.

Youngevity CEO Steve Wallach narrated portions of the documentary. He sees the documentary (http://ibn.fm/KXN84) as a “fitting tribute” to his father, whose life’s work was to “[positively] impact…health and wellness around the world.”

Initially, the documentary was hosted on Facebook’s new “Facebook Premier” feature in an effort to reach a global audience. This post was viewed by over 30,000 people and garnered more than 1,000 comments. Viewing engagements continue to be booked. The documentary can also be viewed at JoelWallachDocumentary.com. The latest viewer statistics indicate that the documentary has already exceeded 10,000 views, covering all 50 states and over 62 countries. It can also be viewed through Youngevity.com.

Both the success of the documentary and the popularity of Youngevity’s products have allowed Dr. Joel Wallach to realize (http://ibn.fm/NbVZq) his dream – to “educate the public about the importance of proper nutrition,” hoping to reach “tens of thousands, possibly hundreds of thousands of people.”

For more information, visit the company’s website at www.YGYI.com

• Youngevity offers products in the top eight selling retail categories
• The company offers a hybrid of the direct selling business model
• Youngevity is also developing a line of proprietary, hemp-derived cannabidiol oil products

A top omni-direct lifestyle company, Youngevity International, Inc. (NASDAQ: YGYI) operates in the Direct Selling and Coffee Industry segments. The retail categories in which it participates include health and nutrition, home and family, food and beverage, spa and beauty, fashion, essential oils, photo and unique services. Chula Vista, California-based Youngevity International is among the top 100 global direct selling companies.

Youngevity is concentrating on three diverse growth channels. These encompass expansion into Latin America and Asia, its new technology platform and green coffee distribution through expansion of its brands. Moreover, the company is in the process of entering the cannabis market.

Youngevity offers a synthesis of the direct selling business model. This business model includes person-to-person selling relationships consisting of a “network of networks.” Tied in with this, the company’s technology-driven web platform supports Youngevity’s expansion of global e-commerce and social selling platforms.

Revenue drivers for Youngevity include newly-acquired distributors and customers, product approvals and corporate infrastructure. Youngevity has greater than 2,000 SKUs (Stock Keeping Units) that are poised to boost future growth. In addition, international expansion is at the heart of Youngevity’s strategic initiatives.

Youngevity supports its direct sellers with its innovative YoungevityGo2 app. This distributor app simplifies the selling process. It features social media campaigns and engaging video. It also features customer retention and distributor education, custom websites, data analytics, digital flipcharts and magazines.

Youngevity has its proprietary web-based acquisition portal for acquiring companies and their intellectual property. Its acquisition strategy centers on streamlined onboarding of customers, distributors and products. The company’s acquisition portfolio includes Via Viente, BellaVita, David Allen Capital, Inc., Nature Direct, Heritage Makers and Gigi Hill, among many others. Fundamentally, with this varied portfolio, Youngevity is a global Main Street of products and services under one corporate entity.

Regarding the coffee industry, Youngevity International has its wholly owned subsidiary, CLR Roasters. It is driving coffee revenue growth via green coffee distribution and private-label roasting. It is also driving growth through the sales of owned brands. Brands include Cafe La Rica and Josie’s Java House, as well as retail and food service brands. Supporting Youngevity’s coffee strategy is the company’s coffee plantation and modern dry-processing facility in Matagalpa, Nicaragua (http://ibn.fm/9TRQz). The 1,000 acres under management produce 100 percent Arabica coffee beans.

Furthermore, Youngevity has its hemp initiative. It is developing a complete line of proprietary hemp-derived cannabidiol oil products and has two new products with the expansion of its HempFX line. The two new products are HempFX Hydration – Sleep and HempFX Hydration – Pure. The company recently announced online availability of its hemp-derived cannabidiol HempFX products, which are available for purchase at www.HempFX.com.

Youngevity International’s commitment is to aggressive expansion via organic growth, mergers and acquisitions. The company’s annual revenue grew from $75 million in 2012 to $166 million in 2017. With its varied portfolio and direct selling model, Youngevity is poised to reward its stakeholders in the years ahead through its creative initiatives.

For more information, visit the company’s website at www.YGYI.com

As one of the first STOs (security token offerings) in the hydrocarbon resource sector, Aziza Project LLC has had to navigate numerous regulatory hurdles. Throughout the evolution of the fund, a clear vision of powering and connecting southern Africa through localized, ethical oil and gas projects has driven things forward. The realization of its vision hinges on the successful execution of a differentiated and professional crypto offering, which is geared toward institutional investors.

The Aziza Coin is structured in such a way that the token will appeal readily to institutional buyers like hedge funds, who have gone from being a relatively minor player in ICOs to representing the lion’s share of ICO investment (http://ibn.fm/812j3) – a shift in the ICO market that is especially true, now that the sector has burnt off a lot of the speculative fervor. The reduced market volatility over the summer of 2018 brought in more institutional investors (http://ibn.fm/GqhXi), even as clear signs emerge that overall crypto adoption is increasing among both regular consumers and seasoned investors.

Essentially a tokenized equity, Aziza Coin’s initial asset is 20 percent ownership of Africa New Energies (ANE), which holds the rights to a massive 8,494-square-mile concession in Namibia that is nearly the size of New Hampshire. With a gross unrisked prospective resource of some 1.6 billion BOE (barrels of oil equivalent) and advanced exploration technologies (http://ibn.fm/QodAh) such as amplified geochemical imaging and the combination of hydrocarbon seepage analysis with passive seismic tomography, ANE has its sights set on becoming one of the world’s lowest cost finders of hydrocarbons. ANE estimates that its holistic multi-layer exploration approach could yield an above average discovery rate on wells drilled post discovery and is targeting dry-well drilling costs, which are half that of the average cost per foot in Texas.

The Aziza Coin offering, begun in October 2018, is seeking to raise $60 million for a 10-well drilling program on the concession. With 41 billion barrels of oil and 319 trillion cubic feet of gas undiscovered in sub-Saharan Africa (http://ibn.fm/Gb4mB) and an ongoing oil boom that has seen rig counts jump back up to 2015 levels, as sector majors and wildcatters alike continue snapping up explorations rights and signing deals, the iron is now ready to strike for Aziza’s innovative funding model.

The Aziza Project team has spent the last six months or more diligently crafting the ideal formulation and structure for its funding model. The project started out by interviewing some of the best ICO advisory groups in the game today for actionable intelligence, most of which recommended taking the easy route and simply doing a utility token. However, with the team’s commitment to structuring an offering that would reward token holders as the sole economic beneficiaries of the project and a CEO who is the former finance director for Unilever’s $25 billion-plus beauty and personal care division, Aziza decided to take the time and do it the right way, while also helping to carve a path to mainstream institutions and crypto investors for such offerings.

The Aziza Project began by pursuing an Isle of Man foundation, before running into legal and regulatory pitfalls that subsequently caused the team to pursue migration to other jurisdictions such as Switzerland, Gibraltar, Malta and the UK (where the structure would’ve been deemed a collective investment scheme, requiring costly approvals). After running aground with its UK plans, the team, well behind its initially road-mapped schedule, determined that it would be best to simply fully embrace U.S. securities laws. The team then set about resolving the tax implications for non-U.S. investors by turning to the Cayman Islands as a jurisdiction. As a Cayman investment fund, the sale could still take place in compliance with U.S. securities laws, but without the potential tax implications for non-U.S. investors.

The project decided on a Wall Street lawyer who understands the traditional securities space and set a forward trajectory focused on making the project attractive to high net worth and institutional investors, hedge funds and VC companies in the crypto space. The final hurdle was discovering an exemption to the Investment Companies Act of 1940 for funds investing solely in oil, gas or mineral extraction that allowed Aziza to up the potential investor pool from 100 to 2,000.

Acquiring the capital for drilling via asset-backed security token ICO is an innovative approach to hydrocarbon development and is the kind of rapid on-ramp approach that could really catch fire in Africa. Investors will likely also be attracted to features such as the absence of fees or administrative charges, and, because the Aziza Coin is a kind of borderless alternative to securities, it also possesses a distinct geographical advantage when it comes to enticing large investors from all over the world. Furthermore, the unique structure of the Aziza Project’s offering eliminates a lot of the intermediaries and middle men that could otherwise hamper liquidity and potential returns.

It seems like the Aziza Project could go from one asset to multiple assets as investors catch on and the initial Namibia concession moves forward, especially in Africa, where over 600 million people still live without power and there is substantial unmet need for localized energy production in undeveloped areas. Such localized projects could be just the ticket for offsetting diminishing foreign aid to Africa from industrialized countries, which is being supplanted by an emphasis on trade. This is particularly true when it comes to increasing the benefits to local populations and minimizing the harm from such hydrocarbon development (http://ibn.fm/JzvVQ), as localized projects may be better for Africa (http://ibn.fm/j0YtQ).

For more information, visit the company’s website at www.Aziza.io

• Experienced cannabis industry experts and Master Grower at helm of state-of-the-art indoor grow facility
• Facility in prime location for expansion in business-friendly city near Toronto, Canada
• Established cannabis consultants assisting with CVG’s ACMPR application as it moves forward through Health Canada’s licensing process
• Agreement with private company to open access to retail market in Alberta, Canada, once CVG’s cannabis products are approved for sale
• Cannabis industry analysts predict potential shortfall of cannabis products in Canada as demand soars under full legalization
• Extensive brand experience and in-licensing branding opportunities for recreational cannabis products.
• Canada’s cannabis industry projected to exceed $22 billion over the coming years

Icon Exploration Inc.’s (TSX.V: IEX.H) primary objective is to create a well-diversified company focused on assessing and potentially acquiring targets in the cannabis industry. Icon Exploration recently signed a formal share exchange agreement relating to its proposed acquisition of privately held City View Green (“CVG”), a vertically integrated cannabis company incorporated under the laws of Ontario, Canada. CVG’s application to Health Canada for an Access to Cannabis for Medical Purposes Regulations (“ACMPR”) license is now at the in-depth review stage of the licensing process.

CVG is preparing a 40,000-square-foot growing facility near Toronto to produce pharmaceutical-grade cannabis once its ACMPR license is granted. About half of the facility will initially be outfitted with state-of-the-art LED lighting, HVAC and dehumidification systems, and automation technologies to optimize the quality, safety and consistency of cannabis production. About 4,000 square feet will be devoted to an extraction laboratory featuring an ultra-efficient CO2 supercritical extraction process with plans to include ethanol extraction technology in the future.

Another 4.3 acres remains available for future construction of up to 125,000 square feet of grow and extraction space. Production plans include producing high quality edible products, distillates, and water-soluble products for the rapidly expanding CBD-infused (cannabidiol) beverage market.

Management

Icon and CVG have assembled a talented team that includes a Master Grower with cannabis-industry experience to manage indoor grow operations and an extraction expert whose expertise in developing and launching new products was honed while working in Washington state’s cannabis sector. Having gained experience in the Washington state market the extraction expert has a number of brand ideas and recreational cannabis products that became popular in the Washington market as well as a number of in-licensing branding opportunities available to CVG. CVG has also negotiated an agreement with a private company seeking 37 retail cannabis licenses in Alberta, Canada, that provides a reciprocal exchange of shares, product, shelf space and distribution lines. Early discussions with various entities in Europe to arrange an off-take agreement for CBD oils and extracts are also underway.

Market Opportunity

The Canadian medical cannabis market has steadily been growing with an average 10 percent increase in patients each month. Now that the Canadian federal government has legalized recreational cannabis for adult users nationwide, analysts project a compound annual growth rate of nearly 78 percent from 2018 to 2021, reaching an estimated $3 billion by 2021, ArcView Market Research reports. One study from Deloitte pegged the potential economic impact of legalized medical and recreational marijuana in Canada – including transportation, licensing fees and security – at more than $22 billion over the coming years. Health Canada’s most recent data show that sales of cannabis extracts grew 961 percent in the second quarter of 2017, compared to an 89 percent increase in growth of dried cannabis during the same period.

For more information, visit the company’s website at www.IconExploration.net

• Large addressable market with high growth rates
• Established Blue Chip customer base across all business verticals
• Multiple accretive acquisitions in due diligence
• Established operations with strong customer base
• Acceleration of organic growth with IoT, Cloud and SaaS
• Experienced management team with M&A background and significant ownership position, incentivized to create substantial growth
• Recurring revenue acceleration through acquisition and organic growth

Kontrol Energy Corp. (CSE: KNR) (OTC: OTSHF) (FSE: 1K8) specializes in the integration of smart energy technologies and solutions for North American commercial and industrial property owners and operators to help them benefit from energy cost savings and minimize greenhouse gas emissions. Kontrol is a leader in the energy efficiency sector through IoT, Cloud and SaaS technology and is ranked by Canadian Business and Maclean’s as the 7th fastest growing startup in 2018.

Kontrol’s leadership position is reshaping the way customers use, manage and strategically allocate energy resources to realize immediate energy savings by gaining more control over energy consumption and demand in real-time.

As the fastest growing global “fuel source,” energy efficiency is big business with industry analysts noting this multi-trillion-dollar market offers significant opportunities over the next five years. Established market segments include: energy retrofits ($71.4 billion); distributed generation ($179.9 billion); energy analytics ($33.5 billion); and greenhouse gas/carbon measurement, reduction ($1.2 trillion). Each $1 invested in energy efficiency displaces up to $3 of utility-scale transmission and distribution investment, according to the International Energy Agency.

Formed in 2015 by a group of energy veterans who recognized that the energy efficiency industry is one of the fastest growing fuel sources for the global economy, Kontrol is committed to enhancing and improving its customers sustainability objectives. In less than two years, Kontrol has grown its revenue run rate to $16 million from $1.8 million, delivering on stated goals and objectives as it seeks to continue this pattern through accretive acquisitions and the expansion of the company’s smart energy technologies.

Up to 50 percent of Kontrol’s overall revenues are recurring annually, and the company’s 2019 outlook includes strategic initiatives that will expand the company’s smart energy technologies to U.S. markets, bring additional accretive and strategic acquisitions, and accelerate recurring SaaS revenues.

Kontrol’s strategy of disciplined mergers and acquisitions includes the following highlights:

• Acquisition of Log-One Ltd.’s award-winning energy conservation technology, Energy Management System (“EMS”), an intelligent, occupancy-based heating and air-conditioning control system for commercial and multi-residential real estate. Rebranded as Kontrol EMS Technology, the company has added IoT and mobile application capabilities, creating a recurring revenue platform through a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform.
• Acquisition of ORTECH Consulting Inc., an engineering consulting firm specializing in Greenhouse Gas (GHG) reporting, emission testing, air quality testing and renewable energy/power consulting.
• Acquisition of Efficiency Engineering Inc. (“EE Inc.”), which provides engineering services to industrial, municipal and commercial building owners across Canada. EE Inc. provides detailed energy efficiency analysis, energy audits, management of facility system solutions, electrical and mechanical design and energy conservation studies.
• Acquisition of MCW Dimax Ltd. (“MCX”), a firm specializing in solutions for the application of energy software to analyze the management of complex heating, ventilation and cooling systems for large residential, commercial, and mission critical real estate owners.
• Acquisition of CEM Specialties Inc. (“CEMSI”), a market leader in turn-key emission monitoring, equipment and solutions.

The company has also established entry into the North American cannabis market as a supplier of integrated energy efficiency solutions and technologies. Within this market, Kontrol is focused on assisting cannabis growers to reduce the cost of energy and support mission critical infrastructures. To date, Kontrol has secured two contracts to provide energy efficiency services with Licensed Producers in the Canadian cannabis sector.

The Kontrol Energy group of companies is currently saving its customers more than 40 million kilowatt hours of electricity per annum and providing a corresponding reduction in GHG emissions.

Kontrol’s management team includes CEO Paul Ghezzi, a leader in clean tech, renewable energy development, solar project financing and distributed generation. Ghezzi has global experience in power generation projects under Feed-in Tariff programs and Power Purchase Agreement programs for both commercial and utility-scale projects. COO Kristian Lavereau has more than 25 years of experience in the IT solutions (analytics and mobile computing), energy optimization and efficiency (intelligent control systems, solar PV, lighting). Claudio Del Vasto, CPA, CA | CFO, is a senior finance executive with an extensive background in corporate finance, strategy and business development.

For more information, visit the company’s website at www.KontrolEnergy.com

• Bradford A. Young, Ph.D., MBA was recently appointed senior vice president and chief commercial officer
• A very accomplished and experienced businessman and scientist, Young has helped guide and grow both startups and large companies
• Young is expected to leverage his technical expertise and real-world experience to drive revenue growth via major partnerships and new commercialization programs

A leader in the development and commercialization of innovative, pressure-based technologies for the worldwide life sciences industry, Pressure BioSciences Inc. (OTCQB: PBIO) recently appointed Dr. Bradford A. Young as its senior vice president and chief commercial officer. The move is designed to help drive the company’s revenue growth and expand its commercialization programs by leveraging Young’s experience as both a scientist and a well-connected and experienced businessman.

Speaking about the appointment during a recent Uptick Newswire Stock Day Podcast with Everett Jolly (http://ibn.fm/Yw0lD), Pressure BioSciences CEO Richard T. Schumacher praised Young for his many accomplishments, as well as his academic and entrepreneurial background. Young has a Ph.D. in biochemistry from the University of Maryland School of Medicine and an MBA from the University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business.

“He is quite a fellow. I’ve known him personally and professionally for over six years. (…) He combines the acumen, skills and experience of someone who has had both entrepreneurial as well as big company experience,” the Pressure BioSciences CEO noted in the interview.

Young joins the Pressure BioSciences management team with a solid entrepreneurial background and the experience of providing executive level consulting for strategic planning, product development and commercialization to various biomedical, diagnostic and pharmaceutical companies. In his new position as senior vice president and chief commercial officer, he will play a critical role in advancing the company’s commercialization programs and overall strategic planning, with a view toward establishing new and/or enhanced revenue opportunities and significant partnerships.

More specifically, Young will promote the company’s instruments, consumables and technology platforms with synergistic companies worldwide, with a goal of integrating Pressure BioSciences’ products into their offerings. These types of collaborations and partnerships could result in major volume sales, enabling the company to significantly boost its revenue.

“Dr. Young will be designing and implementing PBI’s commercial programs, including business development. He will be working with many companies that we believe should be and could be offering our sample preparation systems together with their own analytical instrumentation,” Schumacher said during the Stock Day Podcast. “We think this type of collaboration will let one plus one equal three. Our instruments are used to break apart samples to prepare them to be tested, while the companies he will be speaking with offer the analytical equipment that is used to test the samples. It makes total sense to put our sample preparation systems together with their analytical instruments.”

In addition to accelerating revenue growth via critical partnerships and new commercialization programs, Young will also assess multiple opportunities for expansion into new and divergent markets, optimize commercialization priorities and work to advance customer adoption.

Before joining Pressure BioSciences, Young held a number of management positions with both large and small companies, including founder and CEO of AddisonField Corporation, a biotech company developing consumer health products; vice president of business development for Nodality, a pharmaceutical services provider offering disease and drug profiling in autoimmune diseases and oncology; director of market and business development for Quest Diagnostics (NYSE: DGX), one of the largest clinical reference laboratories in the U.S.; and head of market development with Celera, a personalized medicine pioneer. He also serves on the board of directors of circulating tumor cell diagnostics company Liquid Biotech, Inc., and is a selection committee member for the Stanford Predictive and Diagnostics Accelerator program.

In a recent news release announcing his appointment (http://ibn.fm/tuajI), Young voiced excitement in joining the Pressure BioSciences team at a time when he can help develop and lead commercial strategies designed to promote the company’s patented, pressure-based technology platforms while working to enhance adoption rates and sales.

“I look forward to leading the company’s commercialization and strategic partnership efforts in its highly-respected core area of pressure cycling technology (PCT) products, as well as its recently acquired PreEMT platform for improving the development of protein therapeutics. I am particularly excited to become part of PBI’s team that is developing the Company’s powerful new Ultra Shear Technology (”UST”) platform. I believe that UST can open up a vast range of market opportunities for nano-scale emulsions, including in the nutraceuticals (e.g., CBD oil), cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, and food industries,” he said.

For more information, visit the company’s website at www.PressureBioSciences.com

• ChineseInvestors.com provides investor education products and services to the greater Chinese community
• It provides real-time market commentary and analysis in Chinese language character sets
• The company will be presenting today at the 11th Annual LD Micro Main Event

A fintech company, ChineseInvestors.com, Inc. (OTCQB: CIIX) focuses on being the top financial information website for Chinese-speaking investors. It provides an array of investor education products and services to the greater Chinese community in the U.S. and globally. The company provides its services in simplified and traditional Chinese language character sets. Established in 1999, ChineseInvestors.com is headquartered in San Gabriel, California.

ChineseInvestors.com will be a presenting company at the 11th Annual LD Micro Main Event, taking place December 4-6, 2018, at the Luxe Sunset Blvd Hotel in Los Angeles, California (http://ibn.fm/DySmd). Company CEO Warren Wang will present a corporate overview and discuss recent business highlights on December 4th at 10:30 am PT. Wang will also be available for one-on-one meetings with investors during this conference.

Formed in 2006, LD Micro is an independent resource in the microcap arena. LD Micro holds a number of events each year. These includes its Invitational, Summit and this week’s Main Event.

ChineseInvestors.com management is providing a live and recorded webcast of its presentation at the LD Micro Main Event (http://ibn.fm/cjbfd). In addition, the webcast and slide presentation will be available in the Investor Relations section on ChineseInvestors.com’s corporate website.

The company offers real-time market commentary, analysis and educational services, as well as advertising and public relations support services. It provides its services via www.ChineseFN.com. The heart of its services is the ChineseInvestors Method (http://ibn.fm/lyUYn). This method leverages a combination of a disciplined investing process, web-based tools and personalized instruction and support.

Moreover, ChineseInvestors.com offers retail, online and direct sales of hemp-based products and other health-related offerings. However, the company is focusing back on its original mission of providing financial information and services to the greater Chinese community worldwide. Therefore, it is moving ahead with its initiative to spin off its CBD division.

Today, ChineseInvestors.com announced that it recently executed a letter of intent (LOI) for an exclusive licensing agreement for VitaMist’s 100 percent natural, non-GMO, organic product line owned by BCBDG, Inc. It executed the LOI to acquire exclusive rights to all sales channels for the VitaMist product line in Asian markets domestically and globally. BCDBG will also develop an exclusive product line for ChineseInvestors.com (http://ibn.fm/lmyRq).

Wang said in a news release, “The licensing agreement with BCBDG, Inc. will be a significant development for ChineseInvestors.com, Inc.’s consumer division as we expand our product line globally and capitalize on VitaMist’s innovative spray technology, over 40 proprietary vitamin formulas, its brand recognition and its longevity in the industry.”

For more information, visit the company’s website at www.ChineseInvestors.com

• Golden Developing unveiled the new software division, Greener Grows, during industry conference MJBizCon
• Greener Grows is dedicated to collecting cannabis company analytics and sharing this information for free, with the goal of helping companies enhance their processes and minimize their environmental footprints
• MJBizCon provided Golden Developing Solutions with excellent opportunities to network and increase awareness about its software products like Greener Grows and Where’s Weed

Golden Developing Solutions, Inc. (OTC: DVLP) announced the launch of a new software division while attending MJBizCon in Las Vegas – a major marijuana business conference that took place from November 14 to 16.

The new division, Greener Grows (www.GreenerGrows.com), will provide valuable information to cannabis growers through an online sharing experience. The platform focuses on real industry metrics from cannabis businesses, putting together a technology and reporting system that enables multiple parts of the cannabis industry to lessen their environmental footprints.

The new tool is free for use, and it will collate data that can be used by industry representatives, regulators and cannabis professionals.

According to Golden Developing Solutions CEO Stavros Triant, MJBizCon provided wonderful opportunities for the launch of Greener Grows. The conference is a staple in terms of networking with the industry’s top innovators. While attending the event, Golden Developing Solutions strived for higher exposure and worked to build industry relationships, Triant said in a news release.

The company has two primary areas of expertise – a CBD online retail platform and a well-developed distribution network, as well as a software development area, having already developed several distinctive software products. These include a national dispensary listing, a service to help dispensaries generate sales and pre-purchase mobilized software. Golden Developing Solutions is also in the process of creating new solutions for the cannabis industry, and Greener Grows is one of them.

MJBizCon 2018 was the largest U.S. cannabis trade show, hosting participation from representatives of every industry sector. According to official information, this year’s edition had 1,027 participants and exhibitors (http://ibn.fm/oaU48), a massive increase from the first edition that took place in Denver in 2012, featuring 17 exhibitors and 400 attendees (http://ibn.fm/v91S6).

Since then, the number of states that have legalized marijuana has increased, providing new opportunities to industry representatives. According to analysts, the market in Michigan alone (the first Midwestern state to legalize cannabis) will reach $2 billion annually in just a few years. The cannabis market worldwide is expected to reach $13 billion by the end of 2018 and $32 billion in five years (http://ibn.fm/4Qw8S).

Golden Developing had two booths at MJBizCon 2018, one for its retail division and one for its software division. The software division booth also showcased Where’s Weed (www.WheresWeed.com), an online platform focused on location-based industry searches and product pre-purchasing. The community-based online resource is growing rapidly – it currently boasts roughly three million monthly pageviews. The community has a cannabis establishment directory in 49 states, Puerto Rico and Washington DC. The Where’s Weed mobile app is available for both Android and iOS devices and has been downloaded more than 80,000 times to date.

For more information, visit the company’s websites at www.PuraVidaVitamins.com and www.WheresWeed.com