• 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

• Aziza Project invests in early-stage oil and gas exploration operations in underdeveloped Southern Africa region
• Aziza’s first investment is a 20 percent stake in Africa New Energies (ANE), which is preparing to drill wells on a Montana-sized chunk of Namibia
• The company’s investment opportunity consists of a security token offering that will allow coin holders to share in company profits
• Company engineers are awaiting the results of a September bore drilled to identify where potable underground water might be located and for conclusive results from water samples being tested for the presence of hydrocarbons

Amid revived interest in the potential of Southern Africa’s oil and gas exploration prospects, Aziza Project LLC’s tokenized oil and gas fund is offering investors a foundation building opportunity to fund a new era of hope for the 630 million people who currently have no access to the power grid and typically depend on wood and paraffin for their energy needs.

The exploration-friendly policies of Namibia’s government, in particular, have created the potential for investors to see returns as planned drilling backed by Aziza Project delivers anticipated results using big data algorithms. The privately held company invests in early-stage oil and gas businesses with the aim of ethically developing hydrocarbon resources in parts of Southern Africa that are generally regarded as having underdeveloped potential.

After nearly a decade of stalled exploration, drilling in Namibia picked up dramatically this year and is expected to increase further in 2019, with experts evaluating the country’s economic growth prospects as favorable (http://ibn.fm/wwAsK). Daniel McKeown, the co-founder and managing director of oil explorer Azinam Limited, recently told investors that the drilling that has taken place to date has demonstrated beyond doubt that the region has the potential to become a new petroleum province, because all the indicators of hydrocarbons – from source-rock to structural traps – have been confirmed (http://ibn.fm/3uGYd).

Aziza Project owns 20 percent of Africa New Energies (ANE), which is preparing a program of 10 well drills on a Namibian government concession that’s roughly the size of Montana — a 22,000-square-kilometer (8,494.2-square-mile) prospective hydrocarbon resource bordering Botswana and the Kalahari Desert, with infrastructure in place for transportation to neighboring South Africa’s refineries.

Aziza Project is helping to fund the $60 million called for to develop the drilling program and to make additional investments in other early-stage oil and gas businesses by utilizing a security token initial coin offering (ICO), or security token offering, that tokenizes ANE’s asset and anticipated hydrocarbon resource.

“Our token represents what I’ve described as an indirect fractional ownership interest in the Aziza Project,” CEO Robert Pyke stated in a November NetworkNewsAudio interview (http://ibn.fm/DEOE8). “It’s a little bit different to being a shareholder, but what’s critically important is that Aziza Coin holders will be the economic beneficiaries — that means they will be able to share in any of the profits made by the Aziza Project organization.”

Pyke said a lot of the reason Namibia’s hydrocarbon potential remains underdeveloped is that South Africa’s Apartheid era created an unwillingness among investors to build resources in the region. As the political climate has changed, so have outsiders’ attitudes toward sustaining national wellbeing in the region.

“Whereas in Northern Africa, in Western Africa there are tens of thousands of wells that have been drilled, it’s practically zero — dozens — in Southern Africa. So we see it as a big untapped geography. We think the geology is exciting,” Pyke continued.

ANE rejected an unsolicited bid of $500 million last year for its concession, because the company believes that the land’s hydrocarbon prospects are worth far more to its investors. However, the bid allowed the company to establish a base valuation for the site. Aziza’s 20 percent share of ANE’s asset is therefore valued at $100 million.

“One of the biggest challenges we’ve (in the leadership team) faced is we are a security token,” Pyke said. “We are very clear that the reason we would expect people to buy an Aziza Coin is that there is the potential of making an excellent financial return. (If) the oil and gas assets produce hydrocarbons, they will appreciate in value substantially. Navigating the regulatory environment has been very time-consuming.”

ANE expects to place orders for drilling rigs and complete the environmental impact assessment for the site next year before “spudding” its first exploratory well, according to its website. The company is awaiting the results of a test bore drilled in September to establish where subsurface water and hydrocarbons might be located. As drilling continues into 2020, the company expects to complete analysis of its initial well results. By 2021, the company expects to begin planning for an IPO.

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

• Lexaria has developed its DehydraTECH technology
• The company also has four new subsidiaries
• Lexaria recently submitted its application to Health Canada for a research license

Lexaria Bioscience Corp. (CSE: LXX) (OTCQX: LXRP) is a research-driven company that has developed and out-licenses its DehydraTECH technology – a drug delivery platform. It is the only company globally with a patent issued for oral delivery of all cannabinoids. The company’s technology facilitates the delivery of bioactive substances via oral ingestion without the need for inhalational dosing or co-administration with sugars or sweeteners. Lexaria Bioscience is headquartered in Kelowna, British Columbia.

Lexaria has four new wholly owned subsidiary companies (http://ibn.fm/Z1qLM). The four subsidiaries are Lexaria CanPharm Corp., Lexaria Nicotine Corp., Lexaria Hemp Corp. and Lexaria Pharmaceutical Corp. Each of the subsidiaries are bestowed with the company’s patented DehydraTECH drug delivery platform.

The DehydraTECH drug delivery platform promotes healthier ingestion methods. It significantly improves the body’s ability to absorb cannabinoids, vitamins, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), PDE5 inhibitors, nicotine, drugs, supplements and other valuable molecules. DehydraTECH increases bioabsorption five to 10 times and reduces time of onset (http://ibn.fm/iMcqA). This drug delivery platform is patented for cannabidiol and all other non-psychoactive cannabinoids (http://ibn.fm/xOZee).

The DehydraTECH drug delivery technology may potentially apply to the treatment of nervous system diseases, including Alzheimer’s. Lexaria (while not partnering with the tobacco industry) is gauging the potential use of the technology for nicotine delivery. DehydraTECH has been shown to deliver nicotine to the brain faster than customary delivery systems.

Recently, Lexaria Bioscience submitted its application to Health Canada for a research license. In addition, the company appointed a chief legal officer. Lexaria submitted its research application under Health Canada’s Cannabis Tracking and Licensing System for the operation of a research and development (R&D) laboratory to work with cannabinoids within the company’s new Kelowna head office, now under construction. In fact, Lexaria will commence experimental work on nicotine formulations, NSAIDs, vitamins and other bioactive compounds of interest after the completion of this laboratory facility.

The construction of the new head office and laboratory is advancing fast. Lexaria expects to occupy the new facility by the end of January 2019. The company is recruiting more staff to prepare for more wide-ranging operations. Moreover, Lexaria has taken delivery of specific equipment in a separate location where it is uniting known nano-emulsification processes with its DehydraTECH drug delivery platform for enhanced performance characteristics. This work will also transition to the Kelowna laboratory upon the facility being operational and licensed.

Furthermore, Lexaria appointed Dr. Ed Ergenzinger as its above-mentioned chief legal officer. Ergenzinger was also appointed senior vice president of innovation for Lexaria. He is a U.S. licensed patent attorney, holds a doctorate in neuroscience and is an adjunct professor of law. Ergenzinger is lead author or co-author on more than 40 scientific and legal publications.

Lexaria Bioscience continues to progress in its initiatives regarding its new laboratory in Kelowna and its advancements in innovation via the DehydraTECH drug delivery platform. In essence, the company’s focus is technology for the improved delivery of bioactive compounds. With this focus, Lexaria offers significant opportunity to those interested in this new paradigm in drug delivery technology.

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

• U.S. midterm elections signal growing fortunes for cannabis industries with pro-cannabis voting, ouster of anti-cannabis attorney general
• Phivida among cannabis industry companies that enjoy stock boost in immediate wake of elections
• Phivida enthused by new FDA and DEA acceptance of natural cannabis in pharmaceuticals, which opens prospects for non-FDA administered products as well
• Company announces appointment of new senior vice president of distribution to optimize placement of its products in functional food and beverage markets

A rolling groundswell of progressive developments in the cannabis use seascape, driven by winds of change in North America’s political arenas, is underscoring the optimism of hemp-derived cannabinoid product maker Phivida Holdings Inc. (CSE: VIDA) (OTCQX: PHVAF) as the company builds its product line with a view on the industry’s horizon.

In the immediate aftermath of November’s midterm elections in the United States, market shares of cannabis-related companies, including Phivida, “traded broadly, and in many cases sharply higher” following activity that had media publications such as Forbes (http://ibn.fm/iEon8) declaring that “Marijuana Won The Midterm Elections” and MarketWatch (http://ibn.fm/iVFQe) predicting the commencement of a “green wave.”

Among the forces driving the exuberance were news that Michigan had become the tenth state (plus Washington, DC) to legalize recreational marijuana use and that medicinal marijuana extract use won over voters in Utah and Missouri, solidly securing more than half of U.S. states in the medical use camp despite ongoing disdain at the federal level.

But even the federal government has been signaling a slow U-turn on its prohibition of cannabis use. Congressional legislators have been preparing to deregulate hemp cultivation in the agricultural industry, and the House of Representatives’ swing toward the Democratic camp in the elections likely assures that it will happen in the near future, if agreements stall this year. Cannabis advocates also celebrated the ouster of Attorney General Jeff Sessions, the nation’s top law enforcement official, noted for his opposition to cannabis legalization, following the elections.

Phivida also celebrated the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s recent approval of the first pharmaceutical with natural cannabis as an ingredient, which forced the Drug Enforcement Administration to reclassify cannabidiol (CBD) from its restricted Schedule 1 drug status to the far more legally accessible Schedule 5, albeit on a basis limited only to products approved by the FDA (http://ibn.fm/yLcUA).

“We see this reclassification of CBD in pharmaceuticals as a good sign that will bolster the growing awareness of CBD as a substance that delivers many benefits, and opens the door for other CBD-based treatments, in line with the recent FDA approval of a drug to treat childhood epilepsy,” Phivida President and CEO Jim Bailey stated in a news release. “Phivida is launching its Oki line of functional beverages which provide a spectrum of non-psychoactive phytocannabinoids through infusion with active hemp extract. While our Oki and Vida+ product lines are not subject to FDA approval, as we grow to have product on shelves in all 50 states, we will benefit from the increased acceptance of the efficacy of cannabis and hemp products.”

Phivida launched its Oki brand (www.FeelOki.com) of active hemp-infused functional beverages and supplements on September 12, anticipating consumer availability in up to 2,400 natural specialty stores nationwide, which could include access to major chains such as Whole Foods, Sprouts, Walmart, Publix and Albertsons. The company’s Vida+ brand (www.HempVidaPlus.com) of CBD hemp oil extracts, tinctures and capsules target a broad market, and the company’s August 15 announcement that it will partner with licensed Canadian medical marijuana producer WeedMD Inc. (TSX.V: WMD) (OTCQX: WDDMF) (FSE: 4WE) to establish Cannabis Beverages Inc. (“CanBev”) opens even further possibilities in the Canadian market (http://ibn.fm/AUZbR).

On November 2, Phivida announced the appointment of Greg McCauley as its senior vice president of distribution (http://ibn.fm/fg3kz) to optimize the company’s presence in the high-growth premium functional food and beverage markets.

“He has a solid track record of building distribution networks to launch new brands and realign established brands in the United States and Canada and has consistently beat operational targets,” Bailey noted. “Greg will initially focus on building out the U.S. distribution market for our Oki beverage and health supplement line in conjunction with our partners at Acosta/Natural Specialty Sales.”

McCauley brings with him over 30 years of professional networking and experience in the consumer products industry with major brands such as Jägermeister, Muscle Milk and Red Bull.

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

• Youngevity International is an amalgam of products and services under one corporate entity
• The company’s global sales are increasing with recent international expansion
• Its three hemp-derived cannabidiol products are now available for online purchase

A foremost omni-direct lifestyle company, Youngevity International, Inc. (NASDAQ:YGYI) focuses on supporting a healthy and empowered lifestyle. The company operates in two major and scalable business segments – direct selling and the coffee industry (via wholly owned subsidiary CLR Roasters). Headquartered in Chula Vista, California, Youngevity generates revenue from the eight leading retail categories. These categories encompass health and nutrition, home and family, food and beverage, spa and beauty, fashion, essential oils, photo and unique services.

Youngevity International is a global Main Street of products and services under one corporate entity. The company offers a fusion of the direct selling business model. This includes e-commerce and the power of social selling, with person-to-person selling relationships essentially comprising a “network of networks.”

Youngevity is focusing on growth opportunities through international expansion into Latin America and Asia. Its growth initiatives also include its newly launched technology platform and green coffee distribution, as well as expansion of its own brands. Its technology-driven web platform supports the company’s expansion of worldwide e-commerce and social selling platforms.

Revenue drivers for the company include its corporate infrastructure, product approvals and newly acquired customers and distributors (http://ibn.fm/SDICD). Youngevity has greater than 2,000 SKUs, including gourmet coffee, health & wellness, pet food, skincare and cosmetics, nutritional supplements and home & garden offerings, among others.

Furthermore, Youngevity International has its new cannabis market initiative. The company is taking advantage of growth opportunities pertaining to cannabidiol oil. It is developing a wide-ranging line of proprietary hemp-derived cannabidiol oil products.

Recently, Youngevity International announced that its hemp-derived cannabidiol HempFX products are available for purchase online at www.HempFX.com. Three proprietary formulas featuring its hemp-derived, phyto cannabinoid-rich, full-spectrum, organically grown cannabidiol oil can be purchased on the site. The three products currently available are Relax, Soothe and Uplift.

Relax combines Youngevity’s hemp-derived cannabidiol oil with melatonin and naturally relaxing herbs chamomile, lavender and valerian. The design of the company’s Soothe is to promote muscle restoration and relief. Soothe includes hemp-derived cannabinoid oil, plant-derived minerals, essential oils, glutathione (a powerful antioxidant) and an array of herbs and minerals. Uplift is designed to naturally enhance mood and cognitive performance. It features the company’s hemp-derived cannabinoid oil combined with other first-class ingredients.

Youngevity International’s chief executive officer, Steve Wallach, said in a recent news release, “HempFX is an ideal representation of our plant-based approach to product development. These select products are being offered in this initial launch, and we expect the HempFX line will continue to grow, with more products becoming available in the near future.”

Youngevity International’s strength is its high-quality products and services across diverse market categories. The company is ahead of the trend with a strong presence in the market segments in which it participates. For its customers, entrepreneurs interested in its business opportunity and its shareholders, Youngevity continues to focus on premier products and services that drive growth.

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

• QMC Quantum Minerals began assay channel samples at Irgon Dike in 2017
• Positive results have generated excitement for the company
• QMC anticipates completion of NI 43-101 resource estimate in 2019 with potential for rapid development thereafter

QMC Quantum Minerals Corp. (OTC: QMCQF) (TSX.V: QMC) (FSE: 3LQ) is capping an eventful year at its Irgon Lithium Mine Project by preparing to rapidly expand exploration and bring the project into production once its qualified engineer (SGS Canada) has upgraded the historical resource estimate to be compliant with current NI 43-101 standards.

QMC began investigating the potential of the Irgon Mine in southern Manitoba, a mining-friendly province, in 2016, when it acquired its first four claims. Assay results from the 2017/2018 exploration programs returned high grades of lithium oxide, and the company increased its land position to 22 contiguous claims covering 4,583 hectares (11,325 acres) as excitement increased over the potential of the property.

Exploration at the Irgon Dike more than half a century ago established an historical resource estimate of more than 1.2 million tons of lithium grading 1.51 percent Li2O over a strike length of 365 meters (1,197.5 feet) and to a depth of 213 meters (698.8 feet). The latest finds, announced on October 30, doubled the known strike length by extending it as far as 400 meters (1,312.3 feet) to the west. The company is also planning to drill deeper, below the level of the historical resource, with the expectation of ultimately producing a NI 43-101 resource estimate that’s much higher than the historical estimate.

QMC has been encouraged by the Irgon Dike’s proximity to Tantalum Mining Corporation of Canada’s TANCO Mine. Both occurrences are hosted within the Bird River Greenstone Belt and both are large spodumene-bearing dikes within the Winnipeg River Pegmatite Field. TANCO is North America’s most successful lithium mine to date. QMC states that the Irgon Site may contain even richer ores than TANCO. As part of the exploration process, when the Irgon samples were assayed, QMC asked for results on 56 different elements in order to identify any additional exotic, previously unrecognized mineralization that may be present within the Irgon Dike, thereby expanding the company’s possibilities.

Lithium is a much sought-after metal because of its critical importance to the lithium-ion batteries that power cell phones, portable computers, electric vehicles and digital cameras, which have become a ubiquitous part of people’s lives in North America. Additionally, just coming online are mass energy storage units used by utilities such as Alison Canyon’s (California) 326MWh of lithium ion-batteries and Hornsdale’s (Australia) 129MWh.

On receipt of the pending NI 43-101 report, the company expects to be able to “rapidly increase” the rate of development and subsequent production from this hard rock (spodumene) site, drawing on infrastructure that includes a previously excavated three-compartment shaft and underground drifting off the 200-foot level.  Road access is provided by an adjacent provincial highway, and power and railhead are nearby. This will allow for a portable pilot plant to be easily moved onsite, bringing production one step closer.

QMC Quantum Minerals is a Vancouver-based company engaged in the acquisition, exploration and development of lithium and other valuable resources properties. All of the company’s properties are currently located in Manitoba and include not only the Irgon Lithium Mine Project, but also two volcanic massive sulphide (“VMS”) gold, copper and zinc properties encompassing approximately 23,000 hectares (57,000 acres) in the prolific Flin Flon/Snow Lake VMS mining district of northern Manitoba. These two properties, the Rocky Lake and the Rocky Namew Properties, are collectively known as the Namew Lake District Project.

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

• Americans’ growing concern with climate change is causing many to decrease their energy consumption
• Zenergy Brands, Inc. offers energy-saving products to corporate, residential and industrial clients
• Customers have seen energy savings of 20 to 60 percent after utilizing the company’s products

As blisteringly cold weather patterns cause customers to dread future electricity bills, one leading energy and technology company aims to help its clients reduce their reliance on the national energy grid through its line of innovative products and services.

Zenergy Brands, Inc. (OTC: ZNGY), a company passionate about helping reduce carbon emissions across the nation, boasts the ability to lower its customers’ energy consumption by 20 to 60 percent. Its Zero Cost Program, offered to corporate clients, comes fully complete and ready to operate upon purchase. After their initial investment, clients have found the product to fully pay for itself within five to seven years due to the energy conservation savings.

Another featured product geared for residential clients is Zenergy’s Residential Suite. The company’s collection of “Smart Home” technologies allows clients to easily customize their energy efficiency settings through a smartphone or any internet-connected smart devices. These products exemplify Zenergy’s mission to significantly reduce the nation’s carbon footprint while building and maintaining a portfolio of life-long customers.

Zenergy Brands prides itself on being an eco-friendly company, intent on bettering the world through its technologies and services. Its position as a leader in the sustainability technology industry comes at a time when Americans (both as individuals and business leaders) are becoming increasingly focused on lessening their dependency on utilities; 65 percent of Americans today are growing more concerned with climate change, according to a recent Gallup poll (http://ibn.fm/Je1Qn).

On a larger scale, many are looking to corporations to do their part in reducing utility consumption. Altruistic workers today seek out companies with a social conscience, and companies are responding in part by sponsoring “green initiatives” and making strides to reduce their carbon emissions. This sentiment was echoed in a recent Forbes article (http://ibn.fm/59TJW) urging citizens concerned with climate change to “work at a company committed to no environmental impact [and] donate [their] money to NGOs dedicated to addressing climate change.” Not only is Zenergy one such company in its own right, but it also catalyzes more environmentally responsible consumption behaviors across the world through its innovative products. The company enables its clients of all shapes and sizes to meet their sustainability goals and be better prepared for the future of efficient technology.

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