![]() At the time, Laila was running a chapter of a networking group in DC called Women Grow. It seemed like a good place to meet people in the cannabis community and I was right! Not sure who to turn to for help, I decided to go to the DC State Fair where they were holding the “Best Buds Cannabis Competition”. Our payment system got shut down, and I realized I had no plan and no idea what to do next. I wish the rest of this story was about the meteoric rise and success of DHC, but that would be too easy!Ī few days later, my initial Reddit post was deleted for violating Reddit’s advertising rules and the traffic to my fledgling website screeched to a halt. That week I walked out of my job, uncertain of what lay ahead, but as inspired and excited as I’d ever been. Overnight, I gained HUNDREDS of subscribers. One evening, I worked up the nerve to put my idea on Reddit: A $1 subscription smoking supplies box. I observed and worked for a successful subscription company. And contribute too! It was on those late nights after work that the idea for Daily High Club started to form. I could jump from topic to topic and read answers and opinions on a myriad of issues around cannabis culture and policy. If you haven’t explored Reddit, it’s worth a few hours of your time. I found myself happiest after work where I could relax with my smoking accessories and explore the r/trees thread (cannabis culture topics) on Reddit. ![]() I was still an entrepreneur at heart, I just hadn’t found my dream project.įor years I had been a big fan of cannabis culture. ![]() Working at Vistaprint paid the bills, but it really wasn’t my passion. I got to see how they operated from the back-end and experience good customer service first-hand. I found myself most interested in the structure of their subscription service. I was a Fraud Specialist which basically meant that I researched faulty chargebacks and spam. The folks at Vistaprint treated me really well. It turns out fixing iPhones to make money works when you live in a dorm, but with rent and utilities to pay I soon realized it was time to settle into a more steady job and found a role at Vistaprint. When I finished at UMD, I stuck around on campus fixing phones. I also learned everything you could ever imagine about shipping glass screens and other fragile items - something that would come in handy a few years later. I fixed over 1,000 phones during my time on campus and used the money I made to help cover my college tuition. A weekend hobby to help a few clumsy friends soon became “On Campus Repairs,” my full time gig. When I wasn’t holed up in my room researching, I was fixing iPhones on campus. Instead of parties, I spent hour upon hour researching business ideas, learning about production and occasionally studying for my classes. Bongs Away: A Daily High Success Storyīy Harrison Baum, Founder and CEO, Daily High ClubĪs a University of Maryland Student, I was more interested in being an entrepreneur than being at parties. On top of being a good dude, he’s one of the brightest minds in marketing that I’ve ever met, and he’s a great example of an entrepreneur taking an unorthodox route to finding success.Įnjoy Harrison’s story below and visit Daily High Club for all the fun. We would go on long runs around the city with friends, talking about our businesses and sharing ideas. Harrison and I started hanging out socially a year after the inaugural NCF. I was impressed by his focus and certainty in his vision. I first met Harrison Baum, founder of Daily High Club, at a Women Grow meeting in Washington, D.C. By Caroline Phillips, Founder, National Cannabis Festival
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