For four consecutive years, I would join Skip Martin of RoMa Craft Tobac (a manufacturer), Abe Dababneh of Smoke Inn/Kiss My Ash (a retailer and radio host), John McTavish of Developing Palates (a blogger) on How Bout That Cigar for a mid-summer podcast episode called “Industry Hive Mind.”

Due to a planned vacation—though here I am still working—I am unavailable to appear on the 2024 version of the show, Industry Hive Mind 5.0. But the show must go on, so filling in for me is Brooks Whittington. Also, it appears that Abe is unavailable, so Brandon Oveson of Apostate Cigars will be taking his spot.

 

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Charlie Minato

I am an editor and co-founder of halfwheel.com/Rueda Media, LLC. I previously co-founded and published TheCigarFeed, one of the two predecessors of halfwheel. I have written about the cigar industry for more than a decade, covering everything from product launches to regulation to M&A. In addition, I handle a lot of the behind-the-scenes stuff here at halfwheel. I enjoy playing tennis, watching boxing, falling asleep to the Le Mans 24, wearing sweatshirts year-round and eating gyros. echte liebe.