Ep28 - Brandon Deroche: Using Music & Psychedelics to Create Positive Social Change

from Love, Loss & Hallucinations with Scott Schumaker · host Scott Schumaker

In this episode, music and psychedelic entrepreneur Brandon Deroche, founder and CEO of Propeller and Portal, shares how transformative plant medicine journeys have influenced him and his career path. Wanting to have a meaningful career from a young age, and influenced by his grandfather’s death, insights from psychedelics and Ram Dass, Brandon and I discuss how he’s has pursued positive social change with his businesses. This is a path that has also created opportunities for him to work with the likes of Chappelle Roan, Justin Isbell, Lorde, ODESZA, Boygenius, and many more. We also get into how and why he, along with Justin Boreta, formerly of The Glitch Mob, created Portal, a non-profit and community dedicated to destigmatizing the responsible use of psychedelics, educating about their benefits, and advocating for accessibility. If you’re wanting to start a business in the psychedelic, non-profit or music space, you’ll want to tune into this one! BRANDON'S LINKS: Propeller | Propeller IG Portal | Portal IG Personal IG SCOTT’S LINKS: Monday Meditation newsletter | Website | Instagram | Facebook | TikTok MUSIC – Wilderado, “Surefire (piano)”

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In this episode, music and psychedelic entrepreneur Brandon Deroche, founder and CEO of Propeller and Portal, shares how transformative plant medicine journeys have influenced him and his career path. Wanting to have a meaningful career from a young age, and influenced by his grandfather’s death, insights from psychedelics and Ram Dass, Brandon and I discuss how he’s has pursued positive social change with his businesses. This is a path that has also created opportunities for him to work with the likes of Chappelle Roan, Justin Isbell, Lorde, ODESZA, Boygenius, and many more. We also get into how and why he, along with Justin Boreta, formerly of The Glitch Mob, created Portal, a non-profit and community dedicated to destigmatizing the responsible use of psychedelics, educating about their benefits, and advocating for accessibility. If you’re wanting to start a business in the psychedelic, non-profit or music space, you’ll want to tune into this one! BRANDON'S LINKS:Propeller | Propeller IG Portal | Portal IGPersonal IG SCOTT’S LINKS: Monday Meditation newsletter | Website | Instagram | Facebook | TikTok MUSIC – Wilderado, “Surefire (piano)”

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