About this episode

Caitlin Bricker interviews Gonzalo Bisquerra and Chris Kilham about Happy Caapi, a non-hallucinogenic supplement derived from the ayahuasca vine.

In this special two-guest Founder Feature, host Caitlin Bricker sits down with Gonzalo Bisquerra, founder of Happy Caapi, and Chris Kilham, the botanical expert known as Medicine Hunter, to talk about the first non-hallucinogenic supplement made from the ayahuasca vine. Gonzalo spent two decades in sourcing and supply chain for major CPG companies before an ayahuasca ceremony in Panama changed the course of his life. After connecting with two friends developing an early prototype, he spent four years navigating the regulatory, sourcing, and formulation challenges of bringing Happy Caapi to market - a legal, shelf-stable way for people to access the vine's benefits without the hallucinogenic experience associated with full ayahuasca ceremonies. Chris Kilham, who has studied medicinal plants around the world for over 30 years and sat in 135 ayahuasca ceremonies himself, joined as an early advisor and friend of the brand, bringing decades of botanical sourcing expertise and his own published sustainability research on the ayahuasca vine. Caitlin, Gonzalo, and Chris dig into the important distinction between psychoactive and psychedelic, how the vine alone delivers focus and mood…

People in this episode

Host: Caitlin Bricker

Guests: Gonzalo Bisquerra, Chris Kilham

Topics covered

• non-hallucinogenic supplements
• ayahuasca vine
• sourcing and supply chain
• botanical expertise
• sustainability

Keywords

• Happy Caapi
• ayahuasca vine
• non-hallucinogenic
• botanical sourcing
• sustainability
• Caitlin Bricker
• Gonzalo Bisquerra
• Chris Kilham

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Happy Caapi, Medicine Hunter

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