About Us

We are
Root Origins


Rooted in science, Root Origins™ is a grassroots wholesale bulk hemp and consumer products company developing, licensing and commercializing an all-natural plant-based line of full-spectrum hemp-derived and CBD-infused products.

Based in Roseburg, Oregon, Root Origins continues to expand its portfolio of affordable and convenient supplement products known to address a range of health and wellness issues.

Our customers – like all of us at Root Origins – are committed to nurturing their bodies with only the purest organic foods, beverages and supplements. True to those principles, Root Origins exemplifies a company culture committed to transparency ‘from Seed to Shelf’, allowing anyone the ability to trace the origins of our products right down to their actual roots. Puns intended.

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Meet Our Team

DISCOVER OUR ORIGINS

Eric Pike
Founder, Chief Operating Officer

Eric founded Root Origins™ in 2014 in reaction to discovering the restorative power of hemp after breaking his neck in a surf accident. Having immersed himself in plant genetics, Eric now leverages the inherent benefits of cannabinoids in developing novel, high-efficacy products able to help others.

Adding to his vast knowledge and hands-on experience in organic and sustainable agriculture, Eric brings decades of high-level marketing and brand development experience helping establishing Root Origins as a legacy market leader in the expanding but unpredictable Hemp industry. Some of the brands Eric has helped build include the Maxim Magazine National Tours, Playboy’s 50th Anniversary Tour, and such consumer brands as Axe Body Spray, Spy Optics, Paul Frank, G&S, Gravity Skateboards, Jen Optics, Asahi Beer and Independent Distillers.

Eric’s full background is on his LinkedIn page here.

Todd Scholl
Chief Marketing Officer

One of three Root Origins executives from the Midwestern United States, for nearing 20 years Todd has driven revenue growth and brand strategy for companies ranging from early stage start-ups to leading corporate B2B brands. At Root Origins he is responsible for branding, product development & packaging, sales & marketing and ecommerce & fulfillment.

Previously, Todd served as Head of Marketing for Certona, an enterprise customer experience platform for some of the world’s largest brands and retailers including Nike, Home Depot, Petco and Hurley. Todd served as Director of Marketing for an early online travel portal, ResorTime.com, and co-founded ConstructionJobs.com - a premier recruiting and job board for the construction industry.

Todd’s career highlights can be seen on his Linkedin profile here.

Vlad Kapustin
Strategic Advisor

Vlad Kapustin is a licensed attorney and Certified Compliance & Ethics Professional with over 30 years of experience bridging multidisciplinary skills and a proven ability converging strategy with legal and regulatory compliance, transaction execution, policy, and risk management. Vlad brings experience managing the legal, regulatory and compliance functions for global healthcare investors assessing GMP-compliant pharmaceutical manufacturing and distribution projects in Ukraine and Russia, interfacing with FDA consultation and regulatory evaluation panels for the USAID Medical Technology Transfer Activity Programs.

Vlad also contributed 10 years in-house as Associate General Counsel and Chief International Counsel for Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company, responsible for legal and regulatory compliance matters for non-U.S. life insurance, investment management and financial services operations. Most recently, Vlad was responsible for global investment initiatives and their financial crimes compliance program requirements for The New York Life Investments Group boutiques with more than $565 billion in assets under management. Vlad’s career highlights can be seen on his LinkedIn profile here.

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Why Us?

Root Origins provides cutting-edge knowledge and only the highest quality resources and products at each stage of the industrial and commercial hemp cycle. We operate four primary business units including a fast growing co-op, branded extracts products, smokable flower and targeted consulting services.

Walking the Talk from Seed to Shelf

Before ever advising farmers and processors, our R&D experts make certain that we set standards for risk management, compliance and product quality, ensuring all Root Origins partners have the greatest likelihood of success. We leverage long standing relationships directly with seed producers, equipment manufacturers, and fertilizer providers, vetting them at every stage to make sure that third-party tests will validate the results. 

Partnerships

Root Origins believes that our relationships with farmers are as valuable as with leading universities and research centers. Holding this belief earns us the privilege of working alongside other compliance-first organizations state by state in order to match genetics and best practices with any micro-climate, all leading to higher yields and purer products. In return, farmers welcome us to contract with them in advance and are happy to contribute to our development of downstream markets for all of Hemp's industrial uses, further benefiting their bottom line. Our re-investment into agriculture and infrastructure sets us apart from a rapidly growing industry otherwise focused on profits over purpose.

Product Development

Root Origins R&D credentials include tech, culinary and cultural experts co-developing a branded line of products utilizing hemp extracts. Root Origins flagship products include sublingual CBD sprays and tinctures, muscle and body topicals, and nano CBD water—all backed by world-class GMP and NSF certified manufacturing. ​

Broker Sales

Root Origins supports the downstream hemp market through consultation and sales of hemp products including flower, biomass, isolate, and distillate & crude oil.