Vapouround magazine Issue 06 | Page 208

FYI Q&A Vapouround meets Dwane Morrison, CEO of Liquid EFX Hi Dwane, thank you for your time! Tell us a little about yourself. I was born and raised in Southern California. I still live in So Cal close to the Liquid EFX headquarters. My wife of 11 years also works for Liquid EFX and we have two children, a 6 year old boy and 4 year old girl. How did you get into vaping? It was a combination of two things; I am seasoned in the chemical blending industry and have created several popular animal health care products. Most of our products contained propylene glycol and this drew my attention to the industry. Also, both of my grandmothers passed away from lung cancer from smoking cigarettes. I took it upon myself to research the benefits of vaping versus smoking and I was compelled to share this alternative with as big an audience I could find. What is the ethos behind Liquid EFX? We aim to supply the highest quality e-liquid in the industry, set trends and provide incredible customer service to every shop owner, consumer and distributor. We want Liquid EFX to be a trusted and established name in the industry. 208 ISSUE 06 VAPOUROUND MAGAZINE We hear you’re scheduled for an exciting European tour. Can you tell us more about that please? How did it come about? Which stops will you be making? Which is the place you’re most looking forward to visiting? It’s really exciting! We are bringing some of the top vape tricksters from the U.S. and hitting 7 major cities over the course of 12 days. We’re hosting trick competitions and exhibitions at popular vape shops. We are working in collaboration with another U.S. based company, Five Star Juice. Together, we are launching a new flavour line this tour called Liquid Stars (which is Liquid EFX meets Five Star). It’s impossible to pick one stop – I’m looking forward to the entire thing! The tour starts August 10th in Dublin and we’ll make our way to Belfast, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Manchester, Birmingham, and finish up in London. Where can we get more information about this European tour? Can anyone pop along? Anyone will be welcome and you can reach out to us via the contact us section on our website, LiquidEFXvape.com. Make sure to follow Liquid EFX on our IG and Facebook pages @LiquidEFXvape. We will be sure to post more information closer to the event. How do you want vapers to feel when they’re vaping your e-liquids? Simple - I want every vaper to feel excited they have purchased an incredible flavour and feel safe knowing Liquid EFX operates under the highest standards in the industry. How long does it take to create a Liquid EFX e-liquid? About 3 to 4 months and literally dozens if not 100 plus variations in the same flavour so we get it exactly right. We then like to beta test it with shops and distribution chain networks to ensure we have a winner. Once shops, distributors and consumers purchase our juice, they come back - not just for the juice alone, but because we follow up, genuinely care and truly believe that vaping creates community.