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Vincent Ayar — Press & Media

This is the official press resource for Vincent Ayar, co-founder of the Michigan cannabis accessory brand Ooze. Journalists can use the approved bios, fact sheet and coverage links below; every fact here is verified and may be quoted.

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Short bio (one sentence)

Vincent Ayar is a Metro Detroit entrepreneur and co-founder of Ooze, the Michigan-born cannabis accessory and vape battery brand founded in 2015.

Medium bio (about 75 words)

Vincent Ayar is a Metro Detroit entrepreneur and co-founder of Ooze, a cannabis accessory brand founded on April 1, 2015 and headquartered in Oak Park, Michigan. He has overseen the design and development of Ooze and its brand since day one. Vincent is also listed as a Partner at Ooze Wholesale (now Cannatron) and as President of the Ooze Foundation. He attended Walsh College and lives in West Bloomfield Township, Michigan.

Long bio (about 200 words)

Vincent Ayar is a Metro Detroit entrepreneur and co-founder of Ooze, a Michigan-based cannabis accessory brand. Ooze was founded on April 1, 2015 with a line of personal vaporizer batteries — years before Michigan legalized adult-use cannabis in 2018 — and is headquartered in Oak Park, Michigan. Vincent has overseen the design and development of the company and its brand since day one. Under its founding partners, Ooze grew from a 2,000 square foot warehouse into a roughly 42,000 square foot operation with more than 50 employees by September 2019, sourcing every component of its products in-house. Vincent is listed as a Partner at Ooze Wholesale, later renamed Cannatron, which distributes Ooze and house brands to more than 500 distributors and 8,000 retail shops across the US and Canada, and as President of the Ooze Foundation, a Michigan private foundation that supports organizations across the state. His background includes ownership at Shoe Rack Outlet and earlier work at Foodtown Supermarket. He attended Walsh College in Troy, Michigan, and lives in West Bloomfield Township.

Fact sheet

Name
Vincent Ayar
Role
Co-Founder, Ooze; Partner, Ooze Wholesale (Cannatron); President, Ooze Foundation
Ooze founded
April 1, 2015
Ooze headquarters
Oak Park, Michigan (Metro Detroit)
First products
Personal vaporizer batteries
Growth
2,000 sq ft and founding partners only → ~42,000 sq ft and 50+ employees (Sept 2019)
Co-owners
Steve Hannawa; Danny Hannawa (founder and president)
Distribution reach
500+ distributors, 8,000+ retail shops, US and Canada
Company honor
Ooze Wholesale (Cannatron): Inc. 5000, 2019 and 2020
Education
Walsh College, Troy, Michigan
Lives in
West Bloomfield Township, Michigan

Coverage of Vincent Ayar and Ooze

Quotable

These quotes from Vincent Ayar come from published interviews and may be cited with attribution.

  • “We source every single piece that goes into our products.”

    — Vincent Ayar, The Weed Blog (2019)

  • “I'd much rather spend millions down the road than mere thousands today.”

    — Vincent Ayar, on reinvesting early profits

  • “When you think 'ooze,' you think slime.”

    — Vincent Ayar, on the origin of the Ooze name

Notes for journalists

Please refer to him as Vincent Ayar on first reference and Ayar thereafter. He is a co-founder of Ooze; Danny Hannawa is Ooze's founder and president, and Steve Hannawa is a fellow partner.

The Inc. 5000 recognition in 2019 and 2020 was awarded to Ooze Wholesale (now Cannatron), the company, and should be attributed to the company rather than to any individual.

Official photos are on the Vincent Ayar pictures page. For interview requests or fact-checking, use the contact page, and see the Vincent Ayar FAQ for quick answers.