Vincent Ayar Interviews and Press Coverage, Summarized

Published September 13, 2019, this is a question-and-answer conversation centered on Vincent. It covers how Ooze started, with a line of personal vaporizer batteries in April 2015, and the origin of the name, which he tied to the slime-like texture of concentrates.

He talks about manufacturing in direct terms, saying the company sources every single piece that goes into its products. He also explains the decision to put early profits back into growth, R&D and marketing, and shares his line about preferring to spend millions later over thousands now.

The timing captures Ooze at a growth point. By that September the company had grown from a 2,000 square foot starting warehouse to about 42,000 square feet and more than 50 employees. The conversation also credits partner Steve Hannawa with bringing e-cigarette technology to Michigan.

The Metro Times piece takes a wider, company-level view. It looks at how a Michigan vape retailer turned into a significant name in the marijuana accessory market, tracing its rise from a small Oak Park operation.

For a local reader, the story frames Ooze as a Metro Detroit business success: owners who are Michigan natives, a staff drawn largely from the area, and products shipped to customers far beyond the state.

The Weed Blog gives Vincent's own voice and reasoning; the Metro Times gives the outside, regional perspective. Between them they cover the founding, the name, the sourcing model, the reinvestment strategy and the company's Michigan identity.

Media requests can be sent through the contact page of this official site. The press page has short, medium and long bios plus a fact sheet for writers who need background quickly.

Both pieces date from 2019, but they remain the primary published record of how Ooze was built and how Vincent Ayar thinks about the business. Later facts, such as the 2020 creation of the Ooze Foundation and the renaming of Ooze Wholesale to Cannatron, came after the interviews, so they are covered elsewhere on this site rather than in those articles.

Researchers comparing sources should treat the original articles as authoritative for what he said, and this site as the maintained record of current roles.