Smoking Vapor
The Smoking Vapor Company was born
from a love story between vapor products and a
team of dedicated individuals who were determined
to offer only the best, and most unique
vaping products to their consumers. Smoking
Vapor was founded in 2008 by Amir Hakak.
What started as a retail kiosk business that
managed to live through the FDA shut-down in
2009, became a manufacturing phenomenon in
the vape world with the Mi-One vape in 2016!
Let’s rewind; After the historic 2010 lawsuit that overturned
the FDA’s blockade on e-cigs, Smoking Vapor was back in
the game. Amir wanted a better performing product and
started designing and manufacturing cig-a-like products
instead of just outsourcing from suppliers. Amir spent
2010-2012 attempting to perfect the early vape technology.
Then, in 2013, after a chance meeting with Geoff Habicht
that led to a powerful partnership, Geoff bought half of the
business and joined Amir, bringing in his own background
of working as an executive in Fortune 500. Together, Amir
and Geoff rebranded and restructured the business in 2013.
Geoff expressed, “As we’ve grown and changed with the industry, we’ve had to stay ahead of both technology and regulations to focus on building a company that can last, because we’ve been through the early turmoil of the industry.”
MI-ONE
SV’s First really big international product success was the
Mi-One that launched in 2016 with a goal to deliver not only
the ideal flavor and function expected from their proprietary
technology, but to also serve the huge underrated market
for female vapers. They sourced many materials from
all over the world to blend fashion into the function of the
product to create a user experience that improves the standards
of lasting quality, attention to detail, and engineering.
Their mission from the beginning has been to “Wow” the
customer in every aspect possible. When they ran into issues
from outsourcing manufacturing, they decided to build
a factory of their own to guarantee optimal quality. The Mi-
One fundamentally changed vaping by incorporating fashion
with it’s small and discreet size paired with function that
will produce the desired flavor that was lacking from other
devices on the market. After launching the Mi-One, consumers
spoke up with roaring applause and created a huge
momentum behind it!
MI-POD
SV was prototyping some products during the Mi-one
launch, one of them being the Mi-Pod. Mi-Pod is their latest
pod-system device, which is building a reputation as the
hottest item in the market right now. Available in +20 countries
and growing every day, The Mi-Pod is an American
designed & engineered device with a custom built 950mAh
battery (3x the competition) with a true “Vape-Pod” system
that produces flavor and vapor with the same quality that
users have come to expect. The Mi-Pod is a 2ml pod system
(by US and EU regulations) that lends the user the ability
to use any liquid, from dripper juice to the popular nic
salts. The airflow is designed for lung inhale, yet the chip
is designed to be sensitive enough for mouth-to-lung. Additionally,
for users that want a really tight draw, the Pods
come with an optional insert plug to tighten the air flow to
adjust for personal preference. The price of Mi-Pod ranges
from $45-$50 that includes 2 pods that allows for +5 refills
each (save money with being able to refill!). The additional
refill 2-pack of pods cost only $10. Just for feedback, they
gave out free Mi-Pods at a tradeshow and got a lot of compliments
on the fashion style, strap, customizable abilities,
and the smaller vape for public discreet vaping, including it’s
“Stealth Mode” that will turn the light off. The positive reaction
to fashion led them to focus more on the style aspect of
the brand since they already had a high quality product, and
directed their attention to obtaining high quality materials
for the fashion as well, so the consumer could have a device
to be proud of, from the outside in!
OLD LOCO & MI-SALT
SV wanted to extend
the quality of their
products to the e-liquid
that consumers would
be using in their vapes,
so after traveling the
world and searching
for the best quality raw
materials for E-Liquid,
Amir and Geoff found the winner! Introducing Old Loco
brand, with 3 distinct flavors created from sourcing raw materials
from multiple countries; Mambo Mango, Electro Currant
& Salsa Grape. The flavors are named such because when
you vape it, you just want to dance! Old Loco won Best in
Class at Vape Showcase Dallas for Mambo Mango and Won
again Best in Class at Vape Showcase St. Louis for Mambo
Mango. The flavors are truly unique and represent their passion
to “Wow” the consumer. Riding on the success of Old
Loco, they have also produced a highly anticipated line of eliquid
called Mi-Salt! With the vaping market transitioning
into nicotine salts, it seemed like the perfect time to announce
the Mi-Salt launch. Stay tuned!
S6XTH SENSE
Smoking Vapor has also created a brand for the cannabis
market called S6XTH SENSE. You can view their range of
products at www.s6xth.com. S6XTH SENSE brings vape
technology, experience and fashion for the Canna industry
consumer with products like The Rabbi, a cartridge designed
for thick distillates, and The Swan, a fashion forward
vaporizer designed to fit all pre-filled cartridges! Additionally,
they do a large OEM manufacturing business for distillate
cartridges for oil extractors.
Smoking Vapor received the prestigious INC5000
award for fastest growing private companies in USA now
3 years in a row! The Smoking Vapor team even won Gold
at the International Stevies Business Awards for Sales and
Customer Service in 2016. The SV team has grown significantly
in both branches, with 30 employees in Phoenix, and
another 80 at the manufacturing facility overseas. Geoff
emphasizes that Smoking Vapor is an American company
with an American business model to provide top tier quality
products and customer service. “Our company has a mission
to create products that improve the quality of people
lives. Our values are on “wowing” the customer. We believe
in radical inclusion. Every person is unique (as is each of our
staff) and we want each person to let their true selves shine.
When we make products, we include everyone’s ideas and
feedback and the unique colors, patterns and materials we
use are so users can express themselves and their personal
style.” You can visit their online retail store at www.smokingvapor.com and their online distribution and wholesale at
www.svdistro.com