Zappy ZapolinPsychedelic Concierge · Futurist, Award-Winning Filmmaker, Psychedelic Concierge to the Stars

Is a career in psychedelics actually possible?

Name: Is a career in psychedelics actually possible?
Uploaded: 2026-06-15T18:16:26+00:00
Duration: 42 s
Channel: Zappy Zapolin
Description: In this interview excerpt, the speakers discuss the burgeoning demand for psychedelic guides, citing that roughly 39 million people express curiosity…

15 Jun 2026 · 1 min

Watch on YouTube

0:42

In this interview excerpt, the speakers discuss the burgeoning demand for psychedelic guides, citing that roughly 39 million people express curiosity about psychedelics. Even if only a fraction—potentially one million—seek guided experiences, the industry would require hundreds of thousands of trained guides. They reference MAPS’ MDMA clinical trials, which projected a need for 30,000 guides for MDMA alone, implying that across all psychedelic compounds the shortage is far larger. The conversation frames the current moment as a prime, perhaps unprecedented, opportunity for individuals to pursue careers in psychedelic guidance and related roles.

Chapters

Is a career in psychedelics actually possible today?
I would say it's the best time ever because there's 39 million people who've said they're psychedelic curious. Let's just say a million of those people wanna have somebody guide them. The number's probably a lot more, but at 1 million people, we need a lot of guides, and currently there's just not enough. When MAPS was doing their MDMA trials, they estimated that just for MDMA, they were gonna need 30,000 guides. And so you add all the compounds together, you're talking about hundreds of thousands of guides that are needed. Just if 1 million of the 39 million— reality is this is a huge opportunity that's happening right now.