Elevate Your Grind

Tracy Brady is the Vice President, Head of Global Communications Curaleaf, one of the largest MSO's in the United States. Prior to Curaleaf, Tracy was the SVP of Communications and Corporate Marketing at Hill Holliday. Tracy led a variety of communications, publicity and branding functions at Arnold WorldWide, Sony Pictures and Turner Broadcasting.

Mr. Sandelman is a 30-year veteran of banking and finance, with a history of generating shareholder value. He served as president of Bank of America Securities after building its capital markets businesses through the early 2000s, building Bank of America beyond its roots as a consumer and corporate lender, and subsequently founded and served as CEO of the multi-billion dollar asset manager Sandel...

Robert Beasley, a native Floridian, co-founded the law firm of Litvak, Beasley Wilson & Ball in 2001. As a consultant, Robert has advised multiple parties to obtain cannabis licenses and create related financing facilities in Florida, Oregon, California, and Washington, D.C.  Also, Robert has participated in the design and construction of five cannabis cultivation and processing facilities, served...

Paul Sykes has been the CFO of springbig since April 2021. Prior to joining springbig, Mr. Sykes was Chief Financial Officer of dmg information, the U.S. based business information group of London stock exchange listed DMGT plc, from 1997 to 2017; and from 2018 through 2020 was CFO and COO of Nordis Technologies. Particularly from his tenure at dmg information, Mr. Sykes has substantial experience...

Mr. Santo brings more than 25 years of experience leading lean, high-performance teams in Consumer Credit, Financial Services, Gaming and Technology, Higher Education and Specialty-Pharma. He has held a variety of senior-level positions at The First Marblehead Corporation, Fitch Ratings, International Game Technology, Lantheus Medical Imaging and, most recently, Columbia Care Inc., a leading multi...

Morgan Paxhia is a co-founder and Managing Partner of Poseidon, one of the longest running funds in the cannabis industry.  With over ten years experience in investing and finance, Morgan has developed a deep understanding of individual company analysis, portfolio construction, and risk mitigation. Since 2012, he has dedicated his investment focus primarily to the cannabis industry. Given the limi...

Sam Arellano is the Founder of Arellano Brand Co., a multi-disciplinary brand agency that partners with emerging cannabis companies seeking full-service sales, marketing, and brand design. Sam is an accomplished brand builder for B2B and B2C organizations using highly creative, omnichannel growth strategies.

Marc Sampogna  is the Chief Marketing Officer at Tru Green Global where he is responsible for overseeing the planning, development and execution of all branding, marketing and advertising initiatives for Clearfield and the TrueGreen portfolio. Marc is also the Founder of Canopy Brands Group, a full-service agency that has helped grow or reshape a wide range of successful brands from start-ups to e...

In a rare in-studio conversation, Todd sits down with Doug Kulig, Senior Sales Executive at Boveda Inc. Doug has bee working in the cannabis industry since 2018 and now works throughout the Southeast with the industry leader in two way humidity control.

Nicole Stanton is currently Vice President and General Counsel of Trulieve Cannabis Corp., the largest multi-state operator in the U.S. following a $2B acquisition which Ms. Stanton assisted in closing on October 1, 2021.  She oversees a 9-person legal department, the compliance team, government affairs, risk management and the company’s state medical directors.  Prior to that acquisition, Ms. Sta...

We sat down with CEO of Kush Rewards, Angelo Anzalone. Angelo is a seasoned professional in the cannabis, debt, and referral industries and is building the first centralized loyalty and rewards program for the cannabis industry.

With the vision of building an education company that would change the world’s perception of cannabis, Max Simon co-founded Green Flower in 2014. Green Flower has since become the industry leader in cannabis education, producing thousands of hours of premium content; bolstering a network of over 700 top cannabis experts; and building the largest library of cannabis education content in the world....

Richard Carleton is the CEO of CNSX Markets Inc. In this role he is responsible for the strategic direction and management of the Canadian Securities Exchange. Prior to this appointment, Richard served as Vice-President Corporate Development with responsibility for the technology, operations and trading sales teams for the CSE. Prior to joining the exchange, Richard worked as a business developmen...

Cristobal Rivera is the Senior Vice President of Retail Marketing and Store Development at Cresco Labs. Prior to joining Cresco, Rivera worked as the Senior Director at MillerCoors and focused on media planning, positioning, and communications in the Hispanic market. He also worked at PepsiCo as an Associate Brand Manager, and holds an MBA from The Tuck School of Business (Class of '08).

Jesse Channon joined Columbia Care in December 2019 as Chief Growth Officer. Jesse is an accomplished leader with over a decade of experience in digital marketing, consumer targeting, grassroots campaigns and social media, having advised and worked with some of the largest brands and agencies in the world, including Microsoft, AT&T, Honda, Starbucks, NBC, Red Bull and more. A member of the foundin...

Nicole Redler is Senior Community Affairs Manager at Eaze, California’s largest legal cannabis marketplace and the state’s largest cannabis employer. Nicole leads Eaze’s patient and veteran advocacy programs, building meaningful relationships to amplify community voices on important policy issues across California. To date, Eaze has completed over seven million deliveries, breaking own barriers to...

Jamie Evans is the co-founder and CEO of Herbacée. As a notable cannabis and wine personality, she is best known for creating The Herb Somm, a cannabis blog and lifestyle brand that is focused on the gourmet side of the industry. In addition to leading the Herbacée team, Jamie is a celebrated writer and author. Jamie the author of The Ultimate Guide to CBD: Explore the World of Cannabidiol. Her se...

Born with strong business instincts, Eric has been an entrepreneur and investor for several companies for 35 years now. This highly motivated professional is an activist by nature willing to make the world a better place, and this is exhibited in his and his company’s work ethics.

As a fonder of Palo Santo and Bridge Investments, Daniel has ben actively investing with and supporting inspired entrepreneurs for 20 years. Years ago he saw the potential of psychedelic medicines and has developed a deep network of relationships across the psychedelic research and business communities. His passion for the space is purpose-driven and science informed. He is thrilled to be a part o...

Light Townsend is the Chief Legal Officer of Green Point and works to ensure operations of the company and the work of the other executives stay compliant in this regulated industry. Prior to Green Point, Light was a management consultant overseeing business efficiency planning, management advisory, and reorganization projects for clients in the regulated industries of banking, insurance, and larg...

Marion is a serial entrepreneur who has founded, invested in, or been an advisor to over a dozen start-ups. He is a regular guest speaker at events such as Denver Start-up Week, CU Denver’s program on social entrepreneurship, and the United Nations Global Accelerator Initiative. Marion studied Architecture and Computer Science at the University of Kansas and Computer Information Systems with a min...

Freeminded is a luxury cannabis accessory brand producing unique joint holder tubes, cannabis storage boxes, and carrying cases in bold colors and rich materials. We sat down with Creative Director and COO, Todd Wayne, to hear about his exposure to the fashion industry as a kid, and why he decided to move into the cannabis industry with FREEMINDED.

Tim Conder is the President and Chief Operating Officer at TILT Holdings and the co-founder and CEO of Blackbird, a business solutions company and a supply chain software and operations company, respectively. Since founding Blackbird in 2015, Mr. Conder has overseen the rapid growth of his business in two of the most robust cannabis markets—California and Nevada. Under Mr. Conder’s leadership, Bla...

Erika Tingey is Head of Product at Backbone, and is responsible for the engagement and development of Backbone’s customizable cannabis manufacturing supply chain software. She champions her personal mission to help businesses be successful with support and creativity by solving unique challenges cannabis companies face and developing features based on client insights. Drawing from her background a...

Lizandro Salazar V is the President and Co-Founder of ArcataXInc., a Type 7 cannabis extraction operator based in Humboldt County. ArcataX was the first to legally operate with an unprecedented track record of excellence as one of California's premier bulk live resin wholesalers and co-packers.  ArcataX is currently the main supplier for five of the top ten most recognized brands in the California...