Elevate Your Grind

David Hasenauer is the Chief Executive Officer of Green Point Research. David is a cannabis policy expert and real estate development professional. David was an integral part of the campaign that passed Amendment 2 by a historic margin, effectively bringing medical cannabis to Florida. Subsequently, David helped craft and pass both pieces of legislation bringing industrial hemp to the state of Flo...

Sean is an experienced corporate attorney who centers his practice on advising cannabis operators, professional sports franchises, software companies and a variety of emerging and multinational businesses on corporate transactions and agreements. He also advises investors and industry participants on mergers, acquisitions and divestitures, and general corporate agreements. Prior to joining Fox, Se...

David Belsky, CEO and Founder at FlowerHire - David Belsky is a recruiting industry veteran and founder of FlowerHire, an Executive Talent Firm founded out of LA that has become a core building block of the Cannabis industry. Since its inception, FlowerHire has helped hundreds of cannabis companies build and optimize their talent chain, and have helped countless candidates understand this unique a...

I.B. ‘Brian’ Sekandi was born in Kampala, Uganda, two days before the first general election since the pre-independence elections in 1962. I.B Sekandi spent his early childhood in Uganda and Zimbabwe before immigrating to Canada. For the past decade and a half, I.B. has helped the world's largest brands in recruitment and talent acquisition strategies for North America's top talent in technology,...

18-year cannabis veteran Jason Navarrete was born with a green thumb. Experiencing a poor and sometimes homeless upbringing, he started growing vegetables at age 8 to help his mother put food on the table. When he was 12, he began growing and selling cannabis, and learned how he could use his own “Midas touch” to turn his growing efforts into a thriving business.  He became one of only 10 people i...

Ayr is an expanding vertically integrated, U.S. multi-state cannabis operator, focused on delivering the highest quality cannabis products and customer experience throughout its footprint. Based on the belief that everything starts with the quality of the plant, the Company is focused on superior cultivation to grow superior branded cannabis products. Ayr strives to enrich consumers’ experience ev...

Rosie Mattio is a strategic powerhouse, industry connector and influencer running the #1 ranked cannabis PR firm by Greenmarket Report. Based in New York City, her firm serves over 50 marquee cannabis clients, including Headset, Green Thumb Industries, Papa & Barkley, LeafLink, Greenlane and Curaleaf. Rosie has helped usher in the New Cannabis Age. She garners global media coverage in mainstream p...

Andreas brings over three decades of advertising, entertainment, and technology experience to his role as Chief Creative Director. Before joining Jushi, Dre served as Creative Director and Head of Content for Idean, a leading global design agency, and was instrumental in building out Idean’s US footprint with key clients such as IBM, HP, Rolls Royce and Ericsson. Dre is also known for his photogra...

Tikun Olam, the worlds first licensed Medical Cannabis company, and research pioneer, entered the Florida market in March of 2019 by partnering with vertically integrated VidaCann. Tom is responsible for  the entire GTM to include packaging, state label approvals, budtender training, new product development, cultivation and processing oversight. Tom also handles all market promotions inclusive of...

David Kessler is the Chief Science Officer at Agrify. He has 20+ years of cannabis cultivation experience including 10 years of CEA (closed environmental agriculture) indoor farm design. David’s focus on the application of technology to optimize process & workflow while reducing operational costs are a common theme throughout his prolific industry publications. David also regularly lectures at man...

Marc Lopez is the CTO and co-founder of Drop Delivery, the cannabis industry’s only all-in-one delivery technology solution for retailers. A twenty-something serial entrepreneur, Marc previously co-founded Greenlight Technologies, a leading order-ahead and digital loyalty software in the cannabis industry, which was acquired in 2018 by publicly-traded Leafbuyer Technologies.  Before jumping into t...

Emily Paxhia is the Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Poseidon Asset Management. Emily has reviewed thousands of companies in the cannabis industry and has worked with countless founders in many capacities. Emily has held board seats for multiple portfolio companies and participates as an adviser to multiple teams. Extremely active in the investment decision making and ongoing investment oversigh...

Mikaela serves as the VP of Retail Business Development at springbig. During her time at springbig, she has helped many of the largest multistate operators and highest volume retailers reimagine their loyalty program and their relationship with their customers/patients. Through integrations with leading cannabis POS and e-commerce partners, springbig offers data-driven strategic marketing, retenti...

Ashley Reynolds and her husband Colin established EMT in May of 2017 after Ashley’s personal struggle with postpartum anxiety. Finding relief through the use of CBD, Ashley saw a need for cannabis advocation to all. Reynolds believes the strong household decision makers of the world stand to benefit the most from the use of cannabis and has worked tirelessly empowering women to make smart, safe de...

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...

Mellow is the UK’s trusted e-commerce destination for customers & brands to learn, buy and sell CBD. Founded by a management and stakeholder team with over 20 years of marketplace and 40 years of eCommerce experience, they have rapidly turned mellow into one of the most renowned marketplaces to buy and sell CBD products. Mellow believes that furthering the CBD industry starts with education and ai...

Kendra Stocking is a collaborative cannabis sales leader with over 13 years experience in sales in the cannabis, action sports and real estate industries. She is currently with Vice President of Sales at Old Pal, a west coast canna company crafting quality cannabis in California and Nevada.

Tara Wells is the cofounder of Ganja Goddess, a California-based premium online shopping, delivery and lifestyle brand, which recently launched CBD Goddess, a national, one-stop-shop e-commerce site for cannabis and hemp-derived CBD consumer and pet products. Previously, Tara was an executive producer and writer, winning an Emmy for "The Amazing Race" on CBS. Her background in production, business...

Today we sit down with Lindsey Ramos and Todd Sherman of Midland Scientific, Inc. Founded in 1975, Midland Scientific is a full-line provider of laboratory supplies such as chemicals, reagents, solutions, glassware, plasticware, biological media, instrumentation, equipment, and laboratory consumables.  Midland Scientific provides scientific supplies and equipment nationwide focused on the industri...

Jocelyn Sheltraw is the Director of Strategy at Seattle-based cannabis data analytics firm Headset. Jocelyn is the company lead on new market expansion, and is responsible for presenting all opportunities within the market and understanding the various nuances, from licensure and policies to recognizing who the movers and shakers are. She works to educate teams on what Headset does, how to integra...

Laura Morarity is the Senior Vice President of Marketing and Communications at Leafly. She leads the marketing, content, and corporate affairs work at Leafly, a cannabis marketplace that helps millions of people each month learn about and buy the cannabis products they want from licensed retailers and brands around North America.

Gia Morón is the President for Women Grow. She began working with Women Grow headquarters in January 2017 as Director of Communications, after transitioning from the Women Grow New York City market in 2016. With 25 years of experience in public relations, in 2012 Gia launched GVM Communications, Inc., a public relations, brand and business development firm. Her client base ranges from small to mid...

Betty is a master of marketing with 20+ years of experience working in TV licensing, digital media and music festivals. Along with being well versed in the subcultures of all aforementioned fields, from the community level to a global scale, Betty also holds the title of CMO for digital platform FEVO. When she’s not traveling for business, she spends quality time with her three children. Betty gra...

Christian Lizardi began in the cannabis industry in 2018 as a medtender. Within a few short months, he worked my way up to Sales Lead and by year's end, I was the Assistant Manager for one of the busiest dispensary locations in the state of Florida. Christian decided to take a different route as retail was not the intended destination, just a quick stop on this road we call life. He got a role wit...

One of the world's leaders in individual empowerment and creator of "Project Limitless" and "Accessing You". Blessed with the fortitude to be himself in a world that forces us to be what it wants you to be, his personal journey amidst reporters and cameras since his days at the University of Texas. Ricky's ability to question everything has transformed his life as well as everyone that he's come i...