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Since the early stages of the Internet, in the mid-1990s, Sparky Rose has grown from a cutting-edge designer into a leading branding and marketing professional with deep expertise and focus in the medical and recreational cannabis industry. A visionary and believer in championing products that help society, he was at the forefront of the cannabis industry from 2003 to 2006 as executive director of...

Jessica Billingsley serves as Akerna’s Chief Executive Officer. In June 2019 she became the first CEO of a cannabis ancillary company to be listed on Nasdaq. She co-founded MJ Freeway in 2010, where she served as President until April 2018, and later as the CEO until MJ Freeway was acquired by MTech to form Akerna. In 2015, she was named as one of Fortune’s Most Promising Female Entrepreneurs, in...

Sara Stewart is building out the first legal cannabis consumption lounges in America under her new advisory company, The Highspitality Group. Sara is an experienced hospitality professional providing exceptional customer service in establishments ranging from nightclubs to fine-dining restaurants. With unique experience managing and operating in the first cannabis consumption lounge in the US,  Sa...

Dr. Stuart Titus, Ph. D., is an industry innovator who has been involved in the growth of many companies in the cannabis industry, and started his relationship with Medical Marijuana Inc. by becoming its seventh investor. Titus’ is also a Wall Street veteran, where he was a bond trader for 11 years. Dr. Titus earned his undergraduate degree at Rollins College, and his Ph. D. from the Open Internat...

Steven Ernest is a Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Sharp Capital Advisors. Steven began his career at J.P. Morgan and leverages a decade of experience in the capital markets, as well as five years in the cannabis industry to advise owner/operators and investors alike in the cannabis space. Steven began his career in cannabis by co-founding Mazakali in San Francisco. He then joined Viridian Capi...

Cannabis dispensary professionals are all too familiar with constantly juggling their inventory, customer engagement programs, employee success efforts, and everything in between. Two technology-focused entrepreneurs, Cree Robinson and Louis Masensi, are hoping to simplify this process with their new software company touCanna, which automates and connects all of a dispensary’s work in one place. T...

The Flowery is a newly opened, family-owned MMTC in the state of Florida. Currently available by delivery in Miami-Dade and Monroe County, The Flowery has begun to rack up rave reviews and praise for their flower. "We are flower focused, and when our patients experience our products, it's a handshake with our grower at our Homestead nursery. We control every stage of the process, from seed to sale...

Halston Trabucco is the Chief Marketing Officer at Hoban Law Group. In this role, she is responsible for leading the company’s marketing and communication efforts, including media relations, branding, advertising, social media, video, and online content. Additionally, she manages and oversees sponsorships, events, charitable contributions, and marketing training. Prior to joining Hoban Law Group,...

Shadi Ramey discovered her passion for food at an early age growing up in a first-generation Persian household where the act of preparing food was always slow and always intuitive. She learned at an early age that real food takes hours to create and that the same reverence must be given to experiencing that food. Shadi is a self-taught chef combining her interest in cultures from around the world...

Michael brings vast investor relations, marketing, finance, market intelligence, and treasury experience to his role as EVP of Investor Relations & Treasury at Jushi. Before joining Jushi, Michael served as head of Investor Relations and Treasurer at KLX Energy Services. Michael earned his BS in Finance from the University of Florida. Michael also earned his Master’s in International Business from...

Dan Berman, Chairman and CEO of three sister companies, CannabisBPO, PharmaCentra and Concentra Solutions, has created, consulted and managed successful customer and patient customer relationship management programs for Fortune 100 companies for over 25 years. Dan helped revolutionize the patient compliance industry with the creation of WellTouch™, an innovative contact management program that tra...

Amy is a manager of HBK's Manufacturing Solutions and is located in the Youngstown, Ohio office. She joined the firm in 2019, after spending thirteen years in the manufacturing industry. Amy has experience navigating strategic and financial matters associated with manufacturing companies. She works closely with these companies to help them plan, execute, and meet their short- and long-term goals....

Chanda Macias, MBA, Ph. D., is the Owner and General Manager of the National Holistic Healing Center Medical Marijuana Dispensary (NHHC) in Washington D.C. NHHC is a patient advocated company dedicated to providing individuals with debilitating medical conditions, and specific illnesses with alternative allopathic medicine. NHHC provides patient education and support, medical marijuana, and medica...

Music aficionado, David Sinopoli, has spent his career organizing some of Miami’s most iconic events. From 2010 up to its closing in 2017, Sinopoli made waves in the Magic City through his stellar, unprecedented programming of Miami’s very own nightclub and lounge, Bardot. Sinopoli’s shows at Bardot consistently featured a variety of bookings, which proved pivotal to the scene, marking Miami as a...

Paul Rosen is a noted career entrepreneur, management consultant and public speaker. Over the last 8 years Paul has become one of the most active entrepreneurs, advisors and investors in the emerging global cannabis industry. Paul Rosen was a co-founder of PharmaCan Capital Corp. (NASDAQ: CRON; TSX: CRON) and served as its first President and CEO. Paul has held board positions with a number of pub...

Kebra Smith-Bolden is a true trailblazer, a respected healthcare professional with the vision, purpose and drive to transform the nascent cannabis industry. Trained as a registered nurse, Kebra leveraged her medical knowledge and decades of professional experience to create CannaHealthTM, the first and only Connecticut cannabis business owned by an African-American. CannaHealthTM is a division of...

Vanessa is the founder of multiple startups and recently exited her first cannabis venture - Greenlight Technologies Inc., the first mobile order-ahead cannabis app for dispensary purchases within 9 months of launching. She is now the Co-founder and CEO of Drop Delivery, an all-in-one compliant SaaS platform specifically designed for cannabis retailers to offer delivery services. The Drop Delivery...

Shayda Torabi has been called one of the most influential Women in WordPress and now she’s one of the women leading the cannabis reformation conversation building one of Texas’ premier CBD brands. She's currently the CEO and Co-Founder of RESTART CBD, an education first CBD wellness brand. And has formerly held marketing positions at WP Engine and WebDevStudios. Additionally, she runs an Austin ba...

David is President at Tress Capital, an established investment management firm in the cannabis sector, founded in 2013. Tress originates, guides, and manages investment for HNW, SFO, and institutional clients in both fund and bespoke SMA vehicles. Tress works closely with its companies and sector as an active value-add investor. Its portfolio includes industry leaders such as SC Labs, Headset, Bak...

Marc began his career over 25 years ago in a Fort Lauderdale home health care agency where he worked as a finance and reimbursement manager. That experience led him to work for a boutique South Florida CPA firm that provided accounting services as well as tax preparation and consulting to the home health care industry where he practiced for 8 years and became an industry leader in Medicare home he...

Steve DeAngelo is a pioneering cannabis entrepreneur, activist, author, and on-screen personality. He co-founded several iconic cannabis businesses and organizations: Harborside, one of the first six dispensaries licensed in the US; Steep Hill Laboratory, the first dedicated cannabis lab; the Arc View Group, the first cannabis investment firm; and the National Cannabis Industry Association, the in...

With over 10 years in corporate pharmaceutical business development, strategy & operational leadership, Dr. Odumosu brings a unique combination of experiences from academic, public health and life science organizations. In his role as Ilera Healthcare’s first Chief Operating Officer, Dr Odumosu was a core part of the executive team in establishing and managing Ilera’s business operation’s post lic...

Andrew Glashow is President, Chief Operating Officer of the company. he was Director of the Company. Mr. Glashow is a founding partner of New World Merchant Partners, LLC, a strategic and advisory firm, and has served as a Managing Director since its inception in 2008. Mr. Glashow specializes in advising with respect to microcap transactions in the $5 million to $50 million range. He has in excess...

Prior to joining Exactus as Chief Growth Officer/ President, Derek was responsible for over $100 million in revenue at his previous company EcoGen Laboratories. Prior Derek was the CEO/Co-Founder of Healing Ventures, a marketing & supply chain firm that helped bring several leading CBD companies to market. He is a thought leader who has played a substantial role in the emerging hemp industry. Mr....

Kristen Yoder, featured in Vanity Fair, Forbes, USA Today and named one of Marijuana Venture Magazine's “40 Under 40 Rising Stars of Cannabis”, is a 15 year Los Angeles industry veteran, strategic advisor and radio and podcast personality who has managed successful businesses in every sector of the cannabis industry.  As the cannabis industry becomes inundated with dishonest businesses and mislead...