Thinking Outside The Bud

Jon Malave, Founder, Chairperson of the Tristate Cannabis Alliance

Jon Malave is a Founder, Chairperson of the Tristate Cannabis Alliance as well as CEO of QAcanna, a Quality Assurance and operational regulatory compliance company in the cannabis industry. The Tristate Cannabis Alliance is a coalition of NY, NJ, CT & PA small and medium sized businesses, social organizational leaders, representatives, and policy advocates, in conjunction with non-industry citizens, whose mission is dedicated to ensuring a socially equitable and regionally harmonized cannabis industry.

https://www.instagram.com/tristate_cannabis_alliance/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/tristate-cannabis-alliance-b99168222/

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Mark Horbal, Co-founder, Springbig

Mark is the Co-founder and SVP of Digital Communications at Springbig, a software platform providing customer loyalty and marketing automation solutions to cannabis retailers and brands in the U.S. and Canada. The company's platform connects consumers with retailers and brands, through SMS marketing, emails, a customer feedback system, and loyalty programs, to support retailers' and brands' customer engagement and retention.

https://www.instagram.com/springbigrewards/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/springbig

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/springbig-inc-/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/springbigrewards/

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Devin Calloway, Founder, Co-CEO, CTO and President of Eco Farm Holdings PBC

Devin Calloway is the Founder, co-CEO, CTO and President of Eco Farm Holdings PBC leading the company’s technology and manufacturing functions. Calloway brings over 15 years of cannabis industry and advocacy experience as well as 20 years in web development, UI/UX and Info Architecture bringing a unique perspective to technology operations in the cannabis industry. Prior to founding Eco Farm, Calloway founded the first web and mobile cannabis locator app directing users to legal cannabis resources. Calloway holds various degrees and certifications from Sacred Heart University, Fairfield University, and New York Institute of Technology.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/devincalloway/

Instagram: @devincalloway

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Dima Chernobilsky, Co-Founder & CEO at GrowDirector

A former CFO of a public company, Dima has worked in various finance and management roles in East Europe and Africa for more than a decade. Dima and his co-founders decided five years ago to solve problems they encountered when growing plants. Their goal was to grow anything anywhere with minimal effort and zero mistakes. Thus, GrowDirector was born. Five years later, they have launched their third generation of greenhouse automation and hydroponics controller.

https://growdirector.com/

https://www.instagram.com/growdirectoragri/

https://www.facebook.com/growdirectorltd

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George Allen, Chairman of the Board, Lowell Farms

George Allen serves as Chairman of the Board for California-based Lowell Farms Inc. (CSE:LOWL; OTCQX:LOWLF), a leading, vertically-integrated, cannabis company with advanced production capabilities, including cultivation, extraction, manufacturing, brand sales & marketing, and distribution. A seasoned executive with extensive financing and transaction experience, Mr. Allen has built multiple companies through a combination of organic and acquisition-driven growth. He has recruited operating teams and shaped strategy in several competitive and dynamic industries.

https://twitter.com/LowellFarms

https://twitter.com/LowellFarmsInc

https://www.lowellfarms.com/,

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Colton Griffin, CEO, Flourish Software

Colton is CEO of Flourish Software, a leading supply chain management and seed to sale tracking software solution for the cannabis, CBD, and hemp verticals. Prior to Flourish, Colton was a consultant at Manhattan Associates, a market leader in best-of breed supply chain software. There he specialized in business intelligence and data analytics for supply chain applications, helping dozens of companies optimize their operations. He moved onto Genuine Parts Company (Fortune #177) where he built and managed a reporting platform deployed to dozens of distribution centers as well as corporate inventory optimization and trade management systems. He started a consulting practice focused on this discipline and ultimately founded a startup to build a SaaS analytics platform for distribution center operations. Flourish was born from this endeavor. He graduated from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville with a BS in Industrial Engineering.

https://www.instagram.com/finallyflourish/

Company's LinkedIn Page https://www.linkedin.com/company/flourishsoftware/

Company's Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/FinallyFlourish

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Francesca Vavala, President of The Sales Joint

Francesca Vavala is President of The Sales Joint, a cannabis sales business that helps craft growers stay competitive in all markets through professional sales. With five years in the cannabis industry, Francesca and her business partner Mike productized their IP that created major success with farms across the country in the cannabis industry. They provide a weekly, state-specific-buyers guide built from conversations with dispensaries and create sales training tools and workshops for subscribers.

She also runs Terrapin Select, a CBD resale company that is focused on quality education and products. She is in the midst of writing her first book, a memoir style collection of essays about her life with and the death of her conjoined twin. Francesca can be found on stages speaking to cannabis community members about how professional sales can save craft cannabis. She likes to stay busy until she crashes. Then she loves staying in pajamas and hanging out with podcasts, books, crime shows, her pets, and her husband. She thinks the height of luxury is eating pizza in a hotel bed and finds life far too short for all she wants to do. When she needs to slow herself down, she savors solitary, long walks in Wilmington Delaware, which she calls home. Francesca hates writing bios and hopes this suffices :)

https://www.linkedin.com/in/francesca-vavala-24817114b/

https://www.linkedin.com/company/18276176/admin/

https://www.instagram.com/francesca_cann_/

https://www.instagram.com/thesalesjoint/

https://www.facebook.com/TheSalesJoint

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Aja Atwood, CEO, Cofounder, Trella

As a natural catastrophe risk engineer-turned-co founder and CEO of an agri-tech startup focused on the modern indoor farming industry, I apply my 15+ years of experience in climate disaster risk engineering to create innovative technologies that will revolutionize urban farming in order to protect plant medicine and our food supply.

After graduating cum laude from Northeastern University’s College of Engineering, I worked as an international engineering consultant and specialist focused on climate disaster risk engineering to reduce property damage and business interruptions from natural catastrophes.

In 2011, I started my first entrepreneurial venture. In 2016, I combined my unique mix of experiences of working as an engineer on the ground during and after natural catastrophes with my entrepreneurial drive, leadership, and passion for plant medicine to create the patented automated plant training system (TrellaGro LST™) that will revolutionize indoor farming and diverse plant growth.

In addition to serving as the CEO of Trella Technologies Inc., she is also a mentor and volunteer for EforAll (Entrepreneurship for All), and is the Lead Grow Officer for Building Audacity a non-profit organiztion serving the communities throughout Massachusetts.

https://www.instagram.com/trellatech

https://www.linkedin.com/company/trellatech

https://twitter.com/TrellaTech

https://www.youtube.com/TrellaTech

https://www.trella.io/

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Michelle Mattice, National Sales Vice President, Joint Venture Pay

Michelle Mattice is the National Sales Vice President for Joint Venture Pay. She currently sits on the Board of Directors for the North East Hemp Association. Joint Venture Pay is a member of the NHA, HIA, NCIA, and New York Cannabis Growers and Processors Association.

Joint Venture Pay (jwww.jointventurepay.com) is a nationwide company that was created by their parent company Pay it Forward Processing (www.pfprocessing.com) to respond to the increasing requests they were receiving from the cannabis market to be able to provide payment solutions to the industry.

Since it's inception, Joint Venture Pay realized that the cannabinoid markets need not only payment processing but safe financial and business services. They've developed into industry connectors. Whether it be finding industry friendly banking, HR, Payroll Services, lawyers, accountants, and more, they've built a large network of business resources for the hemp and cannabis markets and help connect their clients to these services. They also make sure that they do not just have one solution for their customers but many to make sure that they can service as much of the industry as possible.

Joint Venture Pay also has a unique give back program called the "Every Swipe Benefits Charity" program (www.esbcharity.org). Their companies take 10% of their NET, without charging their clients or their client's customers, and donate it to vetted charities of their merchant's choice.

Michelle has worked in sales and training for several Fortune 100 companies over the years, including the Walt Disney World Company, Grainger, and Staples Advantage. She currently resides in the Adirondack Mountains of upstate NY with her husband and her various "kids". Her happy place is her campfire with a glass of "Momma" Juice.

[email protected]

https://calendly.com/michellemattice

https://www.linkedin.com/in/michelle-wolcott-mattice-6b2b6b3a/

https://www.facebook.com/michelle.wolcott.7/

m: 518-703-2236

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Lauren Carpenter & Dustin Moore, Co-founders, Embarc

Lauren Carpenter has over a decade of experience building prolific teams and leading successful strategy for some of the most diverse business coalitions and campaigns in California, including dozens of Fortune 50 companies. Before Carpenter co-founded Embarc, she served as Chief Strategy Officer for Sweet Flower, and Director of Government Affairs for Western States at MedMen. Carpenter brought her extensive cannabis experience in government, regulatory, public, and community affairs to Embarc and into her role as CEO. Carpenter has become a trusted advisor to elected officials and continues to work with government agencies throughout the state and across the country to implement thoughtful cannabis regulations within communities to create mutually beneficial operations.

Dustin Moore is a trusted consultant and advisor with more than a decade of experience in political strategy, public policy, and government and public affairs. He specializes in the strategic development and implementation of policies across legislative, public affairs, issue advocacy, ballot measure and statewide and local candidate and issue campaigns.

https://goembarc.com/

https://www.instagram.com/embarcsupply/

https://twitter.com/embarcsupply

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