Thinking Outside The Bud

Jeff is an entrepreneurial leader and storyteller with more than 25 years experience in technology, marketing, product management, business development, and finance. Prior to Everscore, he was the founder of two marketing technology startups in consumer goods including myUpside, the first experiential rewards coalition in the world with over 100 brands including Red Bull. He pioneered data-driven, personalized promotions for wellness, and better-for-you brands with an emphasis on creating, connecting, and measuring online consumer demand to physical stores. Before his startup journey, he was a senior executive at Microsoft as the Director of Global Product Management for Microsoft Dynamics. Jeff started his career in investment banking and private equity with JP Morgan Chase and Bank of America executing leveraged buyouts of consumer goods and retailers for sponsors including Yucaipa, MacAndrews & Forbes, KKR, Forstmann Little, Hicks Muse, and Citicorp Ventures. He has served on seven boards and is currently a mentor to startups at CU Boulder. Jeff is a graduate of Arizona State University and holds a MBA from Goizueta Business School at Emory University.

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Bryan Passman, Founder, Hunter + Esquire

Bryan Passman is the Founder + Head Hunter at the retained executive cannabis search firm Hunter + Esquire.

Bryan is globally renowned in executive search and advisory in the Cannabis, MedTech/ Pharma/Biotech, and Food & Beverage (FMCG) Consumer Packaged Goods industries.

Bryan's hiring partners have included small and large NA and LATAM based cannabis companies, hundreds of startup and blue chip companies in the Healthcare life sciences and (food and adult beverage) Consumer Packaged Goods industries as well Tech and Packaging companies serving the CPG and Hospitality industries.

Before co-founding Hunter + Esquire, Bryan spent 18 years as an SVP Recruitment and Client Leader at retained search agencies where he and his teams were responsible for successfully managing talent searches globally. Bryan has spent his entire career succeeding in retained executive search, with a foundation of classical training by the MRINetwork and Dale Carnegie.

Hunter + Esquire's hiring partners benefit greatly from Bryan's ability to communicate, train and execute on the intricacies of the "high-touch" executive search and talent acquisition process as well as from his eye for talent, and "fit".

Bryan's unwavering commitment to hard work, transparency, candid communication, attention to detail, follow-up, passion for what he does & creative problem-solving are some of the cornerstones to his success.

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Jerry Abiog, Co-Founder and CMO of Standard Insights

Jerry Abiog currently serves as a Co-Founder and CMO of Standard Insights - an AI as a Service growth marketing platform. Their solution helps companies worldwide across many different verticals address the challenges of leveraging customer data to drive growth.

“If two markets are pretty much guaranteed to make money over the next decade separately, it’s artificial intelligence and cannabis.” Forbes

He and his team are leading the charge of bridging the gap with AI and cannabis on sales and marketing. The industry will see a reduction in margins as legalization grows. For those wanting a competitive edge, implementing AI into their tech stack could be the answer.

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Kevin Hart, CEO of Green Check Verified

Hart is the CEO of Green Check Verified, the leading provider of cannabis banking solutions and expert advisory services for financial institutions. He is an experienced, passionate, team-oriented leader that has held executive positions in venture backed technology companies.

Hart specializes in developing strategic plans coupled with organizational development with strong metric driven execution to achieve the next level of results. His diverse experience includes strategic planning, start-up and/or expanded business strategies, organizational development, sales organizations, and operational execution. All with with exceptional executive relationships and BOD development.

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Darwin Millard, Chief Science Officer, Canada - Final Bell Corp

Darwin Millard is an active member of ASTM International’s technical committee D37 on Cannabis which is an international group dedicated to the development of voluntary consensus standards for the global cannabis/hemp industry. Darwin is the Subcommittee Vicechair of D37.04 on Processing and Handling of Cannabis and Cannabis-derived Products, and the Co-chair of Subcommittee D37.07 on Industrial Hemp. He has been active in cannabis policy change and an advocate of the cannabis plant for over a decade.

Darwin Millard specializes in mechanical and solvent based extraction methodologies for isolating highly volatile terpenophenolic secondary metabolites from botanicals. For the past 15-years, Darwin has been focusing on the extraction and manufacture of nutraceutical products comprising of phytocannabinoids and other bioactive constituents from the cannabis plant. He works with clients to design and implement cost-effective built-for-purpose phytocannabinoid processing and herbal product manufacturing solutions.

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Steven Phan, Founder, Come Back Daily

New York City-based entrepreneur Steven Phan has been an activist in the cannabis space for nearly a decade, where he also spent time working for a CBD company and noticed a need for peer-to-peer interaction. While operating the company’s live chat, even after providing extensive customer service, individuals still wanted to see and speak to someone physically. Overcoming decades of stigma and re-familiarizing people with the cannabis plant became the driving force behind Phan's first business QuadDeuceNil (QDN) which he launched in 2014. The urban cannabis lifestyle brand became a platform and collective to educate and change misperceptions creating an even more enlightened community. In 2018, he opened Come Back Daily, an experiential CBD retail store in Tribeca. Using a hands-on approach supported by knowledgeable staff, customers are encouraged to sample CBD products and learn about how cannabis can benefit their lifestyle. Since then, Come Back Daily has opened two more locations in Manhattan and Phan has continued to play an active role as a leader in the community.

His opinions on industry topics and issues such as hemp legalization, the FDA’s crackdown on CBD, and earning support to legalize cannabis from legislators of color have been published media outlets that includes Crains NY, Gotham Gazette, Business Insider, the Daily Marijuana Observer, Marijuana Business Magazine among others. He participates in panel discussions; from Decoded Future, a major change-makers summit held in NYC and London to more intimate conversations about entering the cannabis industry, where he spoke with interested students at Columbia’s Business School on how to develop a successful business and brand. In October of 2019, Come Back Daily received the award for best CBD company at the NYC NORML Awards show that also highlighted Steven’s continued work in the industry.

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Matthew Moore, Principal Scientist, Benuvia Manufacturing

Matthew received his PhD in Chemistry from the University of Texas at Austin and has since worked on developing methodologies for transferring bench scale research to manufacturing production. He currently works at Benuvia Manufacturing to further the development of clinical quality psychadelics and cannabinoids for use in clinical trials to treat all ranges of indications from anxiety and depression all the way to pain relief and appetite management.

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Delano Phillips, General Counsel, Head of Business Development

Delano Phillips serves as General Counsel and Head of Business Development/Compliance at Hana, a vertically integrated cannabis company based in Tempe, Arizona. He oversees a diverse portfolio of brand assets for the organization including product lines Dutchie and Revival Infused Edibles. In addition, he leads projects related to cultivation expansion, acquisitions, dispensary operations, R&D, and product launch. An executive leader at Hana since 2019, Delano was instrumental in brokering the company’s acquisition and managerial transition between the previous and new ownership group.

Prior to entering the cannabis space, Delano spent more than fifteen years in the financial services sector managing tens of millions of dollars in assets for clients at highly recognized firms such as Merrill Lynch, UBS and E*Trade. During this time, he secured his Series 6 and Series 63, Series 7 and Series 66 investment licenses, and state insurance producer’s license to his portfolio of achievements.

Delano received his combined Business & Sociology undergraduate degree from Arizona State and added his Juris Doctor in 2012. Beyond his professional career, Delano has committed to youth leadership through volunteer work with organizations including Junior Achievement, The First Tee, and coaching high school football. He is dedicated to educating youth and adults on topics including substance abuse, the justice system, and the importance of education.

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Bryan McLaren, Chairman & CEO, Zoned Properties

Bryan McLaren is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Zoned Properties, a publicly traded, strategic real estate development firm for emerging and highly regulated industries. McLaren has accrued over a decade of experience in social, economic, and environmental development of complex business organizations with a focus on sustainability in emerging industries. As a certified and licensed realtor, Green Roof Professional, LEED Green Associate, and former City Sustainability Commissioner, McLaren provides compliant real estate, zoning, permitting, and operational expertise to Zoned Properties and its clients. McLaren’s expertise in community organizing has been a vital approach for client projects. He has navigated state regulatory programs as an advisor in over ten cannabis markets for over 100 development projects.

Prior to his role at Zoned Properties, McLaren worked as a Sustainability Consultant for Waste Management where he led the strategic development and operational implementation of zero-waste programs for Higher Education clients. McLaren has worked as a Sustainability Program Manager in the Higher Education industry and has been appointed as a City Sustainability Commissioner. Sustainable development has been a life-long passion for McLaren, who strives to create a global impact by forging a strong foundation for principles of sustainability in emerging industries.

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Jon Purow, Counsel, Zuber Lawler

Jon Purow is Counsel in the New York law office of Zuber Lawler. Jon specializes in cannabis regulatory and transactional matters, as well as general intellectual property litigation and transactions. He helps spearhead Zuber Lawler’s team in New York and New Jersey as these states . He focuses on how constantly evolving cannabis state and federal laws and regulations impact his clients and their brands.

Jon is also the host of the podcast Cannabis Last Week from Global Cannabis Times, "News & Analysis Extract From 420+”. Jon earned his B.A. from Brown University and his J.D. from Cardozo School of Law.

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