As a professional passionate about driving business success, I thrive on helping organizations better understand how to expand, scale, and fuel their business to achieve bottom-line growth.Throughout my consulting career, I have had the opportunity to provide business guidance to organizations within a variety of industries, including e-commerce, retail, service, production, logistics, financial services, 3-D printing, health, wellness, and Cannabis. I am comfortable tackling innovation, product, operational, and financial-focused projects, and have experience working with large organizations, including a $7B global logistics company as well as early-stage start-ups.I bring over a decade of knowledge within the Cannabis and Hemp industry, having personally funded, launched, and grown cannabis organizations. My experience with raising capital, driving towards an IPO, and expanding market share through product development and execution is deep. I understand the intricacies involved in successfully navigating the cannabis space on both a national and international playing field. As someone who's never met a stranger, I welcome the opportunity to connect and discuss your business goals, buying and selling businesses, or the latest binge-worthy series! Professional Impact:⮊ Launched a business accelerator recognized as the first “pending” B-corp company within the industry to focus on triple bottom line: People, Planet, and Profits.⮊ Deployed over $1M of personal capital into the emerging cannabis Industry, funding the first incubator in the space as well as the first Reg A+ crowdfunding platform.⮊ Assessed the financial viability of a publicly traded, smokable hemp and CBD client during the COVID-19 pandemic; created a strategy and roadmap to reduce all non-performing assets, and pivoted spending to the development of a robust e-commerce offering.⮊ Provided operational direction and strategic guidance to a publicly held hemp company and pioneer within the industrial hemp industry focused on creating eco-friendly, healthy products.Key Capabilities: ✔ Business Strategy✔ Partner Development✔ Financial Solvency Analysis✔ Start-Up Launch & Scale✔ Regulatory Compliance✔ CBD Production✔ Roadmap Design & Execution✔ Product Development✔ Contract Negotiation✔ Medical Marijuana✔ Innovation Incubation✔ Strategic Planning & Implementation✔ Profitability Analysis & Reporting✔ Organizational Structure✔ Initial Public Offering✔ Fundraising & Capital Infusion✔ Budget Management