Chris Duffield Email & Phone Number

Miami, FL, US

D8 Holdings, Inc., a hemp company that develops and specializes in the extraction, manufacturing, and distribution of hemp derived Delta-8 THC. D8 is currently sold in over 8000 stores across the United States.

We specialize in large scale organic cannabinoid processing, THC remediation, pharmaceutical grade separation and advanced formulation for the hemp industry. Our THC remediation capacity is 20,000 liters per month with no loss of minor cannabinoids. Our technology allows for separation of all cannabinoids (THC, CBD, CBDV, CBC, CBG, CBN) giving us the.

Green Vision Capital is an angel investment group that deploys capital to many different verticals of the hemp industry including: industrial hemp cultivation and production, THC remediation, cannabinoid isolation and separation, and international sales and development. We have access to a significant amount capital trying to enter the legal cannabis space.

TruCBD is a manufacturer of high-quality cannabinoid-related items such as gummies, shatters, tinctures, beverages, edibles, pet treats, and vape liquids.

Los Angeles, CA, US

• Created the first ever global diamond exchange that enabled consumers, private investors and institutions the ability to buy and sell diamonds for investment purposes.
• Secured partnerships with 5 of the largest global diamond manufactures, resulting in $150MM in polished diamond inventory.
• Created and developed the IDX business model; secured seed financing of $500k.
• Created, implemented, and managed PR Marketing & Sales strategies that achieved over $2.5MM in new business development (personal revenue goal 1.5MM).
• Recruited, trained and managed a sales team of 15 in house brokers, and 150 independent financial advisers achieving maximum performance optimization.
• Featured in Fox Business News, The Los Angeles Business Journal (Cover Story), Forbes, MSN Money, Reuters, Trader Planet, The Fiscal Times, and Rapaport Magazine.

• Developed, implemented, and managed the sales strategy of cloud based SaaS platform for companies to construct, manage, and optimize SEO and SEM campaigns across all search platforms.
• Engaged clients through a highly complex and consultative sales process. Cold-call and build long-term relationships with senior-level corporate executives including CEO’s, CFO’s, & CIO’s.
• Managed SEO and SEM campaigns, Achieved the #1 spot on Google for 100+ high volume keywords. SEO optimization increased organic traffic over 1000% and click through over 150%.
• Recruited, trained and managed sales team of 25 agents resulting in $10.2MM ARR.
• Q4 FY10 110% to goal; Q1 FY11 117% to goal; Q2 FY11 101% to goal; Q3 FY11 156% to goal; Q4 FY11 175% to goal

New York, US

• Traded a $20M portfolio for a long/short equity, index and commodity futures fund ($1.2B).
• Developed thematic trading strategies resulting in 28% average annual returns (2009-2011).
• Conducted Inter-market analysis among commodities, currencies, equities and treasuries which resulted in identifying the collapse of the banking system in 2008 as well as the global recovery in 2009.
• Managed and trained a team of 10 traders. (Increased Profitability by an average of 55%)

New York, NY, US

• Developed new business accounts while growing a current list of clients.
• Created the digital ad program for WKLS and WBZY.
• Exceeded monthly and quarterly sales budgets (148% of annual quota).
• Sales team leader in new business for Q3 & Q4 FY06, and Q1 FY07.

Amsterdam, Nederlands, NL

• Analyzed, evaluated, and participated in several licensing initiatives directly under the executive team including the start-up of Polaroid Electronics.
• Built Sales Channels into Wal-Mart, Target, Best Buy, Circuit City, Costco, resulting in over $100M in revenue in two years for Polaroid Electronics.
• Executed a number of secondary initiatives such as: Purchasing, Follow-up, Market Research, Brand Management and Acquisition.

B.S., Marketing And Entrepreneurship

B.S., Economics