Lobbying and advocacy efforts to affect reasonable regulations for kratom and 7-hydroxy

Hey Jackpot is a consulting company with a focus on helping cannabis businesses, old and new, develop business strategies, establish total compliance and understand State and local regulations, policies and laws as they move forward into this industry. We specialize in license applications to acquire all types of cannabis business licenses. *We've had 100% success in achieving full licensure for clients and have never had a license rejected or denied*My government affairs and advocacy work began with the campaign to legalize cannabis in California and has extended to the cities and counties to help reverse the old stigma and propaganda and educate with facts to help all levels of government enact fair, equitable, inclusive and smart cannabis policy.Other specialties I bring to the table include brand development, partnership visions and coalition building. I also have a 30 year background in live music, music licensing and the music industry and spend 13 years actively working in the music and action sports industries in China.

As of 2024, Footprint Worldwide remains active in the music licensing industry with a focus on licensing Chinese music to the West and western music to China.In its heyday when China was open to foreign investment and business opportunities, Footprint Worldwide was a consulting and branded content company providing global brands the opportunity in China to integrate with music, TV, sports and film through innovative marketing and branding. We helped identify and reach desired target audiences and offer outreach through our vast distribution network. Our management team has over 12 years in the market and carries an educated understanding of how brands and entertainment move and flow in the most dynamic and misunderstood market in the world.Our campaigns yield tangible results. We successfully delivered 500,000 simultaneous online viewers to Linkin Park, one million university students to Skullcandy and more than 1000 students to Oakley's live snowboarding event. We had a contract with ESPN's X Games in Shanghai and helped bring multi-national brands and talent to their events. We provided talent and content to European big air snowboard competition Air & Style Beijing and helped Oakley recruit a jr. snowboarding team spearheaded by Olympic Gold Medalist Shaun White.Additionally, we facilitated a tremendous amount of music licensing for advertisers in the Chinese market who are looking to tie western songs to their products, commercials and other forms of content. We've licensed everything from "Uptown Funk" by Mark Ronson & Bruno Mars, "Catch Us If You Can" by Dave Clark Five to "Good Vibrations" by The Beach Boys to "Hotel California" by the Eagles.Clients include: ESPN X Games; Linkin Park; City of Los Angeles; Dreamworks Animation; Oakley; 30 Seconds To Mars; Maserati, Ritz-Carlton; Skullcandy; Black Rebel Motorcycle Club; Mercedes; Smart Car; Range Rover

Onward and Upward, Inc. is designed to provide independent artists with the opportunity to make their music globally available for digital online sales.

LOS ANGELES COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION CANNABIS CLE 2024WEST HOLLYWOOD PUBLIC EDUCATION FORUM ON PSYCHEDELICS 2023SOCAL CANNABIS AFFINITY GROUP 2023COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE FINANCE COUNCIL (CREFC) 2022MEADOWLANDS CANNABIS CONFERENCE, Mendocino, CA 2020STATE OF CANNABIS, Los Angeles, CA 2020OKLAHOMA BAR ASSOCIATION, Oklahoma City, OK 2019INDEPENDENT LODGING CONFERENCE, Los Angeles, CA 2019COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE FINANCE COUNCIL (CREFC), Santa Monica, CA 2019MANZURI LAW LEGAL WEED, Los Angeles, CA 2019AMERICAN MARKETING ASSOCIATION, Los Angeles, CA 2019FESTFORUMS Santa Barbara, CA 2018GOLDEN FUTURE SENIORS EXPO Culver City, CA 2018OUTPOST TRADE Mendocino, CA 2018CANNABIS BUSINESS WOMEN NETWORKING Santa Monica, CA 2018FESTFORUMS San Francisco, CA 2018DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT WORLD Los Angeles, CA 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019GROW UP CANNABIS CONFERENCE Niagara Falls, Canada 2017EMERALD EXCHANGE Moorpark, CA 2017HIGH TIMES CANNABIS CUP San Bernardino, CA 2017NATIONAL CANNABIS INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION (NCIA) West Hollywood, CA 2017HUNNYPOT LIVE Los Angeles, CA 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018CONNECTING CANNABIS West Hollywood, CA 2017HERITAGE POINT Fullerton, CA 2017WEST HOLLYWOOD CANNABIS EDUCATION FORUM West Hollywood, CA 2016WOMEN GROW West Hollywood, CA 2015, 2016, 2017INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS FORUM Beijing, China, 2002MIDEM Cannes, France, 2003, 2008MUSICIANS INSTITUTE Los Angeles, California, 2012, 2014, 2015MUSEXPO Los Angeles, California, 2008CANADIAN MUSIC WEEK Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 2007, 2008, 2009TRANSMISSION Vancouver, B.C., Canada, 2008, 2009TRANSMIT CHINA Beijing and Shanghai, China, 2009, 2010TOASTMASTERS INTERNATIONAL Los Angeles, California, 2013, 2014

Door Number Six is a winner of a cannabis license in the City of West Hollywood, CA. Over 320 applications were received and 36 licenses were granted. The DN6 team now has a license to legally operate a cannabis consumption lounge that will offer onsite smoking, vaping, dabbing, edibles, tinctures, topicals and more. Projected opening: Fall 2024

Co-produced and moderated an expert panel on the discussion of whether or not the City of West Hollywood should decriminalize psilocybin, mushrooms, psychedelic plant medicines such as LSD and DMT as well as non-psychedelics including MDMA and ketamine. Panel included a licensed psychedelic psychotherapist, a lawyer and policy advocate, and a former member of law enforcement.

Close the Loopholes was a ballot measure to remedy conflicting local ordinance policies that prevented previously issued cannabis consumption lounge licenses from viable business operations (it also contained language to remedy local policies that impacted the city's original medical dispensaries). Close the Loopholes received an abundance of signatures pre-Covid and successfully qualified for the November 2020 ballot. The initiative was dropped, however, after a series of negotiations between the licensees and the City transpired and resulted in amending the ordinance in favor of the lounges and medical retailers.

West Hollywood cannabis licensees and other vested members are working together to tackle the issues and advance cannabis policy at a local, county and state level.

Connecting Cannabis is one of LA's premier monthly cannabis business networking events. Our events are held at the world-famous The Abbey bar and lounge in West Hollywood, CA and feature guest speakers and other experts from the cannabis industry as well as food, drink and great business networking. If you're looking to meet people in the industry or just get yourself educated, come visit us at our event! For more info, signup for our mailing list at www.connectingcannabis.com or email us at connect@connectingcannabis.com

Women Grow is an amazing organization in the exciting world of cannabis to connect, educate and empower everyone from medical marijuana patients to business leaders to activists supporting the fast-paced and rapidly growing movement across the US. Since we love to educate, we have featured guest speakers from every facet of the industry including growers, edible companies, doctors, activists, testing labs, facility designers, brand marketing, taxes and distribution.Our event was held monthly on the first or second Monday at The Abbey in West Hollywood.

The City of West Hollywood sponsored their 2nd Annual Cannabis Education Forum to get in front of the incredibly fast-moving cannabis industry to help educate and inform the community. This forum gives local businesses and individuals the opportunity to listen to professionals, understand the issues better and ask questions so they can make their own informed decisions.

Consult on creating music and post-production strategies for the new Oriental DreamWorks studio in Shanghai

Produced & directed a series of promotional tourism videos showcasing many of the most exciting places to visit in the City of Los Angeles to be promoted to Chinese tourists in China and all around the globe.

A&R and production for Beatty’s 2012 debut EP “Because of You,” landing a spot at #1 on the iTunes Pop Album charts; Established look, feel and image of artist via photography and graphic design; Organized and arranged live touring band and served as Musical Director to produce live show

Co-produced songs for Chinese indie pop/rock artist, Kelly Cha, with an "east meets west" flavor - western style music production combined with Chinese melodies and lyrics. The album "How Far Is Happiness" was released nationwide in China in January 2013, partnered with Red Bull in China, and produced 2 Number One hits in the market.

China Music Publishing was created to offer western music copyright holders a "safe-haven" within China's budding music publishing industry. As of 2008, music publishing was still in its infancy in China and remained without required broadcaster fees and royalty collections. With over 25 years on the ground in the market, China Music Publishing's team is perfectly positioned to help guide and shape the standards for what will inevitably become one of the most profitable global publishing markets.

CRC Jianian is a joint venture with China Record Corporation (CRC), the Chinese government's oldest and largest record company. With the company, I represented and digitally distributed this historical catalog worldwide, in addition to producing new and modern Chinese pop music. The catalog is in essence the entire musical body of work of China from the 1920s through the 1990s. Daily operations included film & TV music licensing, creating strategic partnerships and alliances and understanding and educating the music publishing community on the Chinese copyright system.

Hired by company to assist with online and offline marketing strategies as well as generating new ways for client outreach and client maintenance.

Managed independent music artists in Los Angeles through Dot Com 1.0. Represented two different artists who were at the top of the mp3.com charts and sold more than 15,000 CDs out of the back of their trunks (ah - the old days)

Personal management representation of 10 time Grammy award-winning vocal group, The Manhattan Transfer. Booked worldwide tours; organized recording opportunities and assisted with new touring band member additions

Managed the A&R admin process for the entire slate of Maverick's artists from pre-production through final record delivery including Alanis Morrisette, Madonna, Bad Brains, Me'Shell NdegeOcello and Deftones. Additionally served as Madonna's personal in-house coordinator.

In-house music supervisor; Music licensing clearances; Assisted composer Anthony Marinelli with daily business and studio activities; Prepared budgets; Contracted AFTRA, SAG & AFM union musicians and singers

Coordinated daily schedule; Travel; Preparation of album lyrics and credits; Assisted manager with business affairs; Supervised studio recording sessions; Video taping and editing recording sessions; Oversaw advance music distribution

Started as an intern, then assisted the Director of Video Production & Promotion and the Director of Product Management in all daily activities. Worked very closely with artists including Barbra Streisand, The Bangles, George Michael, Santana and Journey.