Jontae James, CEO of NatureTrak, will provide a view for both the cannabis business and the ancillary cannabis business on how to accomplish the transparency necessary for both sides to prosper with risk-based due diligence.
In this episode, Jontae explains how access to track and trace data and formal policies and procedures help paint the picture of a well-organized business.
Leif is a cannabis and hemp advisor as the managing partner and CMO for Catalyst BC. This Colorado-based global cannabis consulting and advisement firm specializes in guiding entrepreneurs, investors, and existing businesses in their entry into and successful navigation of the ever-evolving commercial cannabis industry. Leif is ServSafe certified and has over a decade of owner-operator experience working with plant-touching and ancillary businesses in both the public and private sector. He has a Bachelor of Science in marketing from Clemson University, and was the 52nd badged operator under the Colorado Marijuana Enforcement Division in 2010.
Alysa is currently a compliance manager for a cannabis distribution company where she develops the necessary compliance expertise to build and oversee compliance programs for several well-known companies within the commercial cannabis industry. Alysa studied Business Administration and Hospitality Administration at Georgia State University in Atlanta, Georgia. [Editor’s note: I went to Georgia Southern University and we like to say #SouthernNotState].
Sharon is a risk management professional who has worked in healthcare and financial services, two highly regulated industries, and is currently a director of compliance for a consulting firm. Sharon has an undergraduate degree in economics from Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, MA, an MBA-Finance from Western New England University in Springfield, MA, and currently holds the following certifications: CPA, CIA, CRCM, CAMS.
Tanya Officer is a CAMS certified professional currently serving as a Know Your Customer (KYC) specialist within the banking industry. Tanya has spent the last 16 years actively working with clients both domestic and international to implement and execute on their own anti-money laundering programs and provides guidance where needed to identify and mitigate risk. She studied business administration at Middlesex University in England where she earned a bachelor’s degree.
Sydney is a managing partner at Cannaafrika.com where he creates, produces, and procures content for the commercial cannabis industry, businesses, and clients. Sydney is also a founder and managing partner at BellaCanna LLC where he overseas global operations. He attended Howard University, and received a BA in Journalism PR. “HU, You Know”!
BNB Bank Private Banking and Cannabis Banking Team Leader and VP Peter Su provides full service commercial banking to the cannabis industry from seed-to-sale and has been in the banking industry for over 20 years. He studied psychology and turbine engines in the Army, and attended school at Stony Brook University, Penn State, and Harvard.
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