Cannabis industry networking and learning event. Marketing + Sales + Investments

Cannavation is a business meetup that brings together professionals in the cannabis industry and provides tools and techniques to help you to successfully market your cannabis, vape, or glass business. We will show you how to understand and leverage the power of online platforms so that you will be able to attract more clients/customers and of course, make more money.

Each meeting will cover topics such as: business development, industry networking, digital marketing, investing, accounting, brand building, social media, and sales. Cannavation is also a great networking event to meet people in the counter-culture industry. We look forward to meeting you!

Sponsors

KIND

Provides technology to monitor compliance with the rules and regulations that govern cannabis-related businesses. The KIND Technology Platform includes Agrisoft Seed to Sale, the KIND Kiosk, and KINDpay. Working together, these tools help cannabis-related businesses to facilitate safe and secure transactions while providing regulatory agencies with the data needed to monitor operational and financial compliance across the entire cannabis-business life-cycle.

Speaker:

Michael Stalbaum

SVP, Marketing and Operations

Michael Stalbaum joined KIND in 2014 and is responsible for marketing, advertising, branding, communications and various strategic planning and operational aspects of KIND's day-to-day business.

Michael has nearly 20 years of experience in all facets of digital marketing. In 1999, he pioneered one of the first interactive agencies in the country working with marquis clients such as JP Morgan Chase, Speedo, and Calvin Klein to develop, launch, and profitably grow their online presence.

An expert in direct response marketing, Michael has a proven track record of generating qualified leads and driving revenue for B2B and B2C/eCommerce companies across verticals and industries. In 2010, Michael successfully navigated the sale of his agency to an international marketing organization and spun off a second digital advertising company with an expanded focus including Social Media, Local Advertising and Mobile Marketing. In 2012, the company was merged into Elite SEM, a Search Engine Marketing and Optimization agency, recently voted the top “Search Agency” in the United States. There, Michael served in a Director role providing online marketing strategy for international brands.

Doobi is a lifestyle brand that has been growing in the Philadelphia fashion, music, and art scene for the past 5 years. Resulting in the creation of a brand that encompasses all of these industries. Now to further represent an extension of this lifestyle, Doobi has entered the world of smoking accessories with their all natural hemp rolling papers. The introduction of this product into the brand has now brought the Doobi lifestyle full circle, paving the way for them to become a staple brand within the community.

WeWork is a community of creators. We transform buildings into collaborative workspaces. Our mission is to help companies grow by providing them with not just beautiful space but benefits, amenities, and community they need to focus on their business, all on very flexible terms. We currently have over 60,000 Members working out of our communities worldwide.

Miami - https://www.meetup.com/Cannavation/events/235450069

Boston - www.meetup.com/Cannavation/events/235450151 (https://www.meetup.com/Cannavation/events/235450151/)

Philly - https://www.meetup.com/Cannavation/events/236833787

The event is free. A business card is encouraged for security purposes and simpler check-in.