Who Is Involved with Our Academy and What Is the Schedule?
By Our Academy
| DATE + TIMES | ROUNDTABLE TOPICS | ROUNDTABLE LEADERS |
|---|---|---|
| Tues 8/25/2020 5 PM PST | Orientation Mentees | Timeka Drew Hilary L. Yu Mike Lisek (Althea.Solutions) |
| Weds 8/26/2020 5 PM PST | Orientation with all Mentors + Workshop Leaders | Timeka Drew Hilary L. Yu I Am Perspective |
| Thurs 8/27/2020 5 PM PST | SOCIAL EQUITY DEALS: How to find a capital partner or incubator and questions to ask when discussing a partnership. | Timeka Drew (Our Academy) + Ed Brown (Original Equity Group) + DeJanae (Evins of Green Goddess Glow) |
| Tues 9/1/2020 5 PM PST | Meet Your Mentor + Mentee | |
| Thurs 9/3/2020 5 PM PST | PREPARATION FOR PARTNERSHIP: How to prepare for a meeting with a potential capital partner. | Habib Bentaleb (Ragghianti Freitas LLP) Timeka Drew +TBA |
| Weds 9/9/2020 4 PM PST | **Special workshop with SUCCESS Centres** MAINTAINING PARTNERSHIPS: How to maneuver a social equity partnership after the deal has been signed | Timeka Drew + TBA |
| Tues 9/15/2020 | The new LA Ordinance to the LA social equity program | Clark Howell LLP Ariel Clark Elizabeth Barket Kremser |
| Thurs 9/17/2020 5 PM PST | SUPPLY CHAIN: How to find the right partners for you & maneuver through an existing supply chain network | Austin Stevenson (Vertosa) Morris Kelly (SF Roots) Mike Davila (KGB Reserve) James Victor and John Henry (James Henry) |
| Thurs 9/24/2020 5 PM PST | DISTRIBUTION | José Torrez (HERBL Solutions) |
| Thurs 10/1/2020 5 PM PST | BUILDING COMMUNITY: How to reach the local community your business serves and build partnerships with community organizations | Timeka Drew (Our Academy) Nina Parks (Original Equity Group) Tahir Johnson (NCIA) Darius Kemp (Eaze) |
| Tues 10/6/2020 5 PM PST | Understand Point of Sale Systems and Metrc 100 level | Wally Wong (Meadow) |
| Thurs 10/8/2020 5 PM PST | PREPARING A COMMUNITY ACTION PLAN: How to set community reinvestment goals and communicate them with potential partners | TBA |
| Tues 10/13/2020 5 PM PST | Understand Point of Sale Systems and Metrc 200 level | Wally Wong (Meadow) |
| Thurs 10/15/2020 5 PM PST | Tax Planning: 280E and 471c | Leanne Miller (Blunt CFO) & TBA |
| Tues 10/20/2020 5 PM PST | Understand Point of Sale Systems and Metrc 300 level | Wally Wong (Meadow) |
| Thurs 10/22/2020 5 PM PST | MARKETING AND TELLING YOUR STORY: Practice crafting and sharing your personal narrative around cannabis to pitch yourself and your business to potential partners, investors, and community stakeholders | Kimberly Dillon (Frigg) R’Chelle Mullins (Higher Stakes) |
| Tues 10/27/2020 5 PM PST | LICENSING INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY | Thompson Coburn LLP + Rusty Wilenkin (Old Pal) |
| Thurs 10/29/2020 5 PM PST | DATA MARKETING: Why capturing data is so important and how to do it | Marcus Estes (Chroma) |
| Tues 11/3/2020 5 PM PST | BUYING: What buyers of dispensaries and distro groups look for before bringing on a brand | Jen Seo (Kiva) + Michelle Mendoza (Sweet Flower) |
| Thurs 11/5/20 5 PM PST | FUNDRAISING: Which financial documents to have ready before you fundraise and what you’ll need to create them | Helene Servillon & Samala (JourneyOne Ventures) Joyce Cenali (Big Rock) Julia Jacobs (Aster Farms) +TBA |
| Thurs 11/12/2020 5 PM PST | INVESTOR RELATIONS: So you raised money, now what? Different ways to contemplate your financial runway and how to keep your investors up to date | Helene Servillon & Samala (JourneyOne Ventures) Julia Jacobson (Aster Farms) +TBA |
