2015 Leadership Summit

May 15-17, 2015: The Lodge and Spa at Cordillera, Edwards, Colorado.

Our founding members asked for an exclusive weekend to learn, connect, and rejuvenate.

PEER TO PEER LEARNING:

Every entrepreneur struggles to keep pace with an industry on the forefront of national legalization and eventually international legalization. There is no textbook for this journey but we’ve brought together your industry peers to learn from each other. 

UNBELIEVABLY INTIMATE:

With only 80 women in attendance you will become acquainted with every single participant. No crowded networking events, just structured activities to foster long-lasting connections. The cannabis industry will never be this small again. Trusted partnerships created now will lead to vital connections for brands to contend for eventual national placement.

LISTEN AND BE HEARD:

Short lectures followed by break-out sessions with individual speakers guarantee an intimate workshop environment. We’ll go beyond theory and work through your specific issues in a confidential space. You’ll leave with a better understanding of your business and yourself as an entrepreneur.

Hosted discussion groups allow peers to gather and give advice to each other. Practice your public speaking and moderating skills by hosting a topic of your choice for 4-30 women to discuss. 

Our vision is that these events will bond together women in all sectors of cannabis to support each other for years to come.  

Thank you,
Jazmin Hupp and Jane West
Co-Founders, Women Grow

All-Inclusive Tickets Available Now

This all-inclusive resort experience is strictly limited to 80 female executives, making it an invaluable opportunity to bond with other colleagues leading the cannabis industry nationwide in an intimate setting. You’ll leave with the support of a new network of successful entrepreneurs and friends. The entire property is exclusively booked for us to hold professional & personal development sessions and after a productive day, accommodate cannabis friendly campfires. The weekend will provide time for reflection, renewal and relationship-building in a supportive environment.

Beyond just access to the summit & sessions, your ticket includes:

• Luxury bedroom for two nights
• Award-winning meals and snacks with vegan, vegetarian, & gluten-free options
• Wine & craft beer pairings
• Wi-fi and parking
• Access to pools, hot tubs, saunas and fitness center
• Daily yoga classes

Our Professional Focus: Cannabis Company Valuation & Raising Capital

Our 2015 Summit will address the challenges we face given the industry’s short history, high volatility, and complex regulatory structure. Avoid the most costly mistake in an entrepreneur’s life by properly valuing your work and understanding how to raise capital.

Featured Speakers:

Jessica Geran

Director of Corporate Finance, Dutchess Capital

Dutchess Capital has been funding companies for 15 years. Based in Boston, MA, Dutchess made their first investment in the space in the summer of 2013. To date, they’ve invested in 12 cannabis-related opportunities and continue to look to grow their portfolio. Jessica has been with Dutchess Capital for over 5 years. She sources and vets new deal flow within the cannabis industry by speaking to entrepreneurs, reviewing business plans and financials and presenting to the Dutchess Investment Committee. In addition, once funding is provided, Jessica works with portfolio companies to help scale their business by leveraging Dutchess’s network of connections and overall business expertise.

Andrea Goldman

Healthcare Banker, Cannabis Investor

Andrea is a healthcare banker and has been screening, underwriting, valuing and managing investments for more than 20 years. Her experience spans both debt and equity investments, private and public, across an array of industries applicable to the cannabis industry and has invested in several cannabis-related companies. Andrea also mentors companies with their capital-raising pitches and financial models and has assisted the due diligence process for cannabis industry investors. Andrea recently spoke on a due diligence educational panel at the San Francisco ArcView cannabis investing conference and is a new member of Women Grow. Andrea is a former corporate and securities lawyer and has held various strategic and advisory roles.

Emily Paxhia

Founding Partner & Director of Relations Poseidon Asset Management

Emily spends her time analyzing cannabis companies and building relationships with entrepreneurs and investors. With 10+ years of experience working as a brand consultant and researcher, her work spans multiple categories and industries. She consulted the re-branding of the Independent Film Channel to increase viewership and revenue and to develop Emmy-nominated programming. Emily’s clients have included McKinsey, Time Warner, Viacom, HBO, Participant Media, and Comcast.

For over six years, Emily had an ongoing relationship consulting with American Express, both on their business and consumer sides. Her work with them has led to the reshaping of their brand focus and messaging, and the creation of a host of new financial products, services and instruments.

Nicole Casanova

CEO and Connection Catalyst, Casanova Ventures

Nicole Casanova’s 1995 Masters was on Targeted Marketing on the Web and she was an early founder in three San Francisco startups, Homestore (Move.com), Lycos and Mypoints. All went public. All are still in business. From employee number three to a team of 2000+, overselling a $350k quota by $6.5 mil and negotiating one licensing deal that surpassed a decade’s worth of total revenue, she’s seen rapid growth first hand.

Intrigued with behavior change, she created Shift, a game that shows people why they do what they do. It was sold in hundreds of stores, used in psychology practices, offered in workshops and as an online game with multi-player video chat. And, after working with clients from HP and Coca-Cola to Stephen Covey, she knows the best ways to change behaviors and make them stick – critical for developing the rock star entrepreneurial mindset.

In the cannabis space, Nicole, was the third license holder in Boulder and built Boulder Vital Herbs with a 12,000 square feet grow. She is a startup junkie that loves working with Digital, Tech, Media, LOHAS, socially conscious and women-led companies to uncover and execute on the lever points that will catapult them to success. Whether it’s strategic monetization, messaging or partnerships, Nicole gives them the tools to create massive traction and drive serious revenue. An all out advocate for serving rather than selling, she believes that when we cultivate great relationships we develop the best businesses.

Lauren Gibbs

Founder & President, Rise Above Social Strategies

Lauren Gibbs has spent more than a decade planning and executing audience specific communications with a focus on cause-related marketing. Lauren has a deep expertise in social media and blogging, and a passion for using these tools strategically to advance good causes and responsible businesses.Lauren has a track record of success in the launch and management of numerous blogs and business/mission promotion in social media. Since founding her business, Rise Above Social Strategies,Lauren has supported small businesses and nonprofits across the country in developing and executing optimized social media strategic plans. Lauren has provided the Women Grow community with multiple social media trainings, including Live Tweeting for Impact and Instagram for Impact: Improving Your Posts & Expanding Your Reach with Hashtags.

Lauren and her business, Rise Above Social Strategies were featured in the Denver Post: Cultural attitudes, images of marijuana users evolve in Colorado. You can follow Lauren @LaurenJGibbs

An All-Inclusive Experience Just For Us

Perched on a mountaintop, the Lodge weekend comes complete with all-inclusive perks: Award winning food, wine, craft beer pairings, outdoor yoga on the Alpine Lawn, fitness area and spa menu, free wi-fi and parking, and indoor-outdoor heated pools, hot tubs and sauna. Women Grow has reserved the entire resort and in the evenings will host a cannabis friendly fire pit serving s’mores and cocktails – the perfect way to unwind after a productive day. Connect with the top women in cannabis across the US as we prepare to take this industry nationwide. The alliances and friendships you make now could shape your business opportunities for years.

Registration

TOTAL RETREAT COST: $2,000 per person, including two nights hotel and all meals & snacks.
$1,750 per person for members of companies who sponsor Women Grow.

There will be no on-site registration.

Register Now

2015 Leadership Summit Agenda

Friday, May 15

Saturday, May 16th

Sunday, May 17th

Thank You To Ideal 420 Soil For Providing Six

Full Scholarships To Our Leadership Summit!

The Women Grow team would like to sincerely thank Ideal 420 Soil for funding SIX full scholarships. Ideal 420 Soil has gone above and beyond, not just supporting women-owned businesses but supporting the next wave of female entrepreneurs too. We celebrate forward-thinking men who support inclusion in the cannabis industry! The summit is nearly sold out and we’re grateful to be able to include six more women who would have otherwise been unable to attend.

About Ideal 420 Soil: Ideal 420 Soil is home to a team of talented scientists responsible for research, testing, and engineering. Ideal 420 Soil is simply, the best soil for cannabis. Cutting Edge Science. Proven Technology. Superior Growth.

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