May 30, 2019 – ST. LOUIS, Missouri – In front of a crowd of more than 150 guests, Ignite, Missouri’s first cannabis entrepreneurs pitch competition, awarded more than $9000 in cash and business services to three winning teams on May 19.
Nine teams received critical feedback from a panel of judges. Zeta Ceti, founder and CEO of Green Rush Consulting, moderated the competition. “Cannabis entrepreneurs will face unique challenges,” Ceti said. “The Ignite pitch event is a major step to help Missouri entrepreneurs overcome these challenges and reach their goals.”
Pitch competitors were graduates of the Cannabis Business Licensing Bootcamp, a program to help people of color, women, veterans and small business owners win Missouri cannabis business licenses. Hosted at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, startups attended workshops with mentors and networked with peers and industry leaders.
Competition prizes were provided by community sponsors. Educational partner Oaksterdam Universitydonated cannabis business seminars in Oakland, Calif. MoCannTrade, Missouri’s cannabis business trade association, donated memberships. MJBizCon, a series of marijuana professional events, donated registration for its New Orleans conference.
Competition judges included Charles Wu, cannabis investor and educator who serves as chief revenue officer of Agrinamics and Minorities for Medical Marijuana; Dr. Lance McCarthy, economist and investment advisor who founded Ferguson 1000, an initiative to create jobs in Ferguson, Mo.; Leah Heise, D.C.-based cannabis regulatory compliance attorney; and Derek Mays, corporate lawyer and founder of REAL Cannabis Co.
Additional funds raised at the event will benefit Minorities for Medical Marijuana and the Last Prisoner Project, an organization working to reduce incarcerations and expunge records for marijuana offenses.
Photo Credit: Chris Smith
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About Green Rush Consulting:Green Rush Consulting (GRC), a premier national cannabis consulting firm, has been a pioneering force in the cannabis industry since 2011. Located in the epicenter of the cannabis movement, Oakland, California, GRC has successfully assisted groups securing licenses to operate cannabis businesses across the United States, using strategies informed by California’s twenty-year medical program. Guided by core values of Integrity, Innovation, Stewardship, Diversity, and Unity, GRC provides comprehensive regulatory and business solutions for established operators and emerging entrepreneurs with an emphasis on ensuring access to marginalized groups transitioning to the legal market.
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