Podcasts by Elevated Businesses
The Elevated Businesses podcast is a behind-the-scenes look into the legal cannabis industry. BriAnne asks the tough questions while diving deep into cannabis operations, compliance, and technology. Join licensed operators, ancillary businesses, and cannabis technology entrepreneurs to discuss their challenges, solutions, and hopes for the future of the flourishing cannabis industry.
Who is the host?
BriAnne is the founder of Rocky Mountain Cannabis Consulting (RMCC), a woman-owned cannabis compliance education company that focuses on obtaining, building, and scaling cannabis businesses. RMCC was established in 2017 after BriAnne identified a need for support to develop and scale a compliant cannabis business. BriAnne is an industry veteran that oversaw 20+ cannabis licenses and served as a compliance officer for the leading point-of-sale system during the infancy of the adult-use legal market.
Further podcasts by BriAnne Ramsay / Leah Lawrence
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Entrepreneurship&Women in Cannabiz w/ Desiree King of DK CannaConsulting from 2022-06-17T12:00
Raised within the cannabis community on the hippie communal plant life path. Desiree’s mother was an advocate and educator of plant medicines. Her father was a skilled craftsman in addition to c...
ListenInternal CannaTech&Building a Massachusetts Vertically Integrated Cannabis Company with Gregg Weiss of Happy Valley from 2022-06-09T12:00
Gregg Weiss is the VP of Technology and Strategic Growth at Happy Valley, a vertically integrated cannabis company in Massachusetts. Gregg has been involved in the cannabis industry since 2016 a...
ListenWinning A New Jersey Cannabis Business License with Michael McQueeny of Foley Hoag LLP | Elevated Businesses #8 from 2022-06-02T11:00
As counsel in Foley Hoag’s national Cannabis Practice, Mike has provided trusted counsel to start-ups and multi-state operators alike on issues associated with legislative/regulatory development...
ListenCannabis, Leadership, The Military,&Extreme Ownership with KJ Saffold of Red Ball Express from 2022-05-26T11:00
KJ Saffold is a decorated US Army Combat Veteran, a graduate from the United States Military Academy at West Point, and a Georgia Tech EMBA candidate. KJ brings h...
ListenStandardize&Scale Through Compliance Software w/ Dede Perkins of ProCanna from 2022-05-12T11:00
Dede Perkins, Co-Founder and CEO of ProCanna, joined the cannabis industry in 2013 as a member of the application team that won one of the first competitive vertically integrated applications in...
ListenSolving Complex Compliance Problems with Rose Elliott of Komplyd from 2022-05-05T11:00
Rose Elliott is the co-founder and CEO of Komplyd, an API-first cannabis compliance-as-a-service platform. With over two decades in engineering and product, she is bringing her experience of del...
ListenMaking It In The Emerald Triangle with Brittany Massaro of Humboldt Logistics from 2022-04-28T11:00
Brittany Massaro is the Compliance Director for Humboldt Logistics, representing 45 farms around Northern California, including some distributors, manufactures, and retailers. She is transitioning ...
ListenLaunching Colorado's First Delivery License with Ari Cohen of Doobba from 2022-04-21T10:00
Happy 420! In this special episode, BriAnne has a conversation with Ari Cohen, a Cannabis Operations Executive & Entrepreneur, Co-Founder at doobba - Colorado’s 1st Social Equity Business & Cann...
ListenSecurity Risks&Solutions with Chris Eggers of CC Security Solutions from 2022-04-14T11:00
Chris Eggers, Founder & CEO of CC Security Solutions is an experienced former law enforcement officer with the Oakland and San Francisco Police Departments. He has a deep understanding of cannabis ...
ListenMaine Operators Fighting Back in Policy Reform with Matt Bayliss of Garden of Gelle from 2022-04-05T11:00
Matt Bayliss is the Founder and CEO of Gele, a licensed adult-use brand, currently cultivating 800 square feet of canopy in the great state of Maine. Matt has be...
ListenTalking AI and the idea behind anna with CEO Matt Frost from 2020-11-20T20:26:27
Hello all! On this final episode of TBD with RMCC Season 1, we sit down with Matt Frost of anna, an AI-powered self serve checkout machine you can put in your dispensary that is truly one of a k...
ListenNikki Kujawski of Ripple discusses adapting your brand to fill gaps in the market from 2020-11-12T05:51:02
This week on TBD, Leah sits down with Nikki Kujawski, Senior Brand Manager for Ripple by Stillwater, a versatile edible company here in Colorado that has adapted and listened to consumers to sol...
ListenSteven Lynn of IndicaOnline highlights how tech can help and inform cannabusinesses from 2020-11-05T05:00
This week, Leah covers cannabis election news (Find all ballot measures in California here: https...
ListenBeauty in a Beasty Hemp Industry- Eossi Beauty Owners' talk passion and pitfalls in the CBD realm from 2020-10-29T06:41:54
This week on TBD, Leah updates you on industry news and then speaks with the owners of Eossi Beauty, a CBD Beauty company standing by quality products and honest business practices. Find out mor...
ListenAshley Grace, CRO of Dalwhinnie Brands discusses Marketing Trends and New Target Audiences from 2020-10-22T05:31:37
This week on TBD with RMCC, Leah covers some international cannabis news before giving a quick update on the industry here in the States and the many legalization measures on the ballots that ha...
ListenRMCC’s METRC Case Study by CEO Brie Ramsay from 2020-10-15T04:00
This week's episode is jam-packed full of METRC knowledge and use cases that our CEO Brie Ramsay has seen in her 7+ years using the system. Lots of great information in here for operators across...
ListenJill Polster from Cohen Law Maine talks advocacy and the Maine market from 2020-10-08T02:57:28
On this week's edition, we sit down with Jill Polster, a cannabis lawyer out of Maine who works with a number of cannabis operators in the state. We discuss advocacy and it's importance, (Suppo...
ListenRound Two of Cannabis PR tips with Ricardo Baca, CEO of Grasslands from 2020-10-01T04:00
In this week's edition of TBD with RMCC, Leah highlights a few news stories and updates from RMCC (Outsourced Compliance Package Info Below!) and then sits down once again with Ricardo Baca to t...
ListenJamie Cooper keeps you networking virtually with Sensi Connects from 2020-09-24T04:00
This week on TBD with RMCC, Leah highlights some of the major industry updates this week before sitting down with Managing Director of Sensi Connects, Jamie Cooper to discuss virtual networking ...
ListenTalking California Regulations and Headaches with Compliance Manager Afua Kwarteng from 2020-09-17T07:53:28
In this week's episode, Leah gives us lots of updates on the industry across the country before sitting down with Afua Kwarteng, a compliance manager who has dealt with her fair share of headach...
ListenRyan Kocot drops tons of CannaLaw knowledge on us! from 2020-09-10T04:00
In this edition of TBD with RMCC, we go over a few updates and news stories across the industry before sitting down with Ryan Kocot of Kocot Law! He discusses Cannabis DUI's, common cannabis lit...
ListenRMCC's Rose Moberly knows cultivation and is here to help! from 2020-09-03T04:00
On this episode of TBD with RMCC, Leah gives a recap of news stories coming out of the industry this week, including the historic vote on the MORE act this month.
Then Rose Moberly from ...
ListenTips for raising capital and building investments with Michael Catudal of CBC from 2020-08-27T04:00
This week on TBD with RMCC, we give a quick update on the fires in California, ( Head to RMCC.io to check out our cannabis emergency response packet for Cali Operators) a few news updates over o...
ListenRicardo Baca, CEO of Grasslands bringing the Marketing and PR Knowledge from 2020-08-20T04:00
On this week's edition of TBD with RMCC, we go over a few highlights out of Massachusetts, Michigan, and Colorado before sitting down and speaking with Grasslands CEO Ricardo Baca about his expe...
ListenTalking Compliance Hot Tips and Hot Seats with Debbi Spranza from 2020-08-13T14:00
In this edition of TBD with RMCC, we cover lots of news stories surrounding fines, recalls, and retesting. Then we discuss some marketing trends surrounding Boomer cannabis use vs Millenial cann...
ListenDebbi Spranza, all around badass woman in weed and RMCC's CLO! from 2020-08-06T14:26:19
On this edition of TBD with RMCC, we detail several news stories out of California and Capitol Hill this week. Then we'll be sitting down with our Chief Learning Officer to discuss how she got h...
ListenLiz and Luke Mason talk Testing Samples, Federal Regulations and Unique Products! from 2020-07-30T04:00
This week on TBD with RMCC, we discuss many federal updates regarding investigations, elections, the FDA and the MORE act.
Then we sit down with Liz and Luke Mason of Aurum Labs out of D...
ListenKaren Mayberry with Trym talks the joys of Marketing Technology and Motherhood from 2020-07-23T04:00
In this episode of TBD with RMCC, we cover news updates out of Montana, Massachusetts, Illinois and Hawaii! Then I sit down with Karen Mayberry, Co-Owner and Marketing Director of Trym, a softwa...
ListenKeeping OSHA Regulators from knocking with Kelsey Hanley of Allay Consulting from 2020-07-16T04:00
In this week's installment of TBD with RMCC we cover a few news updates and then sit down with Kelsey Hanley, of Allay Consulting. She is their resident OSHA and workplace safety expert, and she...
ListenFinding the Canna-BS with the official BS Detector, Kristen Yoder from 2020-07-09T04:00
In our 20th episode of TBD with RMCC, we discuss federal cannabis news, sales predictions for the year, and then cover a few stories out of our home state of Colorado before sitting down with Th...
ListenTalking East Coast Markets and Regulator Relationships with Michael McQueeny from 2020-07-02T04:00
On this episode of TBD with RMCC, we cover news updates out of California, Oklahoma, and New Jersey, before sitting down with East Coast Lawyer and Co-Chair of the Cannabis Practice of Genova Bu...
ListenNews Updates and Wonky Weed Policy Part 2 with Jordan Wellington from 2020-06-18T04:00
This week, on TBD with RMCC, we begin with news updates out of Nevada, Capitol Hill, and then we'll cover a few social equity stories. We discuss market trends so far this year and then finish o...
ListenTalking METRC Training with Compliance Team Manager Meeka Ferretta from 2020-06-11T04:00
In this week's episode, we highlight regulation changes in Iowa, Illinois, and California, before discussing a company being hit with large infractions out of Ore...
ListenWonky Weed Policy and New Regulations with Jordan Wellington of VS Strategies from 2020-06-04T04:00
This week on TBD with RMCC, we discuss the social discourse happening currently in our country (resources listed below) and then we talk policy updates and touch on an appeal on a court case fro...
ListenCannabis Company Hiring Trends with Dave Belsky of FlowerHire from 2020-05-28T04:00
This week, we discuss the status of the HEROES act, and then dive into market trends across the country and how they are impacting the job market now, and in the future. My guest this week is Da...
ListenNew CannaTech and Industry Trends with Alyssa Schwartz from Treez from 2020-05-21T04:00
On this week's episode, we go over the few states reopening stores across the country, then we sit down to talk with Alyssa Schwartz, the Director of Compliance &...
ListenTalking Cultivation Trends, Tips, and Tools Trym Can Offer You from 2020-05-14T04:00
On this week’s episode of TBD with RMCC we cover the HEROES act, 4/20 sales and more. Then, we sit down with Matt Mayberry, Owner of Trym and talk about how the c...
ListenAuditing Preparedness with Lindsey and Brie of RMCC from 2020-05-07T04:00
Point of Sale Solutions to Cannabis Conundrums with Michael Mangi of Flowhub from 2020-04-30T04:00
On this edition of TBD with RMCC, we talk MMJ patients rights at work, cover updates to California's social equity program, and give a quick overview of a few new state regulations around curbsi...
ListenCrowd Control on the Four Twenty Front Lines with Mychaella Todd of Medicine Man from 2020-04-23T04:00
This week's episode we talk about the holiblaze such as market trends and how operators are handling crowds on the busiest day of the year! We sit down with Mychaella Todd, manager at Medicine M...
ListenCannabis Banking Blues and More News with Lindsey Kincade from 2020-04-16T04:00
This week we discuss what cannabis retailers can do to make sure their 4/20 crowds stay manageable and how they can keep customers and employees safe. Then, after I cover this week's news storie...
ListenThe Future of Federal Legalization is Fast Approaching Feat. Allay Consulting from 2020-04-09T04:00
We sit down this week to talk about the changes the cannabis industry will face once it is federally legalized with Kim Stuck, Founder and CEO of Allay Consulting, who specialize in helping comp...
ListenBoredom Breaking Tips and Talking Tech with Trellis from 2020-04-02T00:38:50
On this episode of TBD with RMCC, we cover a few tips you can use to beat cabin fever that will also help grow your cannabis knowledge. Then we discuss some of this week's news highlights before...
ListenCleaning, Curbside, Delivery, OH MY! from 2020-03-26T16:22:32
In this weeks episode of TBD with RMCC, we sit down with our Quality Assurance expert, Rose Moberly, to discuss some cleaning and storage tips you can use to avoid contamination! Then we speak w...
ListenSocial Distancing and Social Equity from 2020-03-19T19:55:52
During this week's edition of TBD with RMCC, we highlight news and operational solutions dealing with the social distancing measures being taken by states across ...
ListenNews Updates and High Turn Over Rates from 2020-03-12T05:21:28
On today's episode, we give a quick update on new happenings within the cannabis realm. Then we sit down with our Chief Learning Officer, Debbi Spranza to discuss what brought her to the cannabi...
ListenMeet our CEO Brie! Part 2 from 2020-03-06T02:52:32
Meet our CEO Brie! Part 1 from 2020-03-05T23:19:12
Our Compliance Specialist (and former radio broadcaster) Leah Lawrence sits down with RMCC's CEO Brie Ramsay to discuss the why behind the company, such as how she came to use cannabis, and what...
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