Women Cultivating Success Luncheon Denver
Women Cultivating Success Luncheon is focused on Strategic Networking and How to Succeed in the Cannabis Industry. This is a women only networking and educational event..
Networking is important for success in the cannabis space. We attend networking events with the intention of having the right conversation or finding the right resource to move our career or company forward. Intention is not strategy.
Prior to all events, attendees receive a complete list of all attendees’ names, company, website and LinkedIn links. The purpose is to give each attendee the opportunity to pre-arrange meetings at the event. Signature events begin with a Meet & Mingle, hors’ d Oeuvres and cocktails. The Women Cultivating Success Luncheon in Denver is limited to 200 attendees and 30 special guests including the panelists, advocates and policy makers. This is an event designed for women with careers and businesses in the cannabis space.
When women come together and sit down at a table, movements and businesses are born and positive change happens. The Women Cultivating Success Luncheon does not pre-assign seating. We give each attendee a place card to place at the table/seat of their choice. This enables attendees to continue the conversation and connections they formed during the Meet & Mingle.
During lunch, How to Succeed in the Cannabis Industry will be addressed by a panel of six successful cannabis business owners with expertise in accounting, compliance, law, management, and marketing. Questions and comments are welcomed. Our goal is to provide women in the cannabis space with what they need for financial success and growth in their careers and businesses.
Jennifer Germano founded ICS Consulting Service in 2015 based on her personal experience of running company operations and provides fractional compliance services for licensed operators nationwide. ICS specializes in Third-Party State Regulatory Audits, Metrc seed-to-Sale support, State and Local License Application Support, Technical Writing, Standard Operating Procedures Development, Compliance Operations Training & Employee Onboarding, Manufacturer Food and Product Safety Certifications/ServSafe® Instructor and Custom Compliance Support. LinkedIn
Shawn Hauser is a partner at Vicente LLP, where she co-chairs the firm’s Industry Federal and International Law Group. She helps businesses navigate the intersections between state and federal law and ensure compliance as laws evolve. Her practice focuses on regulatory compliance, licensing, general business representation, policy reform and strategic guidance to best position businesses for success at the state, national, and international levels. LinkedIn
Sarah Woodson founded one of the largest Pro-Se Bankruptcy & Divorce companies in the state of Colorado. As the CEO of a pro-se bankruptcy and divorce company, she created an equity program for women of color to start their own legal pro-se businesses. A former consultant for She is currently serving as the Legal Redress Chair for NAACP Denver Chapter. She sat on the Social Community Committee for the city of Denver. She is currently serving as a Commissioner on the Denver African American Commission. LinkedIn
Lauren Miele, Founder & Chief Executive Officer of KushKards, the first greeting card where “one can strike a match and light what is attached.” A burgeoning fashion designer in 2013, Miele launched KushKards to fulfill a need — at a time when there was no way to do it. Standard greeting cards lacked the form and function, so Miele created a niche market of innovative gifting for young professionals like herself looking for “the perfect gift with a lift.” Miele quickly grew KushKards into a national brand. KushKards’s just won Best New Product in the Lifestyle Category at The National Stationery Show in 2020, and to date has sold over ½ a million KushKards online and in retail locations. LinkedIn
Lara Fordis and the founder of Fordis Consulting. She is a multi-industry market research veteran with diverse CPG, tech, small business, and start-up experience. Her passion areas include food, cannabis, apps, and education. She is turned to as an expert on niche cannabis industry insights. As both a qual and quant market researcher, Fordis Consulting projects span across multiple methodologies, from surveys to focus groups to product testing. This unconventional agency looks holistically at projects to ensure a 360-degree view of consumers (loyal as well as competitive customers). LinkedIn
Emily Wells’ experience encompasses multiple aspects of cannabis marketing, she brings fresh insights to How to Succeed in the Industry, as one of the WCS Luncheon Panelists. Emily Wells, “I joined the CMA team full-time in June 2020, and continued to grow in my membership role while gaining more hands-on experience in marketing strategy and business development. LinkedIn
