Sharing Success in the Cannabis Industry

Chicago—Sharing Success in Cannabis

Conversation and book signing with Dasheeda Dawson, The WeedHead™ – author & award-winning business strategist. Co-hosted by Kiana Hughes, founder & CEO of Elevated Education and founding board member of Chicago NORML.

Legal cannabis is blazing. Everyone is talking about it, but few understand the key sectors, or the best way to profit and build wealth in the country’s fastest growing industry. Industry pioneer and corporate-to-cannabis crossover Dasheeda Dawson cuts through the misinformation and hype with How to Succeed In the Cannabis Industry, an incisive workbook offering a solid foundation in the marijuana business.

As part of an unprecedented push to bring 1000 entrepreneurs from financially vulnerable communities into the industry and create $100 million dollars in multi-generational wealth, Dasheeda has launched the “Sharing Success in Cannabis” book tour in support of the 3rd edition of her top-selling workbook How to Succeed in the Cannabis Industry. With clear, easy to follow examples, Dasheeda delves deep into the blossoming industry, providing an overview of every sector within cannabis, as well as the top roles and advice for breaking in.

Aimed at those interested in investment, entrepreneurship and changing careers, the workbook uses guided exercises to help committed readers develop personalized plans for success.

Join The Weedhead™ & Company and get your book signed by Dasheeda! This event is by RSVP only and space is limited.

Additional Details: Workbooks are available for advanced reservation with your ticket or you can purchase online atTheWeedHead.com/shop

About Dasheeda: Dasheeda Dawson is CEO of The WeedHead™ & Company and author of top-selling workbook, How to Succeed in the Cannabis Industry. A global cannabis advocate and industry thought leader featured across multiple outlets, including Entrepreneur Magazine, The New York Times, Essence Festival and a historic Times Square billboard campaign, Dasheeda is a corporate-to-cannabis crossover pioneer and world-renowned cannabis business strategist with experience as an industry educator, senior executive leader and strategy expert for multiple cannabis businesses, political/municipality leaders and media outlets across the country.

From Target to THC, she has over 15 years of business development, strategic management and brand marketing excellence while leading teams for United Way, Target Corporation, and Victoria’s Secret. Dasheeda received her MBA from Rutgers Business School and completed her undergraduate degree in Molecular Biology at Princeton University. She is a co-host on She Blaze, a weekly cannabis culture and news podcast available on Soundcloud, iTunes and iHeartRadio. Additional affiliations within the cannabis industry include Chief Strategy Officer for Minorities for Medical Marijuana (M4MM) and co-founder of Cannabis Education Advocacy Symposium & Expo (CEASE). She was recently appointed to the Doctors for Cannabis Regulation Board of Directors and the Oregon Cannabis Commission – Governance Frameworking sub-committee.Learn more at TheWeedHead.com

About Elevated Education, LLC

Located in Park Forest, IL, Elevated Education is a woman and minority owned firm dedicated to providing high quality, instructionally sound training and educational content. Our cannabis education and training curriculum is used by corporations, non-profit organizations, community colleges and universities, cannabis cultivators and retail dispensaries, and local municipalities. Elevated Education’s CEO, Kiana Hughes, is serious about applying her education, experience and expertise to creating academic quality training courses and content. She is a founding board member and Education Director for Chicago NORML , where she creates and facilitates cannabis industry training for people from disproportionately impacted communities in and around Chicago. Kiana advocates for social equity in the cannabis industry, lobbying at the state and federal levels with organizations including NORML the Minority Cannabis Business Association. Through affiliations with national and local organizations such as Women Grow, Illinois Women in Cannabis, SSDP and Cabrini Green Legal Aid, she regularly speaks and volunteers at outreach initiatives to empower women and people of color to enter the cannabis industry and learn about the cannabis plant. Kiana holds a Master’s degree in Communications and Training and is a scholarship recipient and graduate of Oaksterdam University.

Visit https://www.elevatededucationllc.com/cannabistraining for more information on our services and class offerings.

Additional Partners include Chicago NORML and Student Marijuana Alliance for Research & Transparency (SMART)”

Date and Time
Wed, February 26, 2020
7:00 PM – 10:00 PM CST

Location
Harris School of Public Policy
1155 East 60th Street
Chicago, IL 60637

Refund Policy
No Refunds