James is a passionate, disciplined, thoughtful, and creative Operations Executive with diverse experience across the cannabis, higher education, public media, and defense industries.
He has demonstrated expertise in financial management, organizational development, and leadership and is an inspired team builder and trusted, motivational leader.
James has the proven ability to apply strong business, analytical, and people skills to achieve success and has deep experience within the cannabis industry.
While successfully directing the overall operations for a leading multi-state public cannabis business, James maintained full P&L responsibility across several states and was instrumental in adopting changes and efficiencies.
As the GM for a multi-state cannabis operator, James led and managed 200 employees across 7 retail dispensaries and 2 cultivation, manufacturing, and processing facilities.
He was responsible for developing and achieving earnings targets for all retail, wholesale, and cultivation cost centers’ Operating Budgets up to $25M, tripling sales under his leadership over multiple years.