Social Equity in Cannabis: Kevin Ahaesy @ ECO Cannabis (Canna Cribs Podcast E9)

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Table of Contents

0:00​ Opening

2:14​ Kevin Ahaesy Background

9:20​ ECO Cannabis Business Model

23:48​ Social Equity Mission & Program

32:58​ Companies & Mentorship

41:18​ ECO Cannabis Hiring Process

48:14​ Advice from Kevin Ahaesy

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Questions and Topics in this interview:

Tell us about your background and what led you to the cannabis space?

-Tell us about your company, ECO, and your role over there?

-You were a captain of the University of CA Berkeley water polo team, do you still play for fun?

-Do you think athletic governing boards (college and pro) should penalize athletes for cannabis use?

-ECO is a vertically integrated company, where you incubate eight (8) social equity businesses at your Oakland, CA cannabis campus. How involved are you in the day to day for each business?

-What makes ECO so special?

-I’d like to know a little more about your mission as a “social equity” company. Can you explain what that is?

-Tell us more about mentorship at ECO Cannabis?

-I love your name and the play on “ecosystem,” because that’s exactly what you’ve created in the city of Oakland, right? Can you tell us how that works?

-What inspired your mission?

-What percentage of your workforce are people with prior convictions?

-What are the biggest hurdles you faced in developing a business model that puts a premium on social equity?

-Is there a downside to the model? Costs related to working with Oakland companies versus dealing with professionals outside the city?

-A lot of our listeners are growers or other people who’d like to get involved in cannabis professionally, what’s your advice?

-What’s next for you and ECO?

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