Business Panel

Maxime Kot is president and part owner of national consulting firm The Cannabis Business Advisors. A cannabis licensing and compliance expert with six years of direct industry experience, Kot has built a proven track record securing multiple cannabis licenses across 17 state markets. As president, Kot oversees client relations and serves as company lead on projects involving application and licensing preparation, operational analysis, policy and procedures, and business development planning.

Max Juhasz has been doing digital marketing and SEO for cannabis and cbd companies for almost 5 years. He has helped multiple companies grow from 6 to 7 figures just from SEO. Regardless of what kind of cannabusiness you operate, organic traffic is the safest and easiest way to attract new customers online. He is the founder of Cannabiz Marketing Solutions

Johnathan is the Director of Strategy at Hybrid Marketing Co, the world’s largest cannabis-focused marketing agency. He builds creative branding, marketing and advertising solutions that are tied to business goals. B2B, B2C, dispensaries, brands, you name it, he’s done it! Johnathan’s passion lies in helping Hybrid’s clients grow, (and avoid the many, many mistakes he’s made across his long career in this industry).

Jerry Abiog has over 25 years of sales and marketing experience and serves as a Co-Founder & CMO of Standard Insights, an AI as a Service analytics and marketing platform. They help businesses leverage their first-party data to build their competitive moat. He has written articles for Marijuana Venture, spoken on numerous podcasts, and given talks on AI and marketing. Recently, his company was included in the 2022 CannaTech Services Providers Ecosystem.