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      Capital Is Not Operational Readiness: How to Turn Funding Into a High-Performing Grow

      Capital Is Not Operational Readiness: How to Turn Funding Into a High-Performing Grow

      Securing capital and licenses does not guarantee that a cultivation operation is prepared to perform. Many funded projects struggle not because the plan was wrong, but because it was never built to survive contact with daily operations. This session examines what true operational readiness looks like in cannabis cultivation and how leaders translate funding into a disciplined, high-performing grow from day one.

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      Ryan Douglas

      Capital Is Not Operational Readiness: How to Turn Funding Into a High-Performing Grow
      Ryan Douglas is an independent advisor to CEOs, owners, and investors at the intersection of capital and cultivation. He brings 25 years of experience growing ornamental, edible, and medicinal crops and served as GM of a 2 million sq. ft. hydroponic greenhouse. His cannabis work has appeared in The New York Times, Bloomberg, Vice, and NPR. He is the author of From Seed to Success and Presence Is a Strategy and publishes The Ryan Report, a newsletter on operational discipline.