The Cannabis Business Coach Michael Zaytsev interviews and coaches Brenda Smith, Founder and Managing Partner of CB Capital Concierge, a boutique capital advisory firm that helps investors and entrepreneurs succeed in Cannabis business.

Brenda Smith is a high power business leader. After working at top financial institutions (Merrill Lynch, PNC Securities, Bernstein Private Wealth Management) Brenda built and sold her own international coaching business. She also taught Enterprise Leadership at Carnegie Mellon where she helped to commercialize new technologies developed at the university. Brenda led the U.S.-Israel Economic Development initiative for the exchange of entrepreneurial ventures. She has advised Next Act Angel Fund on strategy, as well as the Financial Women’s Association on investment management. She serves on the Board of the American-Israel Cannabis Association (AICA) and chairs a group for Tiger 21.

On this episode, Brenda offers an array of insights into the Cannabis investment landscape including

• how to raise and deploy capital for your Cannabis business

• the future of the industry beyond federal legalization

• the right way to evaluate Cannabis business growth

• how Covid pulled the legal industry forward several years

• what are the essential attributes of effective Cannabis leaders

• and much more.

In the coaching portion, Mike Z helps Brenda with one of her clients who is in the midst of "the entrepreneurial dilemma" aka "what got you here won't get you there."

Recorded on 1/13/2021

Additional Resources:

The Cannabis Business Book

What Got You Here Won't Get You There: How Successful People Become Even More Successful