Ben Karin

An exceptional IT executive with more than 20 years of expertise building and managing IT operations for notable high-profile clients. Ben is highly skilled in building and maintaining business relationships with third-party partners, negotiating contract terms, and monitoring performance to identify extended business opportunities. Ben is an analytical and highly adaptable technical professional with extensive experience developing, deploying, and evaluating systems aimed at improving the quality and efficiency. Ben is also skilled in aligning end-user needs with current cutting-edge technology, and implementing technical solutions to streamline processes, enhance efficiency, and ensure compliance with long-term business objectives.

Joshua Blue

Has been a market general manager in wholesale distribution businesses for the last 16 years. He has extensive experience and proven success streamlining operations, increasing sales and revenue, operational budgeting, sales forecasting, employee management, and team building. With his leadership contributions, a previous employer went from just a start-up to generating over $1,000,000 in revenue annually with 48% profit margins within a short period of time. Joshua is a very “hands on” operator and is a leader who makes total investments into team members’ development.

Brian Montgomery

Has spent more than 15 years in customer service, building relationships with new vendors and customers. Brian is highly skilled in logistics, scheduling, forming a game plan, ensuring execution, and has experience in building a business from the ground up. He is familiar with networking and creating open communication with customers. Brian holds certification in safety sensitive job handling hazardous chemicals and gases. Brian has a strict attention to detail to keep in check with safety compliances.

Jake Perry

Has extensive experience in the cannabis industry including high level roles at Northstar Holistic and more recently as director of finance and consultant for Connected Cannabis, one of the largest cannabis companies in the country. Before entering the cannabis industry, Jake was the controller for Red Hawk Casino, overseeing $250M in annual revenue. Jake’s knack for numbers and sharp business acumen are a winning combination to take the company to the highest level of performance and financial success.

Orion Birdsong

Has over fifteen years of experience in cannabis cultivation. His most recent success as grower for the Alien Labs brand at Connected Cannabis California saw the creation of such highly regarded strains such as Gelato 41, Baklava, Sherbacio, and Area 41. Demand for Orion’s products always exceeds supply as Alien Labs products are always sold out at dispensaries. Orion’s cannabis genetics that have taken years to perfect will without a doubt separate The Grow Trust’s products from the competition.

Mike Cacciabondo

Has over twenty years of experience crafting brands and moving ideas for multiple clients across all marketing channels. His unique stew of a blue-collar work ethic, combined with an insatiable curiosity, award-winning ideas and a love of people, has translated into a bevy of award-winning campaigns and the successful movement of ideas and goods for clients, across a wide variety of brands and industries. From bicycles, to education, food, to cars. Mike continues to challenge the normal and the mundane, carrying some of the world’s biggest brands into new and exciting places.