About The Grow

Howard Tanyu

Howard, an established entrepreneur, has been active in the
California Cannabis industry since 2009. He brings a wealth of
knowledge and experience from building out and managing
multiple greenhouse facilities totaling 180,000 sq. ft of canopy, as
well as boutique manufacturing facilities, retail stores, and
delivery services. His long-standing relationships in the cannabis
industry has brought forth iconic celebrity brand partnerships
exclusive to MA. Howard’s vision to create a highly profitable
state-of-the-art cannabis campus is coming to fruition as
construction continues to build 250,000 SF of cannabis
cultivation, manufacturing and retail.

Howard also has an acclaimed background in the California film
industry. His production company, Three Flames Pictures, has
films previewed at Cannes Film Festival, Oldenburg International
Film Festival, San Diego International Film Festival, and more.

Chris Dyer

A recognized human capital performance expert, international keynote speaker, and bestselling author. 

Works with leading organizations to help them transform their cultures to boost performance and gain an even greater edge in the marketplace. 

A certified SCRUM Master, highly adept at helping teams work through obstacles and find solutions quickly and effectively. 

The author of The Power of Company Culture and his companies have appeared on the Inc. 5000 list of the Fastest Growing Companies 5 times.  They have also been named a best place to work dozens of times. 

His expertise around culture can be found on the BBC, Forbes, Inc, and hundreds of other trusted sources.

Jason Beck

Vice President and founder of the Global Alliance for Cannabis Commerce, a 501(c)(6) cannabis trade organization,

Owner and Founder of Alternative Herbal Health Services.

The longest continuous retail operator of cannabis in the United States.

Interests in vertically-integrated cannabis companies in multiple states.

Took part in San Francisco’s Medical Cannabis Task Force under Terence Hallinan, that passed the legislations for regulating cannabis in San Francisco – legislations that provided the framework for the industry at its infancy.

Worked with the City of West Hollywood in developing legislation that created a permitting process for Cannabis business.

Fully vertically integrated with Volatile Manufacturing, Transportation Distribution, Cultivation and Retail Licenses.

Born with cerebral palsy, Mr. Beck is in the unique position of being a patient, specialist, advocate, and advisor in the fields of medicinal and adult-use of cannabis. Mr. Beck has regularly provided his insights on the industry for over twenty years to federal, state, and local government officials and legislators of all political persuasions. In addition he also sits on the boards of numerous not-for-profit criminal justice reform groups.

Christian Fooks

Founded Cut & Dry, a cannabis processing company.

Worked with the state of Oregon cannabis regulatory commission(OLCC) to create operating procedures that follow regulations while limiting loss and creating efficiencies outside traditional methods that are now used state-wide.

Designed and launched cannabis tracking software that eliminates most human errors when tracking product from dry to final retail packaging and all the process involved in between including product separation and divestment.

Designed and implemented mobile transport units for high-grade wet cannabis to get the product from grow locations to dry locations with the highest quality preserved.

Designed and implemented mobile dry units that are active on cannabis farms all over Oregon.

Designed and implemented large-scale drying using a single HVAC that is able to control up to 100 separate dry rooms on different dry schedules without interfering with each other.

Revamped the number 1 online hemp retailer’s back-end processes increasing efficiency by over 100% which enabled cutting labor costs while increasing production.

Shivani Dallas