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Social Equity in Cannabis: Kevin Ahaesy @ ECO Cannabis (Canna Cribs Podcast E9)
We take a deep dive with, Kevin Ahaesy CEO & founder of ‘ECO Cannabis’ in Episode 9 of the Canna Cribs Podcast, where we document history with the pioneers of the global cannabis industry. In this interview, you will get an inside look at ‘ECO Cannabis’ which is a vertically integrated company based in Oakland, California.
ECO Cannabis is a welcoming, diverse, vertically-integrated cannabis company that oversees product development from “seed to sale!” They strive to streamline the purchasing process by offering their customers multiple avenues through which they can complete their transactions. ECO Cannabis hires 100% Oakland residents, 50% of whom are formerly incarcerated. They are committed to lifting up those in their community who have been disproportionately affected by the “war on drugs.” They strive for the normalization of cannabis as an industry by working to educate and promote visibility as well as reputability in their community.
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Table of Contents
0:00 Opening
1:15 Getting Grow Rooms Right by Quest
2:14 Kevin Ahaesy Background
9:20 ECO Cannabis Business Model
22:23 Quest Dehumidification Philosophies
23:48 Social Equity Mission & Program
32:58 Companies & Mentorship
41:18 ECO Cannabis Hiring Process
47:30 Quest IQ Series
48:14 Advice from Kevin Ahaesy
55:08 Outro
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Questions and Topics in this interview:
– Tell us about your background and what led you to the cannabis space?
-Tell us about your company, ECO, and your role over there?
-You were a captain of the University of CA Berkeley water polo team, do you still play for fun?
-Do you think athletic governing boards (college and pro) should penalize athletes for cannabis use?
-ECO is a vertically integrated company, where you incubate eight (8) social equity businesses at your Oakland, CA cannabis campus. How involved are you in the day to day for each business?
-What makes ECO so special?
-I’d like to know a little more about your mission as a “social equity” company. Can you explain what that is?
-Tell us more about mentorship at ECO Cannabis?
-I love your name and the play on “ecosystem,” because that’s exactly what you’ve created in the city of Oakland, right? Can you tell us how that works?
-What inspired your mission?
-What percentage of your workforce are people with prior convictions?
-What are the biggest hurdles you faced in developing a business model that puts a premium on social equity?
-Is there a downside to the model? Costs related to working with Oakland companies versus dealing with professionals outside the city?
-A lot of our listeners are growers or other people who’d like to get involved in cannabis professionally, what’s your advice?
-What’s next for you and ECO?
-Anything you’d like to say to our audience before we go?
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Town bizzzzz aye Oakland stand up. For real tho eco is dope and right by an incredible trio of smoke shops.
Well I liked the channel until I start hearing Marxist buzz words. Fuck can’t anything today go without some woke bs
As someone who did a 3 year Federal stint (over 8 years total under their thumb) for cultivation back in the Nancy "Just say 'No'" days, I can speak to the value of kind people stepping up and given me the chance to get my feet back under me post release. His "It's the right thing to do" statement rings true. One of the most rewarding things I have done in my businesses since has been to return that kindness to other deserving candidates.
As a successful business owner, I also totally related to some of his stated frustrations with the current state of 'social equity' programs. It's knowledge and training (before money) that worthy candidates need.
And the "What ever you think it will cost .. double it." Nailed it!
Thanks Nick and Kevin. Great interview.
This doesn’t sound like equity. So the government trusts some rich guy to own the license and employ black and brown people? Equity is allowing those targeted to be the owners of the license.
Looking awesome subscribed
A white CEO of a cannabis conglomerate getting subsidies for hiring ex cons for low level jobs is not social equity, it's just marketing. Cannabis is big money only at this point and modest income individuals have no chance of opening a cannabis business. For instance, the "social equity" program for dispensaries starting in Arizona has a $25k non-refundable application fee for a lottery with maybe a 1% chance of winning the lottery. Only corporations or very rich people are willing to throw away $25k for a 1% chance…
How is this crap on this channel stfu with this blah and back to growing
Sounds like a good start
Thank you very much,thanks a lots…….
Thank you very much sir……
Absolute Genius move
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Love From Saginaw Mi
Interesting all
just an idea… hello from Germany 
Would be more interesting to talk less about economics but more on cultivation and Science….
We need this in Detroit
This is very interesting. ..Qudos
How about we are created equal. If you have some guilt? let that shit be on your own head. WOKE is a JOKE.
Corporate virtue signaling is toxic.
Not in Illinois.
Corporate virtue signaling is toxic.
I want a license after multiple felonies, not to be someone’s employee. Equity= being able to start with one light and build up your own thing with no investors.
Who is stopping people of color from getting into the industry??? Is it the same for the vertical integrated system in Florida that allows no one in unless you have tons of money? Last I checked, it blocks everyone out not just people of color.
Glad to see something like this. Proper.
Oh great social justice Marxism infiltrating the Cannabis industry fantastic
Nice video