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3 Implications of Trigger Laws in Regulation
Listen to Let’s Get CLEAR Podcast Now What Are Trigger Laws? In episode ten of Let’s Get CLEAR, James and Monica dive into trigger
Four Reasons You Should Be More Spontaneous
Listen to Let’s Get CLEAR Podcast Now The Transformative Experience of Spontaneity In this week’s episode of Let’s Get Clear, James Granger,
Startup Success: Embrace the Entrepreneurial Spirit with Joy Breeders
Listen to Let’s Get CLEAR Podcast Now The Journey to Startup Success: How Joy Breeders Epitomizes the Entrepreneurial Spirit: In the ever-evolving landscape of
6 Strategies for Underage Drug Use Prevention for Today’s Youth
6 Strategies for Underage Drug Use Prevention for Today’s Youth In our latest episode of Let’s Get CLEAR!, we feature a unique conversation with teenagers,
Cliintel’s Rick Batenburg honored with C-Suite Award from Denver Business Journal
The people-focused venture capital firm’s founder and CIO earned recognition for his leadership, innovative contributions within his organization and community involvement DENVER — (Sept. 6, 2022) — Cliintel Capital, a venture capital firm providing funding and strategic consulting to growth-oriented companies in emerging vice sector markets, today announced that its founder and chief investment officer,…
13 Industry Leaders Pay Tribute To Charlotte Figi, A Hero Of The CBD Movement
Charlotte Figi suffered her first seizure when she was three months old and on Wednesday, her mother Paige Figi’s Facebook page updated a previous post to announce Charlotte “is seizure free forever.” The 13-year-old was hospitalized earlier this month with pneumonia, which caused her seizures to return and resulted in respiratory failure and cardiac arrest. She died peacefully in her mother’s arms on April 8, 2020.
Rick Batenburg III Of Clear Cannabis Inc. Gets Gritty On Cannabis VC
Rick Batenburg III=RB: I am from Loveland, Colorado. The short answer on B-school is, yes, I graduated second in my class at Nichols College in Dudley, Massachusetts. However, my business education began decades earlier while going to the office with my father and learning negotiation and investment prowess through osmosis. I have two mentors: First and foremost, my father, Rich Batenburg Jr., and professionally I am mentored by Jim Jungjohann, a hedge fund manager.
Cannabis Biz Rundown: Sliding Sales And CEO Turnover May Continue, Says Investor
This year was not especially auspicious to CEOs. As of October 2019, a record number of 172 CEOs from companies that included Nike, WeWork and Under Armor, left their posts. The legal cannabis industry was not immune from this CEO-apocalypse. Last summer, Canada’s Canopy Growth, the largest cannabis company in the world, ousted co-CEO Bruce Linton.
A Deeper Dive With Rich Batenburg Jr., President And Chairman: Clear Cannabis, Inc.
Rich Batenburg Jr.: My cannabis-focused investment company operates in several states, many of which we entered at original deployment of a legal marijuana program. While we hear about officials from new jurisdictions coming to Colorado to do research, as well as hiring regulatory consultants from Colorado, it seems like they listen and then try to reinvent the wheel.