SMB Nation and 420MSP

Harry Brelsford is the founder of SMB Nation (www.smbnation.com) from Bainbridge Island, Wash. He is a long-time SMB channel partner who has served customers and mentored other partners (SMB Nation has over 49,000 members who are Managed Services Providers (MSPs) and SMB technology consultants). He oversees the popular SMB Nation workflow including content and events (webinars, workshops and multi-day conferences).He holds an MBA in Project Management from the University of Denver (and numerous certifications such as MCSE, MCT, CNE, et al) and is the author of 21 books on technology and business topics. His 20 years of SMB technology experience were supplemented by teaching 12+ years at night as an adjunct professor at Seattle Pacific University and other higher-learning institutions. He served as the Dean in the Graduate School of Technology at Aspen University (where he was awarded a PhD in Letters).Harry is an in-demand speaker at industry events. Harry’s recent books include the “How to Be an MSP” and he has published over 400-articles in business (Washington CEO, Colorado Business, Alaska Business Monthly) and technology magazine (ChannelPro, Microsoft Certified Professional magazine, etc.). An active entrepreneur, Harry is the force behind the Pocket MBA, Telephonation, Cloud Nation and Xpmigrations.com. His latest startup is 420MSP.

CannaVu

Michael Rosenfeld is a 20 advertising agency business developer and strategist, and currently Head of Sales and Lead Strategist for CannaVu, a digital advertising platform dedicated to highly regulated categories including cannabis and CBD. A lifetime of branding and media expertise coupled w cannabis/CBD category experience, he is also an advisor to ALTRD.tv, the largest OTT platform dedicated to cannabis, psychedelics, and wellness lifestyle content, Tetragram, a cannabis journaling app building the future of medical data insights, and Caasi, a wellness and spa focused CBD brand. His passions in category includes sharing what he knows on his quest to support the mainstreaming of cannabis

McIntire School of Commerce

Paul Seaborn MBA, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor in the Management Area at the McIntire School of Commerce, University of Virginia. He has a specific focus on the cannabis industry and in particular topics related to industry structure, public policy and regulation. He published one of the first teaching cases on the industry in 2014 and created and taught the first-ever Business of Marijuana course at the University of Denver in 2017. Prof. Seaborn is actively involved with the cannabis industry as a conference speaker, consultant, and expert witness. Originally from Canada, he spent 8 years in Colorado prior to moving to Virginia.