Bryant Mitchell is Blaqstar’s founder and CEO. He has over 10 years of hands-on management experience in the cannabis industry. In 2013 he established Blaqstar Farms after owning a Los Angeles dispensary where he realized the need for consistent, clean medicinal cannabis. Having learned the outdoor craft while working in Sonoma and with guidance from growers with decades of experience, Bryant built a foundation on growing clean, high quality medicinal cannabis.

Before entering the cannabis industry, he spent sixteen years in business consulting, project management, process design, and operations efficiency services for IBM Strategy, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited, and Accenture PLC. In those roles, he advised the world’s largest companies, primarily in the oil and gas industry.

While working as a consultant, he founded as a passion project the Mosaic Bar & Lounge in Houston, Texas, where gained more than four years of compliant retail experience in a regulated industry. Mr. Mitchell holds an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a BA in business from Prairie View A&M University, a historically black university. Mr. Mitchell currently sits as an active board member of NDICA (National Diversity and Inclusion Cannabis Alliance) and holds an associate membership on the CMA (Cannabis Minority Alliance).

Dr. Barry Iruke is a radio show host, podcaster, author, as well as a health and wellness physician. Dr. Iruke is also board certified in the area of Emergency Medicine. Dr. Iruke has a long history on helping patients improve their health and wellness via improved lifestyle choices, improved nutrition, as well as
weight training. In addition to health and wellness, Dr Iruke has a significant history in the cannabis space, working patients interested in using cannabis to treat ailments, as well as with advocacy groups and corporations looking to improve the legal landscape of cannabis use in the United states of America.

Dr Iruke has also served on the board for various cannabis companies, including

Blaqstar Farms, one of the premier cannabis companies based in the Southern California region. Dr Iruke has worked to help create medical formulations of various cannabis products for the safe use and administration to patients
that can benefit. Dr. Iruke believes cannabis will be become a significant topic of interest in the modern era, in both medicine as well as the entire economy. Dr. Iruke plans of working tirelessly to ensure to help educate those interested in learning how cannabis can become an option for those looking to treat certain
ailments and conditions.

Gabrielle Deculus is no rookie to taking on challenges and answering the needs of the people. In her early years, she learned the importance of hard work, family, and serving others. Starting her entrepreneurship journey in 2008, was a game-changer for her. She took the trifecta of going to school, working to pay bills, and building a business as an advantage rather than a struggle.

Since then, she has earned herself a reputation for delivering results! For nearly a decade; Gabrielle has gained experience in branding, marketing, public relations, and social media while keep people at the center of her work.  As a former Development Director for Habitat for Humanity, Gabrielle was instrumental in the management of all marketing, grants, and fundraising projects in South Atlanta, including Rick Ross’ Fulton County Community Initiative. Gabrielle was recognized by Beyonce’s Beygood Foundation and Essence Magazine for her efforts in raising over $30,000 for flood damage and mobilizing recovery efforts in South Louisiana. She is also a facilitator for the Ignite Social Change Retreat, a weekend event for changemaking college students from across the country, a program of Sullivan Foundation.

Gabrielle’s latest entrepreneurial accomplishment, Saint Josephine, is a marketing consulting firm for social good. She created this firm to house her brands, serve her clients, and build a space for partnerships to develop. One of the brands -- Business Rules for Women (BRFW) just celebrated a 240k follower milestone, now reaching success-driven women on 6 different continents. The BRFW online network distributes unique content to over 2 million viewers per month.

She also recently accepted an Executive Marketing role at New Orleans-based behavioral health tech company,Trusted Provider Network (TPN), where she is preparing for their Beta platform to launch in August 2019. TPN helps improve the connectivity of licensed clinicians and treatment centers so that more people can be served in the local community and beyond.

Gabrielle is just getting started! Being a socially conscious brand isn't a trend, it's the best new way to do business.

Keep up with @gabbideculus on Instagram or connect with her on LinkedIn.

I am a 26-year-old military brat born and currently living in Dallas,
Texas. I started a plant-based, CBD skincare line in September 2018
that is inspired by my Marine Corps and Army veteran parents who
have used non-psychoactive cannabis topicals for severe and
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