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SUMMARY:Cannabis Resume Writing Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Illinois Women in Cannabis is partnering with High Haven Cannabis to bring you this interactive resume writing workshop! \nThis interactive workshop will help you sharpen your resume as you prepare for your career in cannabis. Bring a current copy of your resume and our instructor will help you work on it in the workshop. \nIWC members receive 10% OFF registration at checkout.\nLimited capacity sessions. 10 participants max.
URL:https://ilwomenincannabis.org/event/cannabis-resume-writing-workshop-3/
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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SUMMARY:Dispensary Customer Service Basics: Consultative Selling
DESCRIPTION:Enhance your customer loyalty and volume of customers by preparing your budtenders to offer best in class customer service. Surveys show that cannabis customers will go out of there way to go to dispensaries that offer a better customer experience. A well trained budtender will not only build customer loyalty\, but those customers will tell their friends to check it out.
URL:https://ilwomenincannabis.org/event/dispensary-customer-service-basics-consultative-selling-3/
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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SUMMARY:Dispensary Customer Service Basics: Bonding with Customer Personas
DESCRIPTION:Build customer loyalty by anticipating their needs \nEnhance your customer loyalty and volume of customers by preparing your budtenders to anticipate customer needs. Many customers share overlapping goals and motivations and we teach how to leverage this knowledge to build trust and credibility with your customers. \nAll High Haven workshops are designed by training professionals with more than a decade of experience in corporate training. All our workshops align with key performance indicators for dispensaries\, you’re not just buying in training\, but investing in bettering your business.
URL:https://ilwomenincannabis.org/event/dispensary-customer-service-basics-bonding-with-customer-personas-2/
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210330T100000
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SUMMARY:Customer Service Basics: Product Matching
DESCRIPTION:Build customer loyalty by connecting customers and patients around their needs \nProduct matching is an essential skill for any budtender\, but most budtenders never receive the training they need to reliably match customers and patients to products that meet their needs. This webinar will teach you how to improve product recommendation in a science-based approach that will help you match even the most particular cannaisseur or medically complicated patient to the right products for them.
URL:https://ilwomenincannabis.org/event/customer-service-basics-product-matching-2/
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210322T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210322T120000
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SUMMARY:IWC Second Annual Conference
DESCRIPTION:Women in Leadership Achieving An Equal Future in a Post-COVID-19 World\nMONDAY\, MARCH 22 – TUESDAY MARCH 23 \n  \nAs Illinois’ top cannabis community networking organization\, we’re proud to bring together cannabis communities and business leaders to celebrate both their success and Women’s History Month. The theme of our conference aligns with this year’s International Women’s Day theme Women in Leadership: Achieving an Equal Future in a Post-COVID-19 World\, because we want to celebrate the efforts by women and girls around the world to shape a more equal future in the midst of recovery from the pandemic. \nAttendees will learn from cannabis business leaders who are building awareness for our industry and creating jobs to grow our local economies. \nThe conference will be hosted virtually via Zoom. You can participate in the event off any device that can run the latest version of Zoom in the application form. You will need the latest version of Zoom on your device in order to access the event. \nMONDAY\, MARCH 22 \n8 AM – 9 AM Lightning Talks Connected Opportunities for Entrepreneurs\nModerator: Kalee Hooghkirk\, Owner\, Full Spektrum Services & United Hemp Co. President\, Midwest Hemp Coalition; Board Member\, Illinois Women in Cannabis\nPanelists: \n\nRahul Khare\, MD\, CEO\, Innovative Care\nSisi Chen\, Co-Founder and Head of Research\, Illinois Craft Cannabis Association\nPayal Shah\, Founder\, Cannabis Insight Collective\nRyan Crane\, Founder & CEO\, Tempo Beverages\n\n9:10 AM Welcome Remarks And Keynote \nDina Rollman\, Co-Founder\, Illinois Women in Cannabis and Vice President\, Regulatory and Government Affairs\,  Green Thumb Industries  \nKeynote Joline Rivera\, Founder\, Kitchen Toke and Red Belly Honey  \n10 AM – 11 AM Monetizing Your Skills and Experience: Carving Out Your Space in The Cannabis Industry \nModerator: \nSilvia Rogel\, Professional Development Chair\, Illinois Women in Cannabis and Director\, Strategic Partnerships and External Affairs at The Center \nPanelists: \n\nRona Borre\, CEO\, Seed Talent & Instant Alliance\nAmy Nathan\, Founder and Executive Director\, Growmentum Lab\nKerry Jordan\, Co-Founder and Managing Partner\, Supercritical\n\n11:00 – 11:45 AM Illinois Cannabis Licensing  \nIrina Dashevsky\, Partner\, Locke Lord \n12 PM Afternoon Keynote and Closing Remarks \nWendy Berger\, Co-Founder\, Illinois Women in Cannabis and Board Member\, Green Thumb Industries  \nVanessa Bachtell\, Board Member\, Illinois Women in Cannabis and Principal\, Goldberg Kohn  \nTUESDAY\, MARCH 23 \n8 AM – 9 AM Lightning Talks Connected Opportunities for Entrepreneurs \nModerator \nGina Gault\, Marketing Committee Chair & Member Experience Chair\, Illinois Women in Cannabis and Outreach Coordinator\, RISE Dispensary \nPanelists: \n\nTiffany Woodman\, Founder and CEO\, Canna Bella Lux\nDatrianna Meeks\, Senior Product Designer\, Up In Smoke\nRachel MacKinnon\, Director\, PAVE\nMila Johnson Perez   Founder and CEO\, El Nopalito Delivery and Nopalito Creatives Inc.\n\n9:10 AM Welcome Remarks and Keynote Intro \nCarrie Armour\, Principal\, Armour Advocacy \nBoard Member\, Illinois Women in Cannabis\, Board Member\,  Medical Cannabis Research Advocacy Alliance\, Board Member\, Association of Cannabis Specialists \n9:15 AM Morning Keynote \nDanielle Perry\, Cannabis Regulation Oversight Officer\, State of Illinois \n10 AM – 11 AM From Inside the Greenhouse: Plant Touching Jobs \nModerator \nBritteny Soto\, Talent Acquisition\, Ascend Wellness Holdings \nPanelists: \n\nSehyun Moon\, Acquisition Specialist\, Verano\nKatie Bell\, VP Talent Acquisition\, Cresco Labs\nAllie Hoffmann\, General Manager\, Enlightened Dispensaries\n\n11 AM SEED to Success: Community Colleges’ Role in Cannabis Workforce Development and Industry Partnerships \nPanelists:  \nAmanda Gettes\, Executive Director\, Strategic Initiatives\, Olive Harvey College \nCharlene Haymond-Busell\, Director\, Career Planning & Placement\, Olive Harvey College \n  \n11:45 Thank You and Closing Remarks\nVanessa Bachtell\, Board Member\, Illinois Women in Cannabis and Principal\, Goldberg Kohn \nIllinois Women in Cannabis is a 501(c)(6) nonprofit organization committed to serving\, supporting\, and advancing the careers of women connected to the regulated cannabis industry. Through education and community building\, we fulfill our mission to empower women of all ages and backgrounds to build strong relationships\, networks\, and careers in the cannabis industry. \n 
URL:https://ilwomenincannabis.org/event/iwc-second-annual-conference/2021-03-22/
CATEGORIES:Conference
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SUMMARY:Dispensary Customer Service Basics: Consultative Selling
DESCRIPTION:Enhance your customer loyalty and volume of customers by preparing your budtenders to offer best in class customer service. Surveys show that cannabis customers will go out of there way to go to dispensaries that offer a better customer experience. A well trained budtender will not only build customer loyalty\, but those customers will tell their friends to check it out.
URL:https://ilwomenincannabis.org/event/dispensary-customer-service-basics-consultative-selling-2/
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210316T110000
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CREATED:20210225T214700Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210226T025234Z
UID:1295-1615892400-1615896000@ilwomenincannabis.org
SUMMARY:Record Clearing in Illinois
DESCRIPTION:A criminal record can limit or prohibit people from accessing employment\, housing\, occupational licensing\, loans\, voting\, education\, travel\, and other opportunities. During this seminar\, attendees will learn about eligibility\, the different legal mechanisms to clear a criminal record\, and the process for applying for expungement. This session will also discuss minor cannabis offenses conviction relief.\nFollowed by Q & A \nRachel J Kurz\, Founding Attorney\, Fidelis Legal Chicago
URL:https://ilwomenincannabis.org/event/record-clearing-in-illinois/
CATEGORIES:Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210316T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210320T170000
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SUMMARY:IWC at SXSW: How To Cultivate a Canna-Career
DESCRIPTION:Looking for a career in cannabis is\, for most\, uncharted territory. Illinois Women in Cannabis\, through community-building\, programming\, and advocacy work\, has an in-depth understanding of Illinois’ newest business\, with insight on everything from best market entry points to how to map a career trajectory. IWC will host a discussion to advise on navigating the cannabis job market and best practices for potential candidates. \nSpeakers: \n\nAmor Montes de Oca\, Executive Director\, Illinois Women in Cannabis\nDina Rollman\, SVP\, Regulatory and Government Affairs\, Green Thumb Industries (GTI)\nCarrie Armour\, Principal at Armour Advocacy\, Armour Advocacy\nGina Gault\, Community Outreach Specialist with RISE Dispensaries\, Rise Cannabis Dispensaries\n\nTakeaways: \n\nLearn tips for starting your cannabis industry career\nLearn about occupations that transfer to the cannabis industry\nLearn about the top skills for working in the cannabis industry
URL:https://ilwomenincannabis.org/event/iwc-at-sxsw-how-to-cultivate-a-canna-career/
CATEGORIES:Panel Discussion
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210311T110000
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SUMMARY:Take The Driver's Seat in Your Career: Fireside Chat with Tiana Clark
DESCRIPTION:In this fireside chat\, Tiana Clark will use her personal experience to delve into a wide breadth of topics. As a veteran\, Tiana will explain how veterans can transition into the cannabis industry by leveraging their military experience. She will also offer insight into December’s massive job loss overwhelmingly experienced by women\, and how the economic viability of the cannabis industry can offer new opportunities. Tune in to learn from Tiana’s insights and gain tactical skills that will help you take the driver seat in your career. \nAbout the Speaker: \nTiana Clark is a United States Air Force veteran\, tech executive at Microsoft\, filmmaker\, and sought-after speaker and panelist for Diversity and Inclusion topics\, such as women in tech\, equal pay\, and more.
URL:https://ilwomenincannabis.org/event/take-the-drivers-seat-in-your-career-fireside-chat-with-tiana-clark/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210310T120000
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UID:1256-1615377600-1615381200@ilwomenincannabis.org
SUMMARY:Cannabis Resume Writing Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Illinois Women in Cannabis is partnering with High Haven Cannabis to bring you this interactive resume writing workshop! \nThis interactive workshop will help you sharpen your resume as you prepare for your career in cannabis. Bring a current copy of your resume and our instructor will help you work on it in the workshop. \nIWC members receive 10% OFF registration at checkout.\nLimited capacity sessions. 10 participants max.
URL:https://ilwomenincannabis.org/event/cannabis-resume-writing-workshop-2/
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210309T130000
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UID:1298-1615294800-1615298400@ilwomenincannabis.org
SUMMARY:Lunch & Learn: Fear-Free Business Insurance in the Cannabis Industry
DESCRIPTION:Have you tried to navigate the chaos of business insurance? Does your business plan include insurance? This interactive\, educational workshop will help you understand what kinds of coverages are available\, which types you need for your business\, key components carriers look for\, and everything in between.\nHosted by Anna Maria Viti-Welch\, The VITI Companies and Matthew Lopez\, RT Specialty\, LLC
URL:https://ilwomenincannabis.org/event/lunch-learn-fear-free-business-insurance-in-the-cannabis-industry/
CATEGORIES:Lunch & Learn
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CREATED:20210211T225446Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210309T010844Z
UID:1288-1615287600-1615289400@ilwomenincannabis.org
SUMMARY:Work in Cannabis: Live Q&A
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a live Q&A based solely on finding your “in” to the cannabis industry. This quick\, 20-minute session will allow attendees to ask questions directly to industry experts about navigating an entry into the industry. Moderator: Amor Montes de Oca \n\n\nGuest Speaker: Brittney Soto\, Talent Acquisition Specialist – Wholesale\, Ascend Wellness Holdings. \nBritteny has recruited talent from cultivation\, production\, retail and corporate. Her current recruitment focuses are on Ascend Wellness’ Cultivation\, Production and Operations at the corporate and national field level. A graduate of Millikin University with a Bachelor of Art in Communication\, Prior to joining AWH\, Britteny started her Cannabis career at Green Thumb Industries helping their organization grow from under 500 employees to 1500 in 2 years. Prior to cannabis Britteny’s career toured from tech giants Google and Workday\, Coca Cola start up Fairlife\, big four accounting firm EY and The museum of science and industry in Chicago. Bringing her diverse skill set and pairing it with her passion for wellness and cannabis; Britteny is proud to have had a hand in hiring over 900 individuals in the past 2 years for the cannabis industry and excited to continue hiring the most amazing humans empowering the worlds right to wellness through cannabis; focusing on ensuring diversity and representation in the industry.
URL:https://ilwomenincannabis.org/event/work-in-cannabis-live-qa-6/
CATEGORIES:Q&A Session
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SUMMARY:Responsible Vendor Training
DESCRIPTION:Illinois Women in Cannabis is partnering with High Haven Cannabis to bring you this workshop \nHigh Haven is a licensed provider of Responsible Vendor Training for the state of Illinois. Our course is both time and cost-effective. Taught by industry experts with actual dispensary experience\, we don’t just read the rules and regulations out loud\, we provide instruction on how to build customer relationships while operating in a compliant manner. \nIWC members receive 10% OFF registration at Checkout.
URL:https://ilwomenincannabis.org/event/responsible-vendor-training/
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210302T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210302T160000
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CREATED:20210208T160216Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210208T160216Z
UID:1281-1614697200-1614700800@ilwomenincannabis.org
SUMMARY:Dispensary Customer Service Basics: Bonding with Customer Personas
DESCRIPTION:Build customer loyalty by anticipating their needs \nEnhance your customer loyalty and volume of customers by preparing your budtenders to anticipate customer needs. Many customers share overlapping goals and motivations and we teach how to leverage this knowledge to build trust and credibility with your customers. \nAll High Haven workshops are designed by training professionals with more than a decade of experience in corporate training. All our workshops align with key performance indicators for dispensaries\, you’re not just buying in training\, but investing in bettering your business.
URL:https://ilwomenincannabis.org/event/dispensary-customer-service-basics-bonding-with-customer-personas/
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210223T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210223T133000
DTSTAMP:20260430T124203
CREATED:20210208T123036Z
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UID:1277-1614085200-1614087000@ilwomenincannabis.org
SUMMARY:Navigating the Employment Landscape of the Cannabis Industry
DESCRIPTION:Navigating the Employment Landscape of the Cannabis Industry\nPresented by Lizz Dietrich Director of Education and Staffing / High Haven Cannabis \nDid you know that each job opening in the cannabis industry usually garners hundreds and sometimes thousands of applications? \nDo you think your resume can stand out enough against the competition and get you a call back? \nDo you think your resume can pass the 6 Second Test? \nIf you answered “No” or “I Don’t Know” to any of these questions\, you might want to join us. \nLizz Dietrich has worked in human resources and talent acquisition for all facets of the Illinois cannabis industry. She is a badging specialist\, responsible for obtaining state approval for over 700 employees. With the launch of Illinois’s adult use program right around the corner\, Lizz is excited to share her experiences with new cannabis companies looking to put together the best staffing team possible and potential employees ready to start an exciting new career.
URL:https://ilwomenincannabis.org/event/navigating-the-employment-landscape-of-the-cannabis-industry-2/
CATEGORIES:Q&A Session
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210222T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210222T150000
DTSTAMP:20260430T124203
CREATED:20210208T155554Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210208T155554Z
UID:1279-1613998800-1614006000@ilwomenincannabis.org
SUMMARY:Customer Service Basics: Product Matching
DESCRIPTION:Build customer loyalty by connecting customers and patients around their needs \nProduct matching is an essential skill for any budtender\, but most budtenders never receive the training they need to reliably match customers and patients to products that meet their needs. This webinar will teach you how to improve product recommendation in a science-based approach that will help you match even the most particular cannaisseur or medically complicated patient to the right products for them.
URL:https://ilwomenincannabis.org/event/customer-service-basics-product-matching/
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210220T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210220T210000
DTSTAMP:20260430T124203
CREATED:20210130T202929Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210209T205554Z
UID:1266-1613847600-1613854800@ilwomenincannabis.org
SUMMARY:Black History Month Mixer
DESCRIPTION:Chicago Norml Annual Black History Month Mixer\nIn Partnership with Illinois Women in Cannabis \nJoin us for collaborations\, connections\, and cannabis conversations.\nGuided Networking Sessions with IWC’s Executive Director\, Amor Montes de Oca \nIWC Members save 10% off registration with code CNIWCBHM \nDetails TBA
URL:https://ilwomenincannabis.org/event/black-history-month-mixer/
CATEGORIES:Networking
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210218T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210218T140000
DTSTAMP:20260430T124203
CREATED:20210208T164718Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210208T164718Z
UID:1283-1613653200-1613656800@ilwomenincannabis.org
SUMMARY:Dispensary Customer Service Basics: Consultative Selling
DESCRIPTION:Enhance your customer loyalty and volume of customers by preparing your budtenders to offer best in class customer service. Surveys show that cannabis customers will go out of there way to go to dispensaries that offer a better customer experience. A well trained budtender will not only build customer loyalty\, but those customers will tell their friends to check it out.
URL:https://ilwomenincannabis.org/event/dispensary-customer-service-basics-consultative-selling/
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210218T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210218T120000
DTSTAMP:20260430T124203
CREATED:20210130T210950Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210208T025200Z
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SUMMARY:IWC Monthly Networking Session
DESCRIPTION:Please join us in a virtual networking session\, moderated by our guest speaker\, Mykel Selph\, VP of Social Equity and Educational Development (SEED) at Cresco Labs. \nThe hour-long session is fully focused on building connection\, alignment\, and community among IWC members. While it’s undoubtedly tough to create community while the world is virtual\, this will be a strategic session that seeks to support authentic opportunities for professional growth. The session will include a post-event directory to promote continued connection. \nGroups will rotate every 15 minutes to keep the networking flowing. Networkers should have their intros ready: Name\, business\, or specialty\, or role and what business opportunities are you seeking. \nMykel Selph is the Vice President of the Social Equity and Educational Development (SEED) at Cresco Labs. Under her leadership\, the Cresco Labs SEED Initiative builds relationships with community stakeholders and executes programming to meet the needs of the community. She also serve sat the organization’s cultural subject matter expert\, providing recommendations to various departments on social equity\, diversity\, equity\, and inclusion. Additionally\, she represents SEED serving on social equity and DEI task forces throughout the United States. \nColleagues describe Mykel Selph as a progressive\, driven\, down-to-earth\, strategic\, and analytical expert who can be relied on to offer superior solutions that deliver profitable results on time and under budget.
URL:https://ilwomenincannabis.org/event/iwc-monthly-networking-session-4/
CATEGORIES:Networking
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210217T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210217T160000
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SUMMARY:Founders' Agreement Workshop
DESCRIPTION:DPELC Founders’ Agreement Workshop\nPresented by Northwestern Pritzker School of Law’s Donald Pritzker Entrepreneurship Law Center \nIt is an important step to put a written founder’s agreement in place. This agreement documents the deal among the co-founders on many important decisions\, including equity split and control. Without a founder’s agreement\, it may be difficult for founders to resolve disagreements in the future and ventures may stumble or ultimately fail. In this workshop\, we will discuss the importance of these agreements and certain key terms that founders should consider including. \nThe Donald Pritzker Entrepreneurship Law Center (DPELC)\, is a nonprofit\, student-focused academic program. With the explosion of entrepreneurship around the country\, lawyers need to be prepared both to serve entrepreneurs as clients and to approach legal problems in a more entrepreneurial manner.
URL:https://ilwomenincannabis.org/event/founders-agreement-workshop/
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210216T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210216T133000
DTSTAMP:20260430T124203
CREATED:20210201T142406Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210201T172912Z
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SUMMARY:Lunch & Learn: Navigating Employee Benefits in Cannabis
DESCRIPTION:In this quick\, 20-minute session Maggie Folan and Adam Russell will discuss the insurance market and share information that companies need to consider when starting a benefits program. \nTakeaways: \nAttract and retain talent\nUnderstanding the Insurance Market\nThings to consider when offering employee benefits\nBenchmarking and Industry Standards \nOur guest speakers: \nMaggie Folan is a Vice President on our employee benefits team at Assurance\, focusing on group plans in the cannabis\, construction\, professional services\, manufacturing and real estate industries. She serves as a dedicated benefit advisor to all her clients\, helping to control healthcare costs while keeping employees engaged\, healthy and productive. She also takes a hands-on\, team-centric service approach\, viewing herself as an extension of her clients’ HR departments. Maggie joined Assurance in 2009 as part of our admin team and quickly advanced her career in a variety of roles with our benefits department. “ Above all else\, I want to provide clients with service that is above and beyond their expectations.” Maggie graduated Cum Laude from the University of Illinois in 2008 with a bachelor’s degree in applied health sciences. She also holds her CEBS\, CMS and GBA designations. \nAdam Russell is a Vice President in the Employee Benefits practice at Assurance with a focus on the technology\, cannabis\, and construction industries. Adam’s main responsibility is to develop strategic benefit plans for clients. To do so\, he collaborates with each client to gain an understanding of their overall goals\, objectives\, and growth plans. His process includes conducting contract analyses\, compliance reviews and benchmarking as well as exploring alternative methods to control plan costs.\nBefore his career in insurance\, Adam played professional baseball for 11 years. Adam played professional baseball for 11 years. He spent 4 years in the major leagues playing for the Chicago White Sox\, San\nDiego Padres and Tampa Bay Rays.
URL:https://ilwomenincannabis.org/event/lunch-learn-navigating-employee-benefits-in-cannabis/
CATEGORIES:Lunch & Learn
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210211T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210211T140000
DTSTAMP:20260430T124203
CREATED:20210201T143931Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210201T143931Z
UID:1269-1613048400-1613052000@ilwomenincannabis.org
SUMMARY:Lunch & Learn: Networking Strategies for a New Business World
DESCRIPTION:Anna Maria Viti-Welch\, President of The Viti Companies\, will discuss strategies for building business through networking. Bring your questions! \n“People don’t remember what you say or what you write to them\, they remember how you make them feel.” \nAnna Maria Viti Welch\, President of Viti Companies\, will share tips\, tricks\, and strategies for keeping your networking momentum going strong in a new and different world. The session will push attendees to expand their reaches and bolster success rates in networking irrespective of all the limiting factors that engaging virtually or otherwise can help eliminate.
URL:https://ilwomenincannabis.org/event/lunch-learn-networking-strategies-for-a-new-business-world/
CATEGORIES:Lunch & Learn
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210210T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210210T130000
DTSTAMP:20260430T124203
CREATED:20210125T183608Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210125T183627Z
UID:1255-1612958400-1612962000@ilwomenincannabis.org
SUMMARY:Cannabis Resume Writing Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Illinois Women in Cannabis is partnering with High Haven Cannabis to bring you this interactive resume writing workshop! \nThis interactive workshop will help you sharpen your resume as you prepare for your career in cannabis. Bring a current copy of your resume and our instructor will help you work on it in the workshop. \nIWC members receive 10% OFF registration at checkout.\nLimited capacity sessions. 10 participants max.
URL:https://ilwomenincannabis.org/event/cannabis-resume-writing-workshop/
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210209T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210209T140000
DTSTAMP:20260430T124203
CREATED:20210125T213756Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210125T213959Z
UID:1261-1612875600-1612879200@ilwomenincannabis.org
SUMMARY:Merchant Services 101: Learning Payment Processing
DESCRIPTION:In this session\, you’ll learn about all of the players in the payments industry and their roles from the very start of the transaction until you see the money hit your bank account. The session will also provide a detailed breakdown on pricing and the nuances of different types of credit card processing accounts. To finish\, the session will focus on the ever-important topic of security for any processing environment\, plus tips and tricks on how to save money. \nAbout the Speaker:  \nJoe Campagna\, is Principal at GMS\, a company that works with a variety of clients\, from a 200+ location seasonal firework company\, to many B2B and B2C merchants. In the past 13 years\, Joe has seen the industry and client marketplace change. “Finding ways to adapt is crucial to any business’ survival\, especially with the increase in competition our industry has seen\,” Joe adds\, “We try to help our clients build their success and not be viewed as a commodity\, but more of a valued service to their customers.” His goal is to demystify the world of payments while finding the best solutions for clients
URL:https://ilwomenincannabis.org/event/merchant-services-101-learning-payment-processing/
CATEGORIES:Lunch & Learn
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210205T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210205T143000
DTSTAMP:20260430T124203
CREATED:20210201T144959Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210201T144959Z
UID:1270-1612533600-1612535400@ilwomenincannabis.org
SUMMARY:IG Live Joint Conversations: Cannabis & Mental Health
DESCRIPTION:IG LIVE Joint Conversations: Cannabis & Mental Health \nInstagram Handles: \n@aliareichert & @ginagault \n@Illinois_women_in_cannabis \n  \nAlia Reichert is a Field Marketing Associate for Nature’s Grace and Wellness and collaborating partner with Hope for the Day (HFTD). She is a HFTD education team member\, as well as an HFTD Agent of Impact. Alia went to Millersville University in Pennsylvania to become a teacher. Upon graduation Alia worked as a classroom teacher at a Title 1 school in Annapolis\, Maryland and in several other school communities out East. In total\, Alia has over 18 years of education experience. \nAlia and her family moved to Chicago in 2012 where she continued to work in education\, as an assistant to students with special needs\, as well as the after-school coordinator for the YMCA. During this time\, Alia became an active volunteer with Hope for The Day\, earning her the title of HFTD Agent of Impact. She believes that mental health education is critical and has always had a passion to spark the conversation with peers. \nLater leaving the public education sector\, through her work in mental health as an Agent of Impact Alia followed her aspiration to learn more about how cannabis could help people as she watched support for this approach grow in Illinois. She immersed herself in learning about cannabis and landed a job at first at a medical cannabis dispensary giving Alia her first opportunity to educate others about the plant. Wanting to take her cannabis knowledge and passion for teaching to another level by incorporating all she had learned working with HFTD\, Alia decided to leave the dispensary. \nIn leaving the dispensary\, Alia began working for Nature’s Grace and Wellness\, an Illinois cannabis cultivator\, spearheading a specialized version of HFTD’s peer-led proactive suicide prevention and mental health education for the cannabis community and industry. She currently leads this one of a kind HFTD x NGW collaboration\, Spark The Conversation About Mental Health education and outreach programming in hopes of meeting as many people where they are at as a way to prevent further loss of life. \nAlia Reichert currently resides in the western suburbs of Chicago with her husband of 10 years\, her college-aged stepson\, and her fur babies Ula and Onyx.
URL:https://ilwomenincannabis.org/event/ig-live-joint-conversations-cannabis-mental-health/
CATEGORIES:IG LIVe
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210203T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210203T133000
DTSTAMP:20260430T124203
CREATED:20201223T155915Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210111T131110Z
UID:1225-1612357200-1612359000@ilwomenincannabis.org
SUMMARY:Work in Cannabis: Live Q&A
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a live Q&A based solely on finding your “in” to the cannabis industry. This quick\, 20-minute session will allow attendees to ask questions directly to industry experts about navigating an entry into the industry. Learn more about this session’s moderators below: \n\n\nLearn more about this session’s guest expert. \nKurt Kaufmann is the Director of Strategic Accounts at Chicago-based Seed Talent\, a premier cannabis staffing and education firm. He joins Seed Talent after a successful career with Green Thumb Industries\, and his broad set of experiences include managing tens of millions of dollars in wholesale sales\, developing a compliant system for the transition from a medical-only market to one of the most robust adult-use programs in the country\, launching GTI’s nationally-recognized internship program\, leading the formation a data-driven customer service department\, and spearheading GTI’s effort on corporate product and cannabis training. \nModerator: Amor Montes de Oca\nShawnee Williams is the co-founder at Illinois Equity Staffing\, a minority\, disabled and woman-owned business based in Chicago\, that supports the cannabis industry in education\, job placement\, human resources\, payroll and social equity & diversity compliance. Shawnee and her business partner Lynette Johnson founded Illinois Equity Staffing because they understood the barriers to entry for lower and middle class people\, minorities and women in the cannabis industry. Both women possess the Corporate America background\, meaning they understand the pain points of this population\, as they both grew up in disproportionately impacted areas and are minority women. It’s this perspective that has allowed Illinois Equity Staffing to bridge the gap and create a more equitable cannabis industry in Illinois. Shawnee works in cannabis education as a responsible vendor with Governor’s State University\, Joliet Junior College and Olive Harvey.
URL:https://ilwomenincannabis.org/event/work-in-cannabis-live-qa-5/
CATEGORIES:Q&A Session
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210126T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210126T103000
DTSTAMP:20260430T124203
CREATED:20210112T181936Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210112T181936Z
UID:1251-1611655200-1611657000@ilwomenincannabis.org
SUMMARY:Navigating the Employment Landscape of the Cannabis Industry
DESCRIPTION:Navigating the Employment Landscape of the Cannabis Industry\nPresented by Lizz Dietrich Director of Education and Staffing / High Haven Cannabis \nDid you know that each job opening in the cannabis industry usually garners hundreds and sometimes thousands of applications? \nDo you think your resume can stand out enough against the competition and get you a call back? \nDo you think your resume can pass the 6 Second Test? \nIf you answered “No” or “I Don’t Know” to any of these questions\, you might want to join us. \nLizz Dietrich has worked in human resources and talent acquisition for all facets of the Illinois cannabis industry. She is a badging specialist\, responsible for obtaining state approval for over 700 employees. With the launch of Illinois’s adult use program right around the corner\, Lizz is excited to share her experiences with new cannabis companies looking to put together the best staffing team possible and potential employees ready to start an exciting new career.
URL:https://ilwomenincannabis.org/event/navigating-the-employment-landscape-of-the-cannabis-industry/
CATEGORIES:Q&A Session
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210120T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210120T120000
DTSTAMP:20260430T124203
CREATED:20201222T195255Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210208T025041Z
UID:1223-1611140400-1611144000@ilwomenincannabis.org
SUMMARY:IWC Monthly Networking Session
DESCRIPTION:Please join us in a virtual networking session\, moderated by our guest speaker\, Shawnee Williams is the co-founder at Illinois Equity Staffing\, a minority\, disabled and woman-owned business based in Chicago\, that supports the cannabis industry in education\, job placement\, human resources\, payroll and social equity & diversity compliance. \nThe hour-long networking session is fully focused on building connection\, alignment\, and community among IWC members. While it’s undoubtedly tough to create community while the world is virtual\, this will be a strategic session that seeks to support authentic opportunities for professional growth. The session will include a post-event directory to promote continued connection. \nGroups will rotate every 15 minutes to keep the networking flowing. Networkers should have their intros ready: Name\, business\, or specialty\, or role and what business opportunities are you seeking. \nShawnee Williams is the co-founder at Illinois Equity Staffing\, a minority\, disabled and woman-owned business based in Chicago\, that supports the cannabis industry in education\, job placement\, human resources\, payroll and social equity & diversity compliance. Shawnee and her business partner Lynette Johnson founded Illinois Equity Staffing because they understood the barriers to entry for lower and middle class people\, minorities and women in the cannabis industry. Both women possess the Corporate America background\, meaning they understand the pain points of this population\, as they both grew up in disproportionately impacted areas and are minority women. It’s this perspective that has allowed Illinois Equity Staffing to bridge the gap and create a more equitable cannabis industry in Illinois. Shawnee works in cannabis education as a responsible vendor with Governor’s State University\, Joliet Junior College and Olive Harvey.
URL:https://ilwomenincannabis.org/event/iwc-monthly-networking-session-3/
CATEGORIES:Networking
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210119T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210119T113000
DTSTAMP:20260430T124203
CREATED:20201223T155549Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201223T155549Z
UID:1224-1611054000-1611055800@ilwomenincannabis.org
SUMMARY:Work in Cannabis: Live Q&A
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a live Q&A based solely on finding your “in” to the cannabis industry. This quick\, 20-minute session will allow attendees to ask questions directly to industry experts about navigating an entry into the industry. Learn more about this session’s moderators below: \n\n\nLearn more about this session’s guest expert. \nKurt Kaufmann is the Director of Strategic Accounts at Chicago-based Seed Talent\, a premier cannabis staffing and education firm. He joins Seed Talent after a successful career with Green Thumb Industries\, and his broad set of experiences include managing tens of millions of dollars in wholesale sales\, developing a compliant system for the transition from a medical-only market to one of the most robust adult-use programs in the country\, launching GTI’s nationally-recognized internship program\, leading the formation a data-driven customer service department\, and spearheading GTI’s effort on corporate product and cannabis training. \nModerator: Amor Montes de Oca\nAs the very first Executive Director of Illinois Women in Cannabis\, Amor leads a vibrant community of women interested in working in the Illinois’ nascent regulated cannabis industry. IWC champions women with diverse backgrounds\, entrepreneurial spirits\, and innovative ideas\, and so does Amor. As the former Director of Strategic Initiatives for 2112\, Chicago’s first incubator for creative industries\, she focused on creating meaningful programming\, raising capital\, and developing advanced professional development initiatives. Within Illinois’ burgeoning cannabis industry\, Amor sees vast opportunity to use her experience in order to create more equitable economic opportunities\, drive innovation\, and encourage entrepreneurial initiatives. \n\n\n\nTime
URL:https://ilwomenincannabis.org/event/work-in-cannabis-live-qa-4/
CATEGORIES:Q&A Session
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210114T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210114T190000
DTSTAMP:20260430T124203
CREATED:20201224T165830Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201224T165830Z
UID:1229-1610647200-1610650800@ilwomenincannabis.org
SUMMARY:ChiBizHub: Abriendo Puertas
DESCRIPTION:Join ChiBizHub’s Networking event featuring Illinois Women in Cannabis Executive Director\, Amor Montes de Oca as a guest speaker. \nAmor will share insights about her professional journey\, as well as actionable advice related to the Illinois Cannabis Industry. The session will help cultivate new connections within Chicago and focus on fostering continued connections in the small business and non-profit landscape.
URL:https://ilwomenincannabis.org/event/chibizhub-abriendo-puertas/
CATEGORIES:Networking
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