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Taking the Stigma Off The Table: Investing in Cannabis

Family office & cannabis investing? In our next segment, we chat about the outlook for 2020 and market trends with Ross O’Brien. Ross also shares fascinating insights from his new book, Cannabis Capital: How to Get Your Business Funded in the Cannabis Economy.

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Jim Fried has been a real estate business person since 1980 and has had his own radio show since 2009.

Mr. Fried specializes in capitalizing commercial real estate transactions, unearthing urban land opportunities and is also a private lender.

He has been active in the real estate industry for many years as a financial intermediary, broker and investor. He has experience with many property types including, but not limited to: apartments, condominiums, retail centers, office buildings, industrial parks and health care – with a special focus on memory care.

Jim has closed over $3BB in real estate transactions during his career in markets across the eastern US.

Jim uses his communication skills to inform and entertain on his weekly podcast show – Fried on Business. Of course, the show discusses real estate, but he also tackles issues such as branding, sports business, philanthropy, entrepreneurship, public private partnerships as well as health and wellness.

He is also a mentor to many up and coming people in the real estate industry through his membership on the Board of The University of Florida’s Bergstrom Center for Real Estate Studies.

Mr. Fried is a winner of the Miami-Dade Public School Alumni Achievement Award.

Contact Jim via email at jim@friedonbusiness.com

Jim talks with guest Ross O’Brien about the Cannabis Economy and the impact it is having here in the US and across the world. Ross and Jim discuss the various sectors and industries that Cannabis investment opportunities exist, and why the growth of the industry will reach well beyond recreational and medical cannabis.  They also highlight bipartisan decisions in Washington about banking and talk about how Ross utilizes his extensive knowledge in family office to build relationships and invest in the growing cannabis industry.

Ross O’Brien is the Founder & CEO of Bonaventure Equity, (“BVE”) a late stage cannabis venture capital fund and runs the Cannabis Dealmakers Summit (“CDS”) a series of industry conferences and investment forums. Ross sits on the boards of the Green Ignition Ventures (“GIV”) Florida’s first cannabis accelerator and CannaMexico and is authoring “Cannabis Capital” the first book on cannabis venture capital for Entrepreneur Press.

What does a day in the life of a sports & entertainment industry agent look like? Jeff Glusman will share what it is like to manage $3 Million in assets and some of the trends he sees in wealth management.

Jeff Glusman was the Former Senior Vice President of Merrill Lynch and SunTrust Sports & Entertainment Group. He is now running a Sports & Entertainment Practice for a 3 Billion dollar wealth management RIA, Level Four. The group providing athlete and entertainer clients a family office platform, and acts as fiduciary advisors in their financial lives.  Jeff has been doing this since 2001, and uses his experience and expertise to benefit his high profile clients.

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Jim Fried has been a real estate business person since 1980 and has had his own radio show since 2009.

Mr. Fried specializes in capitalizing commercial real estate transactions, unearthing urban land opportunities and is also a private lender.

He has been active in the real estate industry for many years as a financial intermediary, broker and investor. He has experience with many property types including, but not limited to: apartments, condominiums, retail centers, office buildings, industrial parks and health care – with a special focus on memory care.

Jim has closed over $3BB in real estate transactions during his career in markets across the eastern US.

Jim uses his communication skills to inform and entertain on his weekly podcast show – Fried on Business. Of course, the show discusses real estate, but he also tackles issues such as branding, sports business, philanthropy, entrepreneurship, public private partnerships as well as health and wellness.

He is also a mentor to many up and coming people in the real estate industry through his membership on the Board of The University of Florida’s Bergstrom Center for Real Estate Studies.

Mr. Fried is a winner of the Miami-Dade Public School Alumni Achievement Award.

Contact Jim via email at jim@friedonbusiness.com