Fireside Chat Career Series: Cannabis Entrepreneurship: A Returning Citizen’s Journey Toward Advocacy

Monday, September 9, 2024, 6 – 8 pm

6 pm – Dinner for In-Person Guests   |    6:30 pm – 8 pm – Presentation

This is a hybrid event and dinner will be provided for in-person attendees.

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The ignITe Hub hosts a monthly Fireside Chat Career Series. Each month, we will host a trailblazing guest speaker to explore their unique tech career path. We will learn what sparked their interest in this area, meaningful experiences that impacted their journey and career advice for aspiring techies. Thank you to Verizon for their generous sponsorship of this series.

Our featured guest speaker is Colin Fraser, Founder & CEO of Upling ,LLC. Upling was founded in 2021, making it the first Black-Owned MBE cannabis delivery in the US and Jamaica. Colin has a deep understanding of the plant’s medical properties and advocates for black and brown cannabis entrepreneurs to have social equity within the cannabis environment. Colin also works closely with criminal justice reform, supporting individuals with criminal records by teaching necessary skills to be successful in the cannabis industry.

Guest Speakers

Colin Fraser
Founder and CEO
Upling, LLC