Phil Halpern, Executive Advisor

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Phil Halpern is a founding member of Phoenix Corp (Mana Colorado) which is focused on both medical and recreational dispensary operations in the Colorado cannabis market with a superstore location slated to open Q3 2020. 

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Phil has extensive knowledge and experience within the legal cannabis industry as both a consultant and an owner/operator. In 2009 he formed a partnership to help launch High Grade Alternatives (“HGA”), a vertically-integrated medical cannabis dispensary in Boulder, Colorado. The dispensary quickly developed a reputation for carrying the highest quality and largest selection of medicinal cannabis in the area. Under his leadership, the operation became cash-flow positive within the first (65) days of operations at a time when the patient registry had fewer than 47,000 registered patients statewide.

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Utilizing his entrepreneurial and marketing expertise, Mr. Halpern subsequently served as a consultant/advisor to help launch a successful brand of cannabis concentrates.  Phil played a vital role in transforming this small, home based extraction lab in 2010, into one of the premier concentrate producers/processors in Colorado.  710 Labs grew into one of the most popular extraction labs in the state with shelf space in more than 150 medical/retail centers statewide.  The company continues to operate and thrive in Colorado and has since expanded, building a solid presence in the CA recreational market and solidifying their reputation as a top producer of connoisseur-grade extracts.

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During his career, Phil has identified, evaluated and advised on more than $50M in transactions in the Colorado cannabis industry. He has had an ownership stake in seven cannabis business licenses over the past decade and is considered a sought-after consultant advising clients on sourcing elite genetics, implementing marketing and promotional strategies, developing loyalty programs for customer retention, and wholesale product brokering.

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During the first half of 2020, he coordinated the successful acquisition of a distressed grow facility in Lafayette, Colorado, helping overhaul and transform the garden into a profitable operation in under 120 days, more than doubling monthly flower production.  Today, Phil is the President and Co-owner of PMPCO, LLC which is a cultivator of ultra-premium, boutique cannabis with a focus on rare and exotic genetics from around the world.

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