Beth Van Elswyk
Bio
"Hoi Polloi Advisors co-founder and co-owner, Beth (the Hemp Huntress) van Elswyk, has a long-established reputation and brand in her own right. The Hemp Huntress has decades of experience in retail operations, advisement, and business management in both traditional and emerging industries and began to focus like a laser on hemp and cannabis over the last 10 years. Beth is sought after for podcasts, live panel discussions, and virtual speaking events. She shares with ease her passion and knowledge of the industry and keen business insight. In this industry — saddled with over-regulations and 280E tax struggles, her ability to structure any business for profit and compliance is a talent that is highly regarded. Her long-held belief in the importance of being eco-friendly and socially equitable in every aspect of business also seems to have found a home. Beth takes great pleasure in sharing how and why all the above is not only feasible — but profitable." A few highlights include: • developing a customer service pilot program for Panasonic North America that resulted in a 376% sales increase in the following six months • co-owning and managing a dispensary chain during medical-to recreational cannabis legalization transition in Oregon — while increasing net profit every quarter, every year, percentage and actual dollar, with all investors paid in full • co-owning Wiesow Management LLC, and bringing to market the first legal hemp seed in Nevada • conducting first certified Hemp Seed Sale in Oklahoma • initial Hemp Member in ASTA (American Seed Trade Association) • Hemp Seed Committee member, developing the proper “C” Certification standards for Hemp Seed • 2020 Wauna FCU: appointed to the Supervisory Committee of Wauna Board of Directors as Secretary • currently serving as Vice Chair of the committee and as of March 2022 voted to the Board of Directors **Wauna FCU is a Hemp and Cannabis friendly Credit Union and developing a Cannabis Lending Program
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