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Darren Gleeman
As managing partner at MBO Ventures, serial entrepreneur and prolific angel investor Darren Gleeman assists clients with employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs) and capital management. He holds a patent on ESOP methodology for the cannabis industry and received Green Market Report’s 2024 Top Financial Advisor award.
ESOPs Could Be the Cannabis Industry’s Most Powerful Equity Tool
Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs) are changing the way cannabis companies think about equity. By turning workers into owners, ESOPs improve retention, create generational wealth, and align business growth with social justice goals.
Embracing Employee Stock Ownership Plans
Successful cannabis businesses are strategic, savvy, and clever. They have to be, don’t they? With harsh regulations like Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Section 280E,...