Elevated States Consulting

Elevated States Consulting (ESC) is a specialized cannabis industry consulting firm that leverages over 10 years of combined experience in founding and leadership roles within the cannabis sector. The company provides comprehensive business development, operations, product development, and compliance services to cannabis businesses. Their business development services include sales and sales operations, customer acquisition, partner sourcing and diligence, and cannabis/hemp market analysis. On the operations side, they assist with new market and product expansion, supply chain improvements, cost of goods and margins analysis, scaling and automation introduction, and software implementation. ESC's product development expertise covers fast-acting products, cannabinoid ratios, intellectual property ownership, and white labeling solutions. Their compliance services encompass licenses and certifications, new market compliance analysis, and inspection and audit preparation. The team is led by co-founders Lo Noroña, who brings 19 years of startup experience in business development and revenue operations with over 3 years in the cannabis industry at Vertosa, and Misha Yerlick, an experienced cannabis operations executive with over 5 years building and growing cannabis companies including co-founding Atlas Edibles and serving as VP of Operations at Vertosa. ESC has worked with many of the biggest brands and operators in the cannabis space and prides itself on working quickly and efficiently regardless of project scope.