Ann is responsible for building strategic marketing plans that achieve Left Coast Ventures’ long-term growth goals, developing a strategic portfolio of cannabis and hemp products, identifying key areas of growth through new brands or line extensions, and executing marketing initiatives that align with brand objectives. While at Left Coast Ventures, Ann spearheaded the brand development for Mind Your Head by Mickey Hart, legendary Grateful Dead drummer, Mirayo by Carlos Santana, ten-time GRAMMY award winning guitarist, SoulSpring, the #1 natural topical and bath hemp CBD brand, and Provault, a hemp CBD brand designed for athletes.
Previous to joining Left Coast Ventures, Ann was VP Marketing for a wine D2C business, The Perfect Sip, managed the world’s largest wine brand at E&J Gallo Winery (Barefoot Wine & Bubbly), owned and operated her own marketing strategy consulting firm, and ran corporate branding at Shaklee, the largest natural nutrition company in the U.S. She earned her MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business and a BA from St. Mary’s College of California.