DENVER, Nov. 3, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Akerna (Nasdaq:
KERN) ("Akerna" or the "Company"), a leading compliance technology
provider and developer of the cannabis industry's first
seed-to-sale enterprise resource planning (ERP) software technology
(MJ Platform®), is pleased to announced that Chief Executive
Officer Jessica Billingsley has been
named to Marijuana Business Daily's (MJBizDaily) Advisory
Board.
"I am both thrilled and honored to accept this advisory
position," said Billingsley. "MJBizDaily is one of the best sources
of cannabis news in the industry, and I am excited to help the
company continue to make smart, data-driven, decisions."
Marijuana Business Daily is the leading business news
information resource for the medical marijuana and adult-use
cannabis industry, providing industry operators with the
information and networking they need to flourish within the
cannabis industry. Marijuana Business Daily also serves as producer
and host of the world's largest family of B2B tradeshows for the
cannabis industry, MJBizCon.
Stepping into her new role, Billingsley will bring more than a
decade's worth of experience in cannabis and technology services.
In 2010, she founded MJ Freeway, where she served as President
until April 2018, and later as the
CEO until MJ Freeway was acquired by MTech to form Akerna.
In 2015, Billingsley was named as one of Fortune's Most
Promising Female Entrepreneurs, in 2018, she was named one of Inc.
Magazine's 100 Female Founders, and in 2019, she became the first
CEO of a cannabis ancillary company to be listed on Nasdaq and was
named to Entrepreneur's inaugural list of 100 Powerful Women.
About Akerna
Akerna (Nasdaq: KERN) is an enterprise software company focused
on compliantly serving the cannabis, hemp, and CBD industry. Based
in Denver, Colorado, the Company's
mission is to create the world's most transparent and accountable
supply chain by building a cannabis technology ecosystem connecting
data points across the global cannabis supply chain from seed to
sale to self. First launched in 2010, Akerna has tracked more than
$20 billion in cannabis sales to date
and is the first cannabis software company listed on Nasdaq.
Using connected data and information to propel the cannabis
industry forward, Akerna empowers businesses, governments,
patients, and consumers to make smart decisions. The Company's
cornerstone technology, MJ Platform, the world's leading
infrastructure as a service platform powers retailers,
manufacturers, brands, distributors, and cultivators. Akerna
also offers a complete suite of professional consulting services
and data analytics for businesses as well as solo sciences, MJ
Freeway, Leaf Data Systems, Trellis, and Ample Organics.
For more information, visit https://www.akerna.com/
About Marijuana Business Daily
As the leading business news information resource for the
medical marijuana and retail cannabis industry, Marijuana Business
Daily's editors and reporters bring retailers, professional
cultivators, infused product makers, ancillary service providers
and finance professionals the information and networking they need
to flourish within the cannabis industry. In addition to the
MJBizDaily newsletter, MJBizDaily International, hemp industry
reports, and the monthly Marijuana Business Magazine, Marijuana
Business Daily also serves as producer and host of the world's
largest family of B2B tradeshows for the cannabis industry,
MJBizCon. Recent recognition and awards include Trade Show
Executive's Fastest 50, The Inc. 500 and Folio Magazine's Women in
Media. Marijuana Business Daily is also a proud member of the
Associated Press.
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