Lori Decarlo
- Role
- Regional Director Midwest at Nobo Inc
- Location
- Chicago, IL, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
Experience
Regional Director Midwest
Oct 2019 — Present
Business Development ~Strategic team lead; securing and consulting on 3 winning dispensary licenses in the IL AU round ~Procured sales leads and cultivation clients for portfolio GrowRay Technologies ~Leveraged extensive network to build the Colorado NOBO brand in the Midwest ~Attended and exhibited at regional events as company spokesperson seeking partners, lenders, vendors and new hires ~ Procured wholesale and partnership leads for cultivation & white label production opportunities ~Established relationships with key business partners to meet packaging, software, insurance, accounting and equipment needs Talent Acquisition ~Launched and staffed 6 business units across cultivation, retail, extraction and manufacturing hiring 150 employees in 12 months ~Tasked with scaling and growing internal Talent Acquisition function from the ground up ~Implemented standard recruitment, offer and on-boarding processes across corporate, cultivation, retail and manufacturing ~Established and maintained strong relationships with department managers in order to understand business and recruitment needs ~Implemented and trained business unit leaders on internal ATS ~Oversaw company wide integration of new HCM platform Licensing ~Consulted on and secured 3 highly competitive Chicago AU Dispensary licensing awards ~Co-managed NOBO’s Illinois Cannabis Craft Grow and Dispensary licensing application projects ~Managed executive team, partner and stakeholder relations ~Collaborated with compliance and legal partners, representing interests for filings & regulatory requirements Real Estate Strategy ~Met with community officials, urban planners, mayoral and aldermanic leaders ~Procured and vetted real estate sites across 8 Chicagoland counties in accordance with state and local licensing restrictions, reviewing 150+ properties ~Coordinated site visits and inspections with realtors, developers and appraisers ~Generated LOI’s and directed offer negotiations with all parties
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