AnnaRae Grabstein
ABOUT
Founder and CEO of Wolf Meyer, AnnaRae Grabstein is an executive and advisor with a legacy of leadership in the cannabis industry.
Her career leading experience has spanned such roles as CEO, COO, Founder, Board Director, entrepreneur and industry advocate. Her extensive accomplishments in cannabis have made her a key player in the legal cannabis industry where she has led, operated and guided innovative and market leading companies; building and scaling businesses to fulfill market needs that previously did not exist during prohibition and in a highly regulated and complex environment.
She is passionate and ambitious in her approach to leadership and prides herself on empowering and building capacity in people. AnnaRae is skilled at building momentum, solving problems and delivering on big visions.
Leading & Trailblazing
The infinite potential of cannabis & psychedelics inspires AnnaRae in her quest to create and increase impactful opportunities. Consistently, AnnaRae has succeeded at pushing the envelope and rallying people together in pursuit of common goals.
No matter the purpose, AnnaRae approaches challenges with vigor and strategy considering key elements such as: messaging, values alignment, processes, key stakeholders, resources, risks, rewards; always looking 5 steps ahead.
Her firm, Wolf Meyer, works to grow, scale and expand the cannabis & psychedelic spaces with strategy, vision and leadership.
Career Highlights
AnnaRae’s career highlights include being the Chief Compliance Officer of NorCal Cannabis, one of the largest vertically integrated companies in California, CEO of Steep Hill, the first ever cannabis analysis laboratory, and COO of Marin Sun Farms, a values driven meat processor, brand and distributor.
Board Service
She is a Board Member of Greenbax Marketplace, a fintech startup working to bridge solutions in cannabis banking and Chemistry, an innovative cannabis brand and manufacturing company. AnnaRae is also a Fund Advisor at JourneyOne Ventures, an early stage VC fund.
Previously, AnnaRae was an elected member of the California Cannabis Industry Association(CCIA) Board of Directors where she served amongst the top executives in the cannabis industry to help realize a thriving legal cannabis marketplace.
AnnaRae is a long time Board Member of WWOOF USA, a non profit that creates educational opportunities on organic farms, and is founding member of Chief the only network dedicated to growing women in c-suite and board roles.
Education
AnnaRae holds an MBA from the University of San Francisco, School of Management.
Hear AnnaRae on
High Spirits Podcast
Hosts Ben Larson and AnnaRae Grabstein serve up unfiltered insights, reveal their insiders' perspectives, and illuminate transformative ideas about the cannabis industry for people who want to make sense of it all.
Events & Speaking Engagements
AnnaRae is passionate about sharing her industry knowledge, experience and insight.
Topics she has spoken on include data driven decision making, leadership pivoting, startups and founding companies.
AnnaRae has spoken at conferences including Trailblazers, Meadowlands, MJBizCon, CCIA conferences and has been a guest on numerous podcasts including the Chelsea Handler podcast.
In The Press
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