Executive Spotlight: Jesus Burrola

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Jesus Burrola is Chief Executive Officer of POSIBL, the cannabis farm of the future and engine for several of California’s leading brands. With over 1,000,0000 units of the packaged product to date, POSIBL is redefining what it means to produce the highest quality cannabis. Jesus is a proven leader who believes in his teams as the primary driver of growth. He leads the organization’s growth strategy in sales and operations and the best team at POSIBL to position the company as a global market leader. Prior to POSIBL, Jesus worked for 15 years at Beacon Building Products, the largest publicly traded building materials distributor in North America. Jesus was at the company during growth from $1 Billion to $8 Billion — through a combination of 30+ acquisitions and launches into new markets. Jesus worked his way up from a trainee to a National Vice President, managing a $700M  business segment. During Jesus’ time there, he held roles in both Sales Management and Operations and was tasked with integrating several large acquisitions. Jesus holds a Bachelor of Science in Supply Chain Management from Arizona State University. He enjoys quality time with his family, playing golf, and exploring great cuisine.

POSIBL

POSIBL is redefining what it means to produce the highest quality cannabis. Leveraging a state-of-art system that uses less to do more, POSIBL brings the best greenhouse technology and expertise from traditional agriculture into cannabis, and pairs it with the best possible genetics to produce the perfect flower — grown in an ethical, sustainable, free of pesticide and cost-efficient way, year-round. POSIBL’s Smart Greenhouses use best in class climate control, requiring less water per pound of flower, and are three times more energy efficient than indoor growers. Combining pesticide-free agro-technology and committed human talent, POSIBL comprises a dedicated and gifted team who understand these state of the art systems to perfection — believing in them to help improve production and value with every harvest. With Good Will and Great Work, Anything is POSIBL. For more information, please visit:

Full name: Jesus Burrola

Title: CEO

Company: POSIBL

Years at current company: 1 year

Education profile: BS in Supply Chain Management from Arizona State University

Most successful professional accomplishment before cannabis: Playing a role in growing Beacon from a $1B to $8B during my 15 years there, through a combination of greenfields and acquisitions into new markets and verticals.

Company Mission: To grow the perfect flower in an ethical, sustainable, pesticide-free and cost efficient way year round.

Company’s most successful achievement: Being the engine behind 12 of the leading cannabis brands in California, and supporting over 50 different SKUs for our partners.

Has the company raised any capital (yes or no): Yes

If so, how much?: +$38M including all rounds

 

Any plans on raising capital in the future? As growth opportunities arise, we would consider future rounds.

Most important company 5 year goal: Completion of our High-Tech Greenhouse and new processing facility buildout, which will allow us to produce the highest quality greenhouse flower at a very affordable price.

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