Johnny LeHane

Chief Operations Officer

2023

Post-harvest is the least favorite part of every cannabis cultivator's job and yet it is hugely impactful on the value and profitability of the crop consuming 50% of the costs of production and yielding 80% of the potential value. Trimmr delivers on demand capacity and scale efficiencies to independent cannabis businesses. We offer fractional use resources to solve business challenges with specialized equipment, software embedded work-systems, and skilled local staffing resources for independent cannabis cultivators, processors, micro-businesses, and brands. Trimmr delivers efficiencies of scale to independent cultivators through a shared mobile infrastructure, software embedded work-systems, and local staffing resources. We provide the best post-harvest equipment, skilled staffing, and reporting ready information management.

Founder & Board Member

2021

NY Crossroads is a nonprofit seeking to attract a NY State funded pre-seed accelerator and venture competition to the Hudson Valley. NY Crossroads will support companies that agree to locate within the Hudson Valley for 12 months and have proprietary technology, market-defining products, and rapid growth potential.

Managing Partner

2015

Launched in the fall of 2015, the Hudson Valley Startup Fund is the first managed seed capital fund in the mid-Hudson region of New York State. HV Startup Fund brings together over 60 local investors and entrepreneurs to support local, scalable startups in the critical early stage of development with capital, mentors and a valuable network of resources locally, nationally and internationally.

Member Board Of Directors

2021

Board Member

2021

Business Advisory, Growth & Development

2019 - 2023

Lead consultant providing direct business advisory services to clients and client cohorts of early stage businesses of all types. co-develop and execute business launch, growth and education programs. Identify and onboard business advisors to develop diverse regional business advisor network. Identify and nurture client opportunities.

Advisor

2020 - 2023

As an advisor to the CEO, I met regularly with Nicole to business and financial strategy with a focus on funding, business model design, and community building.

Co-Founder & Co-Owner

2017 - 2023

As one of three founders and over a dozen owners, I worked with the team to craft the vision and for-profit cooperative business model of CO. I co managed operations and the board, supporting staff, hosts, members, prospects, event managers, owner-investors, and the community. As a member of the operations team, participated in regular operations, planning and marketing, and support financial and operational management. Due to the challenges of COVID and shifting co-working business landscape, we orchestrated the sale of CO assets to the landlord in February, 2023.

Guest Entrepreneur in Residence

2022 - 2022

Business Affairs

2020 - 2021

Successfully provide Pre-launch advisory and right hand support to CEO from day one through team building and securing of major client, define business and financial systems, negotiate partner contracts, on-board team members, secure financing, support board of directors.