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Clio Cannabis Announces Jury Set to Select 2021 Award Winners

CLIO CANNABIS ANNOUNCES JURY SET TO SELECT 2021 AWARD WINNERS 

NEW YORK—(August 24, 2021)— Clio Cannabis, the awards program that celebrates creators at the forefront of cannabis marketing and communications, today announced its esteemed jury of industry leaders who will determine 2021’s winning entries. The 48 member jury is comprised of a diverse mix of creative talent from leading cannabis brands, services, dispensaries, and agencies who are moving the industry forward.

Michael Kauffman, Executive Director, Clio Cannabis said, “As the cannabis industry continues to make significant strides in legalization across the country, we applaud the executives, marketers, designers, product managers, filmmakers, public relations practitioners, and innovators leading the charge to educate consumers, promote social responsibility, and create products that appeal to a wide audience. The newly selected Clio Cannabis jury is tasked with recognizing the next wave of creativity in the space and honoring those teams who are producing it.”

The 2021 Clio Cannabis award recipients will be decided by:

Advertising and Marketing Jury

  • Rosie Rothrock, Creative Director, Brand Strategy,  The Parent Company

  • Angela Pih, Chief Marketing Officer, CannaCraft 

  • Kimberly Dillon, Founder, Plant & Prosper

  • Dustin Iannotti, Founder, Artisans on Fire

  • Rosie Mattio, Founder,  MATTIO Communications

  • Ernest L. Toney, Founder, BIPOCANN

  • Olivia Mannix, Founder, Cannabrand 

  • Sonia Hendrix, Founder, GALLERY PR

  • Laura Morarity, SVP of Marketing and Communications, Leafly

  • Rama Mayo, President, Green Street

  • Allison Disney, Partner | Business Strategy, Receptor Brands

  • Cristin Rudolph, Vice President, Consumer Products, Green Thumb Industries

  • Amy Deneson, Co-founder, Pheno Ad Agency

  • Tori Cole, VP of Marketing, Cookies

  • Bianca Guimaraes, Partner, ECD, Mischief USA

  • Vladimir Bautista, CEO, Happy Munkey

Design & Innovation Jury

  • Jared Mirsky, Founder, Wick & Mortar

  • Kary Radestock, CEO / Co-Founder, Hippo Premium Packaging

  • Vince Ning, CEO and Co-Founder, Nabis

  • Mimi Lam, CEO / Co-Founder, Superette

  • Jennifer Whetzel, Founder, CEO, Ladyjane Branding

  • Kyle Merwin, Founder CEO, Born & Bred

  • Adam Grablick, COO/CMO, Kiva Confections

  • Nidhi Lucky Handa, Founder, Leune

  • Tara Rozalowsky, Vice President - Beverages & Edibles, Canopy Growth Corporation

  • Adam Fierman, Global Creative Director, Zerotrillion

  • Joe Hodas, Chief Marketing Officer, Wana Brands

  • Nicole Wolff, Brand Director, The Flowr Corporation

  • Wanda James, CEO / President, Simply Pure Dispensary, Cannabis Global Initiative 

  • Nadeem Al-Hasan, Co-Founder & CMO, Baked Bros

  • Vilay Matuska, VP of Marketing, Glass House Group

  • Adrian Farquharson, Founder & Chief Creative Officer, MARY Magazine

Film & Advocacy Jury

  • Jason Pinsky, Producer, Bong Appetite   

  • Dasheeda “The WeedHead” Dawson, Advocate, Author, Host, The WeedHead & Co., She Blaze

  • Lisa Lindo, CEO, Cannacity

  • Justin Johnson, CEO, Budsfeed, Chill

  • Kate Miller, Co-Founder & CEO, Miss Grass

  • Brooke Burgstahler, Creative, Actress, Founder of Budding Mind

  • Jon Cappetta, VP, Content, High Times

  • Paul Marobella, President & Chief Marketing Officer, Republic Brands

  • Nadir Pearson, Chief Innovation Officer, Hybrid

  • Kirk Summers, Creative Director, Puffco

  • Jesce Horton, Chief Executive Officer, LOWD

  • Tammy "The Cannabis Cutie" Pettigrew, Cannabis Educator & Advocate, The Cannabis Cutie (TLP Ventures, LLC)

  • Gia Morón, President, Women Grow

  • Beth Waterfall, Executive Director, Elevate Northeast

Clio Cannabis is currently accepting submissions in the Advocacy, Brand Design, Digital/Mobile, Experience/Activation, Film/Video, Film/Video Craft, Integrated Campaigns, Partnerships & Collaborations, Print & Out of Home, Print & Out of Home Craft, Product/Service Innovation, Public Relations, Social Good, and Social Media mediums until September 24th. For more information and to enter work, visit www.cliocannabisawards.com.

About Clio Cannabis

Expanding on Clio’s enduring reputation for establishing best-in-class programs honoring creative ideas in a variety of specialized verticals, Clio Cannabis celebrates the creators at the forefront of cannabis marketing and communications. Launched in 2019, Clio Cannabis sets the bar for creative work in a rapidly growing industry, builds a greater understanding of a developing category, and elevates creative contributions from top talent and agencies.

About Clio

Clio is the premier international awards competition for the creative business. Founded in 1959 to celebrate creative excellence in advertising, Clio today honors the work and talent at the forefront of the industry in a variety of specialized fields, including: sports, fashion, music, entertainment, cannabis and health. As a leading authority on the diverse and ever-changing creative landscape, Clio celebrates creativity 365-days-a-year via its global ad database Ads of The World and its content platform Muse by Clio.

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