Jacob Irving, JD
BGM
Jacob Irving, J.D. serves as Vice President of Consulting Services for Bridge West Consulting and has been a cannabis industry participant, activist, and patient advocate since 2014. Jacob served as Chief Operating Officer, Director of Compliance and Government Affairs, and Compliance Officer for Ilera Holistic Healthcare, one of two wholesale cultivation and manufacturing companies in the state of Louisiana.
During his three years at IHH, Jacob helped create the initial company SOPS, erect the company’s cultivation and processing facilities, purchase equipment, manage company compliance, run company operations, and was instrumental in transforming the Louisiana medical cannabis industry from start-up into a viable market.
Jacob also lobbied the legislature and cannabis regulatory agencies and was instrumental in bringing vaporizers and cannabis flower into the Louisiana market, as well as expanding qualifying conditions. Throughout his career, Jacob has assisted in the drafting or passage of all things medical cannabis in Louisiana since 2014.
Born with spastic quadriplegia from Cerebral Palsy, Jacob got his entrance into cannabis as a student and patient advocate testifying in front of the Louisiana Legislature to make medical marijuana accessible to himself and other patients.
Jacob attended Louisiana State University Law Center where he graduated Order of Barristers.
Cory Parnell, CPA
Cory M. Parnell, CPA, is a Principal and the Chief Executive Officer of BGM. Cory has 30 years of experience working with business owners and senior management in developing strategic business plans, and he has focused on the cannabis industry since 2009. Cory provides a wide range of services to cannabis cultivators (outdoor and indoor), processors (proprietary products or white label services), distributors, and retailers. He helps cannabis operators navigate complex tax and accounting issues, and he provides strategic planning and management advisory services, cash management, budgeting, and capital solutions. Cory is also well-versed in cannabis-related audit procedures, bank financing, implementing best practices, and increasing shareholder value.
Together with the BGM cannabis team, Cory advises cannabis and hemp clients through challenging business and regulatory environments, and he manages the team in providing exceptional client service. His technical and advisory services to cannabis and hemp clients ranges from minimizing the effects of IRS 280E, inventory management, inventory costing, cash management, and preparing financial statements. Cory also serves clients in additional industries, including professional service firms, manufacturers, distributors, and retail businesses.
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