Dan Gillan on Clubhouse

Bio

Engineer, creative director, cannabis product developer, and entrepreneur. @dangillan for the non-cannabis IG otherwise it’s mostly cannabis, @earthwise & @embergardens in my world. Died and lived to tell about it.

My path through this wild cannabis industry...

2013 - Four broken vertebrae in my spine, brain injury & other complications from being hit by an SUV while on my motorcycle
2014 - Travel US in Airstream & Van 36 states and 13 national parks to focus on recovery
2015 - Landed on a cannabis farm in Mendocino County, CA
2016 - Move to Felton & Boulder Creek, CA and started Earthwise Extracts, a lab tested solventless extract company on shelves in Santa Cruz, San Jose, LA & OC dispensaries
2017 - Recruited back home to MA as Product Development Manager for SIRA Naturals in the MA regulated market. Developed the first live rosin, first solventless diamonds, first rosin carts in the MA regulated market.
2019 - Vice President of Product for Revolutionary Clinics in MA in a 250,000 sq. ft. facility in the regulated market. Oversaw all non-flower operations and scaled kitchen and lab departments from 10 staff and 10k unit/month production to 40 staff and 140k unit/month production. Brought pheno-hunted breeder cuts from West Coast to change the MA market genetic mixup. Negotiated licensing deals/contract manufacturing for major west coast brands to launch in the east coast rec market (CANN, Mr. Moxey’s Mints, Omura, & more) Developed the first traditional hash, first 1,000mg edible, and first three cannabinoid ratio products (THC:CBD:CBN) in the MA regulated market. Converted extraction lab to hand-sanitizer manufacturing during COVID-19 pandemic and donated over 200 gallons to local hospitals and first responders.
2021 - Co-Founder & COO of Ember Gardens, a Massachusetts Social Equity cannabis company. Retail stores coming soon to Newbury Street Boston and New Bedford, MA. Home Delivery in Middleboro MA & an organic no-till greenhouse farm and product manufacturing site coming in 2022.