LETTUCE LEARNING

BY CHET TUCKER

LETTUCE SMOKE CANNA CO.

As we start a new editorial chapter, I want to frame up the goal of what I hope to share through Cannabis Corner. I am a business owner of a full vertical which also includes some through Cannabis Corner. I am business vertical other cannabis partnerships. I have been in cannabis for about 10 years, 4 years here in other cannabis partnerships. I in for about years, 4 years here in Oklahoma, but many of those were travel ventures in NorCal. I grew up in the infamous Oklahoma, but many of those were travel ventures in NorCal. I grew up in the infamous Lawton, OK and cut my teeth in a town known for its grittiness. I then made my way across Lawton, OK and cut my teeth in a town known for its grittiness. I then made my way across the Red River where I worked for big ol’ corporate America for nearly 20 years. With a the Red River where I worked for big ol’ corporate America for nearly 20 years. With a background in real estate, finance, sales, marketing, and communications, I’ve worked with background in real estate, worked with a smattering of professionals all over the world. Last, I’ve always loved the creative aspects a smattering of professionals all the I’ve always loved the creative of writing, photography and design and they have kept me constantly expanding in areas of writing, photography and design and they have kept me constantly expanding in areas that keep me feeling young and inspired. that keep me feeling young and inspired.

As we start a new editorial chapter, I want to frame up the goal of what I hope to share

Now, with some of the foundation laid, I hope to accomplish a vibe that’s encouraging and

Now, the laid, I to that’s encouraging and uplifting while being real and informative. My ways or opinions may never align with uplifting being real and My ways or may with everyone and certainly aren’t the gospel. However, the way in which we treat and uplift the everyone and certainly aren’t the gospel. However, the way in which we treat and uplift the growing cannabis community is what it’s really all about. No matter what business or growing cannabis community is what it’s really all about. No matter what business or position you hold, it’s important to accept new ideas, criticism, and honest feedback. Not position you hold, it’s important to accept new ideas, criticism, and honest feedback. Not everyone is built the same so some may be more direct than others but in the end, it’s everyone is built the same so some may be more direct than others but in the end, it’s loving our neighbors and business partners as if they resided under our own roofs. loving our neighbors partners if our roofs.

I plan on sharing perspectives from every angle of the business that I touch and some that I’m dipping my toes in to understand and request feedback and positive resolutions.

I plan on sharing perspectives from every angle of the business that I touch and some that

I’m dipping my toes in to understand and request feedback and positive resolutions. Whether it be some basic sales etiquette or ideas on how to keep your world compliant, I

Whether it be some basic sales etiquette or ideas on how to keep your world compliant, I hope that there’s a new learning or at least an “aha” moment that jogs your brain or hope there’s new learning an that jogs or inspires you to take a step back and improve your daily grind. inspires a step daily grind.

I’m sure I’ll bounce around each edition with something that’s more recently impacting me

I’m sure I’ll bounce around each edition with something that’s more recently impacting me or my businesses personally and expound upon anything from processing to growing to or businesses personally and expound anything to growing to packaging to retail sales. Whatever it is, it’ll be done with goodwill and an intent for people packaging to retail sales. it it’ll with goodwill an people to dig into and learn beyond some of the tips or strategies that relate. There’s so much out to dig beyond the tips strategies that relate. There’s much there to experience and I hope that I can share as much to keep you from running into walls there to experience and I hope that I can share as much to keep you from running into walls or knowing whether it’s worth it to jump into a new facet or arena that you may be or knowing whether it’s worth it to jump into a new facet or arena that you may be considering. considering.

With a short and sweet intro, I want to start with something simple for the next edition by With a short sweet to with something for next edition sharing that it doesn’t cost you a dime to be considerate and kind. And though honest sharing that it doesn’t cost you a dime to be considerate and kind. And though honest feedback and self evaluation may not feel kind at times, it’s critical to avoid taking too feedback and self evaluation may not feel kind at times, it’s critical to avoid taking too many things personally unless you’re going to evaluate them and take charge to improve. many things personally unless you’re going to evaluate them and take charge to improve. So, be mindful of how you communicate in person, on social media, on chat boards, and So, how you in person, on social media, on boards, over the phone/text. Communication is a key player in improving yourself as an employee over phone/text. is as employee or entrepreneur. People will take note and many times things can be misconstrued if you’re or entrepreneur. People will take note and many times things can be misconstrued if you’re not clearly and kindly working to share your point of view or make a sales pitch. See you not clearly and kindly working to share your point of view or make a sales pitch. See you next article for tips on booking appointments and making face to face sales calls with your next booking appointments and to buyer/customer. I appreciate the opportunity to write and share some of my biggest buyer/customer. the to my biggest learnings and for the time you spend reading along. learnings and for the time you