From Journalist to Wall Street to $200m Venture Capitalist & Investor, Codie Sanchez Shares Her Inspiring Story of Becoming a Contrarian Thinker & Maximizing Cash Flow
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Codie Sanchez is a reformed journalist, turned institutional investor to cannabis investor and advisor, to now Founder at Contrarian Thinking and Cofounder of Unconventional Acquisitions. Together with her team, they help people think critically, and cashflow unconventionally while allocating to what we call "sweaty & boring" small businesses.
She has worked at the intersection of marketing and money, finding contrarian ways to invest. She’s always balanced her profession with non-profit service to empower women, veterans, and Latinos.
She is a board member at The Arcview Group, Magma Partners Venture Fund, Texans for Veterans and a member of the free markets think tank, AEI's Enterprise Club. She also sits on the policy board of the Marijuana Policy Project. She invests in women-led startups through Plum Alley, WAVE and The Vinetta Project and cannabis companies through Cresco Capital Partners.
She received her degree in PR & Journalism from ASU's Honors School, MBA from Georgetown University, and PhD from Fundacao Gestulio Vargas. She was awarded the JFK Award for Print Journalism and the Howard Buffett Grant.
Know more about Codie here:
Website: https://www.codiesanchez.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/codiesanchez/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/codiesanchez/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/codie_sanchez
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