Brian Baca is the founder and CEO of ikänik Farms, a 3 time, HempCon Cup winner for both concentrates and topicals alike. Ikänik Farms previously operating on a licensed 2B mixed light permit. The company focus is connoisseur quality cannabis. Ikänik is branded as a lifestyle company and currently sponsors and promotes many reggae groups in both California and Hawaii, respectively. Brian brings 16+ years of traditional finance and business experience, the most recent 10 years specializing in business and commercial banking.

Ryan Ciucki is the former CFO of Active Ride Shop ($70mm, retail chain, with 78 store locations across California). He is the former CFO and Senior finance consultant for Sole Tech, ($100mm annual sales, global lifestyle brands. Ryan brings with him 10+ years of senior level management experience, with a deep focus on enhancing cash flow, debt retirement, EBITDA expansion, strategic financial, and human resource decisions.

Prior to joining Ikanik in 2021, Scott built a best-in-class sales team for a California cannabis brand that consistently ranked in the Top 10 in multiple categories per BDSA data. He has over 20 years of experience in the risk management industry, both as a Commodity Trading Advisor and in insurance services where he built and led high-performing sales teams.