Cannabis Prestige with Michael Huttner, CEO of Powerplant Strategies; Managing Director, Investment Banking at Young America Capital. Michael is a corporate and political strategist, attorney, author, and entrepreneur. He has helped launch over 40 different political organizations and has led communications ‘war-rooms’ for political and private clients. Michael also is the Founder of ProgressNow, a network of state-based communications organizations that moves people to action through communications and digital media. They have more than 3.4 million members in 23 states. Prior to his private practice, he worked as Policy Advisor to Former Colorado Governor Roy Romer and clerked at the Clinton White House for the Office of the Counsel to the President. As CEO of Powerpoint Strategies, he manages a team comprised of smart, inventive professionals with years of expertise in the cannabis industry who honed their skills at Fortune 500 companies, agencies, The White House, entertainment firms, tech and startup companies, advocacy organizations, and at political campaigns. Huttner is also a longtime friend of Governor Jared Polis, for whom Huttner managed several campaigns before Polis ran for governor.
