Align helps new businesses establish financial and operational stability with the future challenges of price compression and market saturation in mind, through intelligent integration of Business Plan, Operational Design & Facility Design.

• Support through the development of a strategic business model
• Financial modeling that integrates with this business model
• Assistance with real estate selection if needed
• Development of an operational design
• A facility design fluidly informed by your operational design, in collaboration with architects
• Equipment procurement
• Oversight of multidisciplinary consultants to unify contributions and avoid overlap
• Support through partnership and licensing strategies
• Employment / org chart structuring / hiring strategies
• Ongoing operations management if desired
• On-site support, especially during build-out and operational launch

Our 98 point on-site operations audit provides clear, comprehensive insight into the core of an operation and the building itself. It exposes current and future strengths and weaknesses, and provides a report with actional info and strategy so that options can be considered to steer the operation toward its desired potential.

•  Investigation into operational problems such as:
  • Inability to achieve / maintain consistent profitability
  • Low pass rates / contamination
  • Lower than desired yield / THC content
  • Product inconsistency
  • Unexplained equipment performance
  • Consistently high employee turnover
• On-site audit of both the operation and the facility itself including but not limited to:
  • Review of production calendars & production KPIs
  • Review of testing results, yields, and aging product
  • Investigation into ERP system and METRC
  • Analysis of types and volumes of products manufactured
  • Specialized attention to processing and manufacturing demand planning
  • Review of org charts and interviews with key personnel
• A comprehensive written report and dialogue that summarizes the findings of the audit and puts forth an actionable plan for improvements

Align assists with a variety of projects that facilitate long term profitability and competitive advantage, whether you’re growing because things are going well or looking to improve because you know performance could be better.

Our team can:

• solve systemic and/or operational issues that are stifling growth or profitability
• help you reorganize to combat or prepare for price compression and market saturation
• facilitate expansion plans that don’t interfere with your existing operation

Work with us on projects like:

• Putting in vape production lines
• Designing and implementing a white label and contract manufacturing revenue streams
• Adding automated equipment and processes
• Adding additional capacity without interrupting the existing operation
• Manufacturers looking to add Cultivation, or Cultivators looking to add Manufacturing segments
• Expanding product lines to capture additional market share
• Equipment upgrades such as lighting or multi-tiered racking to increase production
• Expanding operations into new states

We highly respect architects and contractors – we couldn’t do what we do without them. But having an operator involved at the design/build stages will ensure that the facility you build can execute on your projections. Instead of building a state of the art facility and then seeing how it performs, build that desired performance into your facility from day 1. 

During build out, we provide strategic leadership and crucial oversight between executive teams and general contractors / vendors to ensure the profitability of new cannabis builds and expansion projects.

• Experienced leadership from a seasoned operator’s perspective to effectively design the facility according to industry best practices and operational intentions, and hold contractors accountable to the design intention
• Interfacing with your highly specialized and experienced cannabis engineers and consultants to ensure all structural, mechanical, electrical, fire, plumbing, security, and technology are appropriately customized to current and anticipated cannabis building codes and all state regulations
• Procurement of building materials and equipment
• Delivering a project on time and on budget to specs that exceed industry standards

Prefer a more hands off approach? Our team will come in to oversee and staff your operation to guarantee execution on your projections. We offer Operational Partnerships for those who prefer a rev share model to the more traditional management fee.

The industry has seen an influx of management companies who are only comfortable running things the one way they know how. 

Our team’s versatile depth of experience allows us to operate in the style and with the equipment that best suits your facility and financial model.

A conversation about your intentions and goals will help determine whether a management or partnership arrangement is most ideal for you.

Fractional executive arrangements are often the smart choice for operators looking to capitalize on access to high level leadership & significant industry experience without the financial burden of a complete benefits package and significant salary that this type of hire expects. The perfect balance between in-house leadership and third party advising. 

• No missing pieces, fear of overlooking regulations, or over-spending on projects that require re-do’s because of blind spots at foundational stages
• No executives doubling as operational / project managers, or asking team members without venture-specific experience or bandwidth to take on additional responsibility
• No allowing vendors to over-influence critical decisions that impact the entirety of your business plan and operational flow
• No piecemealing consultants together without the knowledge to oversee or unify their contributions