Kaiya Bercow has led cannabis organizations in several regulated markets for over a decade. He founded and operated a venture-funded start-up as CEO for 9 years and has supported numerous other companies as a consultant and fractional COO; from asset-light brands to single state operators to mid-eight-figure revenue public MSOs. He has extensive expertise in corporate strategy, brand building, manufacturing, private label commercialization, turnarounds, and M&A portfolio structuring, diligence, and integrations. 

Kaiya leverages his entrepreneurial experience, vast knowledge of the cannabis industry, and business acumen to develop and execute operational plans to achieve significant cost savings across production, organizational dynamics, and supply chains. He has launched multiple brands, secured cultivation, distribution, and manufacturing licenses, and structured scores of brand licensing and private label manufacturing contracts. 

Kaiya has restructured operations and management teams and led production across every major category to produce over 7M packaged units across thousands of SKU variations. With an emphasis on implementing data-driven and repeatable lean processes to achieve sustainable operations, Kaiya brings a wealth of experience, professionalism, and operational knowledge to your team. Kaiya holds a Green Belt in Lean Six Sigma management approach. 

As needed, Emkai Strategy will leverage our extensive network of experts to solve niche problems that require targeted expertise.