Michael Zaytsev, a leading cannabis industry educator and entrepreneur, has joined 蜜桃传媒在线观看入口 in the newly-created position of Academic Director, Business of Cannabis.
Zaytsev will play a critical role in all aspects of LIM鈥檚 recently announced Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) and Master of Professional Studies (MPS) degree programs. Both programs have been approved by the New York State Education Department and will launch this September.
Zaytsev is the founder of , one of the world鈥檚 largest cannabis industry education and networking groups. His popular High NY events have鈥痚ducated thousands of people both within and outside of the industry on various cannabis-related topics.
In鈥2021, Zaytsev broke new ground in cannabis education by teaching 鈥淚ntroduction to the World of Cannabis鈥 at Brooklyn鈥檚 Medgar Evers College, the first City University of New York school to offer a cannabis minor.鈥
Zaytsev has served as a Cannabis Industry Mentor for the National Science Foundation's Innovation Corps entrepreneurship training program and is a Mentor for Founder Institute, the world's largest pre-seed startup accelerator. He is also the author of two Amazon.com bestselling books,鈥The Cannabis Business Book鈥(2020) and鈥The Entrepreneur鈥檚 Guide to Cannabis鈥(2016), and hosts 鈥淭he Cannabis Business Coach Podcast.鈥濃痁aytsev鈥檚 writing has appeared on鈥疐orbes.com鈥痑nd Entrepreneur.com鈥痑nd he has been featured in media outlets such as Bloomberg, CBS News, Vice, and Inc.
In his new role as Academic Director, Business of Cannabis, Zaytsev will help recruit adjunct faculty and design curriculum, as well as mentor students. He will also help establish relationships with companies and organizations in the legal cannabis space to create ongoing experiential educational and career development opportunities for LIM students and alumni.
Said 蜜桃传媒在线观看入口 President Elizabeth S. Marcuse, 鈥淲e are proud to welcome Michael Zaytsev to the 蜜桃传媒在线观看入口 family. He is well-known and highly respected throughout the cannabis industry for his passionate and longstanding commitment to activism, education, de-stigmatization and social justice.鈥
Said Zaytsev, 鈥溍厶掖皆谙吖劭慈肟 shifted the paradigm in the fashion industry back in 1939 by offering business education to women when doing so was practically unheard of. I鈥檓 proud to join the institution as it鈥檚 making history again by launching the first cannabis business degree programs in New York State.鈥
鈥淲e could potentially see over 100,000 new cannabis jobs come to New York and its neighboring states within the next few years alone. 蜜桃传媒在线观看入口 is bringing in cannabis industry experts from all over the country to teach our courses and prepare the next generation of the cannabis workforce for the multitude of career opportunities that lie ahead.鈥
LIM鈥檚 master鈥檚 degree program in The Business of Cannabis will be delivered fully online and can be completed in one calendar year. It is designed for career-changers as well as those who are interested in advancing their current cannabis careers.鈥
The bachelor鈥檚 degree program focuses on core business skills that are sought out by employers in cannabis businesses鈥攊ncluding marketing, retail management, branding, merchandising and supply chain management鈥攑lus cannabis-specific knowledge.
President Marcuse noted, 鈥淩obust connections to industry professionals are a hallmark of an 蜜桃传媒在线观看入口 education, and Mike鈥檚 many years of experience as a leading cannabis community organizer will help ensure that our students receive an education that prepares them to succeed in cannabis careers.鈥