OUR TEAM

OUR TEAM

The Groovy leadership team is far out, man! They're a bunch of heavy hitters with a proven track record of helping businesses rake in the dough. They've got the know-how in sales, investments, media, and tech to make this platform a real scene.

FRANK Yglesias CEO, A seasoned entrepreneur and technology executive with over 35 years of experience spanning the IBM AS400 mainframe era, the dot-com boom, and the blockchain revolution. Co-Founder of Groovy Company, Inc., a pioneering cannabis technology company leveraging blockchain, NFT authentication, and AI to enhance transparency, consumer empowerment, and industry insights within the cannabis sector.

Groovy Company, Inc.

Mr. Yglesias, spearheads the development and launch of the GROOVY 4IR Ecosystem, a blockchain- based platform designed to revolutionize the cannabis industry. This ecosystem integrates Inter- Blockchain Communication Protocol (IBC) technology, enabling secure NFT authentication and binding of physical assets to digital tokens. Key features include comprehensive genetic libraries, engaging gamified mobile apps, AI-driven analytics for actionable insights, and a P2P marketplace fostering direct consumer interaction. Additionally, I successfully implemented a DAO governance model, ensuring transparency and active community participation in decision-making processes.

MARC Williams COO, Mr. Williams is an accomplished business executive with a proven history of establishing and leading successful ventures spanning over 30 years in Canada, the USA, and Colombia. Demonstrating expertise in project development, social capital initiatives, and the strategic application of emerging technologies, he has consistently achieved success across diverse business landscapes.

2017-2023, Mr. Williams has served as the CEO of Planta Vida SAS, a licensed cannabis cultivator with a vast expanse of over 100 hectares Colombia. Under his steadfast leadership, Planta Vida implemented strategic social business practices, emphasizing the production of safe, natural, and ecologically friendly wellness cannabis products for the burgeoning market. Beyond product development, Mr. Williams was committed to empowering the local community through initiatives focused on job creation, education, and improved access to healthcare, housing, and security.

A visionary in emerging technologies, Mr. Williams co-founded CapturePlay in 2013. With substantial experience in both gaming and cryptocurrency, CapturePlay a tokenized asset skill based gaming platform which players would purchase there game pieces and to play, bank or sell them to another player and even earn tokens for the game play in CPA offers. Block chain has grown to track transactions grown to a common solution throughout the web.

KEVIN Jodrey CCO, Kevin Jodrey is one of the most well known growers in Humboldt County and is an internationally respected cannabis expert, known for improving and forwarding the modern cannabis movement. As a world renowned hunter of ganja genetics, Kev is fascinated by the search for rare, desirable, and marketable traits.

Kevin is the creator of Port Royal, owner of Wonderland Nursery, and co-founder of The Ganjier. He’s been a cannabis cultivator for decades, running this own operations and offering consulting services to the broader community. He’s spoken at universities, judged at the Emerald Cup, and consulted on cannabis related educational shows for National Geographic and A&E.

Featured in the New York Times, a pulitzer prize winning Washing Post article, countless other articles, books, and radio and tv shows, he is at the epicenter of the Green Rush (and graces the walls of the Oakland Museum to prove it) and is guiding the industry as it transitions to the Clean Rush - the sustainable movement of regenerating the land naturally through cannabis cultivation.