Cannabis and Risk Management with Tamala McBath of NCRMA

Joyce met Tamala McBath at an event in Worcester in 2019 and has been trying to get her on the podcast ever since. Tamala is a national  consultant in compliance and risk management and serves as the Chief Execution Officer (CXO) for the National Cannabis Risk Management Association (NCRMA) - a non-profit that provides innovative risk management and insurance solutions to businesses in the cannabis industry. 

Tamala McBath also retains her role as President of the Cincinnati-based consulting firm, The Regal Group, where she and her team offer solutions in business strategy, sales and marketing, and business development for existing businesses, start-ups and acquisitions. In addition, she is a certified Talent Optimization Consultant and specializes in helping organizations align business strategy with their people strategy, by creating high performance teams to drive business results. Tamala is a published author and speaker in her areas of expertise. 

Joyce and Tamala talk about risk management, talent optimization and the importance of human capital in the cannabis industry. 

TOPICS DISCUSSED:

Welcome [1:38]

Adriane’s Virtual Disney Birthday Ride [3:18]

Mordie’s Hogwart’s Birthday Party [3:55]

Harry Potter the Musical [4:20]

Tamala’s Anniversary Celebration [5:10]

 NCRMA   Mission [6:15]

Risk Management and Ancillary Businesses [7:24]

Middle Aged Women and Cannabis [8:05]

Healthcare and Cannabis [9:00]

How To Sustain A Strong Business [9:35]

Risk and Compliance Changing Cannabis Industry [10:16]

Rocco ! [12:35]

Talent Optimization Connection [13:00]

Talent Optimization Explanation [13:41]

Heady Vermont [15:00]

Lawyers and Career Dissatisfaction [16:24]

Behavioral Assessments [17:36]

Women Use Power Differently [19:01]

Why Do Things Go Wrong? [19:47]

Hire Fast and Fire Slow [20:22]

Job and Cognitive Assessments [21:00]

Heady Vermont Webinars [22:00]

Tamala’s Journey to Cannabis [23:40]

Tamala’s Nephew and Cannabis Stigmatization [25:54]

Physicians and Cannabis [29:12]

Ohio Medical Marijuana Association [30:00]

Tamala’s Family Reaction: Disbelief! [31:36]

The Best Moms Ever [32:00]

NCRMA 2020 in Vegas : NCRMA2020 – The Inaugural Conference Cancelled [32:45]

The Canna Nana [33:35]

Topics of Cannabis Risk Concern [34:19]

The Importance of Human Capital [35:09]

MyJane [35:48]

Joyce’s Favorite Thing! [38:05]

Old Man Goodies and Dani McQueen

Tamala’s Daughter and Crohn’s Disease [41:05]

NCRMA Academy, Risk Management and National Certification [42:03]

Cannabis Businesses Connect with NCRMA [44:10]

Connect with Tamala [45:30]

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The Canna Mom Show wants to thank:

Josh Lamkin for writing and performing TCMS theme music 

Kelly Dolan of Retail Results Inc 

Lori Lennon of Thinkubator Media 

Kim Kramer of McLane Middleton 

Cannabis Creative Group

Pod617, The Boston Podcast Network