Full Name
Chelsea Mulligan
Job Title
CEO
Company
Meraki Enterprise
Speaker Bio
Chelsea Mulligan is a cannabis operations and compliance expert with over 15 years of
leadership in operations and over a decade of hands-on cannabis industry experience. She has
triaged, stabilized, and scaled more than 100 licenses across the United States, managed complex
regulatory environments in multiple states, and launched Arizona’s first vertically integrated
cannabis dispensary in Phoenix.
Known for her warm yet no-fluff approach, Chelsea excels in streamlining operations,
optimizing compliance frameworks, and building systems that not only meet regulatory
expectations but empower businesses to thrive. From restructured SOPs to compliance audits to
full seed-to-sale system overhauls, she has a proven ability to bring clarity and control to high-
volume, fast-moving operations.
Chelsea’s leadership extends beyond day-to-day operations and into the global regulatory arena.
She authored the Hemp Model Code with members of AFDO (Association of Food & Drug
Officials). In 2018, she participated in the historic United Nations vote on CBD, offering insight
that helped shape international cannabis policy at a pivotal time for the industry.
Chelsea is also a go-to expert in court-appointed receiverships. She is brought in to rapidly assess
the state of struggling cannabis businesses, identify operational breakdowns, implement
immediate corrections, and stabilize the business under intense regulatory and financial pressure.
Her ability to swiftly restore structure, compliance and profitability has made her an
indispensable resource to receivers, investors and legal teams managing distressed assets.
Whether training internal teams, managing point-of-sale system migrations or structuring
investor due diligence, Chelsea brings a rare combination of technical rigor, empathy,
operational vision, and industry foresight. Her work through Meraki Enterprise continues to
support license holders, investors, receivers, and software providers in navigating the nuanced,
ever-evolving cannabis landscape.
Socials:
Instagram: @thedispensarywhisperer
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chelsea-mulligan-tdw/
Websites:
www.chelseamulligan.com
www.merakimethods.com
leadership in operations and over a decade of hands-on cannabis industry experience. She has
triaged, stabilized, and scaled more than 100 licenses across the United States, managed complex
regulatory environments in multiple states, and launched Arizona’s first vertically integrated
cannabis dispensary in Phoenix.
Known for her warm yet no-fluff approach, Chelsea excels in streamlining operations,
optimizing compliance frameworks, and building systems that not only meet regulatory
expectations but empower businesses to thrive. From restructured SOPs to compliance audits to
full seed-to-sale system overhauls, she has a proven ability to bring clarity and control to high-
volume, fast-moving operations.
Chelsea’s leadership extends beyond day-to-day operations and into the global regulatory arena.
She authored the Hemp Model Code with members of AFDO (Association of Food & Drug
Officials). In 2018, she participated in the historic United Nations vote on CBD, offering insight
that helped shape international cannabis policy at a pivotal time for the industry.
Chelsea is also a go-to expert in court-appointed receiverships. She is brought in to rapidly assess
the state of struggling cannabis businesses, identify operational breakdowns, implement
immediate corrections, and stabilize the business under intense regulatory and financial pressure.
Her ability to swiftly restore structure, compliance and profitability has made her an
indispensable resource to receivers, investors and legal teams managing distressed assets.
Whether training internal teams, managing point-of-sale system migrations or structuring
investor due diligence, Chelsea brings a rare combination of technical rigor, empathy,
operational vision, and industry foresight. Her work through Meraki Enterprise continues to
support license holders, investors, receivers, and software providers in navigating the nuanced,
ever-evolving cannabis landscape.
Socials:
Instagram: @thedispensarywhisperer
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chelsea-mulligan-tdw/
Websites:
www.chelseamulligan.com
www.merakimethods.com
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