Red White & Bloom CEO and leadership

Working closely with CEO Brad Rogers, Michael Marchese has played a major role in the development and organization of Red White & Bloom, overseeing capital raises, acquisition strategy and brand identity. With a strong reputation in the cannabis sector, Michael also co-founded and directed the branding for Aleafia Health Inc. which he continues to counsel. Operating his own successful branding company, Marchese Design, Michael has served as a highly trusted counsellor to top-level executives, including CEOs, CFOs and CMOs, for his insights into the process of creating, building and maintaining brand identities.

Chris Ecken brings over 25 years of executive finance experience with the Spirits Industry at Brown-Forman, a producer of some of the world’s most recognizable alcohol brands. Chris has served in leadership roles overseeing and administering a full spectrum of finance functions, including strategy and forecasting, operational management and execution, risk management and controls, revenue management, and M&A due diligence. His visionary leadership and strategic mindset is most evident through Chris leading a cultural and mindset shift, within Brown-Forman, away from standard budgeting and reporting, toward continuous planning, data driven analytics and actionable business insights. This has resulted in the development of the global revenue management initiative focused on creating sustainable growth and the creation of a new data science organization focused on delivering insights and strong visualization.

Working closely with CEO Brad Rogers, Michael Marchese has played a major role in the development and organization of Red White & Bloom, overseeing capital raises, acquisition strategy and brand identity. With a strong reputation in the cannabis sector, Michael also co-founded and directed the branding for Aleafia Health Inc. which he continues to counsel. Operating his own successful branding company, Marchese Design, Michael has served as a highly trusted counsellor to top-level executives, including CEOs, CFOs and CMOs, for his insights into the process of creating, building and maintaining brand identities.

Working closely with CEO Brad Rogers, Michael Marchese has played a major role in the development and organization of Red White & Bloom, overseeing capital raises, acquisition strategy and brand identity. With a strong reputation in the cannabis sector, Michael also co-founded and directed the branding for Aleafia Health Inc. which he continues to counsel. Operating his own successful branding company, Marchese Design, Michael has served as a highly trusted counsellor to top-level executives, including CEOs, CFOs and CMOs, for his insights into the process of creating, building and maintaining brand identities.