Darren GleemanDarren Gleeman is the Managing Partner of MBO Ventures and the creator of the ESOP cannabis model - the only legal structure that renders 280E irrelevant by allowing cannabis companies to operate completely tax-free. He uncovered this solution in 202 and has led every successful cannabis ESOP transaction in the United States. Darren Gleeman literally built the playbook on cannabis ESOPs. In 2001, he brought the scientific method to financial markets by building GB Trading-one of the first fully automated quantitative hedge funds-at its peak, trading over 1% of all U.S. equities each day. He's also a seasoned angel investor, with early stakes in Screaming Media (NASDAQ: SCRM), Blackboard (NASDAQ: BBBB), Social Radar, and more recently, ClassEdu and Accelerant Manufacturing. Darren's work sits at the intersection of financial engineering, tax law, and strategic M&A. He doesn't advise from theory - he builds the structures, closes the deals, and makes the math work. Today, he runs MBO Ventures (www.mboventures.com), where he continues to design and execute high-impact ESOP strategies that unlock liquidity and long-term wealth. Read More Read Less