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Jamie Andrea Garzot

Goodreads Author

Born

Santa Rosa, CA, The United States

Website

https://www.jamieandreagarzot.com/

Twitter

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Genre

Memoir, Business, Nonfiction

Member Since

October 2021

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2023 Page Turner Awards, Longlist Finalist, Screenplay Adaptation
2023 Page Turner Awards, Finalist: Best Book Cover Design
2023 Readers’ Choice Book Award, Finalist
2023 IPPY (Independent Publisher Book Award) Bronze Medal Winner: Memoir, Celebrity/Political
2022 The Eric Hoffer Award: Winner: Nonfiction E-Book
2022 The Eric Hoffer Award Grand Prize Finalist
2022 NYC Big Book Award Distinguished Favorite
2022 Independent Press Award Distinguished Favorite
2022 First Horizon Award Finalist
2022 International Book Award Finalist: Nonfiction Cross-Genre

An inspirational story about taking a chance, following your vision, and thriving in one of the US’s wildest emerging industries, Unconventional profiles Jamie Andrea Garzot’s journey as one of Califo 2023 Page Turner Awards, Longlist Finalist, Screenplay Adaptation
2023 Page Turner Awards, Finalist: Best Book Cover Design
2023 Readers’ Choice Book Award, Finalist
2023 IPPY (Independent Publisher Book Award) Bronze Medal Winner: Memoir, Celebrity/Political
2022 The Eric Hoffer Award: Winner: Nonfiction E-Book
2022 The Eric Hoffer Award Grand Prize Finalist
2022 NYC Big Book Award Distinguished Favorite
2022 Independent Press Award Distinguished Favorite
2022 First Horizon Award Finalist
2022 International Book Award Finalist: Nonfiction Cross-Genre

An inspirational story about taking a chance, following your vision, and thriving in one of the US’s wildest emerging industries, Unconventional profiles Jamie Andrea Garzot’s journey as one of California’s legal cannabis industry pioneers.

Jamie Andrea Garzot was one of the least likely people to become a cannabis entrepreneur, advocate, and industry pioneer. She had no business background. She was not involved in politics. She had only a four-figure capital investment to start with. And, surprisingly, she had very limited experience with cannabis products. So how did Garzot find herself at the forefront of California’s cannabis movement?

In this inspirational memoir, Garzot describes her trajectory from a cannabis retail rookie navigating an unregulated market to a cannabis authority. During her time in the industry, she developed a wildly successful line of artisanal edibles, managed $12 million a year in all-cash sales, and became an advocate for cannabis legislation at the state capitol—all of which led to an eventual acquisition by High Times, one of the most recognized names in the industry. From office intrigues, personal crises, and shifting regulations to teamwork, innovation, and community leadership, Garzot, with good-natured humor, shares how thinking creatively, planning ahead, and forming connections in the most unlikely places contributed to her success in a continually shifting business landscape.

Unconventional is the story of an industry in its wild heyday, the inner workings of local and state government and cannabis’s dicey road to regulation, and the seismic changes in the way cannabis was distributed and sold. But it is also the story of one woman’s tenacious spirit and all the lessons she learned the hard way—by refusing to give power to fear, taking risks, building community in a volatile environment, and listening to what people wanted—and how staying true to her vision paid off every step of the way.

Anyone who has ever dreamed of following their gut and reinventing their life will be inspired by Garzot’s unusual and unconventional journey. ...more