Catalyst BC

Catalyst BC is a cannabis consulting firm for entrepreneurs, investors and licensed operators. Its service lines include licensing and applications, business strategy, financial planning, facility design, controlled environment agriculture, startup support, operational optimization, genetic development, business turnaround and vertical farming. The licensing team writes merit-scored applications for cultivation, retail, manufacturing and distribution licenses, and the site maintains licensing information hubs for Missouri, New York, Virginia and the US Virgin Islands.

Catalyst BC is Denver-based and was co-founded in 2015 by CEO Leif Olsen, who previously co-founded and exited Kind Love, a Colorado medical and adult-use operator. The firm has secured more than 57 licenses for clients, starting in its first year with one of Maryland's first fifteen cultivation and dispensary licenses. Featured projects include Leafline Labs in Cottage Grove, Minnesota, Kind Love in Denver, and Cultivate in Uxbridge, Massachusetts.