Meet our team.
Accountants | Consultants | Advisors | Change Agents
We are an experienced and uniquely talented group of CPAs and consultants committed to helping cannabis business owners achieve and maintain success in the industry – an industry in the midst of transition from a thriving Black-Market business paradigm to an industry that walks the razor’s edge of legality. Legal in many U.S. states, but still federally illegal, the cultivation, manufacturing, distribution, and sale of medicinal and recreational cannabis continues to be viewed with skepticism, based on antiquated laws and archaic attitudes. This environment, akin to the Wild West, has created uncertainty, often inducing anxiety and confusion. Our charge is to help cannabis business owners create a bedrock foundation of policies and practices, instilling confidence and providing clarity so they can focus on what’s important – creating a thriving cannabis enterprise.
Akene Consulting, LLC seeks to bridge the transition between the old cannabis business model and the current one, shepherding pioneering cannabis CEOs into the future. We are leading the charge to help cannabis businesses navigate the constantly evolving, and often confusing, legislative landscape of reporting and compliance. We will equip cannabis CEOs to not only overcome the current challenges during the complicated transition, but also to establish the groundwork from which their business can flourish.
We believe that sound, thoughtful guidance can transform and elevate your cannabis business. That’s why we do what we do. By creating effective strategies and solutions for you, we can have a meaningful impact on your business. This is our purpose – to help you transform. Because we know this to be true, we’re not just recording history or performing compliance… we’re helping you design the future.
John Kawamoto
Principal
Kevin Kaefer
Principal
Kevin Haller
Principal
Sean McLean
Senior Technology Consultant
Kevin Kong
Consultant
Ryan Bond
Consultant
Michael Podesta
Consultant
Ron Zraick
Business Development Director
Saralyn Winslow
Marketing Director