Solving Complex Compliance Problems with Rose Elliott of Komplyd
Release Date: 05/05/2022
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info_outlineRose Elliott is the co-founder and CEO of Komplyd, an API-first cannabis compliance-as-a-service platform. With over two decades in engineering and product, she is bringing her experience of delivering large scale platforms and complex compliance initiatives at companies such as PayPal, Netflix, UpWork, and Tenable to the cannabis industry. Her passion for health and wellness led her to the cannabis plant and ultimately to the industry where she is committed to making cannabis compliance work.
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
4:20 Cannabis The Disruptor
6:10 Komplyd Solving Complex Problems
10:25 What is an API?
18:32 Compliance Teams in Mature Markets
22:58 Increase Complexity With Federal Legalization
28:00 POS Payment Systems Risks
37:00 HIPAA Requirements Dispensaries Must Know
40:20 Komplyd Solving Complex Problems
44:42 Rose’s Hopes For The Industry
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