Henry Calix
Henry Calix | |
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| Born | September 28, 1987 Honduras |
| Nationality | American |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur |
| Organization | Weedsies |
| Height | 5 ft 11 cm |
| Website | weedsies |
Henry Calix (born 28 September 1987) is an American entrepreneur best known as the founder of Weedsies, one of the fastest growing online marketplaces in the CBD,[1] Hemp and Cannabis industry.[2] For creating this unique marketplace, Calix was included in CEO Weekly's Top 20 CEOs of 2020 list, as well as Forbes Magazine's 100 Year Celebration 2021 Print Edition, and Business Elite’s 2022 40 under 40 award.[3]
Calix is credited with transforming the cannabis industry by combining all three sectors and making them available on a single internet platform.[4] Apart from that, he also runs a string of companies including Calix Fashion, Perspective Podcast, and Calix Online Financial among other investment ventures.[5]
Education
Calix was born on 28 September 1987 in Honduras. He moved to the United States at the age of 12, graduated High School in 2006 from North Miami Senior High. Later studied in Miami Dade College and was a Business Administration and Management major. Dropped out of college in his second year to start his first business venture in 2008, Calix Grants Consulting.
Career
Calix began his entrepreneurial career in 2008 when he founded Calix Grants Consulting which he ran for over two years, providing grant and program development consulting to nonprofit organizations.[6][7] In 2013 he became the VP of retail operations for Sudsies Dry Cleaner and built an innovative training platform for CSRs, delivery personnel, and managers in the drycleaning industry.[8] Calix worked for seven years on this venture as he taught himself how to code.[9]
Calix founded Weedsies, an online marketplace dedicated solely to the CBD Hemp and Cannabis industries, in 2017.[10] This business venture intends to promote local businesses by allowing them to sell their products and reach a larger audience. Weedsies, after its launch on 04/20/2020 as an online marketplace, is quickly expanding into mobile deliveries with the launch of Weedsies Mobile on 04/20/2021 and Weedsies age verifying vending machines on 2022.[11] Weedsies has received several multimillion dollar evaluations with the latest one being over 57 million dollars as a technology company alone not including the offline mobile ventures.[12][13]
Personal life
Language: Calix is trilingual, fluent in English, Spanish, and Italian. Relationship: Calix is married and has two children
In the media
References
- ↑ "Weedsies Is Trailblazing the CBD, Hemp, and Cannabis Space as a Problem Solver". www.accesswire.com. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
- ↑ "Henry Calix Shares Why Weedsies Will Be The Amazon/Shopify for Cannabis Consumers". The Hustler's Digest. 23 May 2022. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
- ↑ "CEO and Founder of Weedsies, Henry Calix, Has Been Nominated For Business Elite's 40 Under 40 Awards While Reshaping the Cannabis Industry". Miami Wire. 1 June 2022. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
- ↑ "Ben Hop's "Community Corner" - Guest Henry Calix Of Weedsies". www.audacy.com. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
- ↑ "Client's Corner: Weedsies with Henry Calix on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
- ↑ "Ben Hop's". audible.com. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
- ↑ "Why Henry Calix, Founder, and CEO of Weedsies, Launched His Company on 4/20". The Chicago Weekly. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
- ↑ "Ben Hop's "Community Corner" - Guest Henry Calix of Weedsies". Listen Notes (in svenska). Retrieved 15 June 2022.
- ↑ "Henry Calix's answer to why did you start your business?". www.alignable.com. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
- ↑ "The Impact Weedsies Has on Local Businesses in the CBD, Hemp and Cannabis Space". finance.yahoo.com. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
- ↑ Hermida, Jorge (10 June 2022). "Weedsies Approach to Selling CBD, Hemp, and Cannabis". Cannabis Radio. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
- ↑ Staff, N. N. L. (6 June 2022). "NetNewsLedger - CEO Henry Calix Shares How His Company Is Preparing for the Federal Legalization of the Cannabis Industry". NetNewsLedger. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
- ↑ "Get to Know Henry Calix of Weedsies, the Technology Company Redefining the US Cannabis Industry | LA Progressive". www-laprogressive-com.cdn.ampproject.org. Retrieved 15 June 2022.