Mr. James Bo Keyes is the creator of The Classic Events & brain tumor survivor and a dedicated quality assurance professional focused on the sustainable growth of the cannabis industry through standard creation and quality management system implementation. Mr. Keyes has written cannabis quality guidance documentation for local, state and international businesses. He has secured over 2 million sq ft of canopy space for clients, 10 international country licenses and multiple state application clients over the past 15 years. In October 2014 Mr. Keyes was invited to the Forbes 30 under 30 inaugural summit for his work in international cannabis quality management.
As an elected member for the United States of America, Mr. Keyes served on the U.S. TAG to International Standards Organization Technical Committee (ISO/TC) 207 (TAG 207) on Environmental Management & The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) ANSI Accredited Standards Committee (ASC) Z1 to document consensus on proposed American National Standards (ANS) in the fields of Environmental Management, obtaining first-hand knowledge on the process of creating internationally accredited quality management standards.
Mr. Keyes served on the Board of Advisory for HighMark Marketing, a Canadian Stock Exchange company (CSE:HMK), as the United States cannabis expert and strategic advisor on the cannabis market. As a member of the board Mr. Keyes participates in strategic meetings regarding Highmark’s focus, and direction, while providing Highmark with insights regarding the US market.
Mr. Keyes is a Master of Business Administration with a concentration in Leadership and Finance from Ohio Dominican University. Mr. Keyes serves as the elected president of a 150+ member, local chapter for a national non-profit fraternal organization dedicated to providing members with outstanding financial protection in the form of quality life insurance and annuities encompassing $2,888,887,904 Insurance in Force in 2012.
