Catalyst Collective

03/28/2026

CHI bound for

03/20/2026

03/20/2026

Some rooms just hit different.

Last week at Catalyst, we brought together operators, builders, and leaders from across the cannabis industry for a night of real conversation and even better connection.

No boof.

No surface-level networking.

Just people in the trenches sharing what’s actually working, what’s not, and where this industry is headed next.

Huge thank you to our speakers for showing up and keeping it real, and to everyone who pulled up ready to engage, connect, and build.

This is exactly what Catalyst is about.

If you missed this one, don’t make that mistake twice.

Next event is already in motion.

03/12/2026

Use door on 8 Commerce Av SW 49503
For tonight’s event

03/11/2026

03/11/2026

🌿 Growth is uncomfortable, but it’s worth it. What are you outgrowing right now?

03/11/2026

Speaker Highlight: Tyler Hall

Big moves coming out of the Michigan cannabis tech scene.

Tyler Hall, COO of Kinship Cannabis, will be joining the panel at the next Catalyst event on March 12. Tyler has been instrumental in building and scaling Backscratch.app, helping create tools designed to better connect the cannabis community with products, retailers, and information.

Building and launching a product like this takes serious grit. Long nights, constant iteration, and a belief that the industry deserves better tools. Seeing technology like this come out of our own community is exactly why Catalyst exists.

If you care about where cannabis technology, retail, and community are headed in Michigan, this is a conversation you’ll want to be in the room for.

RSVP:
https://catalystleaders.eventbrite.com

03/11/2026

Speaker Spotlight

Jim Powrie
GRIP Cannabis

Large scale cultivation in Michigan is no small task.

Jim works on high volume grow operations focused on quality, efficiency, and consistency.

Hear his perspective on cultivation and production inside Michigan’s competitive cannabis market.

March 12
Start Garden

Register
https://catalystleaders.eventbrite.com

03/10/2026

03/10/2026

Every Catalyst event starts the same way.

A quiet room.
Lights on.
Chairs empty.

And a few hours later this space fills with the people shaping the Michigan cannabis industry.

Thursday night the Start Garden Vault gets transformed again.

Operators, founders, sales leaders, retailers, and service partners all in one room having the conversations that actually move this industry forward.

No booths.
No trade show chaos.
Just real discussion and real connections.

This is MI Cannabis Leaders Live.

If you are building in this industry, this is the room you want to be in.

March 12
Start Garden Vault
5 PM to 9 PM

RSVP
catalystleaders.eventbrite.com

Community is the new currency.

Networking