Biography

Robert O’Shaughnessy is co-founder of the Higher Ground Agency, a PR & Marketing firm in California. Robert leads his agency’s marketing team. The agency provides comprehensive PR, Social Media and Marketing services, and Robert focuses on agency projects like website builds, branding & identity projects, marketing strategy and messaging, and in general walking clients through the process from the inception of an idea to being a recognized brand.

Robert is also the California Chair of the Cannabis Marketing Association (CMA), an organization that hosts monthly networking events for cannabis industry pros. Each CMA event has a featured expert or panel offering participants action-oriented “how to” advice to succeed in the industry.

Robert is a frequent speaker and published writer and has spoken at cannabis industry events including NCIA events, Cannabis Marketing Association events, and NECANN. He began his career as a writer, and the written word will always be his first love. After graduating from Boston University, Robert spent 1999 – 2001 living in Prague while teaching English. He would undoubtedly he happy to grab a beer with you.