Amanda Ferron

Background

About Amanda Ferron

I started consuming Cannabis as a teenager after I figured out that it would help my anxiety.(I got my first stress ulcer in the 4th grade… anxiety has always been a struggle.) In 2015 my 3 year old son, Wyatt, was diagnosed with B6 ALL Leukemia. That diagnosis was obviously earth shattering. I lost my job, lost relationships… Times were tough. I started working odd jobs on Cannabis farms, and eventually got hired on at Guild Extracts as a packager. They allowed me to have an incredibly flexible schedule, so I was able to take my son to Chemo, or take days off when he wasn’t feeling good, and still stay employed. PLUS, I gained access to a whole new world of amazing Cannabis medicine. After my son reached remission, I worked my way out of the packaging department and became Guild Extracts’ Customer Service Manager. I helped manage our customers (100s of CA dispensaries and their customers), ran their team of Brand Ambassadors, helped with events, and more. I spent about 6 years with Guild, and still consider them family. I’ve since held a few different roles in the space, and love seeing the Cannabis Industry from all different angles. I worked as a Solutions Architect for Backbone Software, where I went into different Cannabis manufacturing facilities, learned their procedures, and built customized software for each companies processes. I now hold multiple roles in the Cannabis space. I'm Head of Community for PayRio. PayRio is a female founded Payment Processing company helping the Cannabis space compliantly process Debit and Credit cards. As their HOC, my job is to help PayRio build and maintain community relationships in the Cannabis space. I am also the Assistant Supervisor/Floor Manager at Lytt dispensary in Pacifica Ca. I am a Lead Budtender there as well. Getting to work directly with consumers, and help guide them into a healthy relationship with this amazing plant has been so incredibly rewarding. The owner and operators of the dispensary, Brett Chapman and Holly Smallie, are very supportive, and have built a team that is 80%+ women! It's incredible. I enjoy working with Brett on finding new products, and highlighting seasoned growers with beautiful flower. Working at Lytt has been one of my favorite experiences in the industry thus far! PayRio Founder, Aubrey Amatelli, and I also launched a Cannabis Blog called For:20 Minutes in February of 2023. For:20 Minutes is focused on the Cannabis community and Cannabis normalization. It’s a place where I discusses everything Cannabis… Events, culture, people, products, brands… and more!