Detroit Doer: When Investors Said “No,” Calyxeum CEO Rebecca Colett Kept Going

<p><span data-contrast="auto">Rebecca Colett spent most of her professional career in analytical and leadership positions at some of the best-known financial and tech companies in America, including Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, GE Capital, IBM, and Red Hat. But that didn’t quench Colett’s professional passion, so the Detroit entrepreneur and her business partner started a caregiving business, teaching themselves the craft of cultivation and product manufacturing. They learned it well enough that in 2019 they expanded that caregiving business into a licensed grower and product manufacturer – Calyxeum - that grows flower and creates edibles, concentrates, topicals, and other products, and employs 20 people.</span><span data-ccp-props= "{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":276}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">In this episode, Colett will share:</span><span data-ccp-props= "{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":276}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">-How she used her finance, tech and analytics background in cannabis </span><span data-ccp-props= "{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":276}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">-How she bootstrapped her business after an unsuccessful capital raise attempt</span><span data-ccp-props= "{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":276}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">-How to bounce back and raise capital successfully after not succeeding to raise capital the first time</span><span data-ccp-props= "{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":276}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">- How to scale a caregiving operation into a thriving business</span><span data-ccp-props= "{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":276}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">- How small businesses can use the power of branding to compete with big businesses</span><span data-ccp-props= "{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}"> </span></p> <p><strong>Who is Rebecca Colett?</strong></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">Reb