Tripp Williamson is the previous Operations Manager of Williamson Greenhouses and founder of Cropbox in Clinton, NC. He grew up on a farm helping his family grow cantaloupes and other various produce. He graduated from NC State in 2006 with a B.S. degree in Agriculture Business.

Tripp’s father, Burl Williamson, revolutionized the tobacco industry in the early 1980’s by introducing new greenhouse design’s, cutting edge hydroponic techniques and specially engineered mowers to farmers. Today, their innovations have spread across the world and is the international standard for cultivating tobacco. Williamson Greenhouses continues this tradition today by introducing the CropBox. With the success of Cropbox and the future of vertical farming, Tripp has moved Cropbox out of Williamson Greenhouses and started Vertical Crop Consultants.  They will offer a full range of services for the vertical farming industry. 

Cropbox has sent growing systems all over the world.  We’ve built hydroponic growing systems for almost every climate.  We have built systems for the US Army, Ritz Carlton, DeBeers Mining, schools, among various other high-profile operations.  We built the first large scale indoor hydroponic farm at the Stamba Hotel in Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia

Cropbox has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and Fast Company.

There are over 80 Cropbox systems worldwide.  Vertical Crop Consultants has designed and built many small and large indoor growing systems.

Tri Nguyen is a Cannabis Industry Strategist who partners with CEOs of new and existing cannabis companies, universities and multi-partner ventures by assisting from ideation  to implementation of customized solutions ranging from proprietary cultivation methodologies and streamlined best practices for high-yield, craft cannabis operations to strategizing future growth by creating new efficiencies and new verticals.

With over a decade working in business development, product manufacturing and cultivation, Tri brings a deep knowledge to each project and continually pushes the limits of possibility. Collaborating with his network of industry professionals and researchers, Tri solves complex problems by integrating the latest in technological advances, risk assessments and simplified-manufacturing approach to any project. 

Tri is highly regarded as a leader and expert in the cannabis and vertical farming because of his deep holistic understanding of lighting, cultivation, plant science, and controlled environment agriculture; literally from the ground up. Because of his expertise, Tri can communicate effectively in the languages of C-suites, engineers, contractors and operators to solve the needs of what consumers want now and in the future.

When he is not curating the perfect team to solve complex problems or strategizing company growth, Tri can be found volunteering his expertise at schools and non-profits to help integrate “future-farm” initiatives into their programming to support health and food access in their local communities.

Born and raised in Colorado, Colin Mudd’s cannabis journey began in Ft. Collins back in 2009. For the first five years of his career, he managed some of Colorado’s most prominent dispensaries, transitioning in 2014 to a role with a top edible brand, incredibles. Over the next eight years, Colin established and led the compliance department, overseeing various critical functions at facilities in the Denver metro area. His final role as National Compliance Director included managing compliance for incredibles in 7 states, pre-acquisition by GTI. He’s seen firsthand what it takes to have a successful exit in this space having seen more companies and brands fail than succeed. Since 2018, he has been an approved Responsible Vendor Training provider in Colorado and Illinois, offering state-approved compliance training to dispensary staff.

With over 12 years of experience in licensed retail, cultivation, and manufacturing facilities, Colin possesses a unique and trusted perspective, specializing in compliance and training. He has assisted clients nationwide in ensuring compliance with Federal, State, and local regulations, standard operating procedures, and training programs, allowing operators to focus on their core business goals and putting them in a place to expand to other markets or prepare for acquisition.

Colin’s dedication to the industry extends to his work with SterileGrow, providing a solution to one of the cannabis industry’s biggest problems: microbial contamination. Collectively, over the past 15 years, he has actively advocated for sensible cannabis regulations, testifying before committees and contributing to rulemaking workgroups in Colorado, Oregon, and Nevada. Recognizing the significant impact negative regulations can have on a market’s success, he remains committed to furthering the industry’s progress in state and local jurisdictions throughout the country. Colin also volunteers his time to consult with Colorado Social Equity (SE) applicants and operators, educate local governments on fostering SE entrepreneurship opportunities, and provide free training to SE operators.