Leadership Team
Brooke Butler
Brooke Butler is an energetic professional who has spent the last decade building her career across four continents before returning to the US to help grow Simplifya. Heading up the local offices as a Country Director for global research and publishing firm Oxford Business Group, Brooke gained vital experience introducing a brand and products to new markets and fostering commercial partnerships with the public and private sectors. She was convinced it was the right time to move back to America after she saw how quickly the cannabis industry was growing and knew the expertise she had gained from working in some of the world’s most dynamic and regulated frontier economies could be used to help this emerging industry. Her greatest desire is to help ensure that any cannabis business setting out to operate in the legal market has a chance to thrive in this highly regulated industry.
Some of Brooke’s favorite things: travelling, frontier and emerging economies, the San Antonio Spurs, Sous-vide cooking, finding new books and all things music (bonus points awarded to anyone who listens to Fela Kuti).
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Scott Daly
Originally from Southern California, Scott finished High School in the Chicago area and attended the University of Wisconsin in Oshkosh where he earned a BBA in Business Administration. He moved to Denver after college and started his family before spending time in Dallas and Chicago growing his career in technology. Scott has a long and deep experience in sales and operations and has enjoyed success in fixing underperforming businesses and developing and executing go-to-market strategies for tech start-ups. He moved back to the Denver area seven years ago.
Scott is a car enthusiast so some of his favorite things to do when not working include working on, showing, and driving his classic cars. In addition, he enjoys Colorado outdoors going hiking, boating, and sports activities with family and friends.
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Marion Mariathasan
Marion is a serial entrepreneur who has founded, invested in, or been an advisor to over a dozen start-ups. He is a regular guest speaker at events such as Denver Start-up Week, CU Denver’s program on social entrepreneurship, and the United Nations Global Accelerator Initiative. Marion studied Architecture and Computer Science at the University of Kansas and Computer Information Systems with a minor in Business Management at Emporia State University.
Some of Marion’s favorite things: Random acts of kindness, travel, the Gipsy Kings, Engelbert Humperdinck, start-ups, Sri Lanka and cooking spicy Sri Lankan cuisine, cars.
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Rick Matsumoto
Over the past two decades, Rick has been both an advisor to, and a C-level executive at, several tech startups in Colorado. He brings a unique combination of expertise in compliance and in building and launching new software applications. Simplifya is Rick’s fifth tech startup and he has the scars to prove it! He earned a BA from the University of California at Irvine and an MBA from the University of Michigan. He is passionate about river conservation and serves on the board for Colorado Trout Unlimited. He and his wife Tia are the proud owners of a local preschool.
Some of Rick’s favorite things: the Michigan Wolverines, true crime podcasts, woodworking, fly fishing, and his two sons (not necessarily in that order).
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John Morgan
Originally from central Missouri, John committed high treason and earned a BS in Business Administration and Accounting from the University of Kansas. His Missouri friends and family still haven’t forgiven him. He lived in lovely Kansas City and worked in sales for 5 years before making his way out West to work for a tech start-up in Denver. Since then, he’s held leadership positions in multiple tech start-ups.
Some of John’s favorite things: I spend my free time plinking ineffectually on my guitar, scouring eBay and Discogs for good deals on Bob Pollard records, and hanging out with my family.
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Dave Nestoff
Now in his fourth of the four (continental) US time zones, Dave has spent his last five years at start-ups. He epitomizes the mantra of wearing many hats, and has used it to build a diverse creative and technical skillset along the way. From his journalism roots (by way of Ohio State), Dave has enjoyed success as an agency and in-house marketer, and is now eagerly diving into a career in software engineering.
Some of Dave’s favorite things: Discovering a new quaint mountain town to visit, learning about creative endeavors, fantasy sports or Northern Ohio sports.
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Katrina Skinner
Katrina is an experienced attorney and subject matter expert in the financial services industry for banking legal cannabis-related businesses. Since cannabis was legalized in Colorado, she has represented licensed cannabis businesses in various matters and knows the challenges they face in operating in a complex regulatory environment. She has also represented financial institutions throughout the county and knows the obstacles they face when providing financial services to the industry. Understanding the importance of compliance and the role technology plays in supporting the cannabis industry and the service providers that support them, she joined Simplifya.
Some of Katrina’s favorite things: her daughters, the idea of living in Spain, Italy, Greece, and France, walking, running Red Rocks, and yoga on the patio.
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