Dan is a founder of Sparrow Consulting, joining his wife in 2017. As the Director of Sales, Dan successfully increased sales of the company by 650% in just two short years. Dan’s addition to the company brought substantial expansion into additional states beyond just the State of Michigan. Dan transitioned from manufacturing to cannabis after seeing the incredible opportunity the cannabis industry would bring to his family and his community.

Dan spent more than 25 years as a leader and supervisor in the manufacturing space, specializing in process improvement, leadership, and operational management. Dan has brought his extensive operations background to the consulting world, providing guidance and support to clients in the form of facility design and set up, regulatory compliance, sales, marketing, advertising, and relationship management. Dan has helped design and consult on facilities ranging from 4,000 sq. ft. to 55,000 sq. ft., from cultivation to retail, throughout the United States.

Dan has recently become a leader in the area of compliance and operational leadership, taking clients from concept to ribbon cutting, specializing in operational success, integrating software systems, marketing systems, and resource management systems, ensuring seamless operational capacity for new start ups in the cannabis industry. Dan is emerging as a strong industry leader in the fields of operational leadership, management, and compliance.

With a strong passion for social justice and equal opportunity in the cannabis space, Dan has committed his time to help those that may face barriers in the cannabis space. Dan prides himself on ensuring that all clients, big or small get the best effort forward, ensuring compliant, cost effective business operations solutions that ensure success.

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Connie is the founder of Sparrow Consulting, and serves a principal for the organization.  With over 30 years of experience in a wide variety of service areas, Connie has had the opportunity to experience many areas of business and public administration. Known best for her talent in writing, Connie has secured over 40 million dollars in grant funds to support healthcare, urban planning, blight elimination, safety, emergency management, port development, transportation, recreation, public health, and community development. With an average grant capture rate of 86%, Connie is a demonstrated grant administrator who is committed to moving a fund development plan forward. 

Beyond grant administration and fund development, Connie has spent several years in risk and emergency management, occupational health and safety, emergency medical services, risk management, compliance, and accreditation, just to name a few. With certification from Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Engagement Agency, Michigan OSHA, and many more, Connie has a demonstrated record of excellence in providing the best services possible. 

Connie has emerged as an Opinion Leader in the national medical and recreational cannabis industry. Featured in publications like Marijuana Business Daily and High Times, Connie and her team are the fastest growing cannabis consulting firm in the Midwest. Connie has helped to establish more than 35 different cannabis businesses in more than 5 states As the Cannabis Economy expands nationwide, Connie has emerged as one of the only female owned businesses thriving in Michigan, while making a fierce entrance to the national stage. Connie and her husband were the founder of the Michigan Canna Coalition Association, Michigan's premiere trade organization for the Cannabis Economy. 

Meet some of our clients!

From counties to courts, lake improvement boards to floating wetlands, Sparrow Consulting has provided comprehensive planning, fund development and program development services to a variety of customers throughout Michigan and the Midwest.  If you need a plan, let us hatch it.