Emily Kowalski
Executive Cultivation + Operations Advisor | Cultivation Executive + Data Badger

Emily Kowalski is a transformational leader in cultivation and operations within the cannabis industry. She engages diverse teams of innovators to turn data into decisions into outcomes.

In her role as Vice President of Cultivation at LeafLife Labs, one of two medical cannabis companies serving the patients of Minnesota, she utilized leading edge technology and a systems-approach to improve yield quantity and quality.

Emily never settles for status quo and digs deep into data to drive quality and efficiency within operations. She brings a decade of experience in horticulture, propagation, operations, greenhouse and outdoor nursery production, and data science. 

Emily received her B.S. in Horticulture from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and resides in St. Paul, Minnesota with her wife and children. When not attending to growing people or plants, you will find her enjoying a golf course or a microbrewery. 

In the Media

Patients Over Profits
Cannabis Business Times

As a female director of cultivation, Kowalski is a unicorn in the cannabis industry. “[That’s] a reality, but I just hope it doesn't discourage women from coming into this space,” Kowalski says. “Because it's a great space to be in. I would greatly encourage women to have the drive to become head cultivators, if that's what they want to do.”

The Future of Cannabis is Growing Vertical
Pipp Horticulture

​2021 Advisory Board Member and Speaker
Cannabis Conference
 
1,500 Women Who Should Be Recognized for their Achievements in Cannabis 
Point Seven Group