Warren Bravo is the co-founder and President of Green Relief: a licenced producer devoted to bringing innovation and social responsibility to the medical cannabis field through the use of aquaponics. By combining aquaculture (raising fish) and hydroponics (soil-less plant growth), aquaponics organically simulates a balanced ecosystem in which plants can thrive. After graduating from Mohawk College in Hamilton, Warren became the third-generation of Bravo to join the family business – Bravo Cement Contracting. By the early 1990s, Warren had climbed from journeyman cement finisher to company president, leading the business to become the largest concrete floor finishing company in Canada and building a worldwide presence. In 2013, Warren took a leap of faith, leaving Bravo Cement to establish Green Relief Inc. with co-founder Steve LeBlanc. Their mission: help patients improve their quality of life while furthering the science of medical cannabis and sustainable agriculture around the world.
Entrepreneurial Role Models:
Warren’s Father
When business started difficulties overcame:
“I had a lot of challenges with waiting for answers from our governing body which is health Canada. As I mentioned earlier I am kind of a take the bull by the horns and get it done type of personality. And so I was used to the construction industry and had gratification and getting things done by me making phone calls and me making things happen on job sites. And so that was gratification for me because I was the master of my own destiny and now in this new industry there’s waiting for health Canada to give me an answer which would take 30 to 60 days in a question that I had about some of our production activities. That was a big personal learning curve for me, and learning patients in something that I have never had to be dictated to in my businesses previously”…[Listen for More]
Favourite Books:
None
Favourite Quote:
“you have got to be able to kick the guys in the ass one minute and take them out for a beer the next”
Recommended Online Resources:
Google – Google LLC is an American multinational technology company that specializes in Internet-related services and products, which include online advertising technologies, search engine, cloud computing, software, and hardware.
Best Advice to Other Entrepreneurs:
“you get out what you put in. If you are prepared to put the miles in to be successful and you have that focus on that drive that is what I would say is going to take you over the milestones and get you through the hard patches. Everything else that we deal with is people in business I just think you need to be focused and you need to stay the course and nine times out of ten gut is going to be right and use it.”…[Listen for More]
More About Warren Bravo:
Neil’s Quote at the Beginning:
“Success is not final; failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts.” Winston S. Churchill
Other Quotes From the Chat with Warren Bravo:
- “you get out what you put in… If you are not prepared to put the time in nothing is free and nothing is easy if you want to be successful. I think you have to work for it. Everything that you are going to get in life whether that’s personal goals or whether that’s business goals you have to put in the miles”
- “I look at change very positively and I think in 99% of the cases change is a good thing I have never been a poster change I actually like change. I like that free association that change brings, I like being able to deal with it and adapt to different situations I think everybody in life has to be flexible and be able to adapt to change whether it’s in personal life or in business. But I think changes are positive, it makes you think better, it makes you be smarter and it makes you more adaptable. Business is a Rollingstone, it’s always moving, is always changing and that adaptability is super important for personal growth and success in business.”
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