Experience

El Planteo

• Argentina
• Internet News
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Co-Founder & CEO

  • Mar 2020 - Present

  Spanish-language media outlet focused on cannabis, hemp, psychedelics, and other forward-thinking topics, scarcely covered by local media. Spanish-language media outlet focused on cannabis, hemp, psychedelics, and other forward-thinking topics, scarcely covered by local media.



Benzinga

• United States
• Online Audio and Video Media
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Head of Content

  • Jan 2022 - Present

• Managing Director - Benzinga Cannabis

  • Feb 2019 - Present

  I manage all things cannabis at Benzinga.#BZCannabisBenzinga.com/cannabisBZCannabis.com

• Director, Cannabis Newsdesk

  • Feb 2018 - Feb 2019

  • Managing Cannabis Team• Working on syndication across the board (Yahoo, CNN, MSN, MarketWatch, etc.)• Researching and generating content that is relevant and timely• Writing articles for Benzinga.com on the Cannabis Industry• Conducting interviews of Cannabis clients to help make an industry impact• Keeping readers abreast of all cannabis related news• Building a highly-engaged cannabis newsletter• Leverage industry relationships to develop Benzinga's brand into a breaking news source in the cannabis industry.• Sending sales leads to event sales teamhttp://www.benzinga.com/topic/cannabis Show less

• Lead Content Strategist, Cannabis Newsdesk

  • Jan 2017 - Feb 2018

  As lead content strategist I focus on cannabis-related features and:- Oversee cannabis-related content on Benzinga.com and Benzinga Pro.- Manage cannabis-related content and media partnerships.- Respond to subscriptors' queries.- Work with Benzinga's Head of Marketing and VP of Consumer Content to create evergreen, valuable, traffic-driving, engaging content.- Helped drive 35% traffic growth in 2017.- Inked a distribution partnership with High Times.- Got WEED articles syndicated on MarketWatch, Morningstar, Fox Business, Yahoo Finance, MSN Money, StockHouse, CNN Money, Nasdaq, and other mass media outlets.- Help organize events and partnershipsReach out with pitches! Show less

• Staff Reporter

  • Nov 2014 - Jan 2017

  Staff Writer & Wall Street Reporter for Benzinga's News Desk.Investment analysis, research analysis, reporting, interviewing, etc.Experience working in a fast-paced newsdesk, responding to editorial needs immediatelyWork constantly featured at:- Yahoo! Finance- Yahoo! News- CNN (CNN Money)- MarketWatch (The Wall Street Journal)- MSN- Nasdaq- Morningstar- Microsoft- FOX (FOX Business)- And several other relevant media outletsConfection of After-Hours Feed for TD Ameritrade, MarketWatch (WSJ), Thomson Reuters Eikon, Nasdaq OMX, Morningstar, MSN Money and Lexis Nexis, among others.My work has been cited/quoted by the Bleacher Report, the Columbia Journal of Environmental Law, Wrestling Inc, and Lemelson Capital, among many other soruces.See Interviews I worked on at the end of this pagehttp://www.benzinga.com/author/javier-hasse Show less



Entrepreneur Media

• Software Development
• 700 & Above Employee

• Book Author: "Start Your Own Cannabis Business" - #1 Best Seller on Amazon

  • Oct 2017 - Present

  - I also write for Entrepreneur.com: https://www.entrepreneur.com/author/javier-hasse - Find my book, "Start Your Own Cannabis Business: A Step-By-Step Guide To The Marijuana Industry" on: - Amazon: http://a.co/d/4H1Is8p - Barnes & Noble: goo.gl/UktqPh - IndieBound: goo.gl/WHh7d1 - Books-A-Million: goo.gl/RFMvXi - 800-CEO-READ: goo.gl/GdkmBs - I also write for Entrepreneur.com: https://www.entrepreneur.com/author/javier-hasse - Find my book, "Start Your Own Cannabis Business: A Step-By-Step Guide To The Marijuana Industry" on: - Amazon: http://a.co/d/4H1Is8p - Barnes & Noble: goo.gl/UktqPh - IndieBound: goo.gl/WHh7d1 - Books-A-Million: goo.gl/RFMvXi - 800-CEO-READ: goo.gl/GdkmBs



Forbes

• United States
• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Contributor

  • Feb 2019 - Present

  I write about all things cannabis, hemp, CBD and psychedelics. Only big exclusives and extremely cool interviews. https://www.forbes.com/sites/javierhasse I write about all things cannabis, hemp, CBD and psychedelics. Only big exclusives and extremely cool interviews. https://www.forbes.com/sites/javierhasse



Self Employed

• United States
• 700 & Above Employee

• Public Speaker, Moderator, Judge

  • Jan 2017 - Present

  Public speaker, moderator or judge in more than 100 global events including: - SXSW (US) - MJBizCon (US) - Benzinga Cannabis Capital Coference (Detroit, Toronto, Miami, Chicago, Virtual) - Prohibition Partners LIVE - Canex (Jamaica, US, Virtual) - ExpoCannabiz (Colombia) - Expo Cannabis (Argentina) - Expo Weed (Chile) - and many others. Public speaker, moderator or judge in more than 100 global events including: - SXSW (US) - MJBizCon (US) - Benzinga Cannabis Capital Coference (Detroit, Toronto, Miami, Chicago, Virtual) - Prohibition Partners LIVE - Canex (Jamaica, US, Virtual) - ExpoCannabiz (Colombia) - Expo Cannabis (Argentina) - Expo Weed (Chile) - and many others.



HIGH TIMES

• United States
• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Business & Music Columnist

  • Mar 2017 - Present

  My fun side. Weed-focused celeb interviews, music and travel. https://hightimes.com/author/javierhasse/ My fun side. Weed-focused celeb interviews, music and travel. https://hightimes.com/author/javierhasse/



Billboard

• United States
• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Cannabis Content Wizard

  • Jan 2014 - Present

  Beyond having written a best-selling book about cannabis business and leading Benzinga's Cannabis Bureau (syndicated on MSN, CNN, Yahoo!, MarketWatch, Nasdaq, Fox, etc.), I'm just crazed about cannabis-focused content. Other adventures of mine include: - Writing and recording a rap about cannabis legalization with my favorite rappers (like Wu-Tang's RZA and Inspectah Deck, Twista, etc.) The album hit 8 different Billboard charts. Find it on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/2qrWX2WWdYYzhgDyyWCs82 - Hosting the show "Wonder Women of Weed" - Writing OpEds for mass media sites like CNBC. Just be cool and follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JavierHasse Show less



Rolling Stone Culture Council

• Entertainment
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Council Member

  • Jan 2021 - Dec 2021



Civilized Worldwide Inc.

• Canada
• Entertainment Providers
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Culture Writer

  • Mar 2018 - Jan 2020



Playboy Enterprises, Inc.

• United States
• Consumer Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Cannabis Columnist

  • Apr 2017 - Apr 2019

  Features writer, focused on the cannabis industry, lifestyle and policy. Features writer, focused on the cannabis industry, lifestyle and policy.



Leafly

• United States
• Technology, Information and Internet
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Contributor / Guest Writer

  • Mar 2017 - Dec 2017

  https://www.leafly.com/news/author/javier-hasse https://www.leafly.com/news/author/javier-hasse



Insider Monkey

• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Staff Writer & External Editor

  • Sep 2013 - Apr 2017

  Stable author and columnist at InsiderMonkey.com (Financial Journalism) Work featured at: - MarketWatch / The Wall Street Journal - CNN Money - Fortune Magazine - Investing Channel - Yahoo! Finance - Google Finance http://www.insidermonkey.com/blog/author/javier-hasse/ http://www.marketwatch.com/search?q=javier+hasse&mp=806 Stable author and columnist at InsiderMonkey.com (Financial Journalism) Work featured at: - MarketWatch / The Wall Street Journal - CNN Money - Fortune Magazine - Investing Channel - Yahoo! Finance - Google Finance http://www.insidermonkey.com/blog/author/javier-hasse/ http://www.marketwatch.com/search?q=javier+hasse&mp=806



El Planteo

• Argentina
• Internet News
• 1 - 100 Employee

• CEO & Managing Editor

  • Jan 2014 - Jun 2015

  CEO, Editor, Writer @ LoneTreeAnalyticsRecuperated a bankrupt company to avoid the termination of more than a dozen employees. Recovered relations with clients. Sold major part of our client portfolio (private clients in Latin America) to a private buyer in June 2015, after all the employees working on them were taken care of.Check out some of our writers'​ work below!PS: Today, June 25, 2015, we're closing Lone Tree Analytics... but what a journey! Thanks to everyone who was a part of this awesome project. I loved working with each and every one of you. Pablo Erbar, Melanie Erbar, Jodor Jalit, Victoria Frers, Isabel Rollandi, Milagros Valdez, Daniel Forstein, Andrés Levinton, Candelaria Ferrer, Mariela Rubin, Pamela Gaviño, Martin Rbn, Paula Bonnet, Kevin Radnoti, Pablo Kaloghlian, Nadia Rosenchtejer, Omar Venerio, Luz Moreno Campos, Mercedes Caviglia, Francisco Macagno, and several others I don't have as contacts on LinkedIn. Show less

• Managing Editor and Equity Research Analyst

  • Mar 2013 - Feb 2015

  - Senior Equity Research Analyst: Reports and publications at diverse finance websites,including The Motley Fool and GuruFocus.com- Editor / EM: Training and edition.People in charge of: 10



TechInsider

• Nueva York y alrededores, Estados Unidos

• Author

  • May 2014 - Jan 2015

  http://www.techinsider.net/contributors?uid=57 http://www.techinsider.net/contributors?uid=57



NextiPhoneNews.com

• Nueva York y alrededores, Estados Unidos

• Author & Editor

  • Oct 2013 - Jan 2014

  Author and columnist focused on Apple and directly related companies External editor for a team of 10 authors http://www.nextiphonenews.com/author/javier-hasse/ Author and columnist focused on Apple and directly related companies External editor for a team of 10 authors http://www.nextiphonenews.com/author/javier-hasse/



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• Argentina

• Additional Work Experience

  • Mar 2007 - Mar 2013

  1) Sales Consultant and Commercial Developer Frey Italy January 2012 to March 2013 Local and regional commercial development Administrative work. Supplier Relationships Regional Branding http://freyitaly.com.ar 2) Wholesale Accounts Executive Atomika Virtual December 2010 to January 2012 Sales and wholesale account management at an electronic devices' wholesaler http://www.atomikavirtual.com.ar 3) Private Professor January 2009 to January 2012 Computing and English (more than 20 students can provide references) Software and OS Tech Support 4) Educator Bet Hilel March 2007 a January 2009 Non-formal education of children and teenagers Show less



McGill University

• Canada
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Simultaneous Translation and Consulting (Banking and Financial Policy) for Executive MBA Visitors

  • May 2011 - May 2011

  http://www.mcgill.ca http://www.mcgill.ca



Universidad Torcuato Di Tella

• Argentina
• Higher Education
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Research Assistant

  • Jul 2010 - Aug 2010

  Research assistance for professors in the sociology field Research assistance for professors in the sociology field