Courtney Dorne

A Southern California girl at heart, Courtney's first career in sales, marketing, and management for the tanning industry took her all the way to New York. She later ended up splitting time between Los Angeles and Las Vegas while building and running her company, Fresh and Ready Foods.

A company that began on her living room floor, Fresh and Ready became a fresh food manufacturer and distributor with more than 1,100 customers across the western US. With 120,000 sq ft of FDA and USDA regulated kitchens and 70 daily truck routes, the company grew to nearly 500 employees by servicing airlines, hospitals, universities, the US Military, hotels, convention centers, convenience stores and many others. In fact, if you've been west of the Missouri river and have eaten something you didn't cook yourself, there's a good chance Courtney had something to do with it.

After selling the food company, Courtney left in June of 2016 to take some time off and relax with her family. In July of 2016, she joined Vertical Brands in Agoura Hills as the President of Brand Development. One of the largest Cannabis Management Companies in the US, with roughly 1.5m sq ft of cultivation and manufacturing facilities, Vertical manages large scale licensing, development, manufacturing, and distribution operations in the industry along with, retail and consumer brands. Under Courtney's leadership, the company is launching multiple unique brands across the US.

Her leadership continues as a member of the Young Presidents' Organization (YPO) Global One chapter. She began in 2010 in the Las Vegas Chapter and has held multiple leadership roles including being the current Chair of WYN (Women's Network) and is on her chapter's leadership ladder as well.