Ryan G. Smith

CEO & Co-Founder of LeafLink

Ryan G. Smith is the CEO and Co-founder of LeafLink, a tech-enabled wholesale marketplace for the cannabis industry that has revolutionized the way brands, distributors, and retailers manage their operations. Smith brings experience in creating and managing B2B firms and online marketplace investment in highly-regulated spaces as LeafLink’s Chief Executive Officer. 

Ryan G. Smith and Zach Silverman founded LeafLink in 2015 with the goal of streamlining the cannabis supply chain. At the time, the cannabis industry was nascent, lacking the same tools and technologies as more established sectors. The Co-founders quickly saw an opportunity to leverage e-commerce marketplace dynamics as a way to create efficiencies for businesses in the space. Since then, LeafLink has built technology and services that directly empower the cannabis community and fuel industry growth. In 2016, Smith was the first technology CEO in the cannabis industry to be listed on Forbes’ 30 Under 30 list. In February 2018, LeafLink was the first company in the cannabis space to make Fast Company’s 2018 list of Top 10 Most Innovative Companies in Enterprise. In 2021, LeafLink was named one of Inc’s Fastest Growing Privately Held Companies Companies in the New York Area.