# The Team

**CryptoGrow** has spent the better part of a decade bringing together the best engineers, software developers, manufacturing experts, marketing professionals, global agricultural vendors, and an ever-expanding network of partners to solidify a reliable market entry well before publicizing.  

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<summary>The Core:  CryptoGrow Team</summary>

From humble beginnings in the Western U.S., Founders Jesse Croteau (CEO) and Chris Ward (CMO) have formed a core team of experienced senior management, web3 marketing professionals, community coordinators, and partner advisors.&#x20;

With globally-tested experts like [Craig Hoffart](https://www.linkedin.com/in/craighoffart/) (COO), [James Yau](https://jycoholdings.com/) (CAO), and Charles Binkelman (CFO) overseeing corporate development, **CryptoGrow** is coming to market with a foundation designed to succeed. &#x20;

**Alongside this unparalleled core team, advisors like** [**FutureProof**](https://cryptogrow.gitbook.io/lets-grow/cryptogrow-101/www.futureproof.xyz)**,** [**TailorMint**](https://cryptogrow.gitbook.io/lets-grow/cryptogrow-101/www.tailormint.com)**, and a plethora of web3 names you know and love (TropoFarmer, Vegabond, CozyWyatt...), keep us on the cutting-edge of development.**&#x20;

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<summary>The Developers:  NiftyKit</summary>

**CryptoGrow** has partnered with NiftyKit, a leading smart contract developer, to build our custom, dynamic, thoroughly-audited NFTs!&#x20;

[**NiftyKit**](https://niftykit.com/) is a first-of-its-kind no-code NFT launchpad that allows people to easily create, manage, and sell NFT's on their own custom smart contracts. They provide true ownership of smart contracts and NFT's through tools that are easy to use, accessible, and affordable, and their work is thoroughly audited by [**ChainSafe**](https://chainsafe.io/)**,** a leading research and development firm in the blockchain space.&#x20;

**Together, NiftyKit and ChainSafe form the backbone of CryptoGrow's secure, dynamic NFTs -- partners we plan to work closely with throughout development.**&#x20;

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<summary>The Charity:  Last Prisoner Project</summary>

**CryptoGrow** donates a portion of revenue to [The Last Prisoner Project](https://www.lastprisonerproject.org/who-we-are) (LPP), a 501(c)(3) “committed to freeing every last prisoner of the unjust war on drugs, starting with the tens of thousands of individuals imprisoned for cannabis.”&#x20;

The Last Prisoner Project was founded in 2019, bringing together a group of justice-impacted individuals, policy and education experts, and leaders in the worlds of criminal justice and drug policy reform to work to end the fundamental injustice that is America's policy of cannabis prohibition.

**LPP's dedicated team works tirelessly to achieve our goal of freeing the tens of thousands of individuals still unjustly imprisoned for cannabis.**

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