Silicon Beach: The Start-up Successor of Silicon Valley
Thriving directly in the center of the tech start-up magic, Colby Leachman’s career is deeply nestled in Silicon Beach.
A growing center for tech innovation, Silicon Beach is the Southern California counterpart to the long reigning tech capital of the world, Silicon Valley. The two tech hubs are both flourishing in their own rights. But the rise of Silicon Beach is quickly becoming impossible to ignore. Tech start-up enthusiast, Colby Leachman is proud to grow his career in such an energetic space.
Leachman’s career maneuvered its way from Massachusetts to California in early 2016. His role at a computer technology giant, can be credited with the move. But it was his work with a mobile payment start-up that initially helped him step into the Silicon Beach start-up scene. It’s a leap that has truly shaped Leachman’s career focuses.
Professional Experiences
Since 2018, Colby Leachman has worked in a variety of opportunistic ventures within the cannabis industry including projects related to retail software platforms for brands, cultivators, and dispensaries.
Additionally, he has managed, trained and coached product teams while balancing a full quota. Under Proposition 64, adult use of cannabis products is both medicinally and recreationally legal in the state of California as of 2016. This major move birthed an all new market. Navigating new territory — especially in the tech realm — is what fuels Leachman’s passion for the progressive nature of start-up culture.
Leachman’s career in the tech sphere began when he accepted a role in 2014, which would eventually send him to California. The shift in his career’s geographic focus can be credited to this move, which would quickly shape his professional goals.
