About HempZen

We are A 502 producer and processor in Chelan County, Washington.

Our team is a group of established business professionals with diverse backgrounds and critical management skills across key industries, including highly-regulated food processing and manufacturing with over 55 years combined agricultural and extracting experience.

Our Mission

  • Cultivate and use only the highest grade, premium quality flower and extract in our products.
  • Provide flawless and consistent products through rigorous reliability testing. 
  • Produce ZERO waste – everything has a purpose and a responsible use.
  • Develop products that contribute to emerging science and research.
  • Guarantee that no harmful chemicals or processes are used in any way in any of our products 

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Meet the Team

Scott Sotebeer, PhD
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer

To lead the vision of HempZen, Scott Sotebeer brings his extensive private and public sector expertise in advertising and marketing communications, PR, sales, management, government affairs, and organizational development. He has been responsible for budgets over $165 million and more than 1,000 employees. Scott has over 35 years of experience in local, state, and federal government relations. In addition to private and public fundraising, Dr. Sotebeer generated more than $50 million in federal grants and direct appropriations for a wide variety of entrepreneurial programming. 

In the private sector, he has designed and implemented marketing communications strategies for national and international clients such as ESPN, Walt Disney, Anheuser-Busch, Coopers-Lybrand China Bureau, Nordstrom, and the Irish government, among others. Scott has started several successful management and communications consulting practices and is responsible for leading grass roots community organizations such as Friends of Athletic Fields, raising over $100 million for youth and adult recreation. Along with an MBA focused on Organizational Behavior, Scott’s Ph.D. is in Applied Management & Decision Sciences, specializing in leadership and organizational change. He has conducted groundbreaking behavioral research in America’s 911 call centers. 

Scott’s entrepreneurial, eclectic, and creative background (he is also a published songwriter) will help guide HempZen Enterprises Ltd. into the new world of legal recreational and medicinal cannabis.

Greg Davenport
President
Chief Operations & Processing Officer

Greg Davenport is an award winning confectioner with international accolades that include recognition as the number one candy maker by Confectioners Group of America. He worked with his brothers in their historic Pacific Northwest-grown and family owned business, Dilettante Chocolate. Greg moved his experience and global influence into developing all formulas for flavored syrups and confections at DaVinci Gourmet, one of the top flavored syrup manufacturers in the world. His efforts resulted in commendations from the White House and Reagan administration for his positive impacts on international trade.

Under Greg’s senior management and ownership guidance as one of the company founders, DaVinci was operating 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to meet global market demand, achieving record sales and growth when Greg sold the business. His work ethic, creativity, and manufacturing leadership as the chief formula designer resulted in establishing lucrative national and international accounts in over 60 foreign countries.
 
Greg has been able to successfully transfer his R&D laboratory work and understanding of the requirements of delivering consistently performing products in highly regulated FDA environments to the emerging recreational and medical cannabis industry in Washington State. His exceptional skills and discipline at achieving highly regulated standards of consistency, accuracy, and reliability have resulted in a well-honed expertise in making formulas for cannabis infusion. His long history and passion for exploring the healing properties of cannabis are well suited to help HempZen grow and succeed in both the recreational and alternative medicinal markets.