Toronto, ON -- August 15, 2018 -- InvestorsHub
NewsWire -- Tree of Knowledge International
Corp. (CSE:TOKI) (the
“Company” or “TOK”) (formerly
Courtland Capital Inc.) is pleased to announce the first two
members of its Advisory Board. Members of the Advisory board
are both world renowned leaders in their fields of expertise.
The mandate of the Advisory Board is to serve as a strategic
resource for the Company to advise on healthcare outreach
initiatives surrounding CBD and the furtherance of educating both
patients and athletes and support the Company’s overall mission.
The first two members of the Advisory Board are:
Dr. Michael C. Smatt
Dr. Smatt has been the Director and Founder of the Madison
Avenue Chiropractic Center since 1980. He is a graduate of
New York Chiropractic College, Diplomate of the National Board of
Chiropractic Examiners, Legislative Advisor to the New York
Chiropractic Council, Officer and Director of the Political Action
Committee and a member of the Legislative Committee of the
International Chiropractors Association. Throughout his career, he
has received numerous awards recognizing his chiropractic
achievements including: the Beacon Award, naming him Chiropractor
of the Year 1997-1998, the Assemblyman Peter Mirto Award in 1998
for his legislative victories, elected a Distinguished Fellow of
the International Chiropractors Association in 1999, was honored by
Governor George E. Pataki in September, 1999, received a lifetime
membership to the International Chiropractors Association in 2005,
received the prestigious B.J Palmer Award of Excellence from the
Connecticut Chiropractic Council in 2005 and was honored by Today's
Chiropractic Leadership as one of the Mavericks, Geniuses and
Icons changing the world for the better in December, 2015.
Dr. Smatt has been featured in numerous television shows and
magazine articles including the Dr. Oz Show, Woman's Day
Television, and has been on the cover of several magazines
including: Today's Chiropractic Magazine, Hooked on Health Magazine
and the Enquirer Magazine with his patients, Donald Trump, Marla
Maples Trump and later with Gloria Steinem. Dr. Smatt was
instrumental in the passage and enforcement of the Insurance
Equality Law in 1997 which requires insurance companies to provide
coverage for chiropractic care.
Since 2007, he has also served as an Advisory Board Member for
Healthcorps, working with founder Dr. Mehmet Oz to educate youth on
exercise, nutrition and mental resilience.
Ambassador Jack Brewer
Amb. Brewer is the Chief Executive Officer and Portfolio Manager
of The Brewer Group, Inc. (“TBG”), which makes principal
investments into public and private growth companies. TBG combines
its business development capabilities and vast media and marketing
expertise to add value to emerging and frontier companies. Amb.
Brewer is a former professional NFL athlete, captaining three teams
during his professional sports career. Subsequently, he
joined Merrill Lynch in New York City where he ranked in top one
percent in his class across the firm. He has significant
financing experience through serving as an Investment Banker at
Paramount Bio and subsequently Managing Director at Opus Point
Partners, a biotech focused hedge fund.
Amb. Brewer is also an accomplished Executive Producer, spanning
art, music, sports, fashion and film productions. He
currently serves as an active contributor for major news and print
media and regularly appears on Fox Business, Fox News, MSNBC, CNN
and CNBC.
In addition to his business endeavors, Amb. Brewer is an
impactful and passionate philanthropist. He is Founder and
Executive Director of The Jack Brewer Foundation (JBF Worldwide),
Ambassador and Spokesperson for the National Association of Police
Athletics/Activities Leagues and former Ambassador for Peace and
Sport for the United Federation for Peace and Sustainable
Development at the United Nations. He has also served as
Senior Advisor to the former President of Malawi, advising on
several ongoing economic development initiatives, including
healthcare, education, agriculture, microfinance, scholarship,
infrastructure and sports programs and continues to provide ongoing
support to individuals living in extreme poverty.
Michael Caridi, Chairman of the Company stated: “It is a
great pleasure to announce such influential and world-renowned
individuals to our Advisory Board. We have been able to
attract an excellent team of world-class talent to support the
development of our Company. We aim to utilize the vast
networks of these individuals to challenge, support and advise the
Company in order to build a global brand and scale up our
international foot print.”
The Company is also pleased to announce the appointment of
Northbay Capital Partners Corp. (“NCP”) as
strategic, financial and M&A advisor to the Company.
Based in Vancouver, BC, NCP is a leading Canadian merchant bank
with extensive experience in the North American cannabis industry
and has been engaged by TOK help identify, evaluate and structure
strategic transactions with an aim to maximize shareholder
value.
ABOUT TREE OF KNOWLEDGE
The Company produces and sells hemp-based cannabidiol (‘CBD”)
products in certain jurisdictions in the United States, as well as
in Europe, South America, Australia and China.
Cannabidiol/CBD is a natural constituent of hemp which is purported
to contain wellness properties. TOK’s CBD product line contains EVR
Premium Hemp Oil, which is an organically grown and handled,
gluten-free, vegan, non-GMO, synergistic compound that is derived
from U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) approved industrial hemp
grown in the United States. TOK currently offers several CBD
products, which may be used in connection with the treatment of a
number of ailments and for general wellness purposes.
For further information about TOK, please see the Company’s
website at www.Evrcbd.com or contact the
following:
Tree of Knowledge International Corp.
Michael Caridi, Chairman and CEO or
Tel: +1 (917) 295-1374
Michael@evrcbc.com
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Daniel Caridi
Assistant to the Chairman
+1 (203) 969-5678
Daniel@evrcbd.com
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Rahim Rajwani
Partner/Founder/Head of Compliance and Risk
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Northbay Capital Partners Corp.
Suite 918-1030 West Georgia Street Vancouver, BC V6E 2Y3
M: 604.376.8821
T: 604.628.2661
www.northbaycapitalpartners.com