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TAVARRES KING
Tavarres King is a retired 7 year NFL veteran and a former University of Georgia Bulldog team captain that continues to stay in touch with the NFL and the University of Georgia alumni network by spending time in the local communities as well as giving his time and talents in those communities.
Tavarres King and Dallas Austin, grammy award winning music producer, are Co-CEO and Owners of Rowdy Wellness, a CBD company headquartered in Atlanta that focuses on research, education, and quality products for overall health and wellness while striving to create a safer alternative to the escalating opioid situation. Due to his extensive work in the cannabis industry Tavarres continues to make many connections in this dynamic and expanding industry that includes numerous cultivators, manufacturers and distributors.
Tavarres focuses on the education and overall wellness this industry provides by conducting speaking engagements, podcasts, panel discussions along with his focus on being a community advocate focusing on the benefits of cannabis for overall health and wellness. Tavarres is passionate about helping minority owned and small businesses succeed in the cannabis space through business strategy, financing and operations.
DALLAS AUSTIN
Dallas Austin is a legendary SongWriters Hall of Fame recipient, Grammy award-winning Super Producer and Founder of Rowdy Records and Rowdy Wellness. Austin not only is responsible for the passing of the Georgia Film bill, but he also created the Dallas Austin Foundation which has put recording studios in more than ten Atlanta Public Schools. He launched his residency program at Georgia State University’s Center for Creative Industries in downtown Atlanta where he has supported community programming for youth with the Boys and Girls Club and the Urban League of Atlanta.
His passion in cannabis stems from seeing so many talented musicians and artists lost to the opioid epidemic. By starting Rowdy Wellness, he is an active member of cannabis advocacy and policy in the South. His company is focused on the education of cannabis, medical cannabis dosing and coaching, and providing quality products for alternative medicine to addictive pharmaceuticals.
His presence on the Georgia Entertainment Caucus has helped to create the first Black Music & Entertainment Walk of Fame. This group is heavily involved in advocacy, policy change, and awareness within the community of Atlanta.