What is Full Spectrum Advisors?
We're a consulting team comprised of cannabis industry veterans with diverse, complementary expertise. We've combined 84 years experience to offer a full spectrum of cannabis business advisory services.
We optimize cannabis cultivation facilities with our proprietary crop management SOP for maximizing productivity with crop steering, automation, and efficient practices. This often involves developing a phased approach and budget for infrastructure upgrades to the facility that our team is experienced in planning and executing.
Our core mission is to provide unparalleled value and relevant, cutting-edge industry experience.
This starts by establishing a core understanding of:
the goal of the cannabis business,
the production and process flow path,
the equipment selections and specifications needed to achieve the goal,
coordinating these details to the owner and development team for thorough engineering and proper installation.
New construction, expansion, or an existing facility looking to retrofit, our team will be your competitive advantage.
Experience in a Snapshot:
Cultivation and extraction equipment and process knowledge
Tenant improvement (TI) programming and facility design
Equipment Selections with competitive landscape
Site plan development
Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing Engineering-Assist
Cannabis License Application development
Odor mitigation Plan & Report
Controls and Automation Retrofits
Fertigation Design
Crop steering and precision irrigation/automation
Water usage, Water Treatment & Reclaim Plan
Air Circulation & Humidification Plan
Hazardous Materials
Standard Operating Procedures
Integrated Pest Management protocols
Project Management
Equipment Procurement
And more…
Meet the Team.
ISAIAH DAWID
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER/FOUNDER
Isaiah Dawid has been a pioneer in the cannabis industry since its infancy in 2005. Isaiah joins Full Spectrum Advisors with an extensive background in organic chemistry and biochemistry. He specializes in cultivation and has developed a unique SOP to grow some of the best flower with the biggest yields in the industry. Isaiah has built multiple successful cannabis brands from the ground up that target a wide range of demographics. Due to his success, Isaiah has gained recognition as a cannabis influencer in the industry. With his influencer status, he has created various industry connections which have been instrumental in taking his brands national. Isaiah believes in the importance of brand and product consistency to guarantee consumers across the country an exceptional product they can trust and rely upon. After his latest role as COO of an up and coming MSO Isaiah is ready to apply his expertise to consult cannabis companies to achieve their true potential.
DAVE LEE
CHIEF CULTIVATION OFFICER/FOUNDER
Dave has 15 years of cannabis cultivation under his belt. Focused on high end indoor facilities he has designed and installed purpose built fertigation and irrigation systems for some of the biggest brands in the California as well as over the US. His specialties of general cultivation, crop steering, general construction, mechanicals, and controls give him an extensive background to the inner workings of cultivations. His reputation extends from manufacturers to some of the best growers in the industry as a creative problem solver, excellent communicator, and facilitator of everything cannabis.
SEQUOIA ANDERSON
DIRECTOR OF CULTIVATION/FOUNDER
Sequoia has 10 years of experience cultivating high end cannabis flower with a focus on indoor cultivation, IPM, and quality control. To date he has managed or consulted on over 300,000 square feet of canopy comprising indoor, greenhouse, and outdoor operations. He has worked on everything from HVACD, irrigation design, nutrient recipes, propagation SOPs, and canopy manipulation strategies, to quality control and marketing advice for multiple successful cannabis brands in several states.
STEVEN SILVA
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER/FOUNDER
Steven Silva has over 14 years of industry experience, and is now considered one of the most influential consultants in the cannabis industry. To date, Steven’s consulting experience exceeds 7,000,000 square feet of indoor and high-end greenhouse cultivation, extraction, and edible manufacturing developments from top companies and brands in the cannabis industry across 14 states and 4 countries.
While graduating Dean's List at Sonoma State University, Silva managed and grew a leading hydroponics retail store in a mature Northern California market. These early years are the core of Steven's robust foundation of cultivation and industry expertise - developed from industry veterans. This unique and diverse skill set focused on design, engineering and cutting-edge equipment selections has allowed him to design some of the largest and most productive cannabis businesses today in the global cannabis industry. Silva has been cultivating cannabis for 14 years. In 2019, he leveraged his operational experience to participate in a profitable 15-acre premium smokable flower cultivation project, where he was directly involved in the design and hands-on management of the cultivation, harvesting, transportation, drying, storage, trimming, QC, packaging, and sales.
Steven is CEO of SB SILVA - a cultivation facility design and engineering consultancy. Prior to starting SB SILVA, he was the Vice President and Co-Founder of Cultivation Efficiency Systems (CES), a specialized mechanical engineering design and equipment rep firm for semi-custom HVACR known to design cannabis facilities with the most environmentally sustainable cultivation infrastructure on the market today.
Silva reaches the masses in the industry by hosting popular educational videos for Monster Gardens, leading e-commerce hydroponics retailer, where he also serves as a Board Member and Partner. Silva is also the Co-Founder and President of Mollitiam NJ, LLC - a licensed indoor cultivation and manufacturing business in New Jersey.
STANLEY SHORE
CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER/FOUNDER
Six years ago, Stan joined the team full time as our Chief Legal Officer, transitioning from his Of Counsel position with a boutique firm in San Jose. Stan brings with him 17 years of legal experience. His prior experience is broad, handling both litigation and sophisticated corporate matters. He also acted as general counsel for several large developers.
Before becoming an attorney, Stan had a 25 year career in public safety as a firefighter paramedic and police officer. Stan has a unique ability to identify opportunities and issues early allowing us to be well positioned in any situation. Stan has evolved from the lead of our legal team to a valuable component of our executive team. He holds a law degree from Santa Clara University and a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management from Saint Mary’s College.
BRAD "B-RAD" MILLER
DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT/FOUNDER
Chief Procurement officer for Have A Heart CC a retail focused multi state operator.
With over 25 years experience in cannabis buying in both domestic and international markets. Toured over 1,000 facilities throughout the United states and Canada.
Currently has purchased over $75 million in the new legal markets.
Check out what we’re up to.
April 2023: COO/Co-Founder Steven Silva’s Greenhouse Design Interview with Koolfog, “Talking All Things Greenhouse.”
August 2021: Grow Stuff INSIDER visits Biotherm Solutions
Join host Steven Silva & Filmmaker Matt Grimshaw as they hit the road to visit relevant companies & entities in the cannabis eco-system in Northern California and beyond. First up - come visit Biotherm Solutions based in Cotati, California. Learn more about greenhouse heating systems like the Roll'N Grow root zone heating system.
September 10, 2021: Grow Stuff INSIDER visits Cutting Edge Solutions - Part 1
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September 12, 2021: Grow Stuff INSIDER visits Cutting Edge Solutions - Part 2
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Come visit Cutting Edge Solutions based in Santa Rosa. Watch the bottling in action as Cutting Edge shows us the manufacturing process of their nutrients.
October 2021: Grow Stuff INSIDER visits MicroClone to talk Plant Tissue Culture with Founder Bill Graham - Part 1
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October 2021: Grow Stuff INSIDER visits MicroClone to talk Plant Tissue Culture with Founder Bill Graham - Part 2
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In this visit - we meet plant tissue culture legend Bill Graham, founder of MicroClone Tissue Culture.
December 2021: Grow Stuff INSIDER visits Kind Farms with AgraTech Part 1
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December 2021: Grow Stuff INSIDER visits Kind Farms with AgraTech Part 2
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For our first visit to a working farm, we were invited by our friends at AGRA TECH Greenhouse Manufacturers to visit a project they developed with Kind Farms in Winters. California
April 2022: Grow Stuff INSIDER visits AirROS by SAGE Industrial Part 1
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April 2022: Grow Stuff INSIDER visits AirROS by SAGE Industrial Part 2
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Airborne pathogens are the bane of large scale controlled environment cannabis farms, with the potential to ruin entire harvests and in extreme cases force facility closures for decontamination. Whilst working on new facility designs, Steven keep bumping into a name in the environmental contamination space - AirROS by SAGE Industrial - who were not only producing a game changing line of air purifiers, but who were also based in his home town of Fresno, California. So he reached out to set up a visit to find out more about their air & surface purifier technology using Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) & how it will change the HVAC landscape, which became an invite to tour their manufacturing facility.
April 2022: Grow Stuff INSIDER revisits Kind Farms with Shale Peak Horticulture Bio Pest Controls - Part 1
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April 2022: Grow Stuff INSIDER revisits Kind Farms with Shale Peak Horticulture Bio Pest Controls - Part 2
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Every cannabis farm has it's own localized battle with pests & mother nature, no matter indoor or outdoor, sooner or later some kind of pest pressure will enter and disrupt harvest cycles, often with devastating consequences. The trick is to keep pest populations under control and in cannabis that can be tricky as the very safe attributes that make great bud, make a delicious feast for any number of tiny grazers that want to steal the plant's nutrients - and there are not many safe options available to eradicate infestations. We were introduced to Kind Farms Winters, California, via our friends at Agra Tech in late '21 and after the shoot we got chatting with our host; Kind Farms COO Robert Starnes about the Integrated Pest Management program at the 50,000sq ft facility. It turned out that he's also the CEO of a company called Shale Peak Horticulture and he's an expert in all kinds of cannabis pests...and the predatory bio-controls that can keep them in check.
May 2022: Grow Stuff INSIDER visits Current Culture H2O - Part 1
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May 2022: Grow Stuff INSIDER visits Current Culture H2O - Part 2
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In the world of Deep Water Culture Hydroponics one name has been synonymous with continuous innovation: Current Culture H20. For over a decade they've continually developed their proprietary DWC technology until today, they're at the very cutting edge of indoor cannabis farming with aeroponics, nutrients and veg-in-place techniques all featuring in their impressive fully functional demonstration set up that takes up nearly a quarter of their entire HQ. Come see the full set up and witness Steven get slightly excited about a few things, especially as it's his home town.
May 2022: Grow Stuff INSIDER visits Ethylene Control Inc.
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What the hell do you do about an odorless, colorless invisible gas with the same weight as air that can travel through concrete walls and can accelerate the decay of plants? We ask Dave Biswell, a central valley agriculture legend who's company - Ethylene Control - has built a knowledge base second to none across three decades. Then a few years ago they started getting some calls from an entirely different group of farmers... In a cannabis industry first we visit the company that can solve your ethylene issues before you even know what the hell the gas is... come see for yourself & hear what every other fruit & veg farmer has known about for 30+ years.
July 2022: Grow Stuff INSIDER visits Oregon's Only home of Nectar for the Gods - Part 1
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July 2022: Grow Stuff INSIDER visits Oregon's Only home of Nectar for the Gods - Part 2
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On this episode the GSI team visits Springfield, Oregon to get a behind the scenes look at how Nectar for the Gods produces these amazing and sustainable organic nutrients. The level of detail they go through to ensure you have the highest quality of organic nutrients for your garden and a tour led by the man, the myth, the legend, Scott "The Beard" Ostrander. Stay tuned for Part 2 of our look at Oregon's Only when we visit their soil manufacturing location.
August 2022: Grow Stuff INSIDER visits Luna Technologies - Part 1
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On this episode the GSI team visits Portland, Oregon to get a behind the scenes look at Hydrocarbon Extractor Luna Technologies and their amazing fully automated BHO Extractor the IO with company founders Kyler Buck and Jack Naito in their amazing new facility built in an old metal works.
August 2022: Grow Stuff INSIDER visits Luna Technologies - Part 2
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On this episode the GSI team was invited by Luna Technologies to visit a customer using their technology - Emerald Valley Processing - who make concentrates for numerous brands and companies in their immaculately clean facility in Oregon.
August 2022: Grow Stuff INSIDER - SPECIAL: Bobsled Premium Extracts with Kyler Buck (Luna Technologies - Part 3)
November 2022: Grow Stuff INSIDER visits Synergy AG PRO
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On this episode the GSI team visits Santa Rosa, California to get a behind the scenes look at THE compost tea brewer company - Synergy Agricultural Products - who don't just make tea brewers, but also compost teas and electric agriculture vehicles...yes, that's right, electric agriculture vehicles - there's even a prototype brewer on wheels!