Anthony Cieslak
Chief Operating Officer
As the COO of Good Day Farm, Anthony is responsible for executing the company’s operational objectives and successfully deploying new assets. His meticulous approach to process and data transcends divisions and departments and is foundational to the culture in the enterprise that is sharply focused on consistency and efficiency. High standards are set for performance metrics and the teams are constantly measured, always seeking ways to optimize and maximize execution in this nascent business. This has translated to exceptional, industry leading garden performance. Since cultivation execution is where success originates in a cannabis vertical, Anthony has been a central figure behind delivering results for the organization.
To execute at this level, Anthony knows it cannot be done without the team—a message that he reiterates with the over 2,200 employees on a regular basis. While he focuses intensely on tangible KPIs of the operating teams, he also understands the importance of qualitative things like strong culture, visible leadership, and team building. As a result, he remains instrumental in recruiting key personnel across departments in the organization. The company would not look the same without his influence across the board.
Before joining Good Day Farm, Anthony cut his cannabis teeth as the Chief Operational & Financial Officer at Grow Ohio, a state-leading medical marijuana company with a Tier 1 cultivation license. He oversaw the operation of 26 grow rooms, an extraction lab, and a team of over 100 employees across various departments. Under his leadership, Grow Ohio produced several award-winning products such as gummies, vapes, tinctures, and infused edibles.
Before joining the cannabis industry, Anthony played a pivotal role at Quasar Energy Group, a start-up where he structured and raised over $250 million in financing for anaerobic digestion system installations across the United States. He was instrumental in negotiating a $100 million corporate merger and spearheaded the development of a $3 billion strategic plan to privatize wastewater treatment and commercialize new technology in the renewable energy sector. During Anthony’s time at Quasar, the company designed, constructed and operated 22 facilities across eight states, including the largest facility at its time which processed over 6,000 wet tons per day of dairy manure and generated renewable natural gas for public transportation consumption in California.