# Julio Casado

> Julio Casado is the CEO of ANJA Life, the first adult-use cannabis dispensary in Highland Park, New Jersey, and the founder and managing partner of Full Funnel Growth, a NYC-based growth marketing agency. A Cornell-educated, Bronx-raised operator with a decade-plus background spanning Deloitte, AXA, Success Academy and Bridge Philanthropic Consulting, he now sits at the unlikely intersection of management consulting, e-commerce growth funnels, and a Sanskrit-rooted cannabis brand named for the act of manifesting.

- **Role:** Chief Executive Officer at ANJA Life
- **Organizations:** ANJA Life LLC, Full Funnel Growth Inc., La Unidad Latina Foundation
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Bachelor's, Industrial and Labor Relations (ILR), Cornell University, Professional Degree in Management, Harvard University Extension School
- **Known for:** Opened the first adult-use cannabis dispensary in Highland Park, NJ, Founded Full Funnel Growth, a digital marketing agency, Co-founded a middle school while at Success Academy

## Career timeline

- **early career** — Talent management and human capital roles at AXA US and Deloitte Consulting
- **mid-2010s** — Business Operations Manager at Success Academy Charter Schools; co-founded a middle school
- **2014** — Became Treasurer on the Board of Directors, La Unidad Latina Foundation
- **later 2010s** — Senior Consultant at Bridge Philanthropic Consulting; Growth Marketing Manager at Klyxx Creative
- **2020s** — Founded Full Funnel Growth, a NYC-based digital marketing agency
- **2022** — ANJA Life receives conditional adult-use cannabis retail license from NJ CRC (Oct 27, 2022)
- **2023** — Seed funding round of $250,000 (March 2023)
- **2024** — ANJA Life opens as the first adult-use cannabis dispensary in Highland Park, NJ
- **2025** — Anja Fest community festival; podcast appearance discussing grassroots cannabis marketing

## Achievements

- Opened the first adult-use cannabis dispensary in Highland Park, NJ
- Founded Full Funnel Growth, a digital marketing agency
- Co-founded a middle school while at Success Academy
- Secured NJ-certified MBE (Minority-owned Business Enterprise) status for ANJA
- Long-tenured board treasurer at La Unidad Latina Foundation

## Latest updates

- **2024-01** — ANJA Life opens as the first adult-use cannabis dispensary in Highland Park, NJ
- **2025-04** — Featured on the Grassroots Marketing podcast discussing Anja Fest and community growth with Kirill Satanovsky

## Links

- Website: https://getanja.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/juliocesarcasado/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/anja_life
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/getanja

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Last updated: 2026-06-30