From Spreadsheets to Strategic Growth | Kief Cannabis Case Study

Aug 19, 2025

From Spreadsheets to Strategic Growth: How Kief Cannabis Scaled Its Operations

Author:

Libby Cutress

Summary

As Kief Cannabis scaled into a multi-brand manufacturer, spreadsheets and basic seed-to-sale software couldn’t handle the complexity. With Elevated Signals, the team gained real-time visibility, electronic batch records, and compliance tools — streamlining operations, supporting exports, and giving the CEO over 13 hours back each week to focus on growth.

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When the React library was introduced into the community some years back, it was accepted and soon gained lots of popularity as the choice for building out user interfaces in a composable way. The major idea was that each UI interface can be split into multiple different small components and at the end of the day, these components can be combined or composed to form the whole larger UI as intended.


class App extends React.Component { 
render() { 
return ( 
      <ColorContext.Provider value="white"> 
      <SampleComponent /> 
      </ColorContext.Provider> 
    ); 
  } 
}

As a background to what we are trying to present, if we were building multiple UI components for example, we indeed have a component tree which includes the parent component, which becomes the source of truth for our data, and due to the interrelation dependence on the parent components and those underneath it known as the children or descendant descendant descendant descendant descendant component to share data, it comes a point where this becomes an issue.

As we stated earlier, for small to medium apps, sharing data across many different components could be easy, since all we need to do is pass this data or props across or down from the parent to every child that needs it. Now this is fine. What if we have a hugely nested or a large component tree and we intend to pass the data or prop down this tree?

React context, a core React API provides an easier interface for developers to share data or pass props down multiple levels deep in our React applications. From the React docs, with react context, we can easily pass data down to the very component that needs it at any level in the component tree, without having to explicitly pass this data down each component level in the tree. This is all there is to React context.

To drive this definition further for more clarity, say you have a particular theme color set at the parent component level of the app, and you only intend to pass it down to the thirtieth component down the tree, without having to pass it down every level until you get to that thirtieth level, but just pass it down to only the thirtiet

About the Company

Founded in 2020, Kief Cannabis began as a craft cultivator selling bulk cannabis. Over five years, it expanded into processing, packaging, and launching multiple brands across different market tiers, including premium craft, mid-tier, and value segments. The company is committed to slow, steady growth while maintaining its reputation for high-quality cannabis.

The Situation

When Kief Cannabis first launched, operations were relatively simple: cultivate premium flower, sell in bulk. But as the business expanded into processing and packaging, complexity skyrocketed. The team was now managing multiple brands, each with its own SKUs, production runs, and inventory demands.

Their existing tools couldn’t keep up. Spreadsheets multiplied, and their seed-to-sale software had limited flexibility, making it difficult to adapt to new products or workflows. Information was siloed between QA, cultivation, and processing, and tracking a product’s journey from clone to packaged unit was time-consuming and error-prone.

“As we grew, managing multiple brands and SKUs became a huge challenge. Launching new product formats, like a dual-strain pack or rosin extract, turned into operational headaches. I was spending too much time troubleshooting records and inventory instead of focusing on strategic growth,” says CEO Jesse Denton.

Without a more flexible, unified system, the risk of delays, inventory shortages, and missed market opportunities was growing, just as Kief was building momentum in the market.

The Solution

Kief Cannabis chose Elevated Signals manufacturing software, a platform purpose-built for licensed cannabis producers. It replaced their limited seed-to-sale system and spreadsheets with a single source of truth for inventory, QA, and production data.

Elevated Signals stood out for its:

Ability to track a product from clone to packaged unit
Flexible SKU setup to handle unique formats like dual-strain packs and extracts
Intuitive interface that makes it easy for teams to enter and access data
Strong compliance tools to support GACP certification and export requirements

“Our previous system couldn’t keep up as our business evolved. Elevated Signals gave us the flexibility, visibility, and ease of use we needed to manage multiple brands and SKUs without drowning in paperwork,” says Jesse.

The Success

Since adopting Elevated Signals, Kief Cannabis has:

Freed Up Leadership for Growth: Jesse has shifted from spending a third of his week (13+ hours) on admin work to dedicating that time to strategic planning.
Empowered Department Independence: QA, cultivation, and processing teams now manage their own records, including electronic batch records, with shared visibility, keeping everyone aligned.
Improved Accuracy and Planning: Centralized, real-time inventory data allows accurate forecasting and reduces errors.
Prepared for Export: Detailed, compliant records now support GACP certification and the company’s first international export.‍
Experienced a Smooth Onboarding: Implementation was quick, making it easy for Kief to transition from its old system without disrupting operations.

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Elevated Signals, founded in Vancouver in 2016, offers a GMP‑validated SaaS that unifies real‑time inventory, quality and environmental data, replacing paper systems.

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