Meet Jess Jackson of Copper House Detroit

Today we’d like to introduce you to Jess Jackson. Them and their team share their story with us below:

Copper House is a safe haven, overnight rental, and an oasis in the middle of northwest Detroit. We pride ourselves on being a home away from home for the conscious cannabis consumer. We’re a bed-and-breakfast and emerging event space that allows and supports cannabis consumption. 

Jess and Cara Jackson are the co-founders of Copper House. The rental is actually our home. We opened it up to travelers for the first time when the Creating Change conference came to Detroit in 2019 and the call was put out for affordable housing for conference attendees. 

The concept came to us years earlier, when Cara and I were in Paris, where the we got engaged. We stayed in an Airbnb while in France, as well as on a houseboat on the canal in Amsterdam and a hostel in London. 

We took these experiences the community ambassadorship found in the Hostel in London, the cannabis-positive environment found on the houseboat in Amsterdam, and the safety of a gayborhood we found in Paris, and captured them into our business model. 

Can you talk to us a bit about the challenges and lessons you’ve learned along the way? Looking back, would you say it’s been easy or smooth in retrospect?
The road has been up and down. Covid-19 affected our ability to host guests for a time, and we had to pivot and develop new approaches to our business. We also exist out of a traditional neighborhood home, so establishing ourselves as a credible startup has been a challenge. These have affected consistency of cash flow and bookings and our profit margin. 

We’ve been impressed with Copper House Detroit, but for folks who might not be as familiar, what can you share with them about what you do and what sets you apart from others?
Copper House, open since 2019, is the first of its kind. “This is the first feminine-focused consumption space in Detroit,” Jess said. “All the other consumption spaces are very masculine-focused or gender-neutral, which is great. But we wanted to really center on the feminine perspective because we’re often overlooked in the industry.” 

The Jacksons have broken through, quickly managing to make a name for themselves. Their first event made it to the cover of the Detroit Free Press and they’ve since appeared in popular magazines for cannabis connoisseurs. They’ve also partnered with big brands to host events at the House. To date, Copper House has hosted a variety of experiences including game nights, writing workshops, collaging workshops, cooking demonstrations, kink conversations, blunt-rolling competitions, yoga and wellness events, vendor shows, and the popular Elevated Melanated Tea Party, among others. 

“We do all types of events, all types of experiences,” said Jess. “And we are an overnight stay, so we get a lot of guests who come to get the recreational product and get to know the industry here.” 

Copper House is 3,000 square feet, including their new 1,000-square-foot finished basement which was just remodeled courtesy of a $42,000 grant from Cannabis for Black Lives. There is a one-bedroom suite available for rent on the house’s third floor. The basement space can sleep up to 10. 

How can people work with you, collaborate with you, or support you?
Book with us: https://linktr.ee/CopperHouseDet | http://copperhousedet.com/ 

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Pricing:

• Overnight bookings: $175-$500 (depending on size/night of week)
• Events over 10: $100/hr + deposit

Contact Info:

• Website: www.copperhousedet.com
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/copperhousedet/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CopperHouseDet/

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Copper House Detroit