DENVER (KDVR) — It all starts in a backroom, inside a building in downtown Denver: Growing the pieces needed to make psilocybin mushrooms.
“This is an industry of empathy, really, I mean, we’re talking about helping people who are in the worst point in their life,” said founder and CEO of Mycosef, Skyler Sefic.
A new territory, unlike anything the state has seen before. Therapy involving psychedelic mushrooms is used to treat PTSD, depression, anxiety and more. Skyler Sefic, founder and CEO of Mycosef, is getting his roots down in the business.
“It’s my first business and yeah, I just wanted to keep pushing and it’s really awesome to be here and to be first,” Sefic said.
Sefic says he turned to mushrooms years ago, taking a very small amount to deal with his depression and anxiety after the loss of his daughter. He credits his road to recovery with the unorthodox method of micro-dosing.
“It was torment, it has helped in a lot of ways and just knowing that there’s people out there going through that, you know, why would we want to deny them an option that could help?” Sefic said.
From there, he decided he wanted to use what he learned about psilocybin benefits and help others by starting Mycosef, a direct connection to the newly introduced therapy methods in the state.
“The people who need this most are the people who can’t get out of bed in the morning,” Sefic said. “I felt a responsibility that I could help guide this natural medicine program in Colorado to be more affordable and more accessible to everyone.”
Last month, Denver’s first licensed psilocybin healing center opened to patients.
Anthony Sutton is a business strategist and writer with a passion for management, leadership, and entrepreneurship. With years of experience in the corporate world, he shares insights on business growth, strategy, and innovation through management-opleiding.org.
