Whitney
Beatty
Apothecarry Brands
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CEO
Josephine & Billies
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CEO
Activism, Organizing, Advocacy
Cannabis
Marijuana Reform
Overview
Whitney is an reality TV development exec turned cannabis entrepreneur. Inspired by a lack of stylish, safe cannabis storage systems and a distain for storing medicine in a shoebox, Whitney’s company Apothecarry was selected for the first cohort of Canopy San Diego cannabis business accelerator. Whitney pitched and won the ArcView Groups 2017 Los Angeles pitch prize and was selected at the Fall 2017 Pipeline LA portfolio company. She is intimately acquainted with the cannabis space having previously raised funds from angel investors, venture capital and by pitching from the stage at large investor pitch events. Whitney is also a Social Equity retail license holder in Los Angeles, opening the first WOC focused dispensary in the country. Whitney is an advocate for women and women of color in the cannabis space, and has spoken extensively on her experiences bootstrapping to MVP, females fundraisers in the cannabis space, and has been featured in Forbes, Inc, LA times, NYT, SXSW, Dope, TIME and Entrepreneur.
Contact Info & Social Media
Racial Justice
Expertise
Expertise
Additional Context on Racial Justice Expertise.
Whitney is the Vice President of Supernova Women, an organization formed by and for women of color in 2015 with the goal of utilizing our diverse talents to empower our people to become self sufficient shareholders in the evolving cannabis economy. Supernova’s mission is to foster community empowerment through holistic education, advocacy training and skills acquisition. She is also Vice President of CERA, the Cannabis Equity Retailer Association, a non-profit offering advocacy, support, and holistic education to social equity cannabis retailers of Los Angeles, to empower our constituency to become successful business owners in the cannabis ecosystem. We believe that by joining together, we can better navigate the diverse and vibrant landscape that the LA cannabis market deserves.
Topics of
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Expertise
Additional Context on Topics of Expertise
- Cannabis
- Marijuana Reform
- Social Equity
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& Recognition
& Recognition
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Consulting Services
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& Credits
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Diversity
- Black and/or African American
- Black and/or African American
- Woman
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- N / A
- Black and/or African American
- Black and/or African American
- Woman
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- No
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Work
- CA
- Conducting Audits (Content, Workplace Culture, etc.)
- Conversations & Presentations
- Connections to Other Experts, Organizations & Sources
- In-Depth Consultations
- Sharing Stories & Personal Experiences
- Materials Review (Scripts, Policies, etc.)
- Community or Brand Partnerships
- Workshops & Trainings
- Business / For Profit
- Nonprofit / Community
- Activism or Advocacy
- Consulting
- Media / Content
- Medical or Health
- VP, Supernova Women
- VP, Cannabis Equity Retailers Association
- CA
- Conducting Audits (Content, Workplace Culture, etc.)
- Conversations & Presentations
- Connections to Other Experts, Organizations & Sources
- In-Depth Consultations
- Sharing Stories & Personal Experiences
- Materials Review (Scripts, Policies, etc.)
- Community or Brand Partnerships
- Workshops & Trainings
- Business / For Profit
- Nonprofit / Community
- Activism or Advocacy
- Consulting
- Media / Content
- Medical or Health
Current
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- VP, Supernova Women
- VP, Cannabis Equity Retailers Association
