ABOUT

Our leaders have a shared vision for success

Our management team is among the most diverse and impressive in the industry, bringing years of real-world experience, keen insight, and a shared vision to LEEF. 

We’ve brought together world-class cannabis product development talent with experience in multiple legal jurisdictions with the operations team having 25+ years of experience in scaling cannabis manufacturing businesses.

MICAH ANDERSON | CEO

Mr. Anderson is a serial entrepreneur and the CEO of LEEF Holdings. He is responsible for setting and delivering on the overall strategy of LEEF. Micah has extensive experience in all aspects of the cannabis industry and currently holds every cannabis license type. Under his leadership, LEEF has recruited a world-class team of executives and board members, developed distribution relationships with leading retailers in the U.S., and has built the most sophisticated extraction facility in North America.

Micah has raised private equity and institutional debt to capitalize LEEF and has negotiated a wide range of complex sourcing and operating agreements. Recognized at the Federal and state level as a key opinion leader, Micah speaks regularly at conferences and advises government officials on public policy matters.

KEVIN WILSON, CPA | CFO

Mr. Wilson is a professional accountant with executive experience in several organizations including public firms and large NPOs. He has led several finance teams as a technical accountant with an eye for bottom-line results. Mr. Wilson has an intimate understanding of the cannabis industry intricacies and has been instrumental in strategically leading the finance efforts for a vertically integrated cannabis company.

He has led several finance projects and has been part of several M&A and IPO transactions. His eye for detail has helped lead several companies through challenging financial issues. Mr. Wilson currently serves as director and treasurer for a Toronto-based NPO.

EMILY HEITMAN | CRO

Ms. Heitman is a self-starter with an entrepreneurial mind that has a unique balance of creative, out-of-the-box thinking as well as strategic and focused. She has unparalleled attention to detail and makes sure every dollar spent counts. Emily has led the marketing and creative process for multimillion-dollar brands as well as played an integral role in a handful of start-up companies wearing multiple hats from operations to sales and brand image.

As the COO of LEEF Holdings, Emily has been intimately involved with every aspect of the cannabis industry from manufacturing to distribution and overseeing the company’s CPG brands positioning in their respective spaces. Emily oversees all day-to-day operations, strategic accounts, marketing initiatives, and strategic product merchandising and launches. Emily has bridged her pharmaceutical foundation to the cannabis industry and speaks regularly at industry conferences. She has played an integral role in evolving the social stigma through education.

EMILY HEITMAN | CRO

Ms. Heitman is a self-starter with an entrepreneurial mind that has a unique balance of creative, out-of-the-box thinking as well as strategic and focused. She has unparalleled attention to detail and makes sure every dollar spent counts. Emily has led the marketing and creative process for multimillion-dollar brands as well as played an integral role in a handful of start-up companies wearing multiple hats from operations to sales and brand image.

As the COO of LEEF Holdings, Emily has been intimately involved with every aspect of the cannabis industry from manufacturing to distribution and overseeing the company’s CPG brands positioning in their respective spaces. Emily oversees all day-to-day operations, strategic accounts, marketing initiatives, and strategic product merchandising and launches. Emily has bridged her pharmaceutical foundation to the cannabis industry and speaks regularly at industry conferences. She has played an integral role in evolving the social stigma through education.

Jesse Redmond | Head of Investor Relations & Business Development

Mr. Redmond is a former cannabis analyst, co-founder of two hedge funds, and a leading California cannabis collective. He began his career at Franklin Templeton, was an early employee of Fisher Investments, and spent a decade co-managing multiple hedge funds. In this role, he allocated more than $1 billion to hedge fund strategies and conducted more than 1,000 due diligence visits around the world.

In 2016, he founded a dispensary outside of Santa Barbara, California, that became number one in its region. In 2020, he founded Higher Calling Consulting, where he helped investors find the best cannabis investments. Most recently, he was Head of Cannabis at Water Tower Research. Mr. Redmond holds a bachelor’s degree in business economics from the University of California, Santa Barbara.

SHAREHOLDERS

JIMMY BUTLER
Golden State Warriors

RUDY GOBERT
Minnesota Timberwolves 

JERAMI GRANT
Portland Trailblazers 

IAN MAHINMI
Retired NBA Champion

DAVIS BERTANS
Dubai Basketball 

JAMES SHIELDS
Retired MLB All-Star

LEEF is a leading California based Cannabis Company

LEEF, owned and managed by some of the best legacy operators in the industry, is one of California’s largest and most sophisticated cannabis companies. Our platform consists of an integrated supply chain, state of the art manufacturing, industry leading brands, and a robust white labeling service offering that powers some of the largest brands in California. Our vision centers around providing the end consumer with best in class products.

  • Our foundational ethos fuels and drives our company. Our core values define us as people and guide us in everything we do.

  • We believe in always providing the best service possible to our customers. Period.

  • Wake up every morning putting one foot in front of the next marching toward your goals. We have a mindset that we can always improve and are driven to achieve just that.

  • We professionally represent ourselves in everything we do. Our product quality and presentation is always on-brand.