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, balancing creative, out-of-the-box thinking with strategic focus. She has unparalleled attention to detail and ensures every dollar spent counts. Emily has led the marketing and creative process for multimillion-dollar brands and played an integral role in multiple start-ups, wearing many hats—from operations to sales and brand image.

As the Director of LEEF Holdings, Emily has been deeply involved in every aspect of the cannabis industry, from manufacturing to distribution, overseeing the company’s sales and CPG brand positioning. She has managed day-to-day operations, strategic accounts, marketing initiatives, and product merchandising and launches.

Emily has bridged her pharmaceutical foundation with the cannabis industry and frequently speaks at industry conferences. She has played a key role in shifting the social stigma surrounding cannabis through education.

Jesse Redmond | Chief Strategy & Investor Relations Officer

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.

Andrew Glashow | Director

Andrew Glashow has 25 years of experience in the capital markets and in all phases of business start-up and growth, including feasibility studies, business plans, equity and debt funding, private placements, reverse mergers, and IPOs. Mr. Glashow has served as CEO and President of multiple companies that he helped to fund. He is a graduate of the University of New Hampshire’s Whittemore School of Business and Economics.

Jamie Mendola | Director

Jamie Mendola is the Chief Executive Officer of Pacific Grove Advisors, a strategic advisory and interim management consulting firm serving cannabis operators. He previously served as Chief Business Development Officer and Co-Chief Revenue Officer at AYR Wellness, and spent three years on the Board of Directors of Glasshouse Brands, after leading Mercer Park’s SPAC transaction with the company.

Prior to cannabis, Jamie spent 20 years as an investor in private and public markets, including as founder of Pacific Grove Capital, a $350 million hedge fund, and Partner at Scout Capital Management, which managed over $5 billion in assets. He also held roles in investment banking, private equity, and a credit-focused hedge fund. Jamie holds a B.S. from Binghamton University and an MBA from Stanford’s Graduate School of Business.

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.