Kika Keith

Kika Keith is a nationally-recognized momtrepreneur and activist with twenty five years of experience building high-growth businesses and community organizations that operate at the intersection of social justice and cannabis.

Kika currently serves as the Co-Founder and President of the Social Equity Owners and Workers Association (www.SEOWA.org) and the Founder and CEO of the Life Development Group (www.lifedevelopmentgroup.org), a constellation of Cannabis brands, retail spaces, and community organizations that leverage the power of Cannabis to transform lives, shape culture and empower underserved communities.

Kika’s celebrated career at the intersection of entrepreneurship and activism has made her uniquely positioned to capitalize on the modern consumer’s desire for companies that prioritize both product quality and social impact. In August 2021, Kika launched the highly anticipated Gorilla Rx Wellness Co., the first Black woman owned Social Equity dispensary in Los Angeles.

Kika’s advocacy has proven instrumental to securing groundbreaking, widely-celebrated Cannabis policies and programs — most notably, a settlement with the City of Los Angeles for an additional 100 of the city’s Cannabis licenses designated for entrepreneurs from communities disproportionately impacted by the War on Drugs. Her leadership has been recognized in a variety of local, national and international news media, including Forbes, Esquire, The Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, CNN, BBC, MTV, HBO, People magazine, The Guardian and Politico.