Tanisha Robinson
Chief Transformation Officer of The Parent Company (TPCo)
She is also the founder of W*nder, a beverage company focused on delivering accessible, reliable, intuitive experiences through plants. W*nder distributes its CBD products in 8 states, with plans to launch their first THC product line in 2022.
Before cannabis she worked as the Chief Disruption Officer of BrewDog globally, and was the first CEO of BrewDog USA. Under her leadership, the USA division went from just starting up to becoming one of the largest and fastest growing craft breweries in the US.
Robinson has founded several successful companies, including Print Syndicate, a design, technology and marketing company, which sold in excess of $40 million worth of products, DTC in its first four years. She has also successfully built and sold three other companies.
She started her professional career as an Arabic Linguist in the US Army.
T has been named a Woman to Watch by the YWCA, and received an Emerging Leader award from the United Way of Central Ohio. Tanisha and her work has been featured on the cover of Entrepreneur magazine, Forbes, Cosmopolitan, Essence, MarketWatch, CNBC, CNN, Inc., and Vanity Fair.
She is a featured international speaker on entrepreneurship, inclusive capitalism, innovation, disruption, and social equity. She is passionate about supporting BIPOC entrepreneurs who have been disproportionately harmed by the War on Drugs.
Robinson currently serves on the board of The Columbus College of Art and Design (CCAD) and the Mount Carmel Health System. She lives in Queens, NY with her wife and dog.
HOW DOES THIS SPEAKER CONTRIBUTE?
T is a serial entrepreneur who also happens to be an executive at a large cannabis company. As a gay, veteran, black woman - or as she likes to say “an ultraminority”, she continually strives to leverage her experience, platform and voice to promote broader access to capital and participation in the tech and cannabis industries for BIPOC, women and the LGBTQ+ communities.