BF 039 – Amanda Jones – Kikoko
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Show Notes
Join Stephanie O’Dell, founder of Celebrate The Gray in conversation with Amanda Jones. Amanda Jones is the co-founder and Co-CEO of Kikoko, a women-focused, women-lead cannabis wellness products company. Amanda and her business partner, Jennifer Chapin, created Kikoko in 2015 in honor of a friend with terminal cancer. Since its launch, Kikoko has become one of the most recognized cannabis brands in the industry. www.kikoko.com
Prior to becoming a “cannapreneur,” Amanda spent 25 years as an international travel writer and photographer. Her articles have appeared in Condé Nast Traveler, Vogue, Travel & Leisure, Town & Country, the Los Angeles Times and ISLANDS, among others. Before that, she worked in fashion as a writer for Vogue Magazine. Amanda is also the co-founder of Cynthia’s Sisters, a non-profit organization that provides law school scholarships for young women in the Democratic Republic of Congo (the world’s most violent place for women- https://www.cynthiassisters.org/).
Amanda has spoken at many conferences and has been widely interviewed on the topics of cannabis, women’s leadership and women’s rights on television, radio, in print and online media, including O Magazine, BBC, Forbes, LA Times, VOGUE, Rolling Stone, GQ, Quartz, ABC, PBS and more.
Show Notes:
- Why Amanda and Jennifer started a cannabis company with no prior knowledge
- How her past jobs and experience are all being used with Kikoko
- How she is building an intergenerational women team at Kikoko
- What keeps her motivated
- When and how to pivot in business and life
- How she is handling aging
- Sexism and Ageism in the workplace
- How Kikoko is addressing women’s needs
- How to start your reinvention and get out of your own way
- What’s next for Kikoko
