Andrea Brooks

About Andrea Brooks

Andrea Brooks is a seasoned public speaker, thought leader, and entrepreneur with a passion for health and wellness. Andrea entered the cannabis industry following a disabling injury in which cannabis played a crucial role in her recovery. In 2015 she founded Sava, a highly curated cannabis e-commerce company delivering to the larger Bay Area, from her vision to \"Rethink Cannabis\" in the mainstream. Sava is women, LGBTQ- and LatinX-led, and has a mandate allocating 50% shelf space to women-owned brands and 25% to BIPOC + LGBTQ-owned brands. Prior to Sava, Andrea served as a Principle at Brooks Consulting and has consulted with NGO\'s around the world including Israel, the Palestinian Territories, Tanzania, Nigeria and San Francisco. She is a former recipient of the San Francisco Human Rights Commission\'s Fair Housing Award and has served as Vice-Chair on two separate San Francisco governmental advisory bodies, including the Commission for Animal Control and Welfare. Andrea has been featured in Forbes, USA Today, Newsweek, Popsugar, Benzinga, Green Market Report, San Francisco Chronicle, Authority Magazine, Green Entrepreneur and other notable publications.

Experience

1. Founder CEO

   Sava

   Dec 2015 — Present · San Francisco, CA, US

   Sava is the leading e-commerce brand for premium cannabis. Founded in 2015, Sava was built by quality-obsessed, customer-focused, industry experts who take joy in curating only the best and sharing it with the world. As a women, LGBTQ, Latinx-owned, values driven company, Sava is improving the way people buy, try, and enjoy cannabis.