Ishqa Hillman didn’t expect to go into cannabis but she was called to it. After nearly 20 years of achieving corporate success and helping businesses grow exponentially, her childhood trauma - filled with abuse, gangs, juvenile halls and homelessness was calling her back to help others like her heal. It didn’t happen overnight, in fact it wasn’t long ago that Ishqa spent 4 years not leaving home except for work, due to social anxiety that had resulted from the unhealed trauma of her youth. Cannabis helped Ishqa find a little peace and eventually start to build more peace until she left her job last September 2019 to help businesses grow and speak in juvenile halls. She had no idea she would be starting a whole other business just two months later – that business is The Canna Boss Babes.

The Canna Boss Babes is an entrepreneurial support platform created to support the women in the space who previously felt unheard, unsupported and unsure how to compete with the men in the space when so many resources appear to come from being a part of a “boy’s club”. We are not anti-men “everyone’s a babe!” we focus on creating safe space for all people to come together to share their stories, learn from each other and grow together. We believe in community and collaboration over competition. With a wide array of hosts and guests The Canna Boss Babes have completed over 700 lives since March 16th and are growing faster than ever. 2021 will see new faces, new platforms, new services, new brands and so much more – The Canna Boss Babes have a large array of resources so if you dream it, let’s do it!

In addition to The Canna Boss Babes, Ishqa has used 2020 to co-found Long Beach Peer Education Community Center, a developing non-profit whose purpose is “Empowering Generations” by uniting businesses to neighborhoods though education and training and by providing system natigation, “everyday” education, and support groups. Recovery with Cannabis is the first of many groups we are proud to create safe space for.