Robin Khalil on Galaxy Girl, Women in Cannabis and 10 Years of Building Galaxy
For nearly a decade, Robin Khalil has been helping shape Galaxy from behind the scenes. Now, after 10 years of product development, manufacturing, distribution, and building teams across multiple states, she is stepping into the spotlight with Galaxy Girl - a brand that feels deeply personal to the woman who created it.
When Robin joined me on The Canna Boss Babes Podcast, I was especially excited because I have wanted to get her on the show for years. I have known Galaxy products for a long time, and some of their flavors have stayed with me in a way very few products do. But the woman behind those products has often been much harder to catch.
That is beginning to change.
Galaxy Girl gives Robin a chance to bring more of herself into the public-facing side of the business: the pink, the femininity, the women who work beside her, and the decade of lessons that helped her understand what she wants to build next.
Who Is Robin Khalil?
Robin Khalil is one of the women behind Galaxy and Above Top Shelf, overseeing product development as well as manufacturing and distribution operations in California and Oklahoma. Her work has kept her moving between teams, markets, products, and all the day-to-day realities of building a brand in one of the most challenging industries around.
She is also deeply involved in the creative side. During our conversation, I brought up Moon Milk, one of those Galaxy products I still remember years later. Robin told me the inspiration actually came from trying a Moon Milk drink at Disneyland and immediately thinking they needed to make their own version of that flavor experience.
That instinct to create has stayed with her. But Galaxy Girl has a different kind of meaning.
After originally starting the idea in Oklahoma, Robin realized she did not have enough time to give it the attention it deserved. Galaxy continued growing, she continued managing teams in multiple states, and Galaxy Girl remained something she hoped to return to later.
Ten years into the journey, later finally arrived.
Why Galaxy Girl Became Robin Khalil's Love Letter to Women
Robin described the timing of Galaxy Girl as connected to Galaxy's 10-year anniversary and the women who have supported the company throughout that journey. Both her California and Oklahoma teams are made up of women, and the phrase “my Galaxy girls” was already something she used when thinking about new products.
Eventually, it became the brand.
“This is my love letter to all of the women out there that love Galaxy.”
Robin wanted Galaxy Girl to celebrate both sides of that relationship: the women making the products and the women enjoying them. The lineup includes infused pre-rolls, five-pack infused pre-rolls, vape pens, and a THC cream, bringing the same product-development mentality behind Galaxy into something with a distinctly different personality.
“I wanted to also make something for the people, the ladies who smoked it and the ladies who made it.”
The pink aesthetic is not simply a marketing decision either. Robin is genuinely a pink girl. During the conversation, she laughed about friends who normally prefer beige throwing her an all-pink birthday because they know how much she loves the color.
That personality is now showing up in Galaxy Girl.
At the same time, Robin wanted the brand to feel elevated. We talked about how much cannabis packaging has historically leaned masculine, cartoonish, or toward aesthetics that do not always reflect the growing number of women walking into dispensaries. Galaxy Girl is intentionally feminine without apologizing for it.
For Robin, that visibility matters beyond packaging.
Her teams have included women across generations, from their twenties through their sixties, and she spoke proudly about watching them work together, grow, and take ownership of their roles.
“Galaxy girls get things done.”
Galaxy Girl, Legacy and the Women Coming Next
Company culture became one of the most interesting parts of our conversation because Robin does not separate the success of Galaxy from the people who helped build it.
Some employees have been with the company for close to a decade. Others have moved into new opportunities, including relocating to Oklahoma to help operate that side of the business. Robin even keeps a wall recognizing past and present employees because she sees their work as part of the company's history.
Her takeaway is simple:
“Invest in your people and they'll invest in you.”
In an industry where companies, teams, and brands can change incredibly quickly, that longevity says something. Galaxy remains what Robin calls a mom-and-pop organization, and the loyalty within the team appears to be part of how the company has survived and grown through 10 years of constant industry change.
Galaxy Girl also represents another kind of legacy.
Robin talked about her young granddaughters and her desire for them—and other young women—to see women building businesses, making decisions, developing products, and occupying leadership positions.
She wants them to know they can do it too.
That desire for greater visibility is especially meaningful because Robin spent much of the last decade doing her work behind the scenes. During our conversation, she acknowledged that getting her voice heard was not always easy. Over time, however, successful ideas built trust.
Now she says she feels heard, seen, and ready to show people more.
There is also a much more personal reason Robin became part of this industry in the first place.
She shared that one of her children has epilepsy. During a period when traditional medicine was not providing the results her family needed, she began researching cannabis and CBD more deeply. That experience changed her understanding of the plant and ultimately became an entry point into the industry.
Her curiosity has continued.
Robin now wants to spend more time helping consumers understand products, strains, and terpenes so they can make more informed choices. Working in both California and Oklahoma has allowed her to see how differently consumers approach those conversations, particularly in markets where medical use drives more detailed questions about what is inside a product.
For Robin, education may become part of the next chapter.
So might simply being more visible.
She talked about wanting to connect with more women in the industry, attend more events, support other women-owned brands, and finally enjoy more of the community that formed while she was busy building behind the scenes.
After 10 years of Galaxy, Galaxy Girl feels like both a new brand and a personal introduction.
The woman behind Galaxy is stepping forward.
And she is bringing her Galaxy girls with her.
Watch or listen to the full episode of The Canna Boss Babes Podcast to hear my full conversation with Robin Khalil about Galaxy Girl, company culture, family, product development, consumer education, and the next decade of her journey.
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