Who are we?
Bellacanna Enterprises is an investment collective, started by two entrepreneurs from the historic Howard University, that strategically fuses social, intellectual and financial capital into high-growth cannabis companies worldwide. Our strategy provides technical expertise, cultural competency and guidance for dynamic organizations seeking to impact the global market.
Focused on diversity and inclusion in the following areas:
Cultivation – Processing – Sustainability – Data – Media – Tech
USA AND AFRICA FOCUS
The legalization and new government support for hemp production in the United States and Africa is creating a fast-growing industry. We believe this presents an extraordinary opportunity for social and economic impact for small businesses and underserved communities around the world if integrated into the global hemp value chain.
We believe Africa will be a vital source of hemp production. Africa has more than 50% of the world’s remaining arable land, is expected to have the world’s largest workforce by 2050 and has preferential access to the US market through AGOA.
With our footprints in the US, Africa and Europe, we can link hemp producers to the global market. With our plant-science, processing and product development expertise, we are setting up a world-class ecosystem of cannabis producers.
WHY NOW
Bellacanna Enterprises, our portfolio companies and our network partners are here to breakdown the challenges and accelerate opportunities of an emerging global dominator like industrial hemp that has skyrocketed growth and evolution and continues to outpace effective regulations.
THE GLOBAL INDUSTRIAL HEMP IS PROJECTED TO GROW FROM USD 4.6 BILLION IN 2019 TO USD 26.6 BILLION BY 2025 WITH A CAGR OF 34% ACCORDING TO BUSINESS WIRE.
Through sustainable solutions, diverse leadership and investment in the next generation of innovators and creators – industrial hemp has the potential to create unforeseen first generational wealth opportunities and dynamic portfolio returns.
Our principals are seasoned entrepreneurs and professionals that can relate to the problems business owners can encounter operating their organizations. Through previous endeavors our team has worked together for many years, we pride ourselves on preserving company culture, manifesting new ideas, talent and incorporating your vision.
Chris Isaacs
Chief Executive Officer
Founded a successful healthcare govcon business in Washington DC. Has led government contract acquisitions of nearly $90M. Mr Isaacs has invested in several minority founder led startups including Taste Makers Africa.
Stephanie Jolly
Chief Scientific Officer - Group
Stephanie Jolly is one of only seven original licensed cannabinoid scientists in the United States, and stands alone as the only one without a collegiate affiliation.
Sydney Hall
Chief Executive Officer - Africa
Sydney is a veteran of the medical cannabis cultivation and dispensing world,
having cultivated some of the best proprietary strains California medical
cannabis market
Mandla Lionel Isaacs
Chief Strategy Officer - Group
Strategy, operations, communication, government relations and regulatory
Patricia Edwards
Chief Investment Officer - Group
Business & ecosystem Development, investor relations, strategic communications, innovation
Stefan Poppe
Chief Technology Officer - Group
Technology, Programming, IoT, Virutal Reality, BlockChain, AI/Machine learning.
JAKE JASON TIMM
Business Developer
Christ Kituantala
Creative Director Media
BELLA CANNA ENTERPRISE ADVISORY BOARD
Dr. Dominique Carter
Advisory Board
Dominique is a 2017-2018 National Science Foundation Science and Technology Policy Fellow in the Office of International Science and Engineering in the Office of the Director.
Dr. Walter Calvin Damper
Advisory Board
is an interventional spine, pain and sport specialist. Dr. Damper received his bachelor’s degree in biology from Cumberland College in Williamsburg, Kentucky.
Yusuf Henriques
Advisory Board
Yusuf is a veteran scientist, Co-Founder & CEO of CodeClear Ventures, Inc. and Founder of TruGenomix Health, Inc.
“Sydney and Chris have what it takes to make a major difference for underserved people and communities using cannabis”
James, Customer
“Bellacanna was able to successfully guide me through the process of obtaining a banking relationship and insurance for my cannabis business.”
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