As the pot industry continues to expand, there are endless men and women working behind the scenes making things happen.

We’ve rounded up a list of 11 women making their mark in Canada.

Mimi Lam

Mimi Lam, CEO and co-founder of Superette. Lift & Co

CEO and co-founder of cannabis retail chain Superette, Mimi Lam is an all-star. Most recently, she was the winner of Lift & Co’s 2019 Womxn in Weed-Trailblazer award. Having previously worked as a director at Tokyo Smoke, Lam was an investment banker before her foray into the pot space. In the coming years, Lam hopes to open more Superette locations across the country.

Rosy Mondin

Rosy Mondin, CEO of World-Class Extractions Inc. Handout

Formerly a lawyer, Rosy Mondin pivoted into the cannabis industry and is now the CEO and director of World-Class Extractions, a Vancouver-based company that specializes in making cannabis extracting technology. The career transition clearly paid off as Mondin took home Lift & Co’s 2018 Womxn in Weed -Trailblazer award.

Mondin is the executive director and co-founder of the Cannabis Trade Alliance of Canada, and also an advisor at ACCRES, an online platform advocating for medical marijuana patients.

Antuanette Gomez

Antuanette Gomez, CEO of Pleasure Peaks.

Antuanette Gomez is the CEO of Pleasure Peaks, a Toronto-based cannabis brand that focuses on women’s sexual health. Gomez acts as a full-time consultant and public speaker in the cannabis community with a focus on sexuality, women and minority issues. Gomez, in her mid-20s, pivoted to cannabis after moving to Peru and taking a holistic nutrition course.

Melinda Rombouts

Melinda Rombouts, president and CEO of Eve & Co. DALE CARRUTHERS / THE LONDON FREE PRESS

In September last year, Melinda Rombouts, president and CEO of Eve & Co, was named a recipient of the Ones to Watch Award.

Part of the RBC Canadian Women Entrepreneur Awards, “the honour is reserved for female entrepreneurs who showcase their potential in the form of innovative ideas, solid business sense and promising plans for growth,” The GrowthOp reports.

“I am deeply honored to be named one of the recipients,” Rombouts said in a press release. “I want to recognize the hard work and support of my team who contribute every day to building and making Eve & Co a success. This award is a recognition of all our efforts and future potential, as we build the Eve brand, grow into our one million square foot facility and enter into the European market.”

Abi Roach

Abi Roach, founder and president of Hotbox located in Kensington Market in Toronto, Ont. on Wednesday April 3, 2019.

Longtime cannabis entrepreneur and founder of Hotbox Cafe and Spliff magazine, Abi Roach is also the director of the Cannabis Friendly Business Association and the executive chair of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws in Canada. Needless to say, Roach keeps busy.

Roach opened her first legal pot lounge in 2003 when she was just 19, and Hotbox has since become the longest-running cafe of its kind in North America. In 2012, the city of Toronto tried to shut them down, but Roach and a team of lawyers won the case.

Natasha Raey

Natasha Raey works in the healthcare industry with a focus on medical marijuana. Twitter

An entrepreneur and philanthropist, Natasha Raey works in the healthcare industry with a focus on medical marijuana, and a goal to empower women. Raey founded the Toronto-based Cadence Health Centre in 2016. She is also the co-founder of SheTalks Global, a platform where women can share their stories and engage with each other, founded by another badass woman in cannabis, Barinder Rasode.

Jodie Emery

Jodie Emery as seen in a photo by Cannabis Culture.

Jodie Emery, often referred to as the ‘princess of pot’, is a cannabis activist from Vancouver, B.C., and a former magazine editor at Cannabis Culture. An active advocate, Emery regularly speaks out about the criminalization of cannabis, and is currently working on opening cannabis stores and lounges.

Lisa Campbell

Lisa Campbell is one of the well-respected thought leaders in the cannabis space. Niv Shimshon

Lisa Campbell is the CEO and founder of Mercari, a Canadian cannabis marketing company, and the co-chair of the Cannabis Beverage Producers Alliance. “Previously, I was very involved in promoting edibles, and now, my most recent mission is to understand what it would look like if we crossed hospitality and cannabis. And it’s exciting right now for us because Restaurants Canada is starting to explore what it would look like if your restaurant needs a license for private retail to serve cannabis,” Campbell told The GrowthOp in a 2018 interview.

Reena Rampersad

Reena Rampersad teaches the art of cooking with cannabis.

Before becoming a restaurateur, Reena Rampersad, based in Hamilton, Ont., worked as a social worker in Detroit. A devout cannabis supporter, Rampersad brought her love of food and cannabis together to create the High Society Supper Club, which hosts cannabis-infused dinners, where dishes are microdosed to suit each guest.

Jamie Shaw

Jamie Shaw, a partner at Groundwork Consulting.

Jamie Shaw is the communications and culture director at Shelter, a company working with small farmers and advocates for quality cannabis. She is also a partner at Groundwork Consulting, a firm that works in government relations and the cannabis industry and is on the advisory board for the National Institute for Cannabis Health and Education. Shaw co-founded a Canadian chapter of Women Grow, an educational network for women in the cannabis industry.

Bonus feature: Ericka Pittman

Ericka Pittman, CMO of Viola, a pot company backed by Al Harrington. Newswire