Meet the Team
Andrea Watkins,
Partner and Founder
Andrea has a passion for natural healing and wellness. Understanding alternative therapies has been a life-long passion for her. She has Psychology degree from the University of Nebraska, Lincoln and is currently working towards an MBA. After many years working at a global company as a creative director she left the corporate world to became a small business owner and opened one of Lincoln’s first vapor stores, Go Vapor with her husband and business partner, Shiva Kumar. Go Vapor became the launching pad for Kind+Life, by CBD Remedies dispensaries. Andrea also owned two local clothing boutiques, GuruHoney and Sparrow boutiques before dedicating herself full-time to the world of natural healing with cannabis. When you are in one of our stores or viewing our website, you will see her eye for detail and design and her passion for extreme customer service. Her number one hobby is pickleball and she is a huge animal lover, animal rescuer and animal advocate.
Shiva Kumar,
Partner and Founder
Shiva has always been a trend-setter and ahead of his time when it comes to spotting new trends and products in the market. Shiva has a degree in Marketing from Osmania University, in Hyderabad India. It was his vision that helped bring CBD Remedies and Kind+Life into fruition. After managing Go Vapor for many years, he had the vision to bring CBD products to our line up - years ahead of anyone else in the state. When you are shopping in one of our stores or perusing our website you will see the products that Shiva has hand-picked and curated as part of our product line-up. Shiva has a professional background in marketing and public relations. Shiva loves playing pickleball in his free time.
Andrea Holmes, Ph.D.
Partner and Chief Science Officer
Dr. Andrea Holmes is the Chief Science Officer at Kind+Life, by CBD Remedies. At Kind+Life, Dr. Holmes serves as the formulation scientist and quality officer. She also provides in-depth private consultations for clients who have specific health and wellness needs. Dr. Holmes is passionate about animal rescue. She volunteers and gives lectures at local shelters on how CBD can be used for animals with stress and anxiety
Dr. Holmes is also a project leader at KD Pharma, the global leader in pharmaceutical grade omega 3 and API grade phytocannabinoids manufacturing. As a chemistry professor, Dr. Holmes oversees the online chemistry program that attracts thousands of pre-health students from all over the world. She has founded several cannabis science and technology based companies in the US and EU including testing labs, special formulation companies and pharma grade cannabinoids. Holmes explores the needs of the current cannabis industry and identifies the markets that have great potential for rapid growth.
Dr. Holmes is also an expert in testing and quality of cannabis consumer products. She serves as a worldwide subject matter expert and educator for scientists, entrepreneurs, and physicians, including in the US, Brazil, UK, and Thailand. Dr. Holmes has given local, national, and international lectures and has published two cannabis textbooks, more than 50 peer-reviewed articles and cannabis textbooks on terpenes, endocannabinoid system, major and minor cannabinoids, extraction methods, niche markets like using CBD for the pet industry, and unique topics that involve the rapidly emerging cannabis industry.