Thomas was born and raised in North Carolina. Moving to Georgia in 2020 to pursue an MBA at Georgia Southern University, he found himself falling in love with Savannah and began to develop a vision for sharing his passion for holistic alternatives to traditional medicine that was the focus of much of his studies and work outside of academia.

Cannabinoid supplementation had been the primary focus of his intrigue and seemed the natural route after having some riveting conversations with some of the forerunners in the N.C. hemp boom shortly after the passing of the 2018 Farm Bill. This would ultimately spur him into entering the industry as a result.

In 2019, his mother Teresa began casually experimenting with sublingual oils to aid her in ridding herself of relying on pharmaceutical sleep & anxiety medication. Her experimentation was a huge success, completely eliminating her reliance on pharmaceuticals and giving her a refreshing and hugely inspiring perspective.

Thomas knew first-hand the medicinal power that cannabis holds, but to witness it in his mother in such a profound way had a transformative effect on the rest of their professional lives. They would go on to make an initial allocation of time, energy & resources that would put Teresa on an engaging path going from festival-to-festival vending cannabinoid-based therapeutics while hearing and witnessing that same transformation in others’ lives.

They would then join in the vision of Carolina Hemp Company’s founder Brian Bullman in opening a location on The Crystal Coast of North Carolina where the transformative experiences of patrons there continued to inspire Thomas. This inspiration led him to one day bring such experiences to the community of Savannah, of which he now does with much gratitude for the synchronicities along the path that brought him here.