Our Story
RIGHTEOUS Hemp Co. was founded in 2022 by Nathaniel Willis and Jamie Murphy.
Nathaniel is an entrepreneur and healthcare professional. While studying Entrepreneurship and Applied Technologies at the University of South Florida's (USF) Muma College of Business, the idea of RIGHTEOUS Hemp Co. was conceived.
Jamie is a marketing, advertising, and mass communications specialist. While earning her Masters of Science in Marketing at USF's Muma College of Business, Jamie and Nathaniel met. Working on various grad school projects together, their powerful synergy became evident. That's when they made a pact to start a business together when the time was right.
About a year after their grad school pact was made, the RIGHTEOUS Hemp Co. Family was born. Nathaniel is now the Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, and Jamie is now the Co-Founder and Chief Marketing Officer of RIGHTEOUS Hemp Co.
Nathaniel's wife, Megan Willis, was a thought partner and silent member in the early days of ideation. In early 2023, Megan officially joined the RIGHTEOUS team as the Chief Operating Officer.
AWARDS:
In May 2023, The RIGHTEOUS Hemp Co. Business Plan won first place in Professor Ken Hamner's Business Plan competition at USF.