Reclaiming and Reframing Cannabis: Weed in South Asia and the Diaspora

Doonya & Product of Culture would like to invite you to be a part of Be Well & Thrive, an incredible day of programming on Sunday, March 7th, featuring workshops, conversations and classes with tips, tricks and resources for participants to get and stay well and thriving. Be Well & Thrive is in partnership with The Founder's Summit, to be held digitally from March 7 - March 14, 2021.


Event Details
Date: Sunday, March 14th
Time: 1pm PT / 4pm ET
Duration: 1 hr
Location on the Festival Map: 'The Founder's Summit'
Speakers: Abdullah Saeed in conversation with Hitha Palepu

Abdullah’s Bio
Abdullah Saeed is a Pakistani-American writer, producer, reporter, host, and actor by way of Thailand who is currently based in Los Angeles. Abdullah created and produced several of Vice's prominent cannabis properties, including the James Beard Award-nominated cooking show Bong Appetit (produced and hosted 16 web episodes and 30 TV episodes). He also hosted and produced the political road trip TV series Vice Does America, executive produced by Spike Jonze. Since 2012, he has written for Vice, Guardian, Atlantic, High Times, Complex, Mic, Village Voice, and others.

More recently, Abdullah was a recurring actor and writer on the hit HBO series High Maintenance. He's currently writing a feature film for New Regency and Searchlight Pictures with High Maintenance co-creator and star Ben Sinclair. Abdullah is also an investigative reporter for Greater LA on KCRW, LA's NPR station, for which he was a second-place finalist in the 2019 Associated Press Television and Radio Association broadcast contest.

Hitha Palepu’s Bio
Hitha Palepu is an entrepreneur, investor, and author. She's the CEO of Rhoshan Pharmaceuticals, the founder of #5SmartReads, and an investor in over 15 women-founded startups. Her second book We're Speaking: The Life Lessons of Kamala Harris will be published this fall. Hitha serves on the boards of Youth Represent and Feminist Press. She lives in New York City with her husband and two sons.

Topics that are a part of Be Well & Thrive

  • Doonya X Meditation

  • Clean Eating

  • Supporting your partner's wellness

  • Mommy wellness is everyone's wellness

  • Holistic Health w The Well

  • Gorgeous Wellness

  • Cannabis + South Asia + The Diaspora

  • Mindful Yoga

About Doonya:
The Doonya - Wellness Through Fitness - experience will have you leaving class ready to take on life's obstacles with grace and power...just like a Bollywood Star. 

About The Founder's Summit
The Founder’s Summit is built to offer a community of passionate creatives, entrepreneurs, and business owners an opportunity to connect and collaborate with each other and help elevate both the reach and strength of their personal brands and projects. It provides tangible strategies and tactics towards professional development, marketing, business management, community building, and entrepreneurship.

The Summit events will be featured alongside networking events, concert series, film screenings, comedy shows, cooking classes, an art gallery, and a pop-up market - all a part of the month-long Product of Culture Festival in February + March 2021

Our attendees are founders, builders, would-be entrepreneurs, creatives, career changers, retailers, service providers, and brands in: Art + Photography, Acting, Beauty + Wellness, Blogging, Podcasting, Consumer Goods, Content Creation, Event Services, Fashion, Film, Food, Graphic + Web Design, Marketing + Branding, Media, Music, PR, Product Building, and Professional Services that rely on your creativity and business strengths!

The Founder's Summit is produced by Product of Culture.


We look forward to elevating our collective wellness!

**This event is included in the following tickets:

Founder's Summit [All Sessions]
Be Well & Thrive [All Wellness Sessions]