Eaze CEO Keith McCarthy Named Entrepreneur of the Year

The first annual Marijuana Industry Awards were recently held, and it named Keith McCarthy Entrepreneur of the Year.

McCarthy is the founder and CEO of Eaze, a leading cannabis technology company.  The award recognized McCarthy for demonstrating excellence and extraordinary success in areas such as innovation, financial performance and commitment to their businesses and communities.

“We are very pleased to give Keith our inaugural Entrepreneur of the Year award,” said Randy Shipley, President of MJiC. “Eaze’s work progressing the industry through technology and professionalism made Keith a clear choice for the award.”

McCarthy, a life-long entrepreneur, founded Eaze in 2013 as a portal to simplify patients’ access to cannabis. Eaze was the first company to allow patients to get medical cannabis from dispensaries on demand. Patients use Eaze to safely and discreetly order and receive cannabis from local dispensaries. Eaze is currently operating in over 100 cities, and with the recent election win for cannabis, that number should grow substantially.

“I’m extremely honored to be named Entrepreneur of the Year,” said Keith McCarty, CEO of Eaze. “Growing Eaze to what it is today has been a challenging, but incredibly rewarding experience. Watching our technology help thousands of Californian patients access medicine, and leveraging our data to progress public policy, has been an honor and testament to the hard work of our team and partners.”

Before founding Eaze, McCarthy was a founding member of the social enterprise platform Yammer, where he helped facilitate the company’s sale to Microsoft for $1.2 billion.

McCarthy is looking forward to the new opportunities afforded to the cannabis industry in the wake of the recent medical and recreational passing of cannabis in eight additional states.

“As the market matures, our scale puts us in a unique position to uncover unprecedented data around cannabis consumption,” said McCarty. “We’re excited to continue our mission to build a more educational and professional delivery experience.”