Dee Poku is an entrepreneur and women’s advocate born in the UK and raised between London and Accra. She is the founder and CEO of The WIE Suite, a private membership community and peer learning platform for extraordinary women leaders and culture creators. Its mission is to redefine the way women achieve success for themselves and for their companies by providing the community and tools for them to excel at the highest levels.

Shannon Race, co-founder and CEO of Bio.me talks about her personal story dealing with IBS as the spark to start this new company with breakthrough supplements designed to optimize and restore the microbiome.

Shannon is also a Principle at Starshot Ventures, where she leads investment strategy and advises portfolio brands. Additionally she sits on the board of Koia, a leading plant-based protein drink. She’s a seasoned marketer having helped transform Vital Proteins from a product-based business into a global lifestyle powerhouse.

This conversation includes:

- The importance of fiber and gut health - Learnings and growth from her time at Vital Proteins

- Moving from marketing to VC

- Advice for new founders - Insights from Bio.me brand and product development

- What makes a good brand

- Advice and insights for entrepreneurs Shannon is professionally jealous of Francois Demachy, renowned French perfumer and ‘nose’ of The House of Dior.

Denise left her corporate role and bootstrapped the brand until becoming the first black woman to raise over a million publicly for a CPG food startup.