Featured Speaker:

Megan Shea, The Soulfull Project, Co-Founder & CEO

Megan Shea is the Co-Founder and CEO of The Soulfull Project, PBC a B Corp certified company whose mission is to make wholesome, nourishing food accessible to all and increase community engagement. For every serving of The Soulfull Project’s hot cereal purchased a serving is donated to a food bank in the same region. 

The Soulfull Project launched as a small test in August 2016 in Philadelphia and New Jersey with three giving partners and has quickly expanded. In its first two years, The Soulfull Project has expanded nationally to 200 food bank partners, over 3,000 retail locations, and over 1.5 million servings going to food banks around the country.  

The Soulfull Project was launched as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Campbell Soup Company. As the company scaled in 2018, Megan and her co-founder negotiated a successful spin out of Soulfull and it is now an independent privately-owned entity.

Prior to The Soulfull Project, Megan spent five years with Nestle USA in Los Angeles working in sales and marketing. After Nestle, Megan moved to New Jersey and spent five years working at The Campbell Soup Company leading innovation teams and marketing for new product development. In 2018, Megan was named a Top 50 Women in Business in New Jersey by NJBiz Magazine.

Megan has a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Carnegie Mellon University and an MBA from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business with a focus on Finance and Marketing. Megan lives in New Jersey with her husband and two children.