BEHIND THE SCENES
Overview
Satori Food Project is an integrative healthcare company that creates functional foods to help people manage their mental health and wellness. Satori's core values are woven into each and every one of our products and resources. We strive to be a smart, strong, and healthy company that works to build a more compassionate world for:
- Individuals and Families by responding to the changing needs of humanity to build family-friendly healthcare solutions.
- Healthcare professionals by listening to concerns about the mental health of patients and colleagues in order to add value to the best practices of care.
- Companies & Organizations by empowering teams to work together in a healthy way to positively impact the mission of their organization.
Origin Story
Our story begins in West Africa.
Dr. Kwadwo Owusu-Ofori presented his graduate research on innovative pain medications at the Ghana Biomedical Convention.
At the conference a Public Health official presented research
on how herbal teas can increase the potency of anti-malaria tablets medicine and advised against using them together.
When Kwadwo returned he was offered a Prestigious Fellowship
with the Kauffman Foundation for Entrepreneurship to develop a new kind of pharmaceutical company that thinks beyond the pill.
And met the legendary Steve Blank - inventor of LEAN Startup.
Together they designed a new way to build medicine based on engineering techniques used by Google and Apple.
And created a prototype to learn more
about people managing an anxiety disorder to improve their mental health. Satori became the first anti-anxiety coffee creamer.
Then we asked customers to improve the product.
And learned a lot about how people from a wide-variety of cultures manage stress, anxiety, and performance.
Over the next 4 years we developed 9 more versions of Satori
and transformed the feedback into delicious biodegradable K-cups that protect and improve the mental health of you and your loved ones.
Key People
Dr. Kwadwo Owusu-Ofori
Board of Directors | Chief Executive Officer
Kwadwo is the Founder of Satori Food Project and the Principal Investigator for its current projects. He has over 20 years of experience in biomedical research and laboratory management. Kwadwo earned his PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences from UW - Madison and his BS in Structural and Molecular Biochemistry from NC State University.
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Board of Directors | Chief Executive Officer
Kwadwo is the Founder of Satori Food Project and the Principal Investigator for its current projects. He has over 20 years of experience in biomedical research and laboratory management. Kwadwo earned his PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences from UW - Madison and his BS in Structural and Molecular Biochemistry from NC State University.
Dr. Amy Chung
Board of Directors
Amy is the Associate Director of Medical Writing and Transparency at Jazz Pharmaceuticals. She has coordinated Phase II & Phase III clinical trials, and successfully won FDA Approval for 2 prescription medications and 1 medical device. Amy earned her PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences from the University of Wisconsin - Madison, and her BS in Biology & Chemistry from Chapman University.
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Amy is the Associate Director of Medical Writing and Transparency at Jazz Pharmaceuticals. She has coordinated Phase II & Phase III clinical trials, and successfully won FDA Approval for 2 prescription medications and 1 medical device. Amy earned her PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences from the University of Wisconsin - Madison, and her BS in Biology & Chemistry from Chapman University.
Dr. Keenan Grenell
Board of Directors
Keenan is a Managing Partner at Global Capital Group. He has over 40 years of economic development experience, and is the Executive Director of the University of Wisconsin's Manufacturing Diversity Institute. Keenan earned his PhD in Political Science from Northern Illinois University, and his BA in Political Science from Tougaloo College.
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Keenan is a Managing Partner at Global Capital Group. He has over 40 years of economic development experience, and is the Executive Director of the University of Wisconsin's Manufacturing Diversity Institute. Keenan earned his PhD in Political Science from Northern Illinois University, and his BA in Political Science from Tougaloo College.
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Dr. Joseph Ewoodzie
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Joseph is the Malcolm O. Partin Assistant Professor of Sociology at Davidson University. His work focuses on using qualitative methods to examine how marginalized populations make sense of the inequalities in their daily lives, and he is the author of Break Beats in the Bronx. Joseph earned his PhD in Sociology from the University of Wisconsin - Madison and his BA in Sociology from Ithaca University.
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Joseph is the Malcolm O. Partin Assistant Professor of Sociology at Davidson University. His work focuses on using qualitative methods to examine how marginalized populations make sense of the inequalities in their daily lives, and he is the author of Break Beats in the Bronx. Joseph earned his PhD in Sociology from the University of Wisconsin - Madison and his BA in Sociology from Ithaca University.
Awards
Startup Accelerators
Gener8tor gBETA Startup Accelerator
FaB CAP Business Accelerator
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