Building companies at the intersection of wellness, consumer behavior, and community. Focused on products and experiences that genuinely improve people's lives.
Shea Coakley is a serial entrepreneur with a focus on products and services that improve the human condition. Based on the South Shore of Massachusetts, just outside Boston, Shea has spent two decades founding and scaling ventures across food & beverage, workplace wellness, and consumer packaged goods.
He is best known as co-founder of LeanBox, a technology-driven corporate food service company that reinvented how employees access fresh, healthy food in the workplace. LeanBox grew into a category-defining brand across the Greater Boston market.
Shea is a deep believer in human connection — in the idea that the best companies are built around community, not just product. He lives with his wife and two daughters on the South Shore and is actively building the next chapter of ventures through Back Bay Ventures.
Co-founded in 2013, LeanBox reinvented corporate food service by blending health, convenience, and technology. Automated fresh-food kiosks deployed across Greater Boston offices, helping employees make better choices at work.
Founded 2013Co-founded to power LeanBox's coffee program and expand into standalone brand territory. Back Bay Roasters & Brewers brought craft coffee and cold brew to corporate offices across New England, redefining the breakroom experience.
Founded 2015Co-founded PERKSCon, the world's largest employee experience conference — a six-city annual tour connecting HR professionals with the best in workplace benefits, perks, and innovation.
Founded 2014HiTide is an emerging player in the THC infused beverage space, built on the premise that cannabis deserves a premium, experience-first brand. Evergreen is a private equity backed beverage platform that started with the merging of Lord Hobo and Lone Pine Brewing.
Active — BuildingWard is an AI operating layer for multi-location retail — connecting POS, marketing, labor, finance, inventory, and ERP into a single intelligence layer. Already deployed across an 850+ store operator with over $300M in revenue.
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Shea sits down to discuss the evolution of the THC beverage space, what it takes to build category-defining brands, and the thesis behind HiTide and EverGreen's portfolio strategy.
Whether you're an investor, founder, brand builder, or just curious about what's being built — Shea is always open to a conversation worth having.