Press & Appearances

Shea Coakley
in the media.

Press coverage, podcast appearances, and speaking engagements spanning corporate food tech, workplace culture, cannabis, and AI-driven retail intelligence.

Featured Appearance
Shea Coakley – HiTide Podcast
Podcast — Featured
High Tide — Cannabis, Beverages & Building in the New Economy

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 in the rapidly growing functional beverage market.

2024 Podcast
Press & News
2023
Dare to Grow — 12th Annual MJBizCon, Las Vegas
MJBizCon
Speaking
2023
MJ Unpacked: Spark Your Expansion
MJ Unpacked
Speaking
2022
Ep 185: Interview with Shea Coakley, Founder of LeanBox
Startup Boston Podcast
Podcast
2022
PERKSCon 2022 Kicks Off in Boston — Future of Employee Perks
PR Newswire
Press
2021
Ep 008: LeanBox — Integrating Technology with Fresh Food Kiosks
Food Tech Podcast
Podcast
2021
Leading Behavioral Change for Peak Performance
Feature Interview
Press
2018
Meet Shea Coakley of LeanBox, Grind Coffee & Back Bay Roasters
Boston Voyager Magazine
Press
2016
2016 Game Changer: Shea Coakley
Industry Recognition
Award
Podcast Appearances
EP 001
High Tide Podcast
Cannabis, Beverages & Building in the New Economy

A deep dive into the evolving THC beverage landscape, brand building in a nascent category, and the investment thesis behind EverGreen's portfolio approach.

2024
EP 185
Startup Boston Podcast
Interview with Shea Coakley, Founder of LeanBox

How LeanBox pivoted from a quick service restaurant concept to a technology-driven corporate food service company.

2022
EP 008
Food Tech Podcast
LeanBox — Integrating Technology with Fresh Food Kiosks

Shea discusses how LeanBox used smart refrigerator technology to disrupt the stagnant corporate food service industry.

2021
FEATURE
People Problems Podcast
Leadership, Perks & the Future of Employee Experience

In conversation with the PERKS team about what it takes to build a national conference brand and how workplace culture has shifted.

2022

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Available for podcast interviews, speaking engagements, and panel discussions on entrepreneurship, functional beverages, workplace culture, and AI in retail.

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