Speakers

Segun Akinwoleola is the founder of The Gym Kitchen, one of the UK’s leading Black-owned food brands. Drawing on over 15 years of experience in sales and marketing with global consumer goods companies, he launched the brand to make healthy, great-tasting food more convenient and accessible to everyone.

Now stocked nationwide across leading supermarkets, The Gym Kitchen has grown from an idea to mainstream success. Segun has gained valuable insight into what it takes to pitch, secure, and scale partnerships with big businesses. Beyond running his company, he advises on inclusion within FMCG, mentors’ entrepreneurs, and regularly speaks to inspire the next generation.

Passionate about creating opportunities for others, Segun champions equity, representation, and inclusion across the food industry, using his journey to inspire and equip more entrepreneurs to succeed within their industries.