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Most people want to be healthy. Problem is nobody taught us how. It's not our fault, it's a systems failure. ๐งต The Biological Literacy Gap โ a thread:
Founders and Investors - join us tonight in # SanFrancisco for #SFTechWeek! Thank you @foundersbay, @HustleFundVC for sponsoring this VC/LP event!
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I'm speaking at 2 investor events during @a16z @SFTechWeek - come join me and these brilliant speakers.
Grateful to @foundersbay, @HustleFundVC, and @render for sponsoring!
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I had a bit of a full-circle moment yesterday.
Serendipitously, I was the final guest on a podcast called "Alternative Food Network," which began in 2016 after the Host, Esther Garfin, watched my @TEDx Talk on food allergies.
She was managing food-related health issues and my message inspired her create this podcast!
I've been a guest on hundreds of podcasts, but at the end of this one, when she asked if I had any final words, the tears came out.
Back in 2010, when I started my biohacking journey and advocating for healthy living with food allergies, I set out to help one person, change one person's life, and/or to make a difference for one person.
If I could do that, then me sharing my story was worth it.
Over the last 10 years since my @TEDx Talk its been thousands of people who have contacted me that my story/book/work changed their mind, health, lives.
To meet someone you don't know, who tells you that you inspired them to take control of their own health, and do work to inspire others - well, I'd say this is what life is about.
Can't wait for you all to hear the podcast when it's released. ๐
Congrats to the 300+ CEOs representing 31 states in Cohort 10 of the @GoldmanSachs One Million Black Women: Black in Business program, in partnership with @NYUStern! As a faculty speaker, I'm honored to support the cohort with health & well-being workshops. LFG!!!
Top 3 things I do when back in NY:
1. Eat at a diner
2. Grab a slice at Joeโs pizza
3. Eat Chinese food
Everything seems to be around eating ๐
If youโve never been to New York City, fall is one of my favorite times to be here. The energy is contagious, the weather is amazing. Looking forward to a packed week.
I'm convinced most people's stress isn't from their circumstances. It's from waiting for someone else's approval that may never come.
Be proud of yourself first.
Your nervous system relaxes the moment it stops waiting for permission.
We all have a favorite mug. This is mine, gifted to me by dear friend years ago. I smile every day looking at it. RIP @DollyParton
I was recently on the on the Agentic AI Execution Podcast giving tactical advice on what your AI needs to be to get funding, and the difference between AI features vs. a real AI business.
Check it out: youtube.com/watch?v=q8oHG965โฆ
All sides need to 'bend to mend'. Meaning: if you want something repaired (a relationship, a deal, etc.), nobody gets to stay rigid. The version of you that refuses to move an inch is the same version that stays stuck in the same fight forever.
Flexibility isn't weakness. It's the price of repair. #lifelessons
Not every piece of content you create hits. That doesnโt matter and it shouldnโt stop you from continuing on.
Do you think its okay for friends to keep asking you for free advice/support for their startup?
How many times would you give free advice?
{asking for a friend}
Itโs okay to take an hour out of your day to enjoy a meal. Success comes from stopping, slowing down, and regrouping.
One of the greatest skills I've learned is ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด.
I started at age 5. Mom was my teacher.
She didn't cook from recipes. She cooked from knowledge.
Everything was by senses. Feel, taste, and depth.
Knowing when something was right, and innovating on top of it.
That kitchen taught me more than I realized {a thread}:
๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ด๐ต๐ ๐บ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐๐ถ๐น๐.
-The best deals I've ever been part of started over food.
-Feeding people is leadership, community, and how trust actually gets built.
{also how the best teams and movements are born}
My mom taught me that when you truly understand your ingredients, guesswork disappears.
That's what I'm building at dekodehealth.com - the same clarity, but for your biology.






