International entrepreneur, BBC's Dragons Den participant and founder of Chika's African inspired snacks

Chika Russell is an international entrepreneur, mentor, and speaker and is the founder of Chika’s, a range of African-inspired, boldly-flavoured snacks.  

In 2015, she took part in BBC’s Dragons Den and gave what Deborah Meaden described as one of the best pitches ever. The battle between the 5 Dragons for a stake in the business was the most watched episode of the whole series.

She is passionate about educating women and is a partner to Worldvision in their Empowering Girls program and in 2019 she was selected as one of the Top 30 Inspiring UK Entrepreneurs by Business Leader. She has also been recognised as a ‘Consumer Business Rising Star’ by the Black British Business Awards.