Why The Flavor Room Exists
This isn't just another networking group. This is a movement born from years of witnessing injustice and refusing to stay silent. Together, we've built The Flavor Room into an ecosystem that multiplies results, wealth, and influence for diverse entrepreneurs and their partners.
Sutton C. McCraney, MA, MBA
The early concept for The Flavor Room was brewing in my mind for three years as I navigated the online business space. As an outspoken, Black, Muslim woman, I often found myself out of place in most entrepreneurial rooms — overlooked, underestimated, or tokenized.
For years, I watched brilliant entrepreneurs of color be overlooked, underfunded, and underestimated—not because they lacked vision or capability, but because they didn't fit the mold.
What I witnessed was an industry full of people preaching "community", yet operating from ego and exclusion. Spaces that claimed to be supportive were really about hierarchy, hype, and hidden agendas. I desired something deeper — a space with standards founded in authenticity, belonging, and leadership that wasn't fake.
So, I decided to build what I couldn't find.
Lace Flowers
Helping entrepreneurs fuel the internal machine with food education and optimize the external machine with scalable business systems.
Master Connector & Founder of Empire Kitchen.
I spent years as a Tech Concierge of color, working behind the scenes for privileged coaches who posted about love and light on social media— then treated me like "the help" behind closed doors.
When I asked for fair rates, I was told it was "unclear if I was bringing anything more to the table." The racial bias was real. The gaslighting was real. The exhaustion from accepting less was real.
The Flavor Room is where she ensures no one else has to shrink themselves to fit. And I knew I wasn't alone.
The Moment That Changed Everything
On August 7th, 2025, Sutton reached out to Lace with an idea she'd been marinating for three years. Not another "networking group." Not another mastermind. Something that would actually move money, open doors, and elevate leaders who'd been systematically overlooked.
Within 24 hours of launching with just a Google Form and Stripe link, our founding member spots sold out.
The validation was immediate: there was deep hunger for a space where we set the standard—not beg for it.
Together, We're Building Something Different
The Flavor Room is an ecosystem that multiplies results, wealth, and influence for diverse entrepreneurs and their partners. We're not asking for permission. We're setting the standard.
Ready to be part of the movement?
Join us for The Flavor Experience — where we unveil the research, launch the movement, and change the game.