Our story

30 years of friendship, we've combined our research & experience

Grounded in science, we know this has the power to change health.

We have been friends for over 30 years and have combined our experience across clinical, pharmaceutical and holistic nutrition to create an innovative, unique product based on the power of Sulforaphane. 

We have personally experienced the powerful benefits of Sulforaphane in our own health journeys and we believe this potent, natural compound has the power to protect and restore health at a cellular level.

How we got here

Our story

  1. 2016 - There for each other through a health crisis

    In 2016, Sharon was diagnosed with a serious illness and turned to plant-based medicine to support and transform her health during this time. Dee was by her side and with a PhD in plant medicine and a shared belief that food is medicine, they discovered sulforaphane and the research & science behind it. 

    2016 - There for each other through a health crisis
  2. 2018 - The Green Queen workshops

    We began sharing our knowledge with a series of Wellness Workshops in 2018 ‘The Power of Plant Based Nutrition’ travelling all around Ireland. We were teaching all about the power of a plant based lifestyle, about giving your body tools to thrive. 

    Deirdre shared her knowledge and scientific research on the powerful phytochemicals in food and Sharon shared her knowledge  and lived experience of juicing and sprouting for health. We realised sulforaphane and its health benefits were relatively unknown. 

    2018 - The Green Queen workshops
  3. 2023 - The Turning Point

    A phonecall to Dee one day sparked it all. Sharon was sitting on the couch googling a quick way to get an immunity boost, she asked Dee why there was no potent, high quality sulforaphane product she could order. The idea for WellCells was born.  
    They knew the research was clear, sulforaphane works at a cellular level. But getting it meant sprouting broccoli seeds on your kitchen windowsill and waiting 5 days for them to grown, or trusting a supplement with no clear dose and no proof it was tested. 

    We were tired and frustrated, and we kept asking why nobody had done this properly. Eventually we stopped asking and decided to do it ourselves.

    2023 - The Turning Point
  4. 2024 - Six Months of Lab Testing

    We spent six months in the lab, testing and retesting until we had the right source, the right dose, and a formula we could stand behind. Backed by Dee's 15 years in pharma, we built a sulforaphane product to pharmaceutical-grade standards. No shortcuts and no guesswork, just a product we could trust.

    2024 - Six Months of Lab Testing
  5. Creating Brocco


    Our first product: Brocco. We were proud of it and so were our first customers. But "good" wasn't the standard we'd set for ourselves, so we kept listening, kept testing, and kept pushing.

    Creating Brocco
  6. Tweaking the formula: BrocCore is born


    We refined the formula and made it stronger with sulforaphane at the core of everything. It needed a name that said exactly that. BrocCore: one capsule a day, the right dose, lab tested. It's Ireland's first sulforaphane supplement and the product we were searching for.

    Tweaking the formula: BrocCore is born
  7. Launching at Wellfest 2026


    We launched BrocCore at Wellfest 2026, and it didn't feel like a finish line. It felt like the start of what we set out to do: getting sulforaphane, done properly, into people's hands. This is only the beginning.

    Launching at Wellfest 2026
The people behind BrocCore

Meet the founders

Sharon

Sharon

Founder and CEO

Sharon spent many years in finance before following her passion for holistic nutrition. She has spent the last decade researching natural approaches to health, and sulforaphane above all.

Dee

Dee

Co founder

Dr Deirdre Finn holds a PhD in Pharmacognosy, the study of plant-derived medicines with a background spanning pharmaceutical industry, medicinal product development and academic lecturing. She also studied at the Hippocrates Health Institute rooted in the belief that food is medicine.

In short

Who are we?

We are Irish Female Founded

Two friends who built the supplement we couldn't find.

We are friends first

Thirty years of friendship, through the good times and the hard ones.

We are science led

Dee brings more than 15 years in pharmaceutical research and laboratory testing.

We are tested

Every batch is independently tested in Co. Waterford.

Above all, we know

how much this is needed.

Sharon and Dee, co founders

Ready to find your missing piece?

One capsule a day. Irish Female Founded.