# Riana Lynn > Riana Lynn is an award-winning scientist, AI leader, public speaker, author and filmmaker. She founded Journey Foods, an AI-powered food intelligence company, and creates work at the intersection of food, AI and culture, including the animated film Strange Little Fruit. This site is the official home of Riana Lynn: biography, speaking and keynote booking, press, projects, and her blog on food, AI, entrepreneurship and culture. ## Core pages - [Home](https://www.rianalynn.com/): Introduction to Riana Lynn and her work. - [Bio](https://www.rianalynn.com/bio): Full biography: scientist, AI leader, founder of Journey Foods, speaker, author and filmmaker. - [Speaking](https://www.rianalynn.com/speaking): Keynote, panel and workshop topics and booking details. - [Press](https://www.rianalynn.com/press): Media features, interviews and organizations Riana Lynn has worked or spoken with. - [Projects](https://www.rianalynn.com/projects): Selected work across AI, food technology, film, venture capital and public policy. - [Blog](https://www.rianalynn.com/blog): Articles on food, AI, entrepreneurship and culture. - [Contact](https://www.rianalynn.com/contact): Speaking requests, media and general inquiries. ## Projects - [Strange Little Fruit](https://www.rianalynn.com/project/strange-little-fruit): Animated time-travel film about food, history and the future of agriculture. - [Journey Foods](https://www.rianalynn.com/project/journey-foods): AI food intelligence company founded by Riana Lynn. - [Adult Science Fair](https://www.rianalynn.com/project/adult-science-fair): A thinking playground and grants platform connecting science, food and culture. - [Food Freedom](https://www.rianalynn.com/project/food-freedom): Project on healthier, personalized and creative food design. - [Cleveland Avenue](https://www.rianalynn.com/project/cleveland-avenue): Venture fund and strategy work with startups and Fortune 500 brands. - [AI in Asia](https://www.rianalynn.com/project/ai-in-asia): AI innovation advisory work with the Government of South Korea. - [Common Threads](https://www.rianalynn.com/project/common-threads): Board and growth strategy work on nutrition education and healthy communities. ## Recent articles - [How to Think About the Future of Food: A Framework From a Scientist Who Builds in It](https://www.rianalynn.com/post/how-to-think-about-the-future-of-food-a-framework-from-a-scientist-who-builds-in): Most conversations about the future of food industry trends hover at 30,000 feet. Climate pressure, protein diversification, supply chain fragility,... - [What the Best AI Keynote Speakers in 2026 Have in Common (and What to Look For)](https://www.rianalynn.com/post/what-the-best-ai-keynote-speakers-in-2026-have-in-common-and-what-to-look-for): Booking an AI keynote speaker used to feel simple enough. Find someone with a recognizable name, a few slides about machine learning, and the confidence to... - [Building in Inc. 5000: What It Takes to Lead One of the Fastest-Growing AI Companies](https://www.rianalynn.com/post/building-in-inc-5000-what-it-takes-to-lead-one-of-the-fastest-growing-ai-compani-7758e): The 2026 Inc. 5000 list tells a story about where American business is actually going. This year's honorees collectively generated $385 billion in... - [We Are All Nurses Now](https://www.rianalynn.com/post/we-are-all-nurses-now): The home test kit didn’t just bring the clinic into our bathrooms. It quietly gave us a job. Home testing is a fast-growing consumer market and a data... - [Taste in the Age of AI - PlanetHAUS](https://www.rianalynn.com/post/taste-in-the-age-of-ai---planethaus): Langston Hughes wrote, "I, too, am America." Taste has always been a claim on a seat at the table. AI just raised the stakes on who decides what gets made. - [I Want a Future We Can Taste](https://www.rianalynn.com/post/i-want-a-future-we-can-taste): At NYC Climate Week, I’m asking what we might build if the future had to be worth tasting. This reflection explores the invisible systems inside every bite,... - [The Creative Scientist](https://www.rianalynn.com/post/the-creative-scientist): My lab is a lab of acrylics, and the data is a canvas. On being a scientist who refuses to believe the world is finished. - [Founders Who've Exited: What Actually Happens After the Sale](https://www.rianalynn.com/post/founders-who-ve-exited-what-actually-happens-after-the-sale-the-emotional-identi-d346e): The wire transfer clears. The deal closes. And then, nothing feels the way you thought it would. Founders who've exited describe the weeks after a sale in... - [Yuka App Alternatives: Better Apps for Scanning Products in 2026](https://www.rianalynn.com/post/yuka-app-alternatives-better-apps-for-scanning-products-in-2026): Why Guava is the comprehensive best. - [The Best AI Speakers Right Now Aren’t Just Talking About the Future. They’re Building It.](https://www.rianalynn.com/post/the-best-ai-speakers-right-now-arent-just-talking-about-the-future-theyre-building-it): The best AI speakers in 2026 will not be the ones who sound the most futuristic. Riana Lynn for AI speaking. - [Taylor Farms, Cyclospora, and the Automation Math That Finally Came Due](https://www.rianalynn.com/post/taylor-farms-cyclospora-and-the-automation-math-that-finally-came-due): "Three wage workers for every salad cleaning robot." I heard it in a factory ten years ago. - [The Multi-Hyphenate Founder Playbook: How I Operate as Scientist, Entrepreneur, Patent Holder, Speaker, and Content Creator Without Burning Out](https://www.rianalynn.com/post/the-multi-hyphenate-founder-playbook-how-i-operate-as-scientist-entrepreneur-patent-holder-speaker-and-content-creator-without-burning-out): You don't do it all. You build a system where each part feeds the next, automate everything that doesn't require judgment, and defend the time and energy... - [Women Keynote Speakers to Watch in 2026: How to Find and Book the Right Voice for Your Event](https://www.rianalynn.com/post/women-keynote-speakers-to-watch-in-2026-how-to-find-and-book-the-right-voice-for-your-event): The best keynotes don't happen because a programmer found the right name on a list. They happen because someone asked the right question about what their... - [No More Blind Food. No More Invisible People. A Manifesto](https://www.rianalynn.com/post/no-more-blind-food-no-more-invisible-people-a-manifesto): The food system is too opaque. The people who understand it most are the most invisible. That ends now. - [After the Dystopia: We Grow Again](https://www.rianalynn.com/post/after-the-dystopia-we-grow-again): There's a growing theorist class, part economist, part anthropologist, part builder, arguing that the next economic value creation will live in high-trust,... - [How to Design a Keynote Talk That Actually Changes How People Think About Food](https://www.rianalynn.com/post/how-to-design-a-keynote-talk-that-actually-changes-how-people-think-about-food): A keynote is a starting point, not a destination. The talks that have the most lasting impact are connected to a body of work the audience can keep engaging... - [Joy Dish: Lemon Butter Swordfish Lobster Rolls](https://www.rianalynn.com/post/joy-dish-lemon-butter-swordfish-lobster-rolls): The best lunch doesn't ask you to choose between indulgent and refreshing. This one delivers both, in under 40 minutes. - [The Advocate Cover Story Feature: Billionaires of AI](https://www.rianalynn.com/post/the-advocate-cover-story-feature-billionaires-of-ai): The Advocate featured me in their Mar-Apr 2026 cover story on LGBTQ+ tech leaders. - [What We Actually Used to Eat: Meats Then vs. Now](https://www.rianalynn.com/post/what-we-actually-used-to-eat-meats-then-vs-now): My grandfather distributed meat. My grandmother knew how to use every part of an animal. I grew up understanding that food knowledge is generational, and... - [Riana’s Zucchini Zest Bread for my people on Threads](https://www.rianalynn.com/post/rianas-zucchini-zest-bread-for-my-people-on-threads): Exposed Zuchinni bread recipe for my peope in threads - [Build Faster, Spend Less on Project Managers: $5K-$8K Saved Monthly with Claude & Vercel](https://www.rianalynn.com/post/build-faster-spend-less-5k--8k-saved-monthly--claude-vercel-make-entry-level-pms-optional): Founders, if you're still budgeting for entry-level PMs out of habit, reconsider. Embrace AI agents to save money, move faster, and focus on your vision. At... - [The Immediate Case for Universal Basic Income (UBI)](https://www.rianalynn.com/post/the-immediate-case-for-universal-basic-income-ubi): As someone tracking AI's transformation of supply chains and beyond, I believe UBI is the essential bridge to a future where technology serves everyone, not... - [Ralph Wiggum Loops for Food Innovators: How to Let AI Agents Build & Iterate Your Next Product 24/7](https://www.rianalynn.com/post/ralph-wiggum-loops-for-food-innovators-how-to-let-ai-agents-build-iterate-your-next-product-24-7): We already have coding agents that run test-fix-retest loops until the build passes. Ralph Wiggum loops do the same for food: formulate, simulate, critique,... - [How I'd Scale a Sustainable Food Brand from $0 to $10M ARR in 2026 (My Exact Playbook If I Started One Tomorrow)](https://www.rianalynn.com/post/how-id-scale-a-sustainable-food-brand-from-0-to-10m-arr-in-2026-my-exact-playbook-if-i-started-one-tomorrow): The ruthless, agentic playbook I'd run if I woke up tomorrow and launched another food brand I've spent the last several years building JourneyAI... - [The Next Wave of Food Holding Companies: Acquire Niche Brands + Agentic AI to Scale Sustainability at Warp Speed](https://www.rianalynn.com/post/the-next-wave-of-food-holding-companies-acquire-niche-brands-agentic-ai-to-scale-sustainability-at-warp-speed): The holding companies worth backing are the ones that can prove they're not just accumulating assets, but building genuine AI-driven infrastructure that... ## Optional - [Sitemap](https://www.rianalynn.com/sitemap.xml): Full list of pages and articles.