Grace Bryan

Grace Bryan is Co-Founder and CEO of Juicy Brick, a London-based innovation agency specialising in building culturally sharp, commercially powerful brands across food and beverage. Her expertise was forged through hands-on experience in Quick Service Restaurant operations, high-volume bars, and scaling Consumer Packaged Goods brands, giving her a rare blend of operational rigour and creative instinct. Grace has delivered keynote addresses at The Flavor Experience in Los Angeles and featured on panels across Europe and the UK for clients including McDonald's, Pernod Ricard, and The American Egg Board. Her sessions equip teams to distinguish real trends from viral noise, move decisively from whiteboard concept to market-ready product, and build brands that resonate culturally whilst performing commercially.

Grace Bryan co-founded Juicy Brick after years spent on the operational front lines of Quick Service Restaurants, high-volume bars, and scaling Consumer Packaged Goods brands, where she learned that turning whiteboard ideas into market-ready products requires equal parts cultural instinct and commercial discipline. As CEO of the London-based innovation agency, she now leads end-to-end product creation for everyone from kitchen-table founders to global corporations, building culturally sharp, commercially powerful brands across the food and beverage landscape. Known for her infectious energy and straight-talking approach, Grace has built a reputation for demystifying the journey from trend to shelf, helping clients distinguish what's real from what's just noise.

Grace's expertise was forged through hands-on operational experience, giving her a rare blend of creative vision and practical rigour that allows her to translate complexity into clarity. As an established industry voice, she has delivered keynote addresses at The Flavor Experience in Los Angeles and featured on panels across Europe and the UK for blue-chip clients including McDonald's, Pernod Ricard, and The American Egg Board. She strips away corporate jargon with the wit and warmth of someone who has actually done the work, whether dissecting consumer behaviour, forecasting the next five years of food and beverage, or guiding teams through the messy, exhilarating reality of innovation. Her approachable perspective resonates because it's grounded in real-world experience, not theory, and audiences immediately recognise the practical value of her insight.

As a speaker and advocate for the next generation of female leaders, Grace moves seamlessly between deep dives into emerging consumer trends and the human stories behind career growth and entrepreneurial courage. Her presentations, from "The Power of 'Yes' (and the Magic of 'No')" to "White Space or Noise? How to Tell a Real Trend from a Viral Fad", equip audiences with the practical know-how and entrepreneurial spark required to build what's next. Grace doesn't just inspire teams to think differently; she gives them the tools to act decisively, embrace the sprint mindset, and navigate the realities of bringing innovation to market. Whether on stage or a podcast, her goal remains singular: to help organisations and individuals spot opportunity, move faster, and create brands that resonate culturally and perform commercially.