Nut Butter

Carolyn Cesario Carolyn is the creative mastermind behind Ground Up’s delicious and unique nut butter flavors. She has cultivated her cooking skills through her travels, food blog, and her work as a freelance recipe developer. But the most inspiration came when Carolyn was diagnosed with SIBO at 26 and was forced to vastly transform her diet to one free of any additives including sugar and oil. Her homemade nut butters became her “sweet treat” and soon friends began asking for it. Soon after she met Julie, Ground Up was born where Carolyn handles all marketing, social media, and product development. Carolyn has a business degree from Babson College and a background in online marketing and digital consulting. Julie Sullivan Julie leads sales and partnerships at Ground Up, and as an avid athlete, nut butter is an easy sell for her! From biking to running to swimming, Julie is careful about what she puts in her body, and uses nut butter as fuel for her many adventures . Julie also oversees Ground Up’s employment training program; after working in Uganda running a similar training program for 150+ women, Julie returned to her hometown of Portland, Oregon looking to start a company that could similarly provide women an opportunity to get back on their feet. Julie has a degree in Sociology and Business from Whitworth University.