Our Story

Our Story

our mission is to radically shift the way you think about ice cream.

Our Vision

The vision of Frankie & Jo’s is so much greater than making ice cream and creating a brand that people love and believe in. We want to reduce our dependence on animals for our food, our traditions, and our daily lives. We believe in order to do this, we have to commit to the arduous goal of always maintaining the highest quality products and service. We have to take care of the people inside and outside of our company - tend to their inherent right to safety and love. We have to constantly innovate to be magical, to surprise and delight the human mind in this world where fast and more is our state of being, and where it’s all too easy to forget the special moments in life. In the very idea of Frankie & Jo’s, we are revolutionary - in order to make a change, we must be thinking outside of the box, practice bravery, and persevere with our vision.

Be here, now

Making ice cream from fruits, nuts and vegetables is our way of being present with our earth, right here and now. We believe that eating more nutrient-rich plants is better for our bodies, better for the planet, and an extension of compassion to all living beings. We make a conscious effort to source organic ingredients from suppliers with whom we have a meaningful relationship, and who care about how the soil is tended and how these plants are grown just as much as we do. The end result is the dreamiest, creamiest ice cream full of magic, made with care, for everyone.

Leadership Team

Leadership Team

The vision for a new kind of vegan ice cream was born in 2011 by our founder Autumn Martin, who believed then that plant-based food would be the way of the future. She knew that to change the minds and the traditions of a society, it would take a quality that at least matched, or surpassed its animal-based counterpart. With years of dreaming, projections, resisting nay-sayers, product development, and the search for the right business partner, she united with Kari Brunson in late 2015. The two have woven the vision into the masterpiece fabric that is ice cream for good.

Autumn’s role as our Founder and Chair is to keep our mission and vision moving forward, with an empathetic, open-minded business approach. She believes in doing business for good and is committed to the work of constantly growing as a leader. She is a nationally recognized chocolatier, works closely with our products, all creative aspects of our business, and with Kari in an ever-evolving approach to growing our business.

Kari’s role as CEO is to lead the company on a daily basis to operate effectively and in line with the mission and vision while upholding our commitments to focus on our team, mother nature, and how we use our business as a force for good. She works closely with our leadership team in their development, and as a lifetime learner, gains much from growing as a leader herself.
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Bennett Olling

Ice Cream Production Manager

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Katarina Strong

Marin Shop Manager

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Ivan Guillermo

University Village Shop Manager