Management Team

Sean Folkson is founder and Chief Executive Officer of Nightfood. He founded Nightfood after identifying a problem: people – himself included – snack at night on unhealthy foods that disrupt sleep, wreck diets and generally make us feel bad about ourselves.

Recognizing the growing body of research linking nutrition and sleep, Folkson launched Nightfood, the first night snack, to give consumers a healthier, more sleep-friendly snack for that time between dinner and bed. Sean is a serial entrepreneur and solution finder, having previously founded Specialty Equipment Direct, an online distributor of floor removal equipment, and, before that, AffiliatePros.com, an internet marketing company.

Sean received a B.A. in Business Administration with a concentration in marketing from S.U.N.Y Albany in 1991.

Jim Christensen is the former Vice President of Ice Cream Sales for Unilever.  For over 20 years at Unilever, he led sales and distribution initiatives for brands such as Ben & Jerry's, Klondike, Breyers, and Good Humor.

Jim joined the Nightfood team in June of 2018.  His directive is to launch Nightfood ice cream rapidly into national distribution through supermarket, drug, convenience, and other channels. 

Understanding that the overwhelming majority of at-home ice cream consumption occurs in the hours before bed, Christensen has identified Nightfood as the next evolution in better-for-you ice cream.

Isaacson, a CPA, has decades of full-time experience leading and growing start-up and fast-growth ice cream companies as Chief Executive Officer.  He possesses expertise in manufacturing, procurement, inventory management, branding, and enterprise level planning.  Isaacson has founded multiple companies that have manufactured and sold hundreds of millions of ice cream units. His companies have manufactured their own brands, as well as under license from Unilever, Ferrara, Jelly Belly, and the Great American Cookie Company.  Isaacson-led businesses currently supply ice cream and frozen novelty products to top US grocery operations like Target, HEB, and Walmart, alongside system and full service distributors like Performance Food Group and Southeast Frozen Foods.