Meet The Stepladder Family
It takes a small village of talented, passionate people to manage the farm, make the cheese and all the details in between. We've curated a group of amazing individuals and families to care for our animals, hand make delicious artisan cheese and share our story with hungry customers.
Michelle & Jack Rudolph
Jack first discovered his love for goats after visiting a goat dairy in Northern California with his sister in high school. Shortly thereafter, he began procuring fresh goat milk and making his own cheeses at home while working at a startup in Palo Alto. Quickly finding himself drawn to cheesemaking more than anything else, Jack decided to purchase his own goats and move to Stepladder Ranch to take over his grandfather’s ranch operations and build a creamery. Michelle's background is in event planning and wineries. She moved to the Central Coast to attend Cal Poly and never left. Jack and Michelle met during the inception phase of the creamery and have been managing the ranch together ever since.
Alan
Production Crew
Amanda C.
Goat Herd Assistant
Amanda F.
Marketing & E-Commerce Director
Dan
Production Crew
Ella Rose
Bay Area Market Crew
Eric
San Diego Sales Manager
Erik
Inside Sales & Fulfillment Manager
Fiona
Los Angeles Farmers Market Assistant Manager
Greg
Assistant Cheesemaker
Harley
Assistant Cheesemaker
Hayley
Herd Assistant & Central Coast Market Crew
Jacob
Los Angeles Market Crew
Jessica
Bay Area Market Crew
Jose
Production Crew
Josh
Bay Area Market Crew
Jacob
San Diego Market Crew
Julian
Bay Area Market Crew
Jude
Los Angeles Market Crew
Luis
Production Crew
Lupita
Production Crew
Michele
Bay Area Farmers Market Manager
Monica
Bay Area Market Crew
Rain
Los Angeles Market Crew
Roberto
Production Crew
Robin
Head Cheesemaker
Ryan
Director of Operations
Sofia
San Diego Market Crew
Sophie
Herd Manager
Taavi
Los Angeles Farmers Market Manager
Tyrell
Bay Area Market Crew
Whitney
Farmers Market & Assistant Herd Manager
Yamel
Bay Area Market Crew
Zoe
Los Angeles Market Crew