# Julie Nguyen

> Julie Nguyen is the CEO and co-founder of Methodology, a Bay Area premium meal-delivery service that ships chef-cooked, ingredient-strict meals nationwide in reusable glass jars. A Stanford economics grad who jumped from J.P. Morgan to Lumosity to founder life, she bootstrapped the company in 2015 by emptying her 401(k) and has grown it to eight-figure annual revenue.

- **Role:** CEO & Co-Founder at Methodology
- **Organizations:** Methodology, Forbes Business Council
- **From:** Santa Ana, California, United States
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** B.A., Economics, Stanford University
- **Known for:** Bootstrapped Methodology to eight-figure annual revenue, Built a nationwide premium meal-delivery operation using reusable glass jars, Forbes Business Council member

## Career timeline

- **2003** — Intern at UBS
- **2006** — Analyst at J.P. Morgan Asset Management
- **2008** — Joined Lumos Labs (Lumosity), eventually VP Marketing - Lifecycle
- **2015** — Co-founded Methodology with Stephen Liu
- **2019** — Methodology raises Seed round
- **2025** — Profiled in Forbes as eight-figure premium meal-delivery brand

## Achievements

- Bootstrapped Methodology to eight-figure annual revenue
- Built a nationwide premium meal-delivery operation using reusable glass jars
- Forbes Business Council member
- Featured in Goop, Forbes, The Chalkboard, Voyage LA, Dear FoundHer, Kara Goldin Show

## Latest updates

- **2025-01** — Featured in Forbes profile on building Methodology with co-founder Stephen Liu.
- **2024-11** — Profiled in Wellworthy's Health Stack series.

## Links

- Website: https://gomethodology.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/julie-nguyen-3115521
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/dNyaj699niQ
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gomethodology

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Last updated: 2026-06-30