Owners, Alexandra Ireland and Nate Wilson, began in 2010 to create the concept that is now known as Bottoms Up Espresso. Alexandra Ireland, originally from the Seattle area, was exposed to the “bikini coffee” concept in her home town, where she took on a role as a bikini barista herself. Realizing the structure of the business model needed more stability. Alex and Nate teamed together and moved their idea to central California to begin working on their “Themed Barista’s” model. Bottoms Up Espresso opened its first store in Modesto, CA in early 2011. They opened their second store within the first year, having experienced success in the changes they had made to the classic “bikini barista” model. In just over 3 yrs. they have opened 6 stores