Poppi’s Allison Ellsworth shares the story of their meteoric rise [Video]

HOUSTON — During Women’s History Month, KHOU 11 News is highlighting female entrepreneurs in Texas, who are changing the way business is done.

KHOU 11’s Rekha Muddaraj sat down with Allison Ellsworth, the co-founder of Poppi, to talk about her journey from farmers markets to the Super Bowl.

Perhaps you’ve seen the brightly-colored cans at the grocery store.

“I want to start with, one of the biggest accomplishments that probably any company could have, which is Poppi had a Super Bowl commercial!” Muddaraj said.

“It’s one of those moments you don’t even realize could happen,” Ellsworth said. “We were one minute before halftime and we were the most viewed Super Bowl ad as well.”

Ellsworth is still wrapping her head around the meteoric rise of Poppi, the sparkling, prebiotic …