{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Jaime Catmull Show","title":"Allison Ellsworth - No Excuses: How She Turned Passion into a Billion-Dollar Brand","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1077,"description":"Allison Ellsworth shares her personal story of transforming health struggles and a homemade soda experiment into the nearly $2 billion brand, Poppi. The conversation explores the realities and challenges of entrepreneurship, especially as a woman and a mother, highlighting the importance of pushing past excuses, relentless resourcefulness, community support, and redefining work-life balance. Listeners gain both practical and inspirational insight into betting on themselves, following big dreams, and creating lasting impact for their families and communities.Key Points/Topics CoveredOvercoming personal health struggles and the origin of PoppiNavigating entrepreneurship as a woman and a motherThe leap from homemade product to business, including the Shark Tank experienceImportance of support systems, avoiding excuses, and personal growth in leadership rolesAchieving work-life balance, embracing “mom guilt,” and instilling values in the next generationTime Stamps00:00 – Overcoming health issues and creating Poppi in the kitchen00:46 – Building the business: farmer’s markets, Whole Foods, and manufacturing06:08 – The Shark Tank journey and pivotal moments07:55 – Advice for moms and women in entrepreneurship12:02 – Managing mom guilt and setting boundaries for work-life balance14:37 – Instilling values in children and company culture15:37 – Encouragement for women in entrepreneurship and future aspirations","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/3g5zSyUtHCNXLjR6y374MuX68gY2hrWIYtbFZO122kU/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8wNmE5/ZTc3YWZjMDJkNGVh/NDJlZTA4MGYxMjY4/YWNmNC5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}