Stephen Ellsworth
Stephen Ellsworth is the co-founder of Poppi, a prebiotic soda brand based in Austin, Texas, where he served as CEO and Chief Product Officer overseeing product innovation, supply chain, and operations. He co-founded the company with his wife Allison Ellsworth in 2016, growing it from a farmers market startup into a nationally distributed beverage brand that PepsiCo acquired in 2025 for $1.95 billion. He currently serves as an operating partner at DropOut Companies, a Nashville-based consumer packaged goods firm.
“sold to PepsiCo for $1.95 billion after reaching $500M+ in annual revenue in under five years”
Source→“Poppy's early and aggressive bet on TikTok as a distribution channel for brand awareness was a primary driver of the company's unusual geographic growth pattern”
Source→“"He ran our entire innovation team and supply chain and all of this stuff. And like the hardcore business side is why we make so many, such a good partnership."”
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