Azzizah’s Herbal Green Popcorn | Giving Broadly

HOW DID YOU COME UP WITH THE IDEA FOR YOUR HERBY HEALTHY POPCORN?

I was honestly hungry, and the kids needed a quick and tasty snack. I’m not the kind of mother who feeds her children preservative-laden foods, so I used

the staples in my kitchen cabinet. The idea to add spirulina came because it was colorful, which the children liked; and it allowed me to sneak in a high-

nutrition superfood without them ever knowing.

We sold our tasty snack at festivals in Los Angeles, mainly in Leimert Park where we operated a storefront on Leimert Boulevard. Herbal Green Popcorn

launched in health food stores in spring of 2014. My daughter, Moona, is the angel of my business; she wears many hats from assistant to manager to

accounting, she has done it all. Her focus and tenacity are my inspiration every day. I mean, she’s really a beast when it comes to managing the business.

DO YOU REMEMBER YOUR FIRST TIME MAKING THE POPCORN?

I hot-air popped organic kernels on the stove top, and it was a hit. At the time I lived in a communal living space for musicians, and we often had lots of

visitors. Everyone who tasted it loved it.

DID YOU EVER CONSIDER GIVING UP?

I have considered throwing in the towel countless times. Thankfully, I surround myself with people who remind me of who I am and what I’ve come to do.

As difficult as it may have become for me as a small business owner, giving up has never been an option. Being a quitter is not in my DNA.

WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST ENTREPRENEURIAL ENDEAVOR?

In my early 20s, I became a licensed massage therapist and created essential oil whipped shea butter to incorporate into my body work therapy practice. I

did pregnancy massage, hospice care, grievance massage and just general relaxation. It was then that I realized that I wanted to provide a service or

product for healing. 

LAST WORD

My family is always on my mind as I experience the peaks and valleys of owning a growing business. My goal is to create opportunities and the multi-

generational wealth that they deserve.

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