Poppy Jamie

Poppy Elizabeth Jamie (born 19 July 1990) is a British entrepreneur and former television presenter based in London. She is a co-founder of the accessories brand Pop & Suki and the wellbeing and mindfulness app Happy Not perfect.

Poppy Jamie
Born (1990-07-19) July 19, 1990
London, United Kingdom
EducationLondon School of Economics
OccupationEntrepreneur, Television Presenter

Entrepreneurship

In September 2016, Jamie launched direct-to-consumer accessories brand Pop & Suki, co-founded with her best friend Suki Waterhouse. Pop & Suki's launch collection includes handbags and jewelry, and has been featured in publications including Vogue,[1] Harper's Bazaar,[2] W,[3] and Elle.[4]

Jamie is also launching Happy Not Perfect in 2017, an app focused on improving mental health and positive wellbeing. The aim of the app is "to raise self-esteem and try to counteract the culture of likes and selfies through feel-good mantras, brain games and community."[5]

In September 2016, it was announced that Jamie would be a speaker at the TEDxHollywood 2016 conference.[6]

Entertainment career

Since 2010 she's anchored a variety of shows including FYI Daily and The Hot Desk, both for ITV2 and the MTV Movie Awards on MTV International. She's also been a showbiz correspondent and hosted a TED conference.

At the age of 19, Jamie became an entertainment correspondent at ITN.[7] In 2012 she graduated at the London School of Economics and was hired as a correspondent for Extra.[8]

In 2015, Jamie hosted Pillow Talk with Poppy, Snapchat's first chat show.[9]

References
  1. Caroline Leaper (2016-09-19). "Introducing Pop & Suki, Suki Waterhouse and Poppy Jamie's New Line of Accessories". Vogue. Retrieved 2016-10-18.
  2. Gonzales, Erica (2016-09-19). "Suki Waterhouse Just Launched the Most Instagrammable Accessories Line". Harpersbazaar.com. Retrieved 2016-10-18.
  3. Betker, Ally (2016-10-04). "See the Pop & Suki Collection Photos". W Magazine. Retrieved 2016-10-18.
  4. Melby, Leah (2016-09-20). "Suki Waterhouse Debuts Her Accessories Line Pop & Suki". Elle.com. Retrieved 2016-10-18.
  5. Harvey, Catriona. "Seven young women doing amazing things to empower others". Cosmopolitan.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-10-18.
  6. "TEDxHollywood 2016 Conference Announces Speakers For September 15 Event At The UCLA Freud Playhouse - KTBS.com - Shreveport, LA News, Weather and Sports". KTBS.com. Retrieved 2016-10-18.
  7. " One-on-one with Snapchat star Poppy Jamie". Sun Times, Samantha Gross / People / August 7, 2015
  8. "Poppy Jamie, the Golden Girl of Showbiz". The Arcadia Online. 26 January 2015 by Monicha Tully
  9. "Behind The Scenes With Snapchat Original Series 'Pillow Talk'". by Natalie Jarvey, Hollywood Reporter, April 24, 2015
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