Poppy Jamie

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Poppy Jamie
Born (1990-07-19) 19 July 1990 (age 35)
London, England
Education London School of Economics
OccupationsEntrepreneur, television presenter

Poppy Elizabeth Jamie (born 19 July 1990) is a British entrepreneur, author and media personality. [1]

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Entrepreneurship

Pop & Suki

In September 2016, Jamie launched the accessories brand Pop & Suki, co-founded with Suki Waterhouse.

The brand’s launch collection, which included handbags and jewellery, received coverage in Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, W Magazine and Elle. [2] [3] [4]

In 2018, Pop & Suki was included on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list in the Retail & Ecommerce category. [5]

Happy Not Perfect

In 2017, Jamie launched Happy Not Perfect, a mental-health and wellbeing app focused on emotional resilience, cognitive tools and stress reduction. [6]

In 2022, the platform was acquired by JumpStart Games Inc., the parent company behind Neopets, as reported by Glossy. [7]

With Gratitude

In 2025, Jamie and Suki Waterhouse launched With Gratitude, a social-wellness app encouraging users to share daily gratitude entries within small social groups. [8] [9]

Cuddle Sleep Health

Jamie has also worked in the consumer-wellbeing space, including the development of Cuddle Sleep Health, a sleep-wellness brand focused on nighttime rituals and functional health products. [10]

Entertainment career

Since 2010, Jamie has anchored a variety of programmes including FYI Daily and The Hot Desk for ITV2, as well as the MTV Movie Awards on MTV International. [11]

At the age of 19, Jamie became an entertainment correspondent at ITN.

In 2015, Jamie hosted Pillow Talk with Poppy, Snapchat’s first talk show, interviewing music artists, actors and models. [12] [13]

Jamie created and hosts the wellness podcast Unwind with Poppy Jamie, which explores mental health, neuroscience and emotional wellbeing. [14]

In September 2016, she was announced as a speaker at TEDxHollywood, where she presented on emotional wellbeing and digital culture. [15]

Writing and publications

Jamie is the author of Happy Not Perfect, published by Hachette in 2021. [16] The book incorporates psychology, neuroscience and personal narrative to explore emotional resilience and stress. [17]

Awards and recognition

Jamie received a Points of Light Award from the UK Prime Minister’s Office in recognition of her contribution to mental-health advocacy through Happy Not Perfect. [18]

References

  1. "Poppy Jamie on Her New Book "Happiness Not Perfection" - PAPER Magazine". www.papermag.com. Retrieved 28 November 2025.
  2. Pike, Naomi (2 November 2016). "Poppy Jamie & Suki Waterhouse Have Created Your New BFF". British Vogue. Retrieved 28 November 2025.
  3. "Suki Waterhouse and Poppy Jamie share 5 lessons they learned in their first year of business". Harper's BAZAAR. 30 November 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2025.
  4. McCoole, Veena. "Decoding Pop & Suki's Instagram-Fueled Growth Strategy". Forbes. Retrieved 28 November 2025.
  5. Ruffner, Zoe (10 May 2018). "This New Mindfulness App Wants You to Be 'Happy Not Perfect'". Vogue. Retrieved 28 November 2025.
  6. Sandler, Emma (16 September 2022). "Beauty's favorite mental health platform Happy Not Perfect is acquired". Glossy. Retrieved 28 November 2025.
  7. Conway, Juliet (13 October 2025). "Suki Waterhouse: I was quite isolated — this is how I coped". thetimes.com. Retrieved 28 November 2025.
  8. Burns, Emily (28 February 2025). "EXCLUSIVE: Suki Waterhouse and Poppy Jamie Are Launching an App for Friend Groups to Practice Gratitude Every Day". WWD. Retrieved 28 November 2025.
  9. "Being Grateful with Suki Waterhouse and Poppy Jamie". airmail.news. Retrieved 28 November 2025.
  10. "Poppy Jamie". TEDxTeen. 4 February 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2025.
  11. "How To Be A Snapchat Queen From The Girl Reaching 100 Million Users". Grazia. 13 January 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2025.
  12. Jarvey, Natalie (24 April 2015). "Behind The Scenes With Snapchat Original Series 'Pillow Talk'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 28 November 2025.
  13. "Spotify – Web Player". Spotify. Retrieved 28 November 2025.
  14. S, Pangambam (24 June 2022). "Addicted To Likes: Poppy Jamie (Full Transcript)". The Singju Post. Archived from the original on 4 March 2024. Retrieved 28 November 2025.
  15. Jamie, Poppy (29 October 2020). Happy Not Perfect. ISBN   978-1-5293-3916-1.
  16. "Happy Not Perfect by Poppy Jamie | Waterstones". www.waterstones.com. Retrieved 28 November 2025.
  17. McBride, Jake (4 March 2019). "Happy Not Perfect". Points of Light. Retrieved 28 November 2025.