Poppy Creative
Creative ally with 20+ years behind the scenes. Sharing real talk, stories, and lessons on building careers, running smooth shoots, and reshaping how artists and agents work together.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Only free issues | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 10 | Founded | a year ago | Last Issue | 2 months ago |
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Still Standing.
photo by shaun sullivan
I started Poppy in 2009.
If you know anything about 2009, you know that was not a gentle time to start a business. The economy was in freefall. Clients were pulling back. Nobody was talking about growth — they were...
The phone didn't ring in January.
Late last year I heard a rumor. One of our most important, long-standing clients was pulling all photography shoots for 2027. Going all-in on AI instead.
My first reaction? I brushed it off. There is no way that is actually true. These wer...
Tired Too
We hosted our monthly Focus on Women call this week. Just a check-in. How are you, what’s working, what isn’t.
It wrecked me a little, if I’m being honest.
I’m watching photographers,stylists, producers who have spent 15, 20 years buildin...
The Poppy Perspective: On Absence, Uncertainty, and the Myth of Representation
I’ve been absent here for a while.
Not because I ran out of things to say but because I wasn’t sure how to show up honestly when so much of the world feels heavy, fractured, and uncertain. The pain so many people are carrying right now is...
The Mold Has Cracked, Now Let’s Build Something Better
In my last post, I shared why the traditional agency model has reached its limits and why it’s time to break that mold open.
But once the cracks start to show, the real question becomes:
What do we build in its place?
Because the truth...
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