About Picking Daisies Media

The creator management agency influencers deserve

Building a career online shouldn’t mean handing over 20% of everything you earn just to have someone in your corner.

$15M+

Signed for creators

$0

Commission taken

2020

Officially launched

100%

Women-owned

Mariah and Dani of Picking Daisies Media

Our story

Building with the industry

We were already working with creators in 2019, and then 2020 completely changed the way people shopped, advertised, consumed content, and worked with influencers.

Everyone was figuring it out at the same time. Brands were learning how to use creators in their marketing, creators were learning how to turn their platforms into actual businesses, and the industry was moving so fast there was no real roadmap to follow.

PDM grew right alongside it.

And six years later, creator management is so much more than sending pitches and forwarding emails. It’s understanding how budgets are shifting, how brands are using whitelisting and paid media, where affiliate fits in, what usage actually means, how contracts need to protect the creator, and how platform changes affect the opportunities in front of you.

It’s knowing when to push harder, when to negotiate differently, when to try something new, and when an opportunity just isn’t worth it.

We’re not here to manage creators based on what worked yesterday. We’re here to keep growing with the industry and help our creators build businesses that can grow with it too.

$15M+ signed. Not one commission taken.

Traditional management gets more expensive as you get more successful. We chose differently: a flat-fee model where brands pay our creators directly and creators keep every dollar they earn. When our creators grow, they keep the upside.

It keeps us accountable too. Creators stay with PDM because the service keeps making sense for their business, not because we own a percentage of their career. Some have been building with us since before we officially opened.

The real job

The job is bigger than the content

A 30-second Reel is what everyone sees. This is what they don’t:

ResearchScriptingFilmingEditingEmailsNegotiationContractsRevisionsAnalyticsAffiliate linksInvoicesFollow-upsBrand relationshipsContent calendar

No agency box

Support at every stage

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Education & newsletter

Free creator tips and 100+ brand opportunities monthly, straight to your inbox.

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$7/mo

CreatorHub

Weekly paid brand opportunities, pitch templates, and creator resources every Wednesday.

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6-month partnership

School of Influence

26 weeks of creator business education with a hands-on team beside you.

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Full support

Full PR Management

Your dedicated PR team pitching, negotiating, and building, commission-free.

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Your team, your goals

We work as a team, and you’re part of it.

When you work with PDM, you’re not handing your career off to an agency, you’re gaining a team invested in your goals. We’re here to help you accomplish them, with the strategy, resources, and support to grow your creator career into something sustainable, and people in your corner who genuinely want to see you win.

The journey

We don’t just build online. We show up in person too.

2019

Mentoring creators

Before PDM officially existed, we were mentoring creators and selling courses.

2020

Picking Daisies Media launches

A women-owned, commission-free agency built entirely around the creator.

2023

On the conference circuit

Sponsored Achieve Conference in Waco, the Haven Home Conference, and IMS, meeting the creators and brands shaping this industry face to face.

2024

City of Napa influencer event

Partnered with the City of Napa to bring creators and tourism together for an influencer event.

OUR FLAGSHIP · 2025

CreatorLand

Our own 3-day event bringing creators and brands together for education, relationships, and opportunities that extend far beyond a screen, with keynote speaker Brock Johnson.

Mariah and Dani at CreatorLand 2025
2026

Greenworks x Walmart launch

Partnered with Greenworks to help power their Walmart launch.

Our team

Meet the team behind PDM

Picking Daisies Media has grown because of the people behind it. Each member of our team brings a different strength to the table, from PR and brand relationships to engagement, strategy, paid media, finance, and operations. Together, we’ve built a team that knows this industry, knows our creators, and knows how much work happens behind every successful campaign.

Mariah Zingarelli

Mariah Zingarelli

Founder

Dani Stillman

Dani Stillman

CFO & Influencer Manager

Dee Hanes

Dee Hanes

Influencer Manager

Alex Maurer

Alex Maurer

Influencer Manager

Leah Ferezan

Leah Ferezan

Influencer Manager & Facebook Ads

Lexie Undem

Lexie Undem

Brand Marketing Manager

Cassandra Bahena

Cassandra Bahena

Office Administration

Katie Gall

Katie Gall

Engagement Manager

Your content built the audience. Let’s build the business behind it.

Whether you need more opportunities, education, mentorship, or a full team, we meet creators where they are.