Pamodzi Creatives

Yvonnne Clay is the Senior Marketing Manager to Gunwharf Quays. In this episode, Yvonne  talks about enjoying the challenge of having a diverse role, the importance of brilliant teams, and how her experience as a young Engineer & qualified Welder gave her some grit !   

Charlene Maines is so much fun to spend time with; a half-hour meeting pretty much turned into two ! Here, she talks about her eclectic projects and initiatives including 'Choices for You'  which provides employment services to women, community cooking initiatives and International Women's Day projects. I also find myself, yet again talking about my love of food. 

Amanda is the 2019 #PIW: Education Award Recipient which recognised her inspirational work as the National Vice President of the National Education Union. Here she talks about her passion for empowering women as part of the NEU values, her love for Portsmouth & the ever-demanding balancing act of being a working mother.

Rowshonara is Trailblazer & part of the selection panel selecting Award Recipients for She works with Adult Social Care within Portsmouth City Council. As a Community Development Officer, her role is to work with Black, Asian Minority & Ethnic Refugees [BAMER] and enable these communities to access to a range of services that reduce isolation and promote well being.

Priscilla is founder of the Noah Mapalo Centre which aims to give vulnerable communities the dignity of finding sustainable, empowering solutions to their challenging situations. Priscilla talks about the organisation's current focus of period poverty and also reflects on the importance of having a tribe around you.

Pamodzi is proud to support the  Portsmouth Abuse and Rape Counselling Service   Kim Hosier is Centre Director and is an incredible gift to Portsmouth. As well as talking about what inspires her, Kim talks about the need for a holistic approach that also finds ways to challenge cultures that support the continuation of violence against women, men, boys and girls...'because perpetrators love myths'...

Dr Jo Preston, a Marine Biologist talks about the unique privilege of leading a ground breaking marine project and how being a female Scientist can have both challenges and opportunities. She also talks about how she was inspired to define her own rules on how mother-hood and family life can compliment her identity as a leading Scientist in her field.

Samm Hart, is the youngest person so far in the series. One of my favourite moments is her describing being the only girl in a rugby team ; 'I didn't want them to get the wrong impression of me, so for my first game, I just tackled the biggest boy on the pitch'.  

The Fabulous Josh & his Mother Tracie talk about Josh's formative years of growing up in a safe, nurturing space and being free to play with 'non-gender specific toys' before 'non-gender specific toys became fashionable' and the delight of being able to have a mother as a muse that enables creative, accessible art'.  

Carrie Anne and Her son Dylan (10) talk about his recent achievements at the World Hip Hop Championships and the importance of attitude in winning and being inspired !  

Deanne & her mother Jacky talk to Roni Edwards about finding mutual support from each other and other inspirations, their love for Portsmouth and the inevitable evolution of you eventually sounding like your own Mum !

Louise talks about the unique challenge of carving out a career that includes front line research on consulting people who have experienced detainment under the Mental Health Act Assessment and how much the process itself may impact on the longer term recovery process. 

Clare Martin, Chief Executive to 'Pompey In The Community' talks about the incredible social impact being made by the charity and the unique strength of being a woman working in a predominantly male environment. I watched her carry rubbish bins out before our chat and couldn't help but notice how her positive, enabling energy transcends the entire organisation.  

Portsmouth is so very fortunate to have this Eco-Warrior-Community-Activist-Queen who continues to nurture the very heartbeat of the city. Listen to Clare talk about how she works to challenge our relationship to consumerism with her vision of a community without loneliness.

Carly-Ann Purcell, Founder of Most Wanted Dance & currently the phenomenal Women's Empowerment Movement that is Neptune Girls Dance  talks about the never ending journey that is personal growth and building up the vision and movement that is Neptune Girls.

Founder of Dimples & Daisies, Liberty Photography & Liberty Lounge , Jen is a self professed workaholic Moon-Child Witch who loves nature & beautiful finds. She has photographed over 800 women in the last 3 years in a mission to free them from the limiting beliefs they place about beauty standards and what they can achieve. They hold women circles & also use drama therapy techniques to get women b...

Tamzin Cormican talks about the adventures of being a [fabulous] plus size dancer and her bemusement at just how many insta' followers her Dad has....

Clare Hamer is an inspirational force of nature and talks about the challenges of building a business and importance of having people to walk alongside you through it all. 

Maricar Jagger talks about her love for the city of Portsmouth and the joys and challenges of protecting and nurturing your creativity when working within P.R. Watch her short video on our youtube page