Pamodzi Creatives

Episode 3:3 Meet our supporters Rebecca Lodge: Director of Little Kanga Ltd and brand founder of StartUp Disruptors

Becky Lodge is a degree and CIM qualified entrepreneur ; she is Director of Little Kanga Ltd and brand founder of StartUp Disruptors.

One of TechRounds Women in Tech to watch in 2022 and awarded as one of Sky News 100 Women in Business in 2018;  for her work engendering more parity; diversity and inclusion in business both in the U.K. and worldwide to help women be heard.

Becky founded her business Little Kanga Ltd a management consulting firm that helps universities and governments with strategies around business and start-up growth from her kitchen table - and in 2016; she founded StartUp Disruptors; an online business incubation community and social media brand; that has helped over 5000 people to start businesses; aiding them to raise over £2mn in funding for their journeys.

This community is sponsored by the University of Portsmouth Business School; U.K. Business Angels Association; Uber and many other corporates and SMEs and is the largest and first incubator of its kind in the U.K.

She employs 3 people and is actively hiring and growing the business and she is on a mission to help women and neurodiverse people; minorities and their allies thrive in starting their businesses to realise their dreams of being business owners.

Becky is also neurodiverse and has spoken openly about the barriers that women and neurodiverse women especially face in business and has set out to change the landscape for others.

 

Linked in : https://www.linkedin.com/in/beckylodge/

littlekanga.co.uk 

startupdisruptors.co.uk 

Creative Schools Engagement : Claire Tamplin speaks to Roni Edwards

The schools engagement strand of Pamodzi Creatives aims to facilitate creative collaborations inspired by the curriculum.

 

The Creative Transitions programme of works will focus on supporting PSHE needs and raising aspirations. The programme will include two focus areas; the Mindful Movement and Who inspires you strands.

 

The Mindful Movement PSHE strand led by The Mindful Movement Coach Claire Tamplin will train a practitioner, support school staff, and young people preparing for their SATS exams.

 

This episode introduces Claire Tamplin ; a Secondary School Teacher of English with over 11 years’ experience of Portsmouth Schools, she completed her NPQSL at UCL London, specialising in emotional intelligence. She trained in Teen Yoga and Yoga and Mindfulness ; promoting well-being and mental health in education for young people. Recently endorsed by Joe Wicks, Claire Hosts a radio show and regularly delivers community sessions, school sessions and after school programmes to address the mental health crisis impacting young people across Portsmouth. Claire has proudly led sessions at the Local Young Carer Festival and several other large wellbeing events designed for our most vulnerable young people.

 

Claire has a vast experience of delivering wellbeing sessions in school settings of various key stages, she has spent many years carrying out rigorous studies and training, including from Dr Siegel, a pioneering neuropsychiatrist on the neurodevelopment of a child’s and teen’s brain. Siegel’s research evidence through his concept ‘move it or lose it’ that mindful movement is pivotal in shifting through children’s emotions and identifying their sense of ‘self’.

 

Episode 3:2 Meet our supporters : Biscoes Solicitors

‘I like the quote: you never look down on someone unless it stops help them up..I genuinely believe this” Alison Lee

 

The Inspirational Women of Portsmouth Project would not be possible without the supporters behind it. This series takes time out to meet some of the wonderful Award Event Sponsors. In this episode Roni Edwards talks to Alison Lee, Managing Director of Biscoes Solicitors about the challenges and opportunities women and young girls face in the city.

 

Biscoes is  an award winning law firm based in Hampshire & the Isle of Wight. They can advise businesses, organisations and individuals in a wide range of legal issues. Their team are flexible, proactive problem solvers, who use law as a tool to provide innovative and tailored solutions that deliver a better outcome for you, or for your business.

 

https://www.biscoes-law.co.uk/

 

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Episode 3:2 Meet our supporters : NEU

“At a local level its much more like (a family) so its kind of an extension of your school family. There’s people there who you can bounce ideas off, who you can share ideas with and collaborate with”.

 

The Inspirational Women of Portsmouth Project would not be possible without the supporters behind it. This series takes time out to meet some of the wonderful Award Event Sponsors. In this episode Roni Edwards talks to Alison Rogers, National Education Union (NEU) Portsmouth Equalities Officer about the important role the NEU plays in supporting its members.

 

“The National Education Union (NEU) is the largest education union in Europe, representing educational professionals across the UK” says Alison Rogers. “Together, we want to shape the future of education and we have a powerful voice in making the changes that will benefit teachers, support staff and ultimately our pupils”.

 

https://neu.org.uk/

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Episode 3.1 Meet our supporters : The Middle Group

“(As employees) I’m proud we’re able to offer taking your child to playgroup as the norm…..a fundamental issue for people in the city is childcare…its got to be worth you going back to work”  Anna Smith 

The Inspirational Women of Portsmouth Project would not be possible without the supporters behind it. This series takes time out to meet some of the wonderful Award Event Sponsors. In this episode Roni Edwards talks to Sarah Roads and Anna Smith, founders of The Middle Group about the importance of work life balance and making sure you’re paying attention to the correct child in their swimming lesson...  

The Middle Group was formed by two experienced recruiters who started their own businesses in the Marine, Insurance, Financial Services and Pharmaceutical sectors, offering permanent, temporary and contract solutions to many clients around the UK. Their aim was to create a work/life balance that couldn't be gained by working in the 'normal' recruitment office environment. 

Whilst running successful businesses since 2017 they have joined forces to create the Middle Group, offering recruiters the opportunity to run their own business with full autonomy supplying all the tools required to hit the ground running.

www.themiddlegroup.co.uk

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Episode 2:42 Conversations with my son : Vicky and Jack

 So we got all the friends together on the group chat and I said  “(the police will find you)..just tell them, be honest and tell them what happened ….  if you don’t tell anyone and you try and keep it hidden, you’ re going to be guilty..if you give yourself in, then you’ll still be guilty, but  you’ll have the respect of knowing that you know that you messed up and you want  to tell someone”…so that made them realise and they told their mum  (Jack, 15 ) 

 

Pamodzi means together. We celebrate inspirational stories and collaborate with creatives to challenge, affirm and inspire.  To mark #international mens day, our "Conversations With My Son" series celebrates the magic of family and leans into conversations around mental health and the impact of culture to our definition of family.  Jack and his Mum Vicky talk about the importance of open lines of communication with each other and how opportunities of counselling gave them the tools to communicate more effectively with each other.  For Jack especially, it has also given him the gift of empathy in supporting friends who are themselves struggling with their own mental health.  

 

#boystomen #internationalwomensday #conversation #podcast #podcast community #mentalhealth #whoinspiresyou #whatinspiresyou #family #community #mumswithboys #boymum

 

Episode 2:41 Conversations with my Son : Siobhan & Dylan

“Mental health means being kind to yourself….and it also means being able to let your emotions help you”  (Dylan, 7)

Pamodzi means together. We celebrate inspirational stories and collaborate with creatives to challenge, affirm and inspire.  For #internationalmensday,  our "Conversations With My Son" series celebrates the magic of family and leans into conversations around mental health and the impact of culture to our definition of family.   Dylan and his Mum Siobhan talk about the  post transition back to school and  he also gives the grown up in his life some advice on how to protect their mental health.

#boystomen #internationalmensday #conversation #podcast #podcast community #mentalhealth #whoinspiresyou #whatinspiresyou #family #community #mumswithboys #boymum #lockdown #stories #sparkjoy

Episode 2:40 Conversations with my son : Julia & James

"Sad feels like you’re falling 100 miles into a black world….hugging my mummy helps".   (James, 7) 

Pamodzi means together. We celebrate inspirational stories and collaborate with creatives to challenge, affirm and inspire.  To mark #internationalmensday,  our 'Conversations With My Son' series celebrates the magic of family and leans into conversations around mental health and the impact of culture to our definition of family.  James and his Mum Julia  talk about the power of hugs, the importance of empathy and kindness and the joys of planning an unplanned pregnancy with four weeks notice !

#boystomen #internationalwomensday #conversation #podcast #podcast community #mentalhealth #whoinspiresyou #whatinspiresyou #family #community #mumswithboys #boymum

Episode 2:39 Inspirational Women of Portsmouth Jessica Whitbourn

“Advice to my younger self ? Stay connected. Keep your eye on the ball..don’t look from the outside in”

As part of this year's Inspirational Women of Portsmouth Awards, we took the opportunity to hear from some of the women nominated for being inspirational. Jessica Whitbourn recently launched her own Performing Arts School and is an Award Recipient (Sports) for her incredible commitment to building an international Twirling movement during Lockdown. 

Find out more about her work on these platforms :

Website : Jessica Whitbourn School of Performing Arts

Instagram JW School of Performing Arts   & Twirlversity 

You can find the complete film of the  2021 Inspirational Women of Portsmouth Awards on our YouTube page.

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Episode 2:38 Inspirational Women of Portsmouth : Gemma Hinks

"I find everything about Autism amazing. It's like undoing a little puzzle piece,  finding these connections..... and once you get the communication and they come to you with a symbol or something like that, it's just amazing. I just love my job ".

As part of this year's Inspirational Women of Portsmouth Awards, we took the opportunity to hear from some of the women nominated for being inspirational. In this episode Gemma Hinks talks to Shamila Shirima about why her father is her inspirational role model, what motivates her in her  and the privilege of being able to volunteer in different ways through out lockdown. 

You can find the complete film of the  2021 Inspirational Women of Portsmouth Awards on our YouTube page.

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