MyBulawayo got a chance to sit down and have a chat with Patience the creator of the I AM EMPRESS movement and here is what she had to say about the I AM EMPRESS movement, how she juggles her career and motherhood and her advice to young ladies.

MB:Describe yourself in 3 words
Ambitious, Driven and Funny (I am the funniest person I know – according to me that is…)

<strongMB:How did it all get started
I was born…..
MB:Tell us more about the I AM Empress movement
I have dreadlocks and each time I would go in to have my locs ‘did’, I was called Empress/ Mother Nature, Queen and so on and I took to Empress and now use it as my twitter username

MB:How do you juggle it all, motherhood, model, business woman?
I have never liked this question (Please note I am feministing here!) I enjoy everything I do so I make time

MB:What drives /motivates you
Achieving more and making my son proud that I am his mummy

MB:Are you involved in any social responsibility projects
I am. I believe in the saying, “umuntu ngumuntu ngabantu”

MB:What would we be surprised to know about you
Hmmmm… That I don’t like shoes!

MB:Tell us more about Patience the Artivist
Artist + Activist = Artivist. I am and artist and I believe that through activism, artists’ lives can be changed for the better. So I push…

MB:What advice would you give to young ladies who would like to follow in your footsteps?
Are there any *looks around*?
Simple, stay true to you, never give up on your dreams, if you can dream it, you can do it and never apologise for wanting more.
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Twitter @patphiri
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Instagram: @empress_patience