SPECIAL FEATURE
I am a passionate young woman and a storyteller at heart . I was raised on multiple pages of novels and magazines as I am an avid reader . These pages painted vivid paintings of what life could be if I grabbed it with both hands and went for my dreams . This book worm lifestyle has left me with an affliction : an insatiable desire for words .
When I joined GMI 8 years ago , all I wanted was to touch lives with the written word and watch words bring impact and influence into people ’ s lives for the better . I believed that we could tell a unique story about music and urban culture right here , from where we are from . What I had not anticipated , which has beautifully happened over the years , is growing to be part of a community of trend setters and way pavers across Africa .
Being part of the team has strengthened my voice and made sure that it can be heard with resonance across the halls of my time and that is hugely because here at GMI we are dreamers . We believe in each other and support each other ’ s passions fiercely . I don ’ t feel that the work I do outside of Groove is ever divorced from the bigger picture .
Our tagline at GMI is that we are Metropolitan , African , and Global , and this is the way we deal with all the work we do . The target we set for ourselves is always at these three levels . It is my desire to see us grow and extend our reach on the ground with offices at these 3 levels as well .
I am the founder of Constance Frazer Empire Trust and Page Poetry Alive ( PPA ), poetry collective that nurtures storytellers from page poets to Spoken word artists am also a Creative Entrepreneur , commanding communicator , performer , missionary with Youth with a Mission ( YWAM ) and a Transformational Leadership development consultant accredited by LASOF .
PPA fosters the economic growth of artists by making sure that they are remunerated for their work and that they develop self-sustainable brands . That way art becomes a viable business for each of them . We believe that every person has a story to tell and that every story has a contribution towards changing the world for the better . Through the creation of dialogue around art shared with the audience at each event , we give these stories a voice .
All the work that I do feeds into my passion for purpose and destiny alignment in the domains of Art , Media and Education as this is where I am called to serve and function with a huge focus on Youth Development . And at the base of the work I do is a balance of shared values for me as an individual as well as GMI as a whole .
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