Jenna Holmes, better known by her community as P Mami, is the founder and creative machine behind Australian brands, Plant Mama and Pasta Mama. Wearing more hats than most, this ex-teacher and millennial from Toowoomba has taken over Melbourne and Sydney with her creativity, chaos, colour and chutzpah. Jenna has effortlessly woven her intuitive eye for design and creativity, alongside her passion for art, food and film photography, bringing a fresh and distinctive approach to her endless pursuits and projects,
As a prolific and versatile innovator, Jenna utilises her infectious energy to create, produce and direct her extensive capabilities within multiple creative industries. From jungle builds and content production to sensory food events, product development and travel guides, she works to inspire and encourage her wide-ranging audience to seek out the simple pleasures of life as she brings communities together, both online and in person.
In 2023 PMami published her first book ‘With Love, Chaos & Rigatoni’ with Penguin Random House. This personal manifesto shares the nine core principles that have guided all the decisions and growth, made on the rollercoaster of building her brand. It’s a delightful quest through stories, lessons, travel tips, recipes and much more - an invigorating invitation to locate your inner zing, P Mami-style.
Her talents and work has been featured across Vogue, Gourmet Traveller, Architectural Digest, Delicious, Design Files, Broadsheet, Refinery29 and her client list spans Sonos, Google, IKEA, Tanqueray, St Agni, Aperol, David Jones, Spell, Dan Murphys and many more. The concept of P Mami exists to invigorate her community to cultivate a life rich in creativity and the pursuit of simple pleasures. We work to breathe authenticity, originality, delight and connectivity into everything we accept and project as a team, seeking only interesting projects with interesting people.
LOVERS OF LEISURE
A creative conversation with entrepreneur and author of ‘With Love, Chaos and Rigatoni’ Jenna Holmes also known as P Mami or Pasta Mama. She lives between Sydney and Melbourne, Australia with her border collie, Sprout. Filled with energy from the early hours, she loves to spend her leisure time chasing the Mediterranean sun and cooking for the people she loves. Read more here
Pasta Mama X delicious
For one kaleidoscopic day, founder of pop-up private dining experience Pasta Club Jenna Holmes (AKA Pasta Mama) lit up the delicious. test kitchen with a riot of colours and Italian-inspired flavours!
SEED x PASTA MAMA
Tomboy chic with feminine ’70s flair: How this creative director defines her style
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TDF TALKS by The Design Files
“Jenna Holmes wears many hats. Despite having been both a photographer, a PE teacher and an Uber driver in previous lives, right now, her career revolves around plants… and pasta! As the co-founder of plant styling business Plant Mama, and Pasta Mama pasta club, Jenna is a prolific, and impossibly versatile creative. In this podcast conversation, Jenna talks candidly about her experience of building not one but two successful businesses online – her energy is infectious!’
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Female Founders Series by Lady Brains
Jenna Holmes, founder of plant styling studio Plant Mama, shares how she injects creativity into every single thing she does, why building trust with clients and employees has been pivotal in helping her scale, and why she aspires to be completely authentic in everything she does.
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I Want Jenna to Meet Oprah by Days Like These
When a young Jenna Holmes discovers the magic of The Oprah Winfrey Show while channel surfing one afternoon, it cracks open a whole new way of thinking for the Toowoomba schoolkid. The undisputed master of daytime TV becomes Jenna’s guide for life. Chutzpah, visualisation, Celin Dion’s legs... the education Jenna’s getting is a little different to the other nine-year-olds. Can Jenna use what she’s learned to realise her dream of meeting Oprah in person?
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Plant Mama 'ADHD and Entrepreneurs' by The Self Love Club
Jenna is an entrepreneur with multiple start up businesses, super creative and shares her experience of being diagnosed with Adult ADHD – attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and how learning how her brain works has changed her life.
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PR Snacks by Flaunter
Jenna Holmes, or P Mami as she’s known to her friends, has had every career under the sun from PE Teacher to Uber Driver, before landing on her ultimate passion – plant stylist and pasta aficionado. She is the founder of Pasta Mama, Plant Mama and Sheila’s Club, and in this episode, Jenna and I chatted about the importance of being a multidisciplinary creative, becoming a personal brand, and how she’s staying creative in times of uncertainty
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VOGUE AUSTRALIA
The supper clubs bringing spontaneity, spunk & a splash of DIY spirit to Australia's dining scene
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Dan Murphys Next Gen Host
Pasta night with Pasta Mama - Jenna Holmes
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The Design Files
Plant Mamas Plant Haven - Collingwood
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St Agni
In Her Shoes Journal
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Pedestrian TV
Here’s Some Advice On Turning Your Life Passion Into A Job, According To Someone Who’s Done It
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Architectural Digest Germany
Urban jungle the Australian way: At home with plant expert Plant Mama
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Style Magazines
Join The Club: Your Invite To A One-Of-A-Kind Dining Experience’
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Bed Threads Journal
Just Wow: You Have To See Plant Mama's Indoor Jungle!
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GO TO SKIN
Jenna Holmes Has A Gift Idea For Everyone On Your List
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The Design Files
A Plant-Filled Richmond Rental
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SPELL
Spell x Pasta Club
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PASTA MAMA X CHARLIE HOLIDAY
Pasta Recipe & Interview
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MECCA
The Memo: Three Australian Foodies share their top dishes for your holiday table
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Broadsheet Melbourne
Welcome to Pasta Club: A Private, Carby Dining Experience in a Vibrant Italian-Style Courtyard
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Assembly Label
Studio Visit With Plant Mama
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Tint Paint
Interview: Plant Mama
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Reliquia Collective
Plant Mama tips with Plant Expert Jenna Holmes
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DOMAIN
Bigger is better: The best indoor plant trends
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Bobby Universe
BE YOU - IN CONVERSATION JENNA HOLMES
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Lois Hazel Journal
Jenna Holmes, aka Plant Mama, the queen of the green,
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Woman by Abby Rose
Plant Mama on being your authentic self
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