meet Pam

Growing up on Cape Cod, Pam Smith experienced early on the inspiration of a high school art teacher who spotted her creative gift, a gift that would set her on her current path of success. In her college years, her fondness of fine arts grew into a love of turning pencil into pixels, igniting her keen digital art skills. With a Visual Arts degree in hand, Pam put her years of study to good use, as a creative director for an award-winning agency specializing in non-profit organizations, and then as a designer for prominent financial, medical, and healthcare institutions.  She started freelancing after getting married and having kids. Pam then formed Creative Pear in 2008 with her college roommate, Erin.  In 2015, she took over the ownership of Creative Pear while her former partner concentrated on a family restaurant business.

Pam has another business, one that she co-owns with her daughter, Alyssa.  Locally, Yours is a hometown apparel and gift shop located in the Village Landing Marketplace, Plymouth.  Her daughter runs the day to day operations and hand picks the merchandise they offer, while Pam assists with marketing efforts, maintaining the website and designs the hometown apparel they sell in their locally inspired shop.  They won the 2020 Reader’s Choice Award for the Best Gift Shop on the South Shore and the 2019 Second Place Award for the Best of South Shore Award, by the South Shore Home Life and Style.  www.shoplocallyyours.com

In her spare time, Pam enjoys working out, gardening, relaxing poolside and spending time with her family.  She was chosen as the 2020 Ambassador of the Year by the Plymouth Area Chamber of Commerce.  She is very involved with the Chamber and also belongs to a Plymouth networking group, Connect 2 Close.