An accomplished writer, Moky’s articles and opinion pieces have been published in various magazines and newspapers. In November 2008, her book Africa’s Greatest Entrepreneurs with a foreword written by Richard Branson was published by Penguin Books. The book featured on the top 10 best-selling business books in South Africa and was selected for the Exclusive Books Homebru promotion which showcases the best of South African writing.

What is your best piece of advice?

Life is what happens when you’re busy making plans..... try everything at least once!

Phyllida is an award winning theatre, opera and film director. She directed Mamma Mia! on stage and screen and most recently Tina the musical at the Aldwych. She also directed the film The Iron Lady which won Meryl Streep her third Oscar.

What is your best piece of advice?

Don’t try to solve everything at once. The solution will come but it may not come until the last inch.

"My four years at Malvern gave me confidence, not just academically but personally too. I did a lot of debating and my coaching sessions with Mrs Melhuish taught me so much about speaking in public and winning over an audience (one of her key pieces of advice was to smile before I started talking so that you set yourself and your listeners at ease, which is something I now do every time I give a speech)."

What is your best piece of advice?

Life gets better the more you get to know yourself.