She has a BA degree from the University of Natal, and a Higher Diploma in Communication Studies from the University of the Witwatersrand. She is an Accredited Business Communicator with IABC. After working in Communication for several large corporates, Pixie set up her own communications consultancy in 1990. For 15 years, she has successfully assisted many South African corporations with internal communication issues as well as working closely with many trade unions and management to facilitate innovative ways of promoting channels of communication between the two. She received numerous awards and accolades including the South African Consumer Award when she was Editor of a lifestyle publication, Soweto Today, the South African Writers' Circle award for the Best Book of 2016, and a Fellow Award from IABC.