An Office Management & Technology alumna who is now a published author and businesswoman recently spoke to Business and Information Administration students about how the course prepared her for her multiple careers.
Angie Mokoena is the author of Lord I am broken and owner of Angie Mokoena (Pty) Ltd, a company which focuses on fashion designing, image consulting, celebrity styling and personal brand coaching.
She told the students how all the subjects she studied at CPUT came in handy in her career growth and even more so now that she runs her own company. “OMT is so diverse and can lead you wherever you want to go,” said Mokoena.
Surprisingly, Mokoena said the course was not her first choice as she originally wanted to study marketing but the latter was full. After graduation she started working in the Economic Development Department and later became secretary to the Chief Operations Officer at the Tourism Department. “I wasn’t excited about my job but began finding purpose in my life when I started giving fashion tips.”
Mokoena now has her own seamstress and has designed a matric dance evening gown. Actress Jolene Martin is one of the celebrities who have been dressed and styled by Angie.
She enjoys personal branding and warned the students that their social media profile should match how they brand themselves for jobs in specific careers. “What is in your hand is more important that what you need elsewhere,” she said.
Mokoena added that she became unsatisfied with being unnoticed and boosted her self-esteem by writing her first book, Lord I am broken, published by Zion Publications. “It didn’t all come overnight, it took time for me to realise that this is what I want to do.”
She is in the process of producing an audio book and working on publishing her next book.
