Nkgabiseng Motau holds a bachelor's degree in creative brand communication from the Vega School Of Brand Innovation. During her time there, she was awarded a gold Pendoring for the branding of the Nelson Mandela Children's Hospital among other accolades. Nkgabiseng began her career at Ogilvy & Mather Johannesburg, working on some of South Africa's most loved brands such as DSTV, Cell C and Cadbury.

She has also worked at FCB Africa on brands such as Old Mutual, Wimpy and Coca-Cola for which she was awarded a Gold Loerie in the category of Effective Creativity.

Nkgabiseng now works in a through-the-line creative agency called Think Creative Africa as Co-Founder and CCO. She gives back to the industry in the form of board membership in Creative Circle and The Loeries Committee as well as mentorship through The One Club Creative Bootcamp and The Loeries Open Chair.

Through Think Creative Africa, she is pursuing a commercially viable business that puts society first.