Fiona Walsh has an MA in Communications from the City of London University, and over 12 years experience as a publicist. She started her PR career as a senior account executive with international PR firm Grayling, based in Dublin, Ireland, where clients included Weetabix, Colgate and Mills & Boon. She subsequently worked as press officer for English National Ballet, head of press for the Royal National Theatre and director of press and marketing for Bermuda Shorts Film, all based in London.

Since going freelance, she has worked for a diverse range of clients, including Sony Pictures Television International, Tourism Ireland, the Market Theatre, SABC3, MNet, Talk Radio 702 and David Krut Publishing. Fiona has also been a lecturer in public relations at Boston Media House, Johannesburg.