Mandy Speechly has been working as a copywriter in the advertising industry for over fifteen years. She has worked full-time and as a freelancer for leading international advertising agencies in Johannesburg and Cape Town, on a range of different media including television, print, radio, brochures, promotions and websites.

Mandy is now Head of Copy at the AAA School of Advertising in Cape Town where she works as the Graduate Copywriting Lecturer. She also runs part-time copywriting courses in the evenings and continues to work for different advertising agencies and clients on a freelance basis.