Her early years were spent mainly in the UK, where she was born and raised. She worked her way through college, attending the Ridgeway School, Mid Kent College and West Kent College.
She was recognized by Forbes magazine as the 'first African woman to launch a pan-African TV channel', as well as by CNN, who referred to her as 'Africa's Queen of Media who conquered the continent'.
Mo's family roots are in Ondo Town, in the south-west of Nigeria. She is the eldest of three sisters. Mo lost her father at the age of 11. She has two children - daughter Temidayo and son Adekoyejo.
She went on to receive an MA in Human Resources Development from the University of Westminster in London. She was conferred with an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters (Honoris Causa) by Babcock University in 2014.
At age 19, she was selected to be the brand ambassador for AVON Cosmetics for the African market.