Meet the team
We like the personal approach – but before we meet and greet, we should explain that we are driven by passion, motivated by excellence and
committed to quality. Our management team has a depth of experience in the skills development field that is unrivalled. Our staff comprises of
trainers that have enjoyed working with us for over six years. This is a rare find in an industry known for high staff churn rates and is
attributable to VeryCoolIdeas' commitment to staff welfare, fostering positive values within the business and continually developing and
improving staff members.

Now without further ado, let’s introduce you to the team.

Kim Dry-Courtois Inspired leader. 

Inspired leader. Kim is the founder of VeryCoolIdeas and has infused the business with her own brand of enthusiasm
and professionalism. Discovering her calling for training and development early in her career, Kim has successfully
completed several national and international qualifications in Education, Training and Development and is constantly 
looking for newand exciting ways to make learning a fantastic and empowering experience. Kim is passionate about 
outcomes-based learning and assessment and was one of the very first assessors be trained in South Africa.
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Evelyn Salisbury-Stegmann Skills engineer. 

Evelyn is VeryCoolIdeas' highly motivated director of product development, possessing excellent analytical skills and 
problem solving ability. Evelyn has proved her competence in numerous fields over the years, including a 3 year 
degree in Education, Training and Development at RAU and positions herself as an instructional systems designer and
programme evaluator. Evelyn's work has been published by Fleet Street publishers.
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Modiegi Kgokane Connecting the dots.
                         
Modiegi is an experienced ETDP practitioner and manager with excellent training, materials development and
interpersonal skills. Responsible for sales and business development at VeryCoolIdeas, she is highly articulate, 
confident and persuasive as a team builder. Modiegi motivates and communicates effectively and works well
independently, with a high level of personal integrity and professionalism.
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Claude Courtois Quality, not quantity.

Hailing from a retail management background, where he developed his passion for skills development and training,
Claude brings a wealth of valuable experience to the VeryCoolIdeas team. His commitment and passion for delivering
service excellence and quality products has become an obsession! As the Client Relationship Manager, Claude has
the ideal role to flex his impressive skills in relationship building and quality control. 
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