Meet the Team

Dave is our leader and general. He was raised in a military family which made him enormously organised with an odd sense of humour and ability to have an eye for details. 

His education and work experience allowed him to become a tax paying resident in the UK, South Africa and Poland although never simultaneously. 

After being enormously successful in the corporate world in the UK, he realised the enormous hole in his heart that came with the long hours and big salary. In 2013 he made a career change committed to working in the education industry and positively influence others through caring and being committed to each learner. 

EnglishDave is his second business after founding a charity/ business organisation in South Africa dedicated to educating African immigrants in Cape Town and helping them find work so that they can reunite with their families. 

Outside work he used to train like a semi professional athlete until he got old and too injured in sports such as: rugby, football, downhill mountain biking, triathlon, kickboxing, trekking, tennis, squash and darts.

His hobbies used to be making jazz and african music with his instrument the djembe (african drums), video podcast on YouTube and loving his dogs and cats.

He is happily married to a Polish Ania and they have the nicest little daughter together. 

Gary is our resident John Rambo.

Let me explain, Gary is better qualified to be Indiana Jones than an English teacher. His career and hobbies span from

·      animal wrangler

·      ocean kayaker

·      surfer

·      bodyboarder

·      sailor

·      ocean diver

·      ocean fisherman

·      bodybuilder

·      trainer

This is exactly why he was hired – he brings an unique life perspective that will encourage loads of cool and interesting conversations. Gary is an avid health enthusiast with insightful perspectives into nutrition and wholesome eating. Other than being the nicest guy alive, he also spends his free time helping his local African community with education and charity initiatives.

Gary is happily married and is keeping an eye on potential parenthood in the coming few years with his lovely wife! 

With all white people in South Africa, the origins can be traced back to Europe 99% of the time. In Kerryn’s case it is Italy. She initially grew up in the ‘Gold Capital of the World’ namely Johannesburg which probably hardened her, as Johannesburg historically is and was a business city with higher crime rates, more so than me and Gary who grew up like a couple of surfer boys next to the coast. If you are perceptive, you will notice her accent is more clear and slightly posher than ours too

From a personal side, she is marrying her fiancée this coming South African spring (April 2026) and lives in Strand, Cape Town where she loves hiking coastal & forest & mountain trials, spending time with animals on her farm or via helping out at animal shelters, cooking wonderful dishes with chef skills which she got from a family who owns and operates and authentic Italian restaurant in Cape Town.