About me
18 years in digital.
4 years inside Meta.
Now I'm teaching
what actually works.
I'm Corly Pienaar — AI educator, trainer, and digital strategist. I started at WPP-Yonder Media, built my own consulting practice for 6 years helping SMEs scale through digital marketing, then joined Meta as a Client Solutions Manager where I managed 20+ enterprise clients across EMEA, SSA, UAE, and North America.
No fluff, no overwhelm — just what actually works, taught by someone who's been in the trenches.
THE CAREER BEHIND THE TRAINING
Where 18 years of experience comes from.
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2022 — 2026
Client Solutions Manager — EMEA, SSA, UAE & North America
Meta
Managed 20+ top-tier enterprise clients across four regions. Worked directly with Meta's ad products at scale — understanding what the platform rewards, what wastes budget, and how to build campaigns that actually convert. This is the inside knowledge I now bring to every client and session.
2016 — 2022
Digital Marketing Consultant & Trainer
Reell Consulting
Six years running my own consulting practice — helping SMEs across South Africa scale through digital marketing. This is where I learned to translate complex strategy into practical steps for real business owners who don't have time for theory.
2008 — 2016
Digital Strategist & Senior Campaign Manager
WPP — Yonder Media
Where it all started. Eight years building digital campaigns and strategy at one of the world's largest marketing groups. The foundation of everything that followed.
WHY I'M DOING THIS
I spent 4 years inside Meta watching AI change everything. I'm here to make sure you don't get left behind
After 4 years inside one of the world's most powerful technology companies, I watched AI go from a background tool to something that was changing how every business operated — fast. I also watched most people get left behind. Not because they weren't smart enough, but because nobody was teaching it in a way that made sense for their actual work and life.
That's the gap I'm here to close. I'm not an academic. I'm not a developer. I'm someone who has spent nearly two decades in real businesses — running campaigns, building strategies, sitting in client meetings — and I know exactly what it takes to make technology work for people who don't have time to figure it out themselves.