Drew Pells

Drew Pells - • Suzhou, PR China •-• PROFESSIONAL PROFILE Highly motivated freelance sports writer and podcaster with a focus on soccer, particularly the Premier League and Champions League. Self starter, entertainer, creative, unique, informed. WORK EXPERIENCE Podcast Host - On The Counter with Drew Pells Nov. 2017 - PRESENT • • • Produce twice weekly shows discussing the major stories surrounding the Premier League, Champions League, and great world of soccer Doubled audience growth between between Nov. 2018 and Jan 2019 Manage all social media accounts, book interview guests, edit audio/visuals, and perform all other duties of show production Freelance Writer - www.drewpells.com and others Nov. 2018 - PRESENT • • • Write weekly Premier League Power Rankings, Notes From the Champions League, and other ad hoc articles about major soccer stories Weekly columnist for www.thinkfootballideas.co.uk including match previews and major soccer stories Published monthly on www.sportskeeda.com English Teacher - Self Employed, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, PR China Nov. 2017 - PRESENT • • • Create systematic courses personalized for each student Retained 95% of students more than 6 months Provide bonus materials for student review and language retention English Teacher - EF (English First) Suzhou Nov. 2015 - Nov. 2017 • • • Signed 85% of demo classes given Designed “Welcome to Suzhou” guide for new teachers Improved 10 in house classes which were then implemented school wide Drew Pells - Customer Service Rep - Enterprise Rent A Car, Portland, OR, USA June 2013 - Jan. 2015 • • • Exceeded sales goals by 25% for 1 year running Developed new department sales pitches for different customer types Trained new employees in both sales and service standards PROFESSIONAL SKILLS • • • • Mastery iOS iMovies and GarageBand for Audio/Visual production Mastery of Microsoft PPT Excellent public speaking skills and comfortable with all group sizes Excellent negotiation and sales communication EDUCATION BS Business Administration - Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, USA Graduated - June 2013 VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE Omega Delta Phi, Inc. - Northwest Region Board Member June 2013 - Feb. 2015 • • • Managed intake and new member process for northwest region Expanded region to 2nd largest within the organization Formalized and standardized recruitment process for region AWARDS AND HONORS Regional Sales Leaderboard (#1) - Enterprise Rent A Car • Led region (Oregon and NW Washington) in total sales and sales per customer PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS • Omega Delta Phi Alumni Association (June 2013-PRESENT) LANGUAGE COMPETENCIES • • English: native language Spanish: professional working proficiency