MEET COLE NEELY
WHO IS COLE NEELY?
I'm a young man from Georgia that attended Furman University in Greenville, S.C. I’ve been extremely blessed to have had multiple opportunities to play college football and collaborate on various projects. I take pride in everything that I do because I want to embody success and hustle. I firmly believe that hard work eventually pays off, and I know that each day brings me closer to reaching my goals. Throughout my years of playing football, I have learned to be resilient and adaptable. Explore my portfolio, and feel free to get in touch with any questions.
PROFESSIONAL HISTORY
My Qualifications
COLOR ANALYST, ESPN+ AND ESPN 3
April 2021 - Present
Provided in-depth analysis and commentary of sports games on ESPN+ and ESPN 3
Provided color commentary for Georgia Southern Football, Furman Football, Furman Softball, and Furman Women's Lacrosse
MEDIA RELATIONS SPECIALIST, COOKERLY PUBLIC RELATIONS
September 2021 - Present
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Monitoring social media for clients
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Interactions with various members of media to gain broadcast, social, and traditional media coverage for events
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Writing press releases, articles, and media alerts
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Using Facebook and Twitter to market events
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Writing monthly summaries to showcase work completed for specific clients.
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Brainstorming creative ways to boost customer interaction and ideas to promote businesses.
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Won several awards for different clients through public relations work in the calendar year.
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FOOTBALL ANALYST
May 2021 - Present
Gathered statistical information about various football teams in various conferences in the Football Championship Subdivision
Appeared in a 27-minute pre-season show and discussed the Big South Football Conference with Erin Summers and Richmond Weaver.
Appeared on The Roar, Clemson's flagship station, with Mark Childress and his in-season show, The Mark Childress Show.
Conducting interviews and providing analysis for Light On College Sports
SHOW HOST
January 2020Â - Present
If You Ball, You Get the Call and Knightly News
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Successfully pitched a weekly sports show to the university to highlight stories about athletes who dominated their respective sport that week (If You Ball, You Get the Call)
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Co-anchored the show and provided commentary and questions to athletes being interviewed
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Conducted interviews with various athletes of different sports and performed side-line reporting
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Cole's Corner
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Interviewed different football players and coaches on the team so that fans understood the man off the field
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Created a podcast show dedicated to the Southern Conference football players and coaches
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Interviews athletes and coaches for fans to learn more about them
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Writes the scripts, researches statistics, and schedules guests
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Edits the audio for publishing purposes and creates teaser videos to market the podcast
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Publishing the podcast through different media outlets such as Apple Podcasts and Anchor FM
EDUCATIONAL HISTORY
June 2017Â - May 2021
BACHELOR OF ARTS, FURMAN UNIVERSITY
Attended college at Furman University where I discovered my passion for communications. I received a full athletic scholarship to play offensive line at Furman and played a key role as a starter in 2018 to win a Southern Conference Championship. At the end of my college career I was awarded the Hall of Leaders Award for Excellence in Service and Leadership.
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SKILLS
Knowledge & Expertise
COMMUNICATIONS
Extremely proficient at speaking, communicating thoughts and opinions, and interacting with new people
VIDEO EDITING
A solid foundation of video editing. Has edited his own videos, podcasts, and photos.
MICROSOFT
Proficient user in Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint and Outlook.
"Luck is where opportunity meets preparation."