Marketing · Cape Town

Chad Prodehl

Marketing postgrad with three years selling in sport

Three years selling and running events at a padel club, backed by a psychology degree that explains why people buy.

Who I am

I'm Chad Prodehl, an aspiring marketer from Cape Town with six years of tertiary education and three years of experience in administration roles.

My education runs from politics to marketing. My Bachelor of Social Science at UCT, in Political Studies, Sociology and Organisational Psychology, taught me how societies, groups and individuals make decisions. My Postgraduate Diploma in Marketing is where that comes together: understanding people, then giving them a reason to act. Right now my team is building an IMC campaign for the Spur brand challenge.

Since 2023 I've worked the front desk at Bay Padel, where I'm the longest-serving staff member and have sold more racquets than anyone since the club opened.

I work at getting better, in and out of the office. This year I raced Hyrox as a solo men's competitor and completed the Nelson Mandela Half Marathon. I've added a Google Analytics certificate and UCT short courses in Digital Marketing and Marketing Analytics, and I taught myself to build an app with Claude Code, starting with no coding background.

Proof

Three things I've actually done

Bay Padel Legends

Situation: The club's biggest tournament: 48 players, 24 teams, two days.
What I did: Ran registration and payments, organised fixtures, recorded scores and handed out event T-shirts.

Result: All 24 teams registered, paid and played through the fixtures I organised.

Top racquet seller

Situation: Beginners often don't know which racquet suits them.
What I did: I ask how long they've played, whether they've played tennis or squash, and their budget, then match a racquet.

Result: Most racquets sold by any staff member since the club opened, confirmed by my manager.

Started vibe coding

Situation: I had no coding experience, but I was paying for a lot of subscriptions and had no simple way to track them.
What I did: Learned from YouTube tutorials and by asking the AI itself for step-by-step guides, then built my own tracker app with Claude Code.

Result: SubTracked, a simple app I use to track every subscription I pay for and when it comes off.

Something I built

SubTracked

Personal project · Built with Claude Code

The problem: I noticed I had a lot of subscriptions and no simple way to keep track of them.
What I built: A simple but effective tracker for my own use, which I vibe coded with Claude Code.
a dashboard showing each app or service, the plan I'm on, what I pay and the date it comes off
monthly and yearly totals of everything I spend
a built-in calendar showing which day of the month each payment comes off
an AI-powered feature that puts my spending in everyday terms, like "that's worth 2 months of groceries a year"

Result: My total subscription cost per month and per year, in one place.

2026 so far

This year's highlights

Google Analytics certificate
Certified by Google
Hyrox 2026, solo men's competitor
Cape Town · finished in 1 hour 50 minutes
Nelson Mandela Half Marathon
Completed
First trip overseas
Travelled to Thailand

Skills

What I work with

Tools

Email and WhatsApp campaigns
Sortly inventory
Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
Booking and payment systems
Claude Code (AI app building)

Strengths

Needs-based selling
Event coordination
Interview and survey research
Consumer behaviour

Journey

How I got here

2026 – now Study

PG Dip in Marketing, UCT
2025 Study

UCT online courses

Digital Marketing, Marketing Analytics and Marketing
2023 – now Work

Front Desk Administrator, Bay Padel
2021 Work

Administrative assistant, COVID testing centres
2020 – 2024 Study

BSocSci, UCT

Organisational Psychology, Political Studies, Sociology
2019 – 2023 Work

Background actor, Hot Pencil Agency
2015 – 2019 Study

SACS, National Senior Certificate

Contact

Let's talk.

If you're hiring for a graduate marketing role in retail, sport or finance, I'd be glad to hear from you.

Email me LinkedIn

chad.prodehl9@gmail.com 083 215 9922 Cape Town