Work Simplr
Eric Severson brings extensive leadership and operational expertise to the role of Chief Operating Officer at Work Simplr. With a background that includes serving as Senior Vice President of Admissions at Universal Technical Institute, where Eric directed significant revenue and led large teams, and previous positions at Pearson, where Eric held multiple executive roles overseeing substantial sales operations and innovative sales systems, Eric has consistently demonstrated a commitment to driving revenue growth, improving sales processes, and fostering team success. Eric holds a Bachelor’s degree in English from St. Olaf College.
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Work Simplr
With 38 million workers leaving the workforce in 2022, and burnout contributing to 20% of turnover, companies are having to re-evaluate how they get their work done, especially since the workload hasn’t changed. Jodi McPherson and Leah Jewell, co-founders of Work Simplr and former executives from Pearson with over 45 years combined experience, have seen first hand how painful, risky, and time-consuming it is to find freelance help when needed. Jodi and Leah decided to do something about this challenge, and that was the genesis of Work Simplr. Work Simplr is an on demand workforce platform, with students at the center, to help companies get their work done quickly and easily. Work Simplr takes the stress out of finding, matching, and placing qualified students to do the work- regardless of project size. No more sifting through hundreds of applications, lengthy interviews, completing onboarding paperwork, or managing the details of execution. Work Simplr technology is built for scaling and quality control. Work Simplr's proprietary algorithms ensure students are vetted, placed quickly, your project is scoped clearly, and student work is monitored for accuracy and timely completion. UPSKLS has launched its areas of focus to cover project work in four distinct categories: online research, data entry/cleansing, user acceptance testing, and sales lead generation. The greatest part of Work Simplr entry into the business arena is elimination of barriers for students to access work opportunities. When a client uses the Work Simplr Platform, you are helping to build the talent pipeline of the future!