Unlock Human Potential.
Architecting the systems that drive high-stakes institutional performance.
Sep 2025 - Jul 2026
Product
Financial & AI Analyst
Spero Financial Group
- Created Spero Intelligence, a full-suite family office software, owning the product lifecycle from concept to launch; cut software costs ~90%, reduced labor costs ~95%, increased transaction-processing capacity ~20x, and delivered >70% of platform development.
- Managed the financial model for Spero's largest client, a private equity fund with >$900M AUM, while maintaining financial models across several other key client relationships.
- Expanded onboarding capacity by ~$2.2M ARR by automating financial modeling and family office reporting, saving 100 hours per financial model and reducing report turnaround time for a 5-person operations team by 2 weeks.
- Shaped ~$10M Bitcoin fund strategy by building a multi-miner model to forecast MOIC, sensitivity, and investor risk-return.
- Advised on equity raise for a 380-unit real estate project by developing investor narrative, deal memo, and return analyses.
Spero Intelligence is Spero's full-service family office software, integrating onboarding, Stripe billing, Plaid connectivity, AI-powered transaction categorization, reconciliation, budgeting, entity and real estate reporting, net worth and investment tracking, financial analytics, and one-click generation of institutional-quality Excel and PDF reports. Elijah Corless independently conceived the platform, built the business case, aligned stakeholders, and owned the product lifecycle from concept to launch. He served as principal product architect, lead full-stack developer, Scrum Master, AI systems designer, and implementation lead, training 3 employees in AI-assisted software development.
intelligence.sperocfo.comJun 2025 - Aug 2025
Consulting
Business Analyst Intern
McKinsey & Company
- Received and accepted full-time offer following high-impact internship focused on aerospace and defense strategy.
- Identified $10M cost saving opportunity for A&D client through rigorous supplier, material, and labor escalation analyses.
- Drove supply chain negotiation excellence across ~$500M cost savings impact by synthesizing insights for operations executives.
- Built negotiation capability across 5 company divisions through targeted feedback and training on supply chain optimization.
Sep 2024 - Dec 2024
Consulting
Workforce Transformation On-Campus Intern
PwC Consulting
- Saved 500+ stakeholder hours at director/partner level by analyzing AI workforce trends to inform operational insights.
- Managed team of 5 in conducting 48 interviews and synthesizing 126 articles for PwC’s AI practice, doubling initial research quota.
Dec 2024 - Dec 2025
Leadership
President
BYU Management Consulting Association
- Increased full-time offer placement by ~20% by redesigning consulting club curriculum and trainings to meet recruiting needs.
- Trained 100+ students on all aspects of consulting recruitment, including case interviews, resume prep, and networking.
- Increased weekly club attendance by ~60% and secured 3+ new firm partnerships through targeted programming.
- Supervised web host transition as VP Resources, reducing costs by over 40%, and redesigned members area for 150+ students.
Sep 2025 - Dec 2025
Leadership
Undergraduate Course Designer & Co-Author
BYU (STRAT 325)
- Co-designed STRAT 325, new undergraduate course on the consulting analyst toolkit and roadmap for consulting recruiting.
- Advised professor on course structure, design philosophy, pedagogy, and student admit philosophy.
May 2024 - Aug 2024
Marketing
International Marketing Analyst Intern
Melaleuca
- Researched 150 companies and 30+ studies to advise CMO on global retention strategy, securing approval for 3 new initiatives.
- Led development and approval of new product recommendation system to increase customer retention across 17 intl. markets.
- Audited 300+ global communications and authored new 12-mo. customer journey, causing 12x increase in operational efficiency.
Mar 2024 - May 2024
Marketing
Marketing Strategy Intern
Janie Health
- Conducted market analysis and advised co-founders on strategic re-branding, which increased revenue by 150% in 6 months.
- Identified optimal marketing channels and content strategy, causing 80% increase in company-wide market engagement.
Jan 2024 - Apr 2024
Consulting
Marketing Strategy On-Campus Intern
Forrester Consulting
- Analyzed 450+ marketing campaigns of Forrester’s clients’ utilization of 2 product lines and performed key trend analysis.
- Mentored 2 cross-functional teams, achieving a 9x improvement over initial project targets within specified deadlines.
- Presented best practices of client marketing campaigns to Forrester executives to improve ROI of Forrester’s Fortune 100 clients.
Oct 2023 - Feb 2024
Marketing
Marketing Strategist
Benjamin Hardy LLC
- Acquired 1100% more followers in 30 days (595% in 14 days) through content marketing and audience segmentation analysis.
- Optimized landing pages and sales copy across online channels, which increased monthly email subscribers by 100% in 2 months.
Aug 2023 - Oct 2023
Research
Research Analyst
Benjamin Hardy LLC
- Saved over 100 hours for 2 bestselling authors by constructing proposed outline of joint book collaboration project.
- Conducted competitive analysis of other authors selling 1,000,000+ copies to identify strategic market positioning.
Jun 2023 - Aug 2023
Strategy
Strategic Advisor
MasterCraft Roofing, Inc.
- Expanded sales and marketing capacity by 100% by hiring, training, and onboarding a new office manager.
Aug 2020 - May 2021
Operations
Chief Operating Officer
MasterCraft Roofing, Inc.
- Increased revenue by 25% through implementation of 7 CRM/operational systems and 2 automated marketing triggers.
- Reduced fuel and labor costs by 10% through advising and overseeing acquisition of on-site fueling station for company vehicles.
Jun 2021 - Jun 2023
Impact
Volunteer Representative
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- Volunteered 80+ hours/week in community service and public relations across 160 nations.
- Delivered 25+ presentations to audiences of 500+ and partnered with leaders to implement regional initiatives.