ELIJAH CORLESS

Work History

Selected professional experience in strategy, systems architecture, and consulting.

Sep 2025 - Present

Product

Financial & AI Analyst

Spero Financial Group

  • Increased onboarding capacity by ~$275K ARR by automating monthly reporting workflows (2 weeks to 5 mins) via custom AI platform.
  • Scaled client onboarding capability 10x by architecting an AI-driven three-statement financial engine and redefining FP&A workflows.
  • Shaped ~$10M Bitcoin fund strategy by building multi-miner MOIC models to forecast sensitivity and risk-return for investors.
  • Advised on equity raise for 380-unit real estate project by developing investor narratives, deal memos, and return analyses.
  • Designed financial predictive models for fractional CFO clients, mentoring new employees in assumptions and data testing.
  • Created AI workflows enabled in Python, Excel, and data analysis, causing 200% increase in productivity.
  • Prepared pitch deck materials for original $10M investment fund.

Jun 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.