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Justin S.

Justin St. Louis

Build apps with Claude, Cursor & Codex (No CS Degree Required)

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    Kearney

Available Thursday

Starting at 11:30 PM UTC

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About

I was fortunate to land at Deloitte, Kearney, a VC-backed startup, and now a Fortune 500 technology company without a target school background or an MBA. I never had access to on-campus recruiting. Every role came through strategic networking. I've coached 50+ people into consulting and strategy roles the same way. They're at McKinsey, BCG, Bain, Deloitte, EY, Workday, Salesforce, Capital One, Mastercard, and other similar orgs. I'm a first-generation college graduate from UMass Lowell. I built my career by networking and interviewing well, certainly not from credentials. Most of my clients come to me when the traditional path doesn't work for them. We focus on what works best: building your network inside the organizations you want to join, positioning yourself as a candidate teams will heavily advocate for internally, and turning strong relationships into interviews. I'd be grateful for the chance to partner together to help you achieve your career goals.

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Justin’s AI Services Qualifications

Experience level: Manager

Justin has helped clients get into these companies:

I was a political science major, and now I build apps with AI. At Workday, where I lead global strategy and planning for the commercial organization, I use tools like Cursor and Claude as a force multiplier, bringing a startup mindset to a large enterprise. An app I built with Cursor saves 200+ leaders 850+ hours across fiscal year planning, and another tool I built is redesigning the task architecture for 10K+ customer-facing employees as the company shifts its operating model for an AI world. You don’t need to be an engineer to build with AI. I remember hearing how easy it was to build with these tools, but I didn’t believe it until I jumped into the deep end and forced myself to try. I want to help you get over that learning curve faster and see what’s possible. Together, we’ll go from idea to working prototype, automate the repetitive parts of your job, and get you ready to show up to your next role (or interview) with real AI skills you can demonstrate. I also bring AI strategy experience from both sides of the market. At Beamery, a venture-backed AI startup, I was promoted from Value Management Lead to Forward Deployed AI Strategist and co-launched a first-to-market Task Intelligence product that generated contracts worth ~10x their pilot value. Now at Workday, I see how a global enterprise plans, prices, and scales AI. I coach professionals in three areas: - Building with AI: using Claude, Cursor, and Codex to prototype products and automate your own work, even if you’re not technical - AI strategy at startups: how forward-deployed and value roles work, and how to build a strong value case when the product is still being defined - AI strategy at enterprises: how large companies scale AI, and where strategy roles fit in that picture

Justin can help with:

AI Agents

AI Automation

AI Insights Dashboard

AI Strategy

AI Tools & Integration

Fractional AI Strategist

Team AI Upskilling

Why do I coach?

One unfortunate reality is that consulting and strategy roles are still largely built around target schools and MBA pipelines, where firms come to you. If you don’t have that, the system can easily overlook top talent like you, and it can be discouraging at first. I had my fair share of contacts tell me that because I didn’t go to an impressive undergrad or have an MBA, I would need to start somewhere else before landing at a big consulting firm. What I learned is that strategic networking is door number three. Most people just never learn how to do it. I was fortunate to have mentors who taught me. As a first-generation college graduate and professional services consultant, I feel an obligation to pay it forward. That’s why I coach. Over the last seven years, I have recruited into consulting and strategy roles at major companies (8 offers, 4 roles), built my career without a target school background, and grown my compensation 3x since my first role. I have coached 50+ people through networking, case prep, behavioral interviews, salary negotiation, and using AI tools as a force multiplier to work more efficiently and build the skills today’s workforce demands. What I help with: building a career strategy that compounds, not one that resets every time the market shifts. Whether you are job searching, pivoting, or staying ready, I help you turn networking into leverage and momentum into outcomes.

Work Experience

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Global Strategy & Planning

Workday

November 2025 - Present

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Forward Deployed AI Strategist

Beamery

September 2024 - November 2025

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Associate

Kearney

May 2022 - August 2024

Promoted from Senior Business Analyst to Associate (post-MBA equivalent)

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Consultant

Deloitte

September 2020 - April 2022

Promoted from Analyst to Consultant

Justin was also given offers to work at

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    Capital One

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    EY

  • RSM US LLP Logo

    RSM US LLP

Education

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University of Massachusetts at Lowell

Bachelor's Degree

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