Weldon Makori
Professional Experience

Resume

10+ years of sales leadership, entrepreneurship, and building businesses — from managing a store at 16 to scaling an AI startup to $100K+/month.

$12M+
Revenue at Tesla
2 → 16
Team Built
$100K+
Monthly Revenue (CAS)
10+
Years Experience

Work Experience

Founding Member / COO

Custom AI Studio
Aug 2024Present Minneapolis, MNFull-time
  • Grew startup from 2 employees to 16 team members
  • Scaled monthly revenue from 4 figures to $100K+
  • Implemented AI agents that exponentially improved efficiency and drove growth
  • Managed comprehensive HR operations: bi-weekly payroll (ADP), benefits administration, employee records, compliance
  • Led full-cycle recruiting: job postings, interviews, offers, onboarding
  • Authored Custom AI Studio documentation covering integrations, approach, and Sanctifai
Scaled company revenue by 25x in under 6 months
Built and managed team of 16 across consulting and operations
AI AgentsADP PayrollSanctifaiHR Systems

Business Insurance Intern

Marsh McLennan Agency
May 2024Aug 2024 Minneapolis, MNInternship
  • Mentored by and assisted sales operations of the #1 business insurance brokerage globally
  • Presented research and provided consultation-based business operation improvements
  • Developed local market intelligence report using publicly accessible data
  • Provided strategy on how to increase conversion by the local team
  • Gained deep knowledge of employee benefits, group insurance packages, and coverage evaluation
Created comprehensive local market intelligence report
Delivered actionable conversion optimization strategies
Market ResearchData AnalysisInsurance Platforms

Leasing Agent

CapREIT
Jul 2022Jul 2023 Minneapolis, MNFull-time
  • Led lease-up of new 138-unit development from zero to 78% occupancy
  • Combined leasing role with property management duties
  • Managed tenant relations, tours, applications, and lease signings
Achieved 78% occupancy on new development within first year
YardiOneSiteKnockSalesforceRentCafe

Inside Sales Professional

Renewal by Andersen
Feb 2021Jul 2022 Minneapolis, MNFull-time
  • Created marketing content for residential home remodeling services
  • Conducted sales development for window and door replacement
  • Actively acquired new leads and increased conversion from multiple marketing sources
Consistently exceeded lead generation targets
Improved conversion rates across multiple marketing channels
CRMMarketing Automation

Marketing Professional

Sleep Number
Nov 2019Aug 2020 Minneapolis, MN (Home Office)Full-time
  • Consistently outperformed quarterly and annual company sales goals
  • Managed full sales cycle for premium sleep products
  • Provided feedback to leadership on diversity & inclusion initiatives
#1 revenue producer for entire sales organization within 6 months
Averaged $550K–$650K revenue produced monthly as an individual
Sales SoftwareCRM

Sales Advisor

Tesla Midwest
Dec 2017Aug 2019 Minneapolis, MNFull-time
  • Electric vehicles and residential solar-energy product sales consultant
  • Managed sales funnel utilizing 10+ software platforms
  • Planned and executed outbound events and local marketing campaigns
  • Trained 10+ new employees in senior role
  • Covered 5-state Midwest territory for Model 3 ramp-up
$12M+ annual sales revenue produced as an individual
Part of start-up team that ramped up Model 3 deliveries in Midwest
Tesla Sales PlatformCRM10+ Sales Tools

Co-Owner

WellDone Windows
Apr 2016Aug 2019 Minneapolis, MNBusiness Owner
  • Managed window cleaning services for commercial and residential projects
  • Led team of 4–6 employees for 3 seasons of full-time employment
  • Built subscription-based clientele pipeline of 200+ retained customers
  • Subcontracting with post-construction cleaning of commercial upgrades
Built 200+ customer subscription base
Became preferred window cleaning vendor for Lifetime Fitness

Sales Associate

TC Running Company
Aug 2015Jul 2017 Minneapolis, MNPart-time
  • Ambassador in running community via events
  • Show floor sales representative

Store Manager

Yogurt Sundae
Oct 2014Dec 2016 Minneapolis, MNFull-time
  • Managed team of 17 part-time employees
  • Created and managed store budget
Successfully managed team of 17 employees at age 16

Entrepreneurial Ventures

Everjust

Active

Founder

AI consulting, technology platform development, insurance agency optimization

Custom Agents

In Development

Founder

Platform for building persistent, customizable AI agents inside iMessage, email, and phone

Gasolina.ai

Active

Founder

AI-powered talent management platform for UGC creators and local businesses

Minnesota.CEO

Active

Founder

Platform celebrating Minnesota's business leaders and innovators

SMS (Strangers Meeting Strangers)

In Development

Technical Architect

Community gathering platform — 'Airbnb for gatherings'

Skills & Technologies

Sales & Business

Enterprise SalesRevenue GrowthTeam LeadershipHR OperationsRecruitingBusiness DevelopmentMarketingProperty Management

Technical

AI Agent DevelopmentNext.js / ReactTypeScriptTailwind CSSSupabasePostgreSQLPythonGit / GitHub

Legal & Compliance

Business LawEmployment LawHealth Care LawFair HousingRegulatory ComplianceRisk Management

Tools & Platforms

SalesforceADPYardiNetlifyDigitalOceanAWS

Interested in working together?

I'm always open to new opportunities, collaborations, and conversations.