Elaina Conrad
Lead Advisor, Strategy + Impact
What inspires me
Learning from an array of experiences, voices, and sources to drive sustainable impact.
In Demand Skills
Writing for a variety of audiences and topics, drawing out themes and connections, and grounding big ideas in reality.
Memorable Moment @ Frontier
Connecting with highly mission-driven clients and getting to design impactful solutions to challenges.
Adage
“The path to your success is not as fixed and inflexible as you think.” — Misty Copeland
Bio
Elaina Conrad is a research and communications specialist with expertise in qualitative and ethnographic research, strategic communications, and program management. She specializes in blending analytical and creative approaches to drive engagement and impact, leveraging data analysis, policy evaluation, and stakeholder engagement to inform decision-making.
A skilled facilitator and visual thinker, Elaina has experience conducting research-driven marketing, developing culturally sensitive digital content, and implementing adaptive communication strategies. She uses qualitative and quantitative data to evaluate and refine outreach efforts, ensuring effective and evidence-based engagement. Her ability to synthesize complex information into accessible messaging allows organizations to enhance their strategic initiatives and foster meaningful connections.
Frontier uses this assessment to identify our unique strengths and maximize our teamliness - how we collaborate effectively as cross-functional teams. We often pair colleagues with opposite strengths to turbocharge our creativity and impact.
Over 90% of Fortune 500 companies have used the CliftonStrengths assessment to improve their workplace and meaningfully engage their employees.
Elaina’s Clifton Strengths
Learner
People exceptionally talented in the Learner theme have a great desire to learn and want to continuously improve. The process of learning, rather than the outcome, excites them.
Intellection
People exceptionally talented in the Intellection theme are characterized by their intellectual activity. They are introspective and appreciate intellectual discussions.
Strategic
People exceptionally talented in the Strategic theme create alternative ways to proceed. Faced with any given scenario, they can quickly spot the relevant patterns and issues.
Ideation
People exceptionally talented in the Ideation theme are fascinated by ideas. They are able to find connections between seemingly disparate phenomena.
Input
People exceptionally talented in the Input theme have a need to collect and archive. They may accumulate information, ideas, artifacts, or even relationships.