Hello! We’re Xello.

An education software company powered by passionate people who are committed to helping every student become future ready.
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We Help Students Become Future Ready

We were inspired by our own experiences after graduating and wondering, “What’s next?” We weren’t alone. The inability to answer this single, seemingly easy question was also problematic for our friends and peers. Few of them had concrete ideas about what they wanted to do with their lives. Their understanding of their options was usually very limited, and more determined by superficial and inaccurate stereotypes than the realities of the working world. Those who did have a vision for their future struggled to bring those ideas to life.

We Help Students Become Future Ready

Since uncovering this problem over 20 years ago, we’ve dedicated ourselves to building solutions to help students become future ready. Our engaging, fun-to-use software bridges the gap between young people and the working world. It shows every student their future possibilities and equips them with the knowledge, skills, and insights to make informed decisions and build actionable plans. It helps every student take control of who they’ll be and what they’ll become, giving them the confidence to take that next step towards their successful future.
How We Got Here
1995
Career Cruising is founded by Matt McQuillen, Jeff Harris, and Angus McMurtry.
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1997
We release the first version of Career Cruising with 150 career profiles on CD-ROM with sound and video.
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1999
We move out of the basement and into our first real office.
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2000
We take Career Cruising to the World Wide Web.
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2002
Online student portfolios are added to the program.
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2003
Reports and dashboards for educators are released.
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2005
Hola! Bonjour! Spanish and French languages are introduced.
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2007
We outgrow our office and move to new digs.
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2008
High school course planning is introduced.
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2014
Research and development on a next generation product begins.
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2016
We welcome our 100th employee. Woot!
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2017
Hello Xello! We introduce a brand-new program and, at the same time, rebrand the company from Career Cruising to Xello.
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2017
Xello and UK future readiness platform, CASCAID, join forces.
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2018
Interactive and fully integrated lessons are released.
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2018
We launch a mobile version of Xello.
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2019
Xello for Elementary launches.
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2020
Xello and Common App partner up.
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2020
Xello launched its Work-Based Learning module.
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2021
Xello's Family Portal launches for parents and guardians.
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2021
Xello acquires Awato, a personalized career pathfinding platform.
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2022
Xello Wins the CODiE Award for Best Customer Experience.
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2023
Xello Launches Pre-Inquiry Marketing Platform for Higher Education.
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2023
Xello honored with 2023 Tech & Learning Awards of Excellence.
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The Passionate People Behind Xello
We’re a dynamic and diverse group of people united by our mission to help every student become future ready. We believe the best way to achieve success is through creativity, authenticity, and collaboration -- plus having a lot of fun along the way!
  • Client Success
  • Client Success
  • Culture
  • Customer Experience
  • Leadership
  • Marketing
  • Operations
  • Product
  • Sales
Dani Verot
Sr Success Manager
Cecilia Malazdrewicz
Sr Onboarding Manager
Gigi Inara
Sr Onboarding Manager
Sofia Rokerya
Director, Client Solutions
Mony Pal
Team Lead, Onboarding
Hailey McCaig
Sr Client Solutions Specialist, Integrations
Kirsten Mahaffy
Sr Onboarding Manager, Strategic
Trang Le
Key Account Manager, Strategic
Tyler Brown
Sr Success Manager
Maggie Amos
Key Account Manager
Fae Abdulla
Sr Client Solutions Specialist
Idan Firestein
Key Account Manager
Heather Bugden
Director, Onboarding Management
Camila Villareal
Success Manager
Filipe Dos-Reis Baptista
Onboarding Manager
Jessica Myshrall
Success Manager
Jhonatan Lopez
Customer Success Associate
Sarah Clanfield
Team Lead, Customer Success
Brian Wismath
Success Manager
Adrienne Dunn
Team Lead, Customer Success
Kira Nguyen
Sr Success Manager
Kari Brouwer
Sr Success Manager
Gilbert Ho
Customer Success Associate
Anil Ramcharan
Client Solutions Specialist, Integrations
Sonya Srom
Success Manager
Jossue Williams
Jr Onboarding Manager
Debbie Ward
Success Manager
John Ngo
Success Manager
Zoe Kilsby
Success Manager
Vidisha Jha
Onboarding Manager
Courtney Mckenzie
Success Manager
Kim McCaig
Administrative Assistant
Owen Jones
Key Account Manager
Julia Chesney
Client Solutions Specialist
Megan Lee
Administrative Assistant
Vanessa Di Rocco
Customer Success Associate
Daniel Gwira
Customer Success Associate
David Nkoundjo
Onboarding Manager
Mark Luguya
Success Manager
Salma El-Sakka
Onboarding Manager
Angie Low
Director of Customer Success
Nero Krishnasamy
Customer Success Associate
Pearl Wyman
Jr Onboarding Manager
Julia Fernandes
Success, Team Lead
Sonia Taylor-Miglioni
Customer Success Associate
Amanda Szpindel
Customer Success Associate
Melissa Wolfe
Jr Onboarding Manager
Lucy Meszaros
Customer Success Associate

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