An education software company powered by passionate people who are committed to helping every student become future ready.
Hello! We’re Xello.

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
Career Cruising is founded by Matt McQuillen, Jeff Harris, and Angus McMurtry.

We release the first version of Career Cruising with 150 career profiles on CD-ROM with sound and video.
We move out of the basement and into our first real office.
We take Career Cruising to the World Wide Web.
Online student portfolios are added to the program.
Reports and dashboards for educators are released.
Hola! Bonjour! Spanish and French languages are introduced.
We outgrow our office and move to new digs.
High school course planning is introduced.
Research and development on a next generation product begins.
We welcome our 100th employee. Woot!
Hello Xello! We introduce a brand-new program and, at the same time, rebrand the company from Career Cruising to Xello.
Interactive and fully integrated lessons are released.
We launch a mobile version of Xello.
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Learn MoreThe 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!



Matt McQuillen
CEO & Founder


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
I wanted to be a forest ranger. Probably because I read a lot of books and magazines about animals. I loved Ranger Rick!





Jeff Harris
President & Founder


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Cowboy, hockey player, gardener, landscape architect.








Jackelyn Skudra
Vice President, Sales




When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Math teacher








Anthony Abbott
VP, Information Systems




When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
The biggest paper route in GTA








Meredith Beyer-Alldridge
VP, Customer Experience




When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Film director, political strategist, or paleontologist








Katie Lutes
VP, Culture




When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
An archaeologist. I was always digging up my parents backyard to see what I could unearth from history.








Te Thebeau
VP, Product Experience




When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
I wanted to become an underwater explorer like Jacques Cousteau. I used to pull my pajamas over my head (my drysuit), jump off the edge of the couch, and explore the tunnels I had made from blankets and various pieces of furniture. I never did become an oceanographer, but I did take up scuba diving and underwater exploration.








Craig Bell
Director, Content




When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Architect








Marcio Bomfim
Director, Design




When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Sailor








Heather Bugden
Director, Onboarding Management




When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Veterinarian








Delfina Manocchio
Senior Director, Success




When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Fashion designer








Ben Pierce
Vice President, Engineering




When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Construction worker








Sofia Rokerya
Director, Client Solutions




When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
A lawyer








Monica Biesok
VP, Marketing




When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Singer








Andrew Shannon
CFO




When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Veterinarian





Idan Firestein
Key Account Manager


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Fighter pilot





Cathy Abbott
Administrative Assistant


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Architect





Fae Abdulla
Integrations Specialist


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
A scientist





Maggie Amos
Senior Success Manager


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Prima ballerina – a la Karen Kain





Tyler Brown
Onboarding Manager


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
I wanted to be the starting Quarterback for the New England Patriots. Dream big!





Lisa Dunn
Subscription Manager


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Veterinarian





Mona Hendesi
Onboarding Manager


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Flight attendant – (even as a kid I loved to travel)





Trang Le
Senior Success Manager


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Making people look pretty





Kirsten Mahaffy
Senior Onboarding Manager


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Veterinarian





Jerome Martin
Senior Success Manager


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
A pilot. I was obsessed with airplanes and would build planes out of wood, paper, whatever materials I could find!





Chris Olford
Success Manager Key Accounts


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Professional soccer player or environmental engineer





Mony Pal
Onboarding Manager


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
An Architect. I loved seeing the high rise buildings and was curious about how they were built.





Polina Samson-Doel
Onboarding Manager


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Diplomat








Heather Bugden
Director, Onboarding Management




When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Veterinarian








Delfina Manocchio
Senior Director, Success




When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Fashion designer








Sofia Rokerya
Director, Client Solutions




When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
A lawyer





Myriam Lamontagne
Bilingual Client Success Associate


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Orthodontist





Gigi Inara
Client Solutions Specialist


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Writer





Deanne Bozzo
Client Success Associate


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Librarian





Nabeelah Karim
Administrative Assistant


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Artist





Noa Lipton
Senior Onboarding Manager


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Architect





Cecilia Malazdrewicz
Onboarding Manager


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Movie Director





Subhanki Sivakumar
Customer Success Manager


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Veterinarian





Camila Villareal
Client Success Associate


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Doctor





Andrew Carrier
Training Specialist


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Professional hockey player





Amanda Molinaro
Jr. Client Success Associate


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Accountant





Dani Verot
Client Success Associate


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Psychologist





Stephenie Hui
Key Accounts Manager


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Marine biologist





Sharon Preda
Client Success Associate


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Journalist





Filipe Dos-Reis Baptista
Client Solutions Specialist


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Mechanic





Laura Commisso
Talent Acquisition, Team Lead


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Teacher








Katie Lutes
VP, Culture




When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
An archaeologist. I was always digging up my parents backyard to see what I could unearth from history.








Meredith Beyer-Alldridge
VP, Customer Experience




When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Film director, political strategist, or paleontologist





Maureen Ariza Paredes
CX Researcher


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Aerospace Engineer at NASA





Marah Angara
Motion Graphics & Video Editor


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Movie director





Danielle Sheahan
Service Designer


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
WNBA Player





Georgina Ferrier
Head of Marketing, UK


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
A microbiologist





Logan Ouellette
Marketing Director, Higher Ed


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Mechanic





Rachel Wilmshurst
Designer


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Veterinarian








Monica Biesok
VP, Marketing




When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Singer





Megan Santos
Sr. Content Marketing Manager


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Teacher





Dionne Cheong
Customer Marketing Manager


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Astronaut





Fatima Stepanian
Proposal Manager


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Astronomer





Dana Gulas
Accounting Analyst


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Teacher





Carl Pinto
Salesforce Project Manager


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Military








Anthony Abbott
VP, Information Systems




When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
The biggest paper route in GTA





Wendy Ubaldo
Accounting Assistant


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
A doctor





Lili Fodor
Revenue Enablement Specialist


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Film Director





Asif Mohamed
Senior Finance Manager


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Professional Baseball Player





Jonathan Siqueira
Revenue Operations Analyst


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Pro-Wrestler








Andrew Shannon
CFO




When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Veterinarian





Tyler Almond
Senior Product Manager


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
A rockstar, pro snowboarder, or skateboarder. Knowing these were not very realistic careers I thought a design related career would be a good fallback.





James Barty
System Administrator


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Striker for Liverpool FC





Alexandra Boldyreva
UI Engineer


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
A teacher or a doctor





Gerard D’Mello
Software Engineer


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Electronic engineer





Fahad Daryaee
Engineering Q.A.


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
I always wanted a career in Engineering, but wasn’t sure which specialization. I ended up with Software and I am loving it!





Jonatas DeMello
Full Stack Engineer


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
I always wanted to work with computers and electronic devices.





Amy Fox
Senior Content Experience Designer


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Treehouse designer





Wesley Francis
Front-End Engineer


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Pilot (I used to dream that I could fly. Sometimes still do)





Catherine Gerow
Lead Content Experience Designer


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Teacher or marine biologist





Trishan Gunness
Solutions Architect


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Graphic designer





Shruti Jamadagni
Content Experience Designer


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Author





Katie Lawson
Content Experience Designer


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Actress





Natalya Lohnes
Technical Writer


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
It varied all the time and was usually dependent on which book I was reading. So anything from a wizard, to a horse trainer, to a novelist.





Ketan Mali
Engineering Q.A.


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Cricketer or Actor





Ardavan Mirhosseini
Senior Product Designer


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Inventor





Deirdre Morgan
Content Experience Designer


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Air Hostess





Andre Rajfura
Engineering Q.A.


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Fighter pilot





Eric Roy
Software Engineer


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Astronaut





Catherine Smith
Senior Product Designer


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Mountain climber





Jose Travassos
UI Engineer


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Stuntman





Kim Turnbull
Product Manager


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Wonder Woman. Teacher. Cartoonist. Writer. Maybe a cat if I really applied myself.








Te Thebeau
VP, Product Experience




When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
I wanted to become an underwater explorer like Jacques Cousteau. I used to pull my pajamas over my head (my drysuit), jump off the edge of the couch, and explore the tunnels I had made from blankets and various pieces of furniture. I never did become an oceanographer, but I did take up scuba diving and underwater exploration.








Craig Bell
Director, Content




When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Architect








Marcio Bomfim
Director, Design




When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Sailor








Ben Pierce
Vice President, Engineering




When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Construction worker





George Batalinski
Senior Front End Engineer & ScrumMaster


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Tennis Player





Lily Beaul
Senior Front End Engineer


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Game Designer





Gabriela Belmega
Senior QA Engineer


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Elementary School Teacher





Jules Carney
Full Stack Engineer


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Developer





Matthew McLennan
Back End Developer


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
NHL Player





Victor Montalvão
Lead Designer


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Navy Engineer





Fabricio Biron Ribeiro
UI Engineer


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Musician





Alex Grant
Senior Mobile Engineer


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Musician





Beverly Li
UI Engineer


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Ballerina





Carlos Darcie
Motion Graphics Designer


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Plastic surgeon





Dinesh Kotha
QA Automation Engineer


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Businessman





Guilherme Dickie
Solutions Architect


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Software engineer





Luiza Pimenta
UX Researcher


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Judge





Kevin Newman
Front End Engineer


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Game tester





Merion Evangelista
Product Designer


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Singer





Jainam Shah
Full Stack Engineer


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Physics Teacher





Sneha Cecil
Product Designer


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Teacher





Jessica Chow
Educational Sales Consultant


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Actress








Jackelyn Skudra
Vice President, Sales




When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Math teacher





Ginny Weitner
Strategic Territory Manager


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Detective or a lawyer





Katey Wynneck
Educational Sales Consultant


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Cosmotologist





Ann Devarashetty
Educational Sales Consultant


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Journalist





Sandra Mastronardi
Business Development Representative


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Author





Shauna Mann
Educational Sales Consultant


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
WNBA Player