The mission of our company
At Excel™, we believe remote working is an important way to enable people to achieve their best work while living their best lives. We support a team of more than 54 diverse and talented “Excellence” spanning the US, and Europe. Our shift from hybrid to fully-remote working was first prompted by the 2020 pandemic – but our decision to make Excel.
Excel™ was founded in 2013 as a fast-growth marketing firm. Our mission is to create unparalleled value for consumers and clients by providing exceptional quality.
Employee benefits we've lovingly selected
No matter the role, everyone at Excel™ has a unique story to tell. Here are just some of them:.
Values that have been shaped over the years
These values is guide our company, unite our teams, and define our brand. This is way.
- Say what you think even if it is controversial
- Be candor and direct, and nonpolitical when you disagree with others
- Only say things about fellow employees that you will say to their face
- Be quick to admit mistakes
- Inspire others with your thirst for excellence
- Care intensely about Excel's success and its clients
- Celebrate wins and be tenacious Let your enthusiasm shine through
- Make wise decisions despite ambiguity Identify root causes and get beyond simply treating symptoms
- Think strategically, and articulate what you are, and are not, trying to accomplish Intelligently separate what must be done well now, and what can be improved later
- Fully understand meanings and context before speaking the truth
- Respect other opinions even if you completely disagree with them
- Own your actions and consequences
- Be yourself, everyone else is already taken
- Treat people with respect
- Be open-minded and fair to opportunities and people
- Accomplish amazing amounts of important work
- Display consistently strong performance so colleagues can rely upon you
- Take smart risks that pay off
- Seek what is best for Vanilla and it's clients, rather than what's best for your own individual interests
- Treat people with respect independent of their status or disagreement with you
- Maintain calm poise in stressful situations
- Be a team player and work well with others
- Share information openly and proactively
- Place others before yourself
- Use technology as first means of solving problems
- Focus drives action, don't get distracted by inefficient non-digital solutions
- Digital is the wave of the future, embrace it and be the master of change
- Recognize and develop better ways to utilize existing technology more efficiently
Which of our value(s) resonate the most with you, and why?*
The highest standards of our company
No matter the role, everyone at Excel™ has a unique story to tell. Here are just some of them:
Highly aligned
- People who have been stars, then hit a bad patch, get a near term pass because we think they are likely to become stars for us again
- We ask for the same, if the company hits a temporary bad patch, we want people to believe in us and stick with us
- However, unlimited loyalty to a shrinking firm or to an ineffective employee is not effective
Smart work versus hard work
- We expect a team player to show up to every game and from start to finish (meaning showtime commitment)
- However, we don’t measure people by how many evenings, weekends, or long hours they are behind their computer
- Effectiveness is way more important than efficiency. A person who is very efficient but not effective makes no impact on the company
Talented people don't need to be micro-managed
- Talented people perform best within clear context, freedom and moderate control
- Talented people act like leaders and don't wait to be told what to do
- Trustworthy people are self-disciplined and don’t need to be watched over like a hawk
- Responsible people will take out the trash and do the right thing when no one is looking
People over process
- Too much process can kill creativity. Creativity without enough process can create chaos
- There has to be a fine balance between process and freedom for innovation to thrive and goals to be achieved
- People are the lifeblood of our business and we heavily rely on your creative intelligence to think before you act
Setting appropriate context
- The best managers figure out how to get great outcomes by setting the appropriate context, rather than by controlling their people
- Control is important in emergencies, during the learning stage, or for the wrong person in a role
- Provide insights and deep understanding to enable sound decision making
People over process
- Too much process can kill creativity. Creativity without enough process can create chaos.
- There has to be a fine balance between process and freedom for innovation to thrive and goals to be achieved
- People are the lifeblood of our business and we heavily rely on your creative intelligence to think before you act
Highly aligned
- Strategy and goals are clear, specific, and broadly understood
- Team interactions are on strategy and goals rather than tactics
- Requires large investment in management to be transparent and articulate perspectives
Loosely coupled
- Minimal cross-functional meetings except to create alignment on goals and strategy
- Trust between groups on tactics without previewing/approving each one so groups can move fast
- Leaders reaching out proactively for ad-hoc coordination and perspective as appropriate
- Occasional examinations on tactics necessary to increase alignment