Xcelsior Talent

Xcelsior Talent is a boutique recruitment agency founded in 2014 that specializes in providing top-tier talent to thriving start-ups. As a family-run, minority-led firm with founding roots in San Francisco, they bring over 20 years of combined full-cycle recruiting experience to help rapidly-scaling companies build their core teams.

Xcelsior Talent operates with a people-first approach to recruiting, focusing specifically on serving start-ups in hypergrowth phases that cannot scale their internal recruiting quickly enough to meet demands. Their ideal clients include start-ups looking to hire core teams from C-level executives to directors and top management, as well as rapidly-expanding funded companies that lack the bandwidth for in-house recruiting.

The firm is built on three core values: Quality Over Quantity, emphasizing careful candidate selection rather than pipeline filling; Honesty as the Best Policy, maintaining transparency with both candidates and clients; and Making Recruiting Fun Again, by creating excitement on both sides of the hiring process. As a minority-led boutique firm, they are particularly passionate about fostering opportunities for underrepresented talent and creating inclusive, diverse environments.

Xcelsior Talent's special approach combines LinkedIn mastery for efficient candidate sourcing, a diversified network rich with elite talent, and a strong referral system built from loyal clients and candidates. They are known for their white glove approach to candidate experience, providing dedicated single points of contact throughout the entire process. The firm prides itself on results, filling roles on average within 3 weeks through their profound relationships and instant networking capabilities.

Their service offerings span full-time direct hire placements, executive searches and placements including confidential searches for core and management teams, and comprehensive consulting and advising services. The consulting services include planning, industry mapping, compensation analysis, diversity sourcing training, and onboarding support, providing end-to-end talent acquisition solutions for their start-up clients.