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Did Jeff Harris co-found Xello?
Yes. Xello's about page, checked September 24, 2026, says Career Cruising was founded in 1995 by Matt McQuillen, Jeff Harris and Angus McMurtry, and lists him as President and Founder.
How did Career Cruising become Xello?
Xello's about page, checked September 24, 2026, says the first version of Career Cruising came out in 1997 on CD-ROM with 150 career profiles, and that in 2017 the company launched a new program and renamed itself Xello.
Has Xello taken outside investment?
Yes. Xello announced on May 7, 2020 a minority equity investment from the Canadian Business Growth Fund, its first institutional investor, after 25 years of organic growth. Harris said in that release that taking on investment is especially significant for a company that has been organically funded.
Where has he talked about career planning?
On episode 84 of the ClassCast Podcast, posted January 30, 2022, host Ryan Tibbens introduced him as Xello's president and co-founder. They discussed college and career planning, students' long-term goals, and what being future ready means in practice.