With ninety percent of Xelerate, LLC’s team working outside the company’s headquarters, either from home or on-site with clients, they rely heavily on their values of transparency and accountability. “Because of these two core values, we have managed to form a company culture that transcends distance and time zones,” says CEO Emily V. Biscardi. These […]
Xelerate’s CEO Tapped as Incoming Co-President for the Entrepreneurs’ Forum of Greater Philadelphia
March 6, 2017
King of Prussia, PA (Feb. 2017) – Entrepreneur’s Forum of Greater Philadelphia (EFGP) refocuses on new and improved programming and curriculum, helping Philly100 CEO’s and other CEO’s of high growth companies grow towards and thrive in the mid-market. Xelerate, LLC’s CEO, Emily V. Biscardi, was tapped as incoming Co-President for EFGP along with David Rose, […]
Xelerate’s CSO— Winner of SmartCEO’s 2017 Executive Management Awards
February 28, 2017
King of Prussia, PA (2017) – Xelerate, LLC proudly announces Chief Sales Officer, Angela Parsons, as one of the SmartCEO 2017 Executive Management Award (EMA) winners. The EMA recognizes the leadership and accomplishments of Philadelphia’s management all-stars – the CFOs, CIOs/CTOs, COOs and other C-suite executives leading the region’s top companies. Winners are recognized for […]
Xelerate Wins SmartCEO Corporate Culture Award Again In 2016!
December 20, 2016
Xelerate wins SmartCEO Corporate Culture Award again in 2016. Winners will be profiled in the November/December issue of SmartCEO magazine and celebrated at an awards ceremony on Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2016 at the Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum. The Corporate Culture Awards celebrate 50 companies in Greater Philadelphia that have successfully championed a positive, productive and […]
Xelerate CEO Quoted: The relationship between funders and nonprofits needs to change — and slowly, it is
December 20, 2016
In between PowerPoint slides with pictures of baby animals and absurd comparisons of the impact sector to “Game of Thrones,” Seattle nonprofit guru Vu Le had some serious words of criticism for funders in his keynote speech at Philanthropy Network’s fall conference last month. Among a plethora of calls-to-action, the “Nonprofit with Balls” blogger asked funders to: Get real about […]
Emily V. Biscardi, CEO of Xelerate, LLC, Graduates from the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Business – Greater Philadelphia Program
April 15, 2016
Philadelphia, Friday, April 15, 2016 – Emily V. Biscardi, Founder and CEO of Xelerate, LLC was among the ninth cohort of 29 graduates who recently graduated from the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Business- Greater Philadelphia program. “The timing of this program couldn’t have been more perfect. Xelerate was well positioned for growth at the […]
Xelerate honored by SmartCEO’s Corporate Culture Awards!
November 5, 2015
SmartCEO recently announced Xelerate as a 2015 Corporate Culture Award winner. This year’s winners will be recognized in the November/December issue of SmartCEO magazine and celebrated at an awards ceremony in December. The Corporate Culture Award recognizes industrious companies with positive and productive corporate cultures that are the result of efforts from employees and leadership […]
Xelerate CEO Emily Biscardi Guest Lectured at Villanova University!
September 15, 2015
On September 15, CEO Emily Biscardi guest lectured at Villanova University in Richard J. Anthony’s course, Managing a Multi-Generational Workforce. Emily presented the topic “Recruiting for a Multi-Generational Workforce.” Baby Boomers, who represent approximately 80 million of the US population, are retiring. And the next generation, Gen X who represent approximately 46 million of […]