About Us
Excelsior is a Human Capital Consultancy firm that helps companies and CEOs maximize their success by leveraging cutting edge behavioral research and proven management strategies to grow your organization by growing your people. Our job is to understand the objectives of your company, then architect and lead a comprehensive and sustainable talent strategy to assess, recruit, develop, manage and retain the people necessary for you to achieve your business objectives.
Our Team
Mike Matalone, Founder/President
With more than two decades experience as a successful entrepreneur and human capital management consultant, Mike has authored dozens of articles on the importance of having the right people in the right jobs as a fundamental driver of business growth and profitability. An award-winning speaker, Mike has delivered more than 200 workshops and presentations to business groups throughout the US, Canada and the U.K. Prior to the founding of Excelsior, Mike spent five years as an executive coach and facilitator for TEC/Vistage International, the world’s largest CEO membership organization, and was the founder and CEO of three companies. He also held senior level roles in companies across a variety of industries. He is currently at work on a new book based on his popular workshop presentation “The Talent Gap – People Potential Profits”
Kevin Shane, Executive Vice President Client Services
With over 30 years of management experience and 18 years in executive Human Resource roles, Kevin has proven success developing and implementing strategies and processes to improve leadership bench strength, organizational effectiveness and business performance. His focus is on designing, leading and executing comprehensive human capital initiatives to support business strategy. He has held executive Human Resource positions at Transamerica Finance Corporation, First Nationwide Mortgage Corporation, The Travelers Insurance Companies, USF&G, and Paradigm Alliance Group. In addition to financial services, he has consulted for government, manufacturing and non-profit organizations. Kevin has a Masters Degree from the University of Hartford in Organizational Behavior and an undergraduate degree in Business Administration from Villanova University. He is on the Program Committee of the Human Resource Leadership Forum, a member of the National Association of Business Owners and Entrepreneurs, a member of Human Resource Strategy and People, and a certified International Mediator.
James Moore, Recruiting Manager
James has been with Excelsior for almost 2 years and brings over 13 years of professional recruiting expertise across a wide array of industries and roles from staff to executive level roles. James is in charge of Excelsior’s Talent Acquisition Services including all sourcing, screening, selection and on-boarding of all candidates – both internally and for our clients. He is also an expert in various Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) designed to expedite the recruiting process. James has a degree is Marketing & Economics from the University of Miami.