Prior to co-founding Zeal, Randy co-founded One Click (Readers.com) a DTC eyewear company and led the company as CEO from start-up to a market-leading brand. One Click earned numerous national and state accolades for culture, growth, and digital marketing including Entrepreneur’s Top Company Cultures, Inc. Magazine’s Best Places to Work, TechPoint’s Company Culture of the Year and Excellence in New Media, and a spot on the Best Places to Work in Indiana list and Inc 5000 list. One Click was acquired by FGX/Essilor Luxottica (EPA:EL) in 2018.
Randy is passionate about supporting founders and has been an active angel investor, advisor, and board member in over 60 venture funds and early-stage SaaS and consumer companies.
Randy spent the early part of his career in a variety of technology roles in high-growth companies such as Digital Insight (formerly VIFI), Angi (formerly Angie’s List), and Teradata (formerly Aprimo). Randy holds a BA in Computer Information Systems from Franklin College.
Prior to co-founding Zeal, Jordan led North American sales at PubMatic, a VC-backed technology company that went public on the NASDAQ in Dec 2020. During Jordan’s tenure, PubMatic’s revenue grew at double-digit percentages each year, and the company was a frequent “Best Places to Work” recipient. Prior, Jordan founded and sold Buzz Referrals as part of the Techstars accelerator program, has made numerous investments in startups, and has operated his own portfolio of multi-family real-estate investments.
Jordan holds a BBA in Finance from the University of Notre Dame and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management.
The values at the heart of our culture guide our daily behavior, reflecting what is truly important to us as a company. These values do not change from time to time, situation to situation, or person to person; they serve as the foundation for our company culture.
Caring for people is our number one priority. We are kind, empathetic, and show up as real humans who lead with grace and invest in each other's growth. Inclusion and respect are the defining characteristics of our identity.
We approach every situation with an open mind, hoping to broaden and further inform our views. We believe there is always more to learn and living at the edge of your comfort is where the most growth happens.
We obsess over the happiness of our clients and not the competition. We put ourselves in our partner's shoes to fully understand their needs. Delivering an exceptional partner experience isn't a priority, it's core to our DNA.
We commit to integrity, and we speak up even when it's difficult to do. We say what we'll do and do what we say. We hold ourselves and each other accountable. We do the right thing — even when no one is watching.
On the journey to create something truly special, we will make some mistakes. We are committed to moving fast, learning from mistakes, and prefer getting speeding tickets to parking tickets!
Break big problems into small ones and focus on making defensible decisions, not right ones. Have a bias to action; incremental progress is still progress.
We have incredible growth opportunities for high performers and we work with the best people no matter where they are located. If you share our passion for client success and want the opportunity to grow with teammates who love what they do, we want to hear from you!
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