Hiring Should Feel Like a Reward, Not a Gamble

At ExecScale, we pair leadership with leverage while connecting top executives with assistants who make scaling sustainable. The right Executive Assistant isn’t just a support role , they’re a stabilizing force that allows a leader to operate at their best.

What makes us different? We’ve sat in the seat ourselves. With over 20 years of experience in the Executive Assistant role, we’ve merged our deep expertise with a precision hiring strategy to match today’s needs.

The result? A level of insight no standard recruiting firm can match, and it shows in the caliber of candidates we introduce to you. We don’t just match skill sets, we align mindsets.

Our services are available nationwide. We partner with leaders across the country, wherever growth takes you.

With ExecScale, you don’t have to roll the dice. We turn hiring from risk into reward.

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Exclusively Focused on EA’s for World-Class Business Leaders

Whether you’re creating a new position or evolving an existing one, we ensure every placement strengthens your team and propels your company forward.

The ExecScale Search Standard:

  • Search with Intent

  • Selection for Excellence

  • Placement with Accountability

Great leaders know when to delegate. Hand this one off to us. nicole@execscale.com

Exceptional EA Candidates at an Exceptional Value

Exceptional value comes from hiring the right executive assistant, the first time.

At ExecScale, we work tirelessly behind the scenes to vet, interview and handpick Executive Assistants who meet the highest standards— yours.

The right Executive Assistant isn’t just an extension of you. They’re an extension of your team, your company, and the relationships that keep your business moving forward.

If exceptional is your standard, we’ll meet you there. nicole@execscale.com

AI Follows. People Lead.

AI can support the work, but only people bring the judgement, clarity, and context that keep your business moving in the right direction.

For Executive Assistants, AI enhances what’s possible, but it doesn’t replace the person behind it.

ExecScale Select

ExecScale Select is our proven internal framework for selecting top-tier executive assistants with speed, strategy, and precision.

Every search begins with a focused intake conversation to uncover what truly matters in your next hire. From there, we use 20 years of first-hand EA experience to select candidates based not just on skills, but on alignment, discretion, and long-term fit.

We streamline the hiring experience so your focus stays where it should- on meaningful conversations with qualified candidates.

Your role is simple: review, connect, decide. Ours is to make sure every conversation moves you closer to the right hire.

The ExecScale Standard for EA Support

RESILIENCE

“83% of employers say resilience, the ability to adapt and recover quickly is now one of the most critical soft skills for long tern success”

(Source: McKinsey, 2023)

ExecScale CEO: “Resilience doesn’t mean staying calm under pressure. It means knowing how to pivot without spiraling.”

 

PROBLEM SOLVING

“91% of hiring managers rank problem-solving among the top skills they look for when evaluating candidates.”

(Source: National Associations of Colleges and Employers, 2024)

ExecScale CEO: “Strong executive assistants don’t wait for direction — they find solutions before the question is even asked.”

 

EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE

“67% of employers say they value soft skills more than educational qualifications when hiring.”

(Source: LinkedIn Workplace Learning Report, 2023)

ExecScale CEO: “Technical skills get the job done — but emotional intelligence builds the trust that makes it last.”

Exceptional Experience

As the founder and CEO of ExecScale, Nicole Carpenter brings over 18 years of experience in executive support, recruiting, and human resources for high-performing entrepreneurs and leadership teams.

Before founding ExecScale, Nicole served as an executive assistant across industries — from healthcare and venture capital to startups, Fortune 500 companies, and even Super Bowl 50. That hands-on experience gave her an insider’s perspective on what makes the EA executive partnership thrive: trust, precision, and follow-through.

Today, Nicole leads ExecScale with the rare advantage of having lived the role she now recruits for. She sees beyond job descriptions and resumes by identifying assistants who align with a leaders values, complements their pace, and supports their vision for growth.

  • Understands the executive mindset

    “With many diverse and often strong personalities, Nicole was able to be extremely effective in helping to bring a successful compromise with the group. This spoke to me about her ability to effectively read people and to use that ability to make matches and harmony. This ability is not something that can be taught, but instead is an innate ability that a person either does or does not have.”

     -Nancy Allardyce, SPHR-CA, President & Founder of Allardyce Resources LLC

  •  Recruiting MVP for Super Bowl 50

     “Nicole took on the task of finding, screening, and recommending 30 new members for our support team. Like all start-ups, we had to appear bigger and stronger than we were. Nicole recruited an impressive number of high-quality cast members for our team, but even more remarkably, every person Nicole recruited stayed until the job was completed.”

    -Pat Gallagher, former EVP of Marketing, Partnerships, and Communication: Super Bowl 50 Host Committee

  • The right fit, the first time

    “ExecScale gave me exactly what I needed at a critical time in my company’s growth. I highly recommend ExecScale for companies big and small looking to scale, grow, and expand by hiring the right fit, the first time.

    I was able to hire an excellent assistant that continues to exceed my expectations at every turn.” 

     -Adilah Curry, CEO Infinity Holdings & Investments LLC

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