Entrepreneurial-minded, intellectually curious, brand and digital strategist focused on innovating ways to deepen relationships between consumer & brand. U.C. Berkeley English major with a law degree. Earlier founded and lead a digital brand agency, XTOPOLY, for 9 years, which was acquired in 2017 by Vincit.

Rachel has a Bachelor’s in Multi-Media Journalism from Bournemouth University in the UK and has worked in the tech industry for the last six years. After two years of agency recruiting for technical roles she joined the Vincit team to oversee recruitment of the best talent around, and to help keep the office a Top Workplace in Orange County.

Ville Houttu is the Founder and CEO of Vincit California, Inc. Previously, he worked as the Head of Business Development at Vincit Group, helping the Finnish company to reach 350 employees and make it public in Nasdaq First North marketplace. During last few years Vincit’s leadership model has received several recognitions, including Best Place to Work in Europe 2016, Workforce Game Changer 2016 and the Best Workplace in Finland 2016, 2015, 2014. After the IPO, Ville moved to California to start Vincit’s local subsidiary. During the first year of operations, he built a team of 20 developers in Irvine, acquired OC’s hottest digital branding agency, XTOPOLY, and was chosen as the 2018 Entrepreneur of the Year by the Greater Irvine Chamber of Commerce. Ville has an M.Sc. in Engineering and is passionate about creating lean working environments and scaling operations without creating policies. He is also one of the few Ironman triathletes who plays steel guitar on several albums on Spotify.