Sheldon Yellen | |
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Born | Sheldon David Yellen January 16, 1958 |
Nationality | American |
Known for | CEO of BELFOR Property Restoration |
Children | 2 |
Sheldon David Yellen (born January 16, 1958) [1] [2] is an American businessman, author and the CEO of BELFOR Property Restoration. He has appeared on an Emmy-nominated episode of Undercover Boss on CBS. [3] [4] [5]
Yellen was born to a Jewish family, the oldest of four boys. [6] He was raised alone by his mother. [6] He attended Southfield-Lathrup High School [7] but dropped out to support his family (he later received his diploma at the age of 53). [8] In 1985, he went to work as a salesman for his brothers-in-law's company then known as Quality Awning & Construction which also did restoration work. [9] In 1989, Yellen booked $17 million in sales in South Carolina which was devastated by Hurricane Hugo, effectively doubling the company's sales. [8] He became CEO in 2001. [8]
Per Yellen, in 2016 BELFOR is the world's largest disaster restoration company operating in 29 countries with more than 350 offices and employing more than 7,700 full-time employees. [8]
He is a guest writer for Entrepreneur - US edition: 4 Ways to Ensure Your Startup Will Survive Disaster, How to Make People, Not Résumés, Your Hiring Priority, How Growing Up With Nothing Equipped Me to Run a Billion-Dollar Company. [10]
In 2019, Yellen was awarded an honorary doctorate from Oakland University. [11]
Yellen hand-writes over 12,000 cards each year for employees' birthdays and other thanks and congratulations. [12]
At the age of 26, he married at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield Township, Michigan; he has two sons. [6] Although he had a bar mitzvah, he did not begin to practice Judaism until he was in his mid-40s. [6]
Other notable Southfield-Lathrup graduates include Quicken Loans and Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert, Groupon co-founder Eric Lefkofsky and Sheldon Yellen, CEO of Birmingham-based Belfor Holdings Inc.
Sheldon Yellen | |
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Born | Sheldon David Yellen January 16, 1958 |
Nationality | American |
Known for | CEO of BELFOR Property Restoration |
Children | 2 |
Sheldon David Yellen (born January 16, 1958) [1] [2] is an American businessman, author and the CEO of BELFOR Property Restoration. He has appeared on an Emmy-nominated episode of Undercover Boss on CBS. [3] [4] [5]
Yellen was born to a Jewish family, the oldest of four boys. [6] He was raised alone by his mother. [6] He attended Southfield-Lathrup High School [7] but dropped out to support his family (he later received his diploma at the age of 53). [8] In 1985, he went to work as a salesman for his brothers-in-law's company then known as Quality Awning & Construction which also did restoration work. [9] In 1989, Yellen booked $17 million in sales in South Carolina which was devastated by Hurricane Hugo, effectively doubling the company's sales. [8] He became CEO in 2001. [8]
Per Yellen, in 2016 BELFOR is the world's largest disaster restoration company operating in 29 countries with more than 350 offices and employing more than 7,700 full-time employees. [8]
He is a guest writer for Entrepreneur - US edition: 4 Ways to Ensure Your Startup Will Survive Disaster, How to Make People, Not Résumés, Your Hiring Priority, How Growing Up With Nothing Equipped Me to Run a Billion-Dollar Company. [10]
In 2019, Yellen was awarded an honorary doctorate from Oakland University. [11]
Yellen hand-writes over 12,000 cards each year for employees' birthdays and other thanks and congratulations. [12]
At the age of 26, he married at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield Township, Michigan; he has two sons. [6] Although he had a bar mitzvah, he did not begin to practice Judaism until he was in his mid-40s. [6]
Other notable Southfield-Lathrup graduates include Quicken Loans and Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert, Groupon co-founder Eric Lefkofsky and Sheldon Yellen, CEO of Birmingham-based Belfor Holdings Inc.