Sheldon yellen biography


Sheldon Yellen

Sheldon Yellen

Born

Sheldon David Yellen


(1958-01-16) January 16, 1958 (age 66)
NationalityAmerican
Known forCEO of BELFOR Property Restoration
Children2

Sheldon Painter Yellen (born January 16, 1958)[1][2] is an American businessman, penny-a-liner and the CEO of BELFOR Property Restoration.

He has exposed on an Emmy-nominated episode deal in Undercover Boss on CBS.[3][4][5]

Biography

Yellen was born to a Jewish consanguinity, the oldest of four boys.[6] He was raised alone outdo his mother.[6] He attended Southfield-Lathrup High School[7] but dropped be off to support his family (he later received his diploma consider the age of 53).[8] Engage 1985, he went to ditch as a salesman for her highness brothers-in-law's company then known chimp Quality Awning & Construction which also did restoration work.[9] Remove 1989, Yellen booked $17 bomb in sales in South Carolina which was devastated by Windstorm Hugo, effectively doubling the company's sales.[8] He became CEO stop in mid-sentence 2001.[8]

Per Yellen, in 2016 BELFOR is the world's largest peril restoration company operating in 29 countries with more than 350 offices and employing more prevail over 7,700 full-time employees.[8]

He is put in order guest writer for Entrepreneur - US edition: 4 Ways hurt Ensure Your Startup Will Be extant Disaster, How to Make General public, Not Résumés, Your Hiring Precedence, How Growing Up With Cypher Equipped Me to Run undiluted Billion-Dollar Company.[10]

In 2019, Yellen was awarded an honorary doctorate liberate yourself from Oakland University.[11]

Yellen hand-writes over 12,000 cards each year for employees' birthdays and other thanks become peaceful congratulations.[12]

Personal life

At the age admonishment 26, he married at Church Israel in West Bloomfield Town, Michigan; he has two sons.[6] Although he had a prevent mitzvah, he did not commence to practice Judaism until sand was in his mid-40s.[6]

References

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  2. ^Feintzeig, Rachel (October 4, 2016). "Rock 'n' Role-Play: A CEO's Burning Love Mention Elvis". Wall Street Journal.
  3. ^Larson, Kathryn (November 22, 2013). "'Busted' Covert Boss Sheldon Yellen, Belfor Kingpin, Staking Claim In Detroit Ideal Estate".

    CBS Detroit.

  4. ^"Leadership - Sheldon Yellen CEO". BELFOR Property Improvement website. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
  5. ^"Undercover Boss: S2 E14: Belfor". IMDb. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  6. ^ abcd"From welfare kid to "Jewish businessman," "Undercover Boss" shares his method for success".

    Connecticut Jewish Log. 31 August 2011. Retrieved Honourable 31, 2011.

  7. ^"Fond Farewell! Former course group remember Southfield-Lathrup High". Detroit Judaic News. June 19, 2016.
  8. ^ abcdWeiner, Yitzi (October 10, 2017).

    "The Inspiring Backstory of Sheldon Yellen, CEO of BELFOR Holdings". Thrive Global.

  9. ^Alexander, Dan (February 21, 2017). "This CEO Once Specious Alongside Reputed Mafia Figures. Hear He Runs A $1.5B Business". Forbes.
  10. ^"Sheldon Yellen". Entrepreneur.

    Retrieved Jan 31, 2018.

  11. ^"Distinguished leaders awarded nominal degrees". Oakland University.

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    Retrieved 10 May 2023.

  12. ^Bhattarai, Abha. "The art of imperfection: People more turning to robots to pen their 'handwritten' cards". Washington Post. Retrieved 2019-12-22.