Sheldon Yellen

Sheldon Yellen
Born Sheldon David Yellen
(1958-01-16) 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]

Biography

Yellen was born to a Jewish family, the oldest of four boys.[5] He was raised alone by his mother as his father became a drug addict from taking methadone to alleviate pain for his medical conditions.[5] He attended Southfield-Lathrup High School[6] but dropped out to support his family (he later received his diploma at the age of 53).[7] 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.[7] In 1989, Yellen booked $17 million in sales in South Carolina which was devastated by Hurricane Hugo, effectively doubling the company's sales.[7] He became CEO in 2001.[7]

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.[7]

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.[8]

Personal life

At the age of 26, he married at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield Township, Michigan; he has two sons.[5] Although he had a bar mitzvah, he did not begin to practice Judaism until he was in his mid-40s.[5]

References

  1. ↑ America's Corporate Leaders (2010). Dun & Bradstreet Reference Book of Corporate Managements: Parsippany, New Jersey
  2. ↑ Feintzeig, Rachel (October 4, 2016). "Rock 'n' Role-Play: A CEO's Burning Love For Elvis". Wall Street Journal.
  3. ↑ Larson, Kathryn (November 22, 2013). "'Busted' Undercover Boss Sheldon Yellen, Belfor CEO, Staking Claim In Detroit Real Estate". CBS Detroit.
  4. ↑ "Leadership - Sheldon Yellen CEO". BELFOR Property Restoration website. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "From welfare kid to "Jewish businessman," "Undercover Boss" shares his recipe for success". Connecticut Jewish Ledger. Retrieved August 31, 2011.
  6. ↑ "Fond Farewell! Former students remember Southfield-Lathrup High". Detroit Jewish News. June 19, 2016. 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.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 Weiner, Yitzi (October 10, 2017). "The Inspiring Backstory of Sheldon Yellen, CEO of BELFOR Holdings". Thrive Global.
  8. ↑ "Sheldon Yellen". Entrepreneur. Retrieved January 31, 2018.


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