Sheldon Yellen

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Sheldon Yellen
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Sheldon David Yellen

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

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]

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Biography

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]

Personal life

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]

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  6. 1 2 3 4 "From welfare kid to "Jewish businessman," "Undercover Boss" shares his recipe for success". Connecticut Jewish Ledger . Retrieved August 31, 2011.
  7. ↑ "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.
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  12. ↑ Bhattarai, Abha. "The art of imperfection: People are turning to robots to write their 'handwritten' cards". Washington Post. Retrieved 2019-12-22.


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