Sheldon Yellen

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]

Sheldon Yellen
Born
Sheldon David Yellen

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

Biography

Yellen was born to a Jewish family, the oldest of four boys.[5] He was raised alone by his mother.[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.[8] 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.[9]

Yellen hand-writes over 12,000 cards each year for employees' birthdays and other thanks and congratulations.[10]

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. "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. Weiner, Yitzi (October 10, 2017). "The Inspiring Backstory of Sheldon Yellen, CEO of BELFOR Holdings". Thrive Global.
  8. Alexander, Dan (February 21, 2017). "This CEO Once Worked Alongside Reputed Mafia Figures. Now He Runs A $1.5B Business". Forbes.
  9. "Sheldon Yellen". Entrepreneur. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
  10. 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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