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Yelp Fireside Chat with Christine Barone

August 3, 2021

In late July, Yelp’s CEO – Jeremy Stoppelman – talked to Christine Barone, who joined Yelp’s Board of Directors in February of 2020. Christine is the CEO of True Food…

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Sustainable Agriculture and Racial Justice

July 15, 2021

To kick off Plastic Free July and to continue our discussions around social justice, we invited leaders from two nonprofits to tell us more about how they combine sustainability and…

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PRIDE Month at Yelp

July 9, 2021

This year, Yelp celebrated PRIDE month with a variety of events ranging from intimate discussions with members of OUTburst (Yelp’s employee resource group for the LGBTQ+ community) to a publicly…

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Open Dialogue on Rainbow-Washing, Social Responsibility, and the Importance of Being Open to All

June 17, 2021

Yelp and Open To All co-hosted a special Pride panel featuring D&I leaders from H&M, Gap Inc. & The Body Shop during this year’s Pride month.

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Yelp Recognizes Juneteenth as Global Paid Holiday

June 17, 2021

This year marks the start of Yelp recognizing Juneteenth as a global paid holiday. Observed on Friday, June 18, Juneteenth (also known as Freedom Day or Emancipation Day) is known…

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Book Talk with the Authors of “The New Builders”

June 14, 2021

In May, our Chief Operating Officer Jed Nachman talked with Elizabeth MacBride and Seth Levine, authors of “The New Builders.” In their book they discuss entrepreneurship and small businesses from…

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The Gold House Founders Network

June 14, 2021

In May, Yelp launched an Asian-owned business attribute to make it even easier to find and support local Asian-owned businesses. With the escalation of anti-Asian hate crimes and violence we’ve…

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Fireside Chat with Yelp Board Member, George Hu

June 14, 2021

To better connect our employees with leadership in 2021, we began hosting quarterly conversations with members from Yelp’s board (in February we talked to Tony Wells). For this quarter’s installment,…

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Mental Health Awareness Month at Yelp

June 14, 2021

May is Mental Health Month, a time to raise awareness on the importance of caring for and communicating openly about our mental health, and we understand the impact that mental…

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Hand-lettering Mother’s Day Cards with Punkpost

June 14, 2021

In preparation for Mother’s Day, we invited Yelp employees to attend a hand-lettering class to create a Mother’s Day greeting card framed with flowers and doodles for the moms in…

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Drag Queen Story Hour at Yelp

June 14, 2021

In celebration of Take Your Kids To Work Day, we invited Yves Saint Croissant to read a few stories to Yelp employees and their little ones. Yves is a longtime…

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3 ways to make your company more inclusive for LGBTQ+ employees

June 1, 2021

The path to LGBTQ+ equality continues to be a rocky one. On one hand, the Biden administration recently announced that gay and transgender people will (once again) be protected from…