Celebrating Black and Latinx Owned Businesses
Earlier this year during Black History Month, we launched the “Black-owned business” window cling. We mailed window clings to every one of the 5,000+ businesses that opted into being featured in one of these collections. Following the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery in June 2020, Yelp launched a free searchable attribute… Read more
Yelp Care Package – A #WFH Perk
After thousands of Yelp employees transitioned to working from home earlier this year, many of us were not only missing daily interactions with our colleagues but also the perks that we’d come to enjoy. Most notably, the cappuccinos from the Yelp Café and the well-stocked shelves with a variety of healthyish snacks. We decided to… Read more
Workforce Diversity at Yelp
We have long focused our diversity, inclusion, and belonging efforts inside of Yelp, putting our energy into diverse hiring, equitable promotion practices, and operationalizing inclusion. This year brought new opportunities to extend our focus beyond the corporate setting. In the wake of our national reckoning with countless racial injustices, it became clear that we could… Read more
Meet Kaitlin D., Executive Assistant at Yelp
There is only so much time in a day, but thanks to Yelp’s Executive Assistant team, our executives can work in the most efficient and productive manner possible. Kaitlin D., also known as “KD,” supports our Multi-Location, Local and Customer Success organizations.”We are proud to work closely with our executives and their teams to make… Read more
Women at Yelp (WAY) Take Action
One of our largest employee resource groups, Women at Yelp (WAY), continued to tackle their goals in 2020. Specifically, they strengthened their community, listened to their members, and executed on activities that would help them grow as individuals. Our Phoenix chapter led a discussion on allyship. They shared resources, broke out into groups, and explored… Read more
Celebrating Latinx Heritage Month: Unique Voices in a Diverse Community
With Latinx Heritage Month, not only do we continue to learn about Latinx history, but we get to celebrate the existence of one of the most diverse communities in the world. This year, we made sure our celebrations were met with action items to support and uplift Latinx voices. We worked with several internal teams… Read more
Supporting the Black Community at Yelp: Introducing BlackBurst
This summer’s conversation around racial injustice wasn’t new to Yelp, but it moved us to take stronger steps to ensure our employees knew they‘re the priority. Black employees needed a way to support each other and build on their presence amongst the rest of their colleagues. In addition to our other initiatives to reshape how… Read more
Mental Health Awareness Month 2020: Wellbeing at Yelp
At Yelp, we understand the importance of mental wellbeing. Working from home brought its own set of challenges. And after a transition that affected all of our employees in one way or another, we knew we needed to do more than offer our usual mental health benefits. Our priority was to make sure our employees… Read more
Yelp Employees Take The Stage: How Employee Panels Create Community
Employee panels have proven to be an effective platform for many teams, projects, and celebrations. Prior to COVID-19, these panels were often location specific and limited the amount of employees that could benefit from them. Being able to take these panels into a virtual space has allowed a record breaking number of employees to attend,… Read more
Meet Sam M., Sales Manager at Yelp
We’d like to introduce you to Sam M., Senior Local Sales Manager at Yelp. Sam has been at Yelp for over five years. In his own words, Sam helps to steer the boat of an amazing group of local sales Account Executives. Sam says, “Every day I’m blessed to work with wonderful people who are… Read more