Meet Michelle, an Account Executive on our Local Sales team! Michelle’s #FiveStarCareer journey began in April 2023, and throughout her first year at Yelp, she has earned three promotions while building a strong foundation for success in sales. Take a look as Michelle shares a look into her experience at Yelp so far, why she wanted to pursue a career in sales, and more. Tell us about your journey at Yelp. In my first year at Yelp, I have experienced remarkable growth and advancement. I began as an Associate Account Executive, and in my first five months, I was promoted to Junior Account Execu ..read more

Say hello to Madeline, a Senior Local Sales Manager 2! Madeline joined our Local Sales team as an Account Executive in April 2015, and to celebrate her recent 9th Yelpiversary, she is sharing a look into her #FiveStarCareer journey at Yelp. Tell us about your journey at Yelp. I started as an Account Executive in 2015, and I remained in that role for about a year before transitioning into management. Over my eight years in management, I’ve done it in a few different organizations! I spent time as a Training Director in the Local Sales org where I trained new managers, and I also worked as a Tr ..read more

Say hello to Bolaji, a Software Engineer on our Customer Infrastructure Engineering team! Bolaji’s #FiveStarCareer began in April 2022, but his love for tech began long before. He was inspired to pursue a career in technology because he loved seeing the power that it has in solving real-world problems, and he is driven by the potential to innovate and make a tangible difference in people’s lives through technology-driven solutions.  Take a look as Bolaji shares why he wanted to work at Yelp, his advice for folks interested in tech, and more. Why did you want to work at Yelp? Yelp is an e ..read more

Say hello to Erin, a Strategic Account Executive 3 on our Restaurant Sales team! Erin joined our Local Sales team as an Account Executive and later transitioned to our Restaurant Sales team before taking some time away from Yelp to help with her family’s business. In April 2022, she returned to her Restaurant Sales role, and to celebrate her recent Yelpiversary, she is sharing her inspiration to pursue a sales career, her advice to folks interested in sales, and more.  What brought you back to Yelp? I left Yelp to help with my family’s business. Working alongside family is a unique exper ..read more

Meet Celeste, a member of our Enterprise Sales team! Celeste joined our Local Sales team in 2016 as an Account Executive, and throughout the last eight years, she has explored different opportunities and roles, including her most recent promotion to Enterprise Account Director. Take a look as she shares her advice to folks interested in sales, a typical day in her role, and more. Tell us about your Yelp journey. In 2016, I joined our Local Sales team as an Account Executive (AE), and during my time as an AE, I learned all about the fundamentals of sales at Yelp and how to become a great sales ..read more

Photo by Amie Santavicca The world of digital marketing is constantly evolving. As a small business owner, it can be hard to know where to start and what’s worth your time. What’s the best social media strategy? Is influencer marketing effective? How do you tell a compelling story online?  Brand marketing experts Cassie Tucker and Erica Spitzley started the podcast Marketing Happy Hour to answer these questions and more. Every week, they share their public relations and branding experience with a community of marketing professionals, and now they’re giving small business owners a peek beh ..read more

It’s undeniable that Google has a monopoly over general search, with a market share on the order of 88% in the United States (and even higher in some other countries). As the US DOJ and allied states made their detailed case in court last fall, Google’s anticompetitive actions to maintain this monopoly became glaringly evident.  Exclusive arrangements to be the default search engine across a variety of devices and services allowed Google to achieve and hold its position, and reduced the incentives for, and ability of, other firms — longstanding and nascent — to develop search services of ..read more

Say hello to DeJuan, an Enterprise Account Director on our Enterprise Sales team. DeJuan’s #FiveStarCareer journey began in April 2021 and when he reflects on the past three years he says, “It has been great to see how Yelp’s team, products, technology, and overall offerings continue to grow and meet market demands. I am so excited about what we will continue to do over the years to come!” How did you know you wanted to pursue a job in sales? I’ve always enjoyed being a problem solver, whether in other professional roles or my personal, non-work-related life. I think sales naturally offers th ..read more

Meet Erin, a Senior Specialist on our Revenue Operations team! Erin’s #FiveStarCareer journey began in April 2021 when she joined our team as a Customer Success Manager. After spending a year in that role, she transitioned to her current role in Revenue Operations where she works on our Workforce Management and Quality Assurance (QA) team. Her team’s goal is to maximize revenue through people and tech solutions.  To celebrate her recent Yelpiversary, Erin is sharing a look into her typical workday, her favorite parts of her role, and more. What does a typical day look like in your role ..read more

Le Diplomate is an unassuming sandwich shop that exists right across from UC Irvine’s campus, where I attended university back in the day. At first, Le Diplomate looks like any other place. Aside from a gorgeous use of colors for their sign, the entrance hasn’t changed much over the last two decades. The wall behind the counter is a chalk designed menu and the windowed display case on the left still stands empty, perhaps a chance of a dessert or two in there. Luckily, Le Diplomate isn’t there to wow you with their interior design. Instead, the real delight comes when you receive your brow ..read more