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Located in Washington DC, Winchester VA, and Nashville, Tennessee (USA).
YESBUILDS Consulting and Coaching serves a variety of industries across the USA, and internationally.
Yesbuilds provides clients with consultant and coaching in business strategy, operations, business forecasting, human resources, workforce pipeline planning, and other strategic leadership and startup resources.
YESBuilds is a global consulting and training firm with a focus on business strategy, executive leadership coaching (CEO/Owner or Founder), startups, entrepreneurship ecosystem building, human resources management, social entrepreneurship, nonprofit sustainability, economic development, international workforce development, and celebrity charity management. Visit the services page to get additional information.
FOUNDER & CEO, Dr. YOLANDA E. SHIELDS
Dr. Yolanda Shields MBA, Ph.D., Founder, and CEO of YESBUILDS. She’s a global business advisor/strategist and best-selling author who has over 20 years of experience as a business leader who also does international workforce development and social entrepreneurship work in the continent of Africa and other emerging countries. She is a much sought-after speaker and trainer in the areas of business startups, entrepreneurship ecosystems, the gig economy, workforce development, public/private partnerships, human resources, and social entrepreneurship. She has traveled extensively throughout the United States, France, and Africa. She holds an MBA in Entrepreneurship and Human Resources Management and, a Ph.D. in Religious Philosophy, with a concentration in Leadership.
“I serve and guide individual entrepreneurs or companies to new levels, expand growth, and scale businesses to make a significant impact. I love working in a collaborative way with leaders to translate business vision into strategic plans that are aligned to execute with excellence and sustainability”.
She was appointed by Commonwealth of Virginia Governor Glen Youngkin to the State Labor and Workforce Development board. Past workforce appointments by Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam and other Tennessee Governors where she held the position of Vice-Chair of the Oversight Committee for over 15 years. She is currently a board member of the Shenandoah Valley Workforce Development Board, Shenandoah Community Capital Fund, GO Virginia Region 8 Council member, and Adjunct Faculty in the School of Business at Shenandoah University.
She has assisted over 20 corporations in the areas of business operations, workforce pipeline strategy, talent development, human capital management, strategic planning, executive coaching/training, business operations, celebrity charity management, and public/private partnerships. She is currently a mentor/coach at the Tony Elumelu Foundation, Vanderbilt University Wond’ry Innovation Center, and TheStartup.com. Yolanda is an International Member of the Delta Mu Delta Business Honor Society.
She has worked with such celebrities as CeCe Winans, Darrell Green, Art Monk, Tony Boselli, and many others.