March 9, 2024
Denver, CO, March 8, 2024, Up In The Chair, a leading educational and consulting company, is thrilled to announce that Devora Yellin, CEO, has been awarded the Outstanding Woman in Business by Good Business Colorado. This prestigious recognition comes on International Women’s Day, March 8, 2024, and celebrates Devora’s outstanding leadership and contributions to expanding and deepening inclusive practices in schools, colleges, and companies.
The Outstanding Woman in Business award from Good Business Colorado is a testament to Devora’s dedication, innovation, and impact on the education and business sectors. This accolade recognizes her commitment to and acknowledges her influential role in shaping the future of diversity, equity, accessibility, and inclusion.
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Debra Brown, Executive Director of Good Business Colorado and Devora Yellin, CEO of Up In The Chair
Devora’s leadership has been instrumental in implementing inclusive curriculum and resources for K12 and College Campuses. Working with mission-driven business owners, she has mentored over 200 underrepresented purpose-driven emerging professionals to develop their hard and soft skills and open doors for their pathway to a successful career. Under her guidance, Up In The Chair has received the prestigious Benefit-Corporation (B-Corp) certification awarded to companies that have proven their environmental and social impact for good. She has also founded and launched the nonprofit Each & Every. This award not only reflects Devora’s accomplishments but also the collective effort of the entire Up In The Chair team.
Upon receiving the award, Devora expressed her gratitude, saying, “I am truly honored to receive the Outstanding Woman in Business award from Good Business Colorado. Our mission is grounded in the belief that when one person is lifted, everyone is. It reflects the profound interconnectedness of our shared human experience.”
Devora is committed to serving small and medium-sized businesses to create more welcoming and inclusive environments. She creates pathways for underrepresented emerging professionals to find a career that aligns with their values and be part of a company ensuring that every person, regardless of background or circumstance, feels seen, heard, and valued.
Up In The Chair and her nonprofit, Each & Every, remains dedicated to uplifting 13 million people, a symbolic gesture, dedicating each uplift to the memory of those who were murdered in the Holocaust because they didn’t look think sound, or act like a particular regime.
The award catalyzes Up In The Chair to further contribute to creating authentically welcoming and intentionally inclusive learning and work spaces and inspiring positive change within the community.