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Jess Yuen
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Advisor & coach to executives and founders at fast-changing organizations. Former Chief People Officer, Stanford engineer, and McKinsey consultant.

Advisor & coach to executives and founders at fast-changing organizations. Former Chief People Officer, Stanford engineer, and McKinsey consultant.

Jess Yuen is not accepting new clients right now
Jess Yuen is not accepting new clients right now

Bio

Jess is a 3x executive who has experienced the ups and downs of 10x+ growth across different industries. Her roles have varied, serving as Chief People Officer, Chief of Staff to the CEO, and Head of International Growth and Strategy. Throughout those journeys, she was a fundamental force behind defining and cultivating distinctive, iconic cultures that enabled greater business impact.As a former management consultant at McKinsey, product manager at Yahoo!, and Stanford-educated engineer, she is grounded in first principles and systems-thinking to transform businesses. Jess works mainly with leaders at VC-backed companies. She supercharges leaders and supercharges their companies. Clients have included Plaid, Bill.com, Y Combinator, Blend, Zapier, Rippling, ClassDojo, Amplitude, Spring Health, and more.


Notable Client Achievements

  • Coached CEO from Seed to Series C, included self-management, hiring experienced executives, and navigating exec dynamics

  • Coached SVP of People at Bill.com from $100M Series B to $25B public company, expanding leadership responsibilities from 10 to 75+

  • Coached co-founders at Kingdom Supercultures, strengthening their evolving roles and relationship, as well as clarifying company culture

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Work History
Couchbase
Chief People Officer
Gusto
Head of People
Khan Academy
Strategy, Programs, and Operations
+ more
Credentials
  • MS Electrical Engineering, Stanford
  • Former Chief People Officer - Couchbase, Gusto,
  • 100+ hours of Coaching
Industry Specialties
Education, Professional Services, Non Profit, Enterprise Software
Functional Specialties
Software Development, Human Resources, Operations, Product Management and more
Expertise
Executive, Goal Clarification, Performance Productivity, Relationship Building and more

FAQ

Who is your ideal client and why?

My ideal client is the founder of a VC-backed company

What is your coaching superpower?

My coaching superpower is meeting clients where they are and customizing my approach to each client.

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