Linda Yaven (call me Elle)

Future facing leadership & COMMUNICATION Coach . Public speaker

Through my practice as a creative, Certified Coach and teacher I've designed a method for expanding people's horizons as communicators, presenters and leaders. It's a proven mash-up of evidence based & soft skill ways to accomplish awashed in well-being.

I've rolled up my sleeves working with teams of diverse individuals at IDEO, Linked-In, Pixar, Allianz, Oru Kayak, Nature Conservancy, Teall Sports & Entertainment, OKCOIN, Kreatives, Strong Brew, Google, REVEL, Oakland Promise & Stanford U.


At California College of the Arts, I am honored to teach remarkable students in the MBA & Masters Interaction Design programs about the collaborative advantage underscoring success.

As a studio artist I served as advisor/documenter to The Making Learning Visible Institute at Project Zero, Harvard
& provided an original feedback protocol for Department of Defense Education Branch.  

Some days you can find me coaching music bands on team dynamics in business.

In Star Wars, the rebel base is on the fourth moon of the planet "Yaven".