Linda "Elle" Yaven



Executive & PERSONHOOD COACH

As a creative I'm the opposite of a one size fits all kind of woman. Coming from Brooklyn, "walking your talk" & integrity was/is a given in designing my coaching & consulting practice from scratch.

My studio cadence method offers a rich, real world comprehension of navigating fast-moving worlds, where high-level strategy tied to actionable practice counts & collaboration has to be both creative and concrete.
It respects individuality within effective collaboration.

Am honored to partner with talent from IDEO & Pixar to Autodesk & Stanford U. & successful start-ups like Strong Brew, Oru Kayak & Kreatives each up-leveling by bringing a generative leadership framework to their teams, work & everyday lives.


Some days you can find me teaching in the MBA & Masters Interaction Design programs at California Collage of the Arts. I also served as advisor to The Making Learning Visible Institute at Harvard & the U.S. Department of Defense on feedback-driven learning systems.

The schools of Reggio Children, Italy & Visual Thinking Strategies have been an inspiration.

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

Close enough.