Yannell is the Co-Founder & CEO of Cultiveit.io, an Employee Empowerment company that enables managers to prevent burnout on their teams by optimizing work demands and work recovery. Founded at UC Berkeley, Cultiveit's research-based approach has helped hundreds of managers build happier, healthier teams. Yannell began her career as a 2nd grade teacher with TFA in Richmond before joining CCSA as a parent organizer. She later became the Northern California Organizing Director. Yannell founded P.S. 305, an education advocacy organization in her hometown of Miami, Florida. She holds a BA from Northwestern and MBA from UC Berkeley.