Nearly four decades ago, Linda Yates began her business career. A seasoned CEO, board member, and entrepreneur, Linda Yates wrote The Unicorn Within – How Companies Can Create Game-Changing Ventures at Startup Speed, a globally recognized business book. Her career accomplishments include turning concept ideas into fast-growing, high-performing ventures.

Additionally, Linda Yates developed expertise in connecting Silicon Valley with the Global 1000 and building an extensive network of CEOs, CIOs, CFOs, venture capitalists, and other senior executives. Her experience includes strategic management consulting with technology-related multimillion-dollar transactions.

Renowned for her business acumen, she has been featured in media publications such as Fortune, Business Week, The Wall Street Journal, Management Review, Fast Company, CEO magazine, San Jose Mercury News, Masters of Scale, Silicon Valley, and Forbes. Moreover, Linda Yates received several accolades for The Unicorn Within, including a spot on Forbes “Top 10 Business Books of 2022” and Harvard's “40 of the Best Business Books to Read.” Dan Pink and Malcolm Gladwell’s Big Idea Club named it in their “7 Startup Books That Every Entrepreneur Should Read.”

Linda Yates