In this episode, Mollie Jean De Dieu (Emotional Inclusion Founder) and Deborah Yeh (Global Chief Purpose Officer for Sephora) dive deep into the concept of purpose, belonging, and how emotional inclusion challenges leaders and organizations in creating a culture of care, empathy, and support to drive success in an individual and ultimately the company.
Deborah Yeh
Deborah Yeh is the Global Chief Purpose Officer for Sephora. In this newly created global role,
Deborah works across all teams to define Sephora’s Purpose and the resulting sustainability
and social impact priorities. Since joining Sephora in 2012, she has been instrumental in
building Sephora’s reputation with a strong sense of purpose, and she is passionate about
bringing Sephora’s values to life in a meaningful and authentic way for all stakeholders.
Recognized for her steadfast and fearless leadership across notable industry awards such as
Business Insider’s Most Innovative CMOs and Gold House’s A100 for her work in the Asian
American community, Deborah has helped transform Sephora into an inspiring, inclusive and
educational beauty destination. In 2019, Deborah led the launch of Sephora America’s award-
winning “We Belong to Something Beautiful” brand campaign, and she has demonstrated
relentless commitment to actions in favor of greater diversity and equity in beauty, including
Sephora’s first-of-its-kind national Racial Bias in Retail Study, which was designed to measure
the issue of racially biased experiences in U.S. retail and identify solutions to end unfair
treatments.
Prior to joining Sephora, Deborah led marketing strategy and planning for leading brands and
retailers, most notably for Old Navy and Target, and she currently sits on the board of L.L.
Bean. Deborah attended Harvard University, majoring in Psychology. She currently lives in
Paris with her husband, two children and two cats.
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Stay connected:
Deborah Yeh
https://www.linkedin.com/in/deborahyeh/
Emotional inclusion
https://www.emotionalinclusion.com/
https://www.instagram.com/emotional_inclusion/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/emotional-inclusion/