Yvonne English started her first company at the age of 24. That company, which was eventually sold, was a boutique consulting firm specializing in investments and retirement plans in the Washington, DC metropolitan area. Two years after founding the firm, she had the honor of being asked to work in Toronto, Ontario, Canada for two years as an International Management Consultant for Manulife Financial/John Hancock, a large international financial organization.

Upon her return to the United States, Ms. English joined McGladrey, the fifth largest accounting firm in the country. She eventually became the Director of the Phoenix RR office, one of the largest pension consulting offices within the firm. After serving as the Director for two years, Yvonne became the division’s first National Operations Director, coordinating the operation of several pension offices across the nation servicing 5,000 clients with over $7 billion in assets.

While working in Corporate America, Yvonne continued to follow her passion for entrepreneurship. Her side projects included an alternative energy project in Texas and Salvagist.com, an online retailer of stylish accessories made from recycled materials, which she sold to Earth Lover Shopping in August 2010.

Yvonne left the corporate world in February 2011 to focus solely on entrepreneurship. This focus includes her latest venture: Social Animal Media – a new media company specializing in creating web and e-commerce sites, apps, videos, local marketing strategies, project management and consulting services.

Ms. English serves as the Executive Director of the eCenter@LindenPointe, a technology business incubator, located in Hermitage, PA. She is a member of the National Business Incubation Association (NBIA) and has earned her Business Incubation Management Certificate from NBIA.

Yvonne is an adjunct professor of entrepreneurship at her alma mater, Grove City College (GCC). In addition, she serves on the GCC Entrepreneurial Advisory Council (EAC), which sets the direction of the college’s entrepreneurship department while enhancing and growing the program. Yvonne is a regular judge for the GCC Elevator Pitch and Business Plan competitions and was the featured guest speaker for Delta Mu Delta’s 2010 Business Honorary Induction Dinner.

Taking her support of entrepreneurs beyond the local area, Yvonne is a Translation Team Leader for Kiva, an organization that assists entrepreneurs in developing countries by providing microloans and support. She is also an active Kiva lender.

She was a charter member of MindingHerBiz, a Phoenix-based group that assists women entrepreneurs by offering a chance to participate in a free interactive session focused on their businesses with a panel of successful businesswomen.

In her spare time, she teaches a week-long summer theater academy for high school students, assists with local high school productions and participates in community theater.