How she shines: Yolanda co-founded Janico with limited resources and built her leadership through determination, education, and hands-on experience. A visionary leader, she pioneered employee benefits and rewards while embracing robotic cleaning technology that increased company profitability by 24 percent. Her influence extends beyond Janico through leadership and service with CREW Sacramento, NMSDC, IFMA, Cleaning for a Reason, Ronald McDonald House Charities, and SABGC.
Years in the industry: 41 years
Job responsibilities: Yolanda oversees revenue growth and client relationship management.
Career path: After starting as a janitor and later co-founding Janico, Yolanda worked in virtually every aspect of the business, from hands-on work to supervision, administration, operations management, and sales.
Best advice received: How you treat your frontline employees determines your business's success.
Fun fact: Yolanda was married at age 16 with parental consent, and she is still happily married to her first love and eventual business partner after 45 years.