Yen Tan

Yen is co-founder of Kona, the AI-powered coach for remote managers. They've interviewed over 1,500+ remote managers and HR leaders since 2020. Yen is a LinkedIn Top Voice on manager development and remote work––sharing their research in reports, posts, and long-form newsletters. Their work on people-first leadership and manager development has been featured by The Guardian, Fortune, Yahoo, TechCrunch, Entrepreneur, Harvard Business School, Forbes, and more. They regularly coach managers and led workshops at Buffer, Oyster, Mercury, Mailchimp, and more. In their free time, Yen likes exploring LA's bookstores and boba shops and convincing their partner that they could use another plant.