Interview with Yelp’s Community Manager: Crystal Henrickson
What is Yelp?
Yelp is a website that connects people to great local businesses. A place where you can read and write reviews, post and find out about upcoming events and a social network built on common interests, from eating out to shopping, clubbing to art gallery crawling, there’s something for everyone!
What is your position?
I’m the Community Manager for Vancouver: online hostess, party planner and a bit of a foodie, all rolled into one!
Why does Yelp like getting involved in community events like Make It?
The community, and I really get into supporting locally made stuff which makes Make It an awesome fit. Plus, we get to see the community in person while spread the yelping good word. This will be our 3rd Make It and hanging at our booth is just too much fun to resist… not to mention shopping for treats on our breaks!
Yelp seems to always have a super funky booth! What can Make It shoppers expect to see this time?
Are you feeling lucky? :p This year there will be a enough prizes to throw you into a tizzy, or maybe just make you dizzy with the “Wheel of Yelp.”
What is the highlight of your day?
Discovering something new about Vancouver: whether that’s a new dish to eat or an event that’s just been announced, Vancouver is constantly exciting and inspiring.
If the world was ending where and what would you eat?
To start, Boneta’s beet salad, a plate of Twisted Fork’s mussels, La Brasserie’s fries, an expertly crafted cocktail from Simon Ogden’s bar at Voya and Pourhouse’s chocolate cake with salted caramel ice cream for dessert all while watching the sunset from the west side of the seawall.
