Experience

College of San Mateo

• United States
• Higher Education
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Business Professor

  • Aug 2018 - Present

  Lecture, instruct, consult, mentor students; curriculum development, distance learning expert. Lecture, instruct, consult, mentor students; curriculum development, distance learning expert.



West Valley - Mission Community College District

• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Professor Of Business

  • Sep 2006 - Present



Foothill-De Anza and West Valley Mission College Districts

• San Francisco Bay Area - South Bay

• Business Instructor, Academic Senator, Entrepreneurship Program Manager

  • Aug 2006 - Present

  Lead newly established Entrepreneurship Center to promote economic development in local communities. Consult, mentor and advise students, alumni and community members about ideation, planning, starting, and running a successful business. Teach Business classes to college students, current managers and prospective managers. Discuss theories and practices relating to management, multi-cultural work force, diversity training, international business, business ethics and personal goals. Lead group projects to successfully administer team work leadership skills. Coursework includes: Introduction to Business, Small Business Startup and Management, International Business Management, Business Law, Marketing, Professional Selling, Human Relations in Business, and Quality Management. Serve on the Academic Senate to represent Associate Faculty, make recommendations to college's leadership in regards to college's directions, ensure that academic practices are not compromised across all levels and make decisions on future academic directions. Show less



Cañada College

• Redwood City, CA

• College Professor

  • Aug 2014 - Aug 2018

  Full-Time Instructional Faculty Member in the Business Department. Full-Time Instructional Faculty Member in the Business Department.



CA Community College Chancellor's Office

• Public Policy Offices
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Grant Project Director

  • Jun 2010 - Jun 2013

  Manage statewide grant for community colleges Manage statewide grant for community colleges



Small Business Experts

• Consultant

  • Mar 2009 - Mar 2011

  Small Business Experts was founded in Silicon Valley by Lale Yurtseven, an independent educator and business training consultant. As a seasoned M.B.A. Professional with more than 15 years experience in business management, sales, marketing, and training, Lale has worked in industries such as Telecom, Call Centers, IT Services, Software, Retail, Advertising, Hospitality, and International Business. Lale Yurtseven has co-founded a start-up company in 2000, where she now serves on the board. However, one of her passion is training and helping people accomplish their dreams. She now teaches part-time at De Anza College and West Valley College, serves on the Academic Senate as a Senator, and also works as an independent training and business consultant providing workshops to corporate customers. Show less



HostPortal, Inc.

• Director of Sales and Marketing

  • Oct 2003 - Oct 2008

  Develop company’s marketing and sales strategy from start-up stage, identify and secure new customers, sell IT solutions and consulting services. • Manage company’s entire marketing and sales activities such as competitive research and analysis, advertising, promotional campaigns, trade shows, online and print collateral. • Sell into small to mid size companies IT solutions such as network consulting services, colocation and managed hosting, security services, and development projects. • Direct marketing and sales requirements for new product and services development, coordinate activities with engineering and finance department. Show less



United Nations

• International Affairs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Documentation Consultant

  • 2004 - 2005

  Write technical documents Write technical documents



Logos

• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Director of Business Development

  • Jan 1997 - Oct 2000

  Managed key accounts of fortune 500 companies and further generated revenue by bringing in new customers. Brought in new revenue by establishing new key customers such as Lucent Technologies, Baxter Healthcare, and other industry leaders. Managed worldwide sales team, created incentive plans, established pre-sales and post-sales teams. • Sold high-end business-to-business enterprise software solutions of NLP (natural language processing) software applications, consulting, globalization and localization services with annual revenue exceeding 2 million. • Managed business development process by identifying strategic partners and business alliances, negotiated strategic marketing, sales and technology alliances with such companies. • Brought in as well as managed significantly large key accounts (100k500k) as well as strategic accounts. • Identified and attended trade shows, conferences and seminars with sales and marketing team members. • Created and presented company presentations at conferences, seminars, and prospective clients’ sites to senior management. • Managed marketing planning and product marketing including new product launch in coordination with engineering and sales, maximized effectiveness of marketing activities. • Integrated newly acquired production facility into corporate environment with respect to procedural, managerial, financial, and staffing needs. Show less



Radio Express

• United States
• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Sales Executive

  • 1996 - 1997

  partner with international radio stations partner with international radio stations



AT&T

• United States
• Telecommunications
• 700 & Above Employee

• Interpreter

  • 1987 - 1997

  Interpret and translate from/into German/Turkish/English Interpret and translate from/into German/Turkish/English