Head of Market/Turkey

• Mar 2021 - Present

Co-Founder

• Mar 2020 - Present

Covid19 pandemic threatens the health of millions of people, causing a major socio-economic crisis. We know that the best cure for fear,anxiety and the isolation of the individuals is hope, love and solidarity.With this phylosophy, we have created a non profit organization for “psychological support” that provides online therapy to those in need with the support of voluntary experts.Our aim is to contribute the reducing impact of social trauma on individuals with the voluntary participation and support of experts who believe in solidarity.Yalnız Değilsin was founded in May 2020 during Covid19 Pandemic. www.yalnizdegilsin.net

Co-Founder

• Nov 2018 - Present

Musebirds is a company that develops and designs innovative products for travelers, travel, airline and insurance companies.My responsibilities are;Development of product architectures, Business developmentEstablishment of partnerships Management of the team and the company.TicketBirds: A product designed for airline companies & airline passengers to compensate missed flight, luggage delay and flight delay. www.ticketbirds.netUrbanBirds: is an innovative, parametric, instant compensation product for flight delays. www.urbanbirds.club

Director Of Partnerships

• Nov 2016 - May 2019

HACKQUARTERS gives STARTUPS know how and resources to grow, and helps CORPORATES visualize their innovative ideas into real and applicable innovative solutions.My role in the Rock Star Team is:*For Corporates:Develop and nurture relationships with corporate executives Establish new business development initiativesEstablish, evaluate and negotiate new partnership deals Drive revenue through new deal referral channels Establish mutual goals between the corporate partner and Hackquarters to ensure alignmentShare best practices and stories from partner engagements to support operations and salesDevelop scalable processes and workflows to create events like Hackathon, Challenge, Startup Weekend and etc.Assist with organization and management of event details such ascalendars, facilities, décor, catering, entertainment, transportation, location, invitee list, promotional material etc.Maintain and coordinate sponsor relations* For Startups:Work with Startups in Hackquarters Acceleration Program on Business Development, Marketing, and sales. *Team Member of İş Bankası Entrepreneurship Program; WorkupWorkup is an entrepreneurship program made possible by İşbank and ran together with Kolektif House, Hackquarters and Omer Erkmen (the well-known and respected mentor and angel investor in Turkey). It is located an approximately 150sqm space at Kolektif House Levent which has the capacity of hosting 30 entrepreneurs.*Mentor in Yildiz Technical University Mentorship and Acceleration Programme

Managing Director/ Turkey

• Mar 2013 - Oct 2015

This is an executive-level position responsible for all operations of the company in Turkey,I was responsible in planning, developing, restructiring, organizing, and directing the activities of the Turkish team, including finance.Accomplishments and responsibilities:• Achieved 15% sales growth to budget annually• Managed controllable costs to ensure adherence to budget guidelines and• Maximize profits through effective cost control, staff scheduling, inventory management• Accomplished Human Resource objectives by recruiting, selecting, orienting the team• Analyzed account receivable and negotiated payment terms for past due accounts which resulted in the collection of $300,000Having worked for Pos Media as a Managing Director for approx three years, I have developed the skills necessary to become an immediate and valuable asset to our company. Possessing excellent management skills I am able to direct, manage and supervise all planning scheduling, sales and production activities. I can spot issues and opportunities before others, and have extensive knowledge of key issues like finance management, cost control and effective labour scheduling.

Managing Director / Turkey

• Jun 2007 - Sep 2011

Kinetic Turkey ( WPP-Group M Company) operates from Istanbul office, established in June 2007. Kinetic is the first OOH planning and buying agency of Turkey, offering traditional and non traditional planning & buying services, ambient and retail advertising including production. As well as international and domestic clients, Kinetic Istanbul also provides services for MindShare, Mediaedge:cia, Mediacom, Maxus and other local media agencies.Accomplishments and responsibilities:• Held a key leadership role in the start-up of the company, including, operational procedure development, workflow planning, agreements.• Screened, interviewed, hired, and trained the entire team of 30 employees on all aspects of operations, , service quality, and performance expectations.• Maximize profits through effective cost control, media buying, and in vendors agreements.• Created targeted marketing program to generate goodwill within the community,• with limited budget, resulting in the organization becoming a cornerstone within the Turkish Market.• Developed relations with local and global OOH vendors, Media Buying and Planning Agencies to become primary provider of Turkish Market.• Achieved over $1.6m in gross income from OOH planning and buying in 2010.

General Manager

• Aug 1995 - Apr 2005

Leading Radio Advertising Company in Turkey working with the biggest Media Buying and Planning Agencies; Mindshare, Mediacom, Maxus, OMD, Zentih Optimedia, Carat and many more. Leading Radio Advertising Company in Turkey working with the biggest Media Buying and Planning Agencies; Mindshare, Mediacom, Maxus, OMD, Zentih Optimedia, Carat and many more.

Asistant Account Executive

• Oct 1992 - May 1995

This is where I first encoutered the world of advertising. I learned nearly everything about my career and business ethics here. I was an assistant to the account executives.- Responsible to share the briefs from the meetings with the creative group, follow up on the developments of the artwork being done and then to present them to the customersManaged, collected and integrated all kind of advertising reporting data from multiple sources. This is where I first encoutered the world of advertising. I learned nearly everything about my career and business ethics here. I was an assistant to the account executives.- Responsible to share the briefs from the meetings with the creative group, follow up on the developments of the artwork being done and then to present them to the customersManaged, collected and integrated all kind of advertising reporting data from multiple sources.