I'm a business professional with a blend of marketing, technology skills and tech mindset. I currently live and manage business across Toronto & Istanbul with dual responsibilities and my mission is to be a bridge between people, technology and business, especially in marketing and communication technology. By night, I explore coding as a marketer, creating innovative applications and testing new ideas with software and AI. These ideas are then developed further by my team into comprehensive projects involving UX, UI, full-stack development, and QA. Started my career in Procter & Gamble (Brand Management) and I quit P&G to start Project House in 1999 with my partners. Project House was a start-up in my tiny room and we made it a digital-centric communication group, one of the biggest ones in Turkey and in the region, acquired by HAVAS in 2010. Making this happen in the past 2+ decades is how I learned entrepreneurship the hard and fulfilling way, long before the word “start-up” was cool & sexy. After successful exit from Project House, I was offered the chance of leading country level P&L of all HAVAS creative agencies in Turkey (HAVAS Istanbul, HAVAS CX Istanbul, Project House, ENGAGE by HAVAS, Havas Health & You) - each with a fantastic leadership team of their own, working globally with passionate dedication. I now split my time between Istanbul and Toronto, supporting my teams in building global technology projects. We achieved triple-digit growth, not just in Turkey, but across 15 international markets, driven by advancements in marketing technology and software development. As a seasoned entrepreneur, I have mentored over 30 startups in their journeys to become profitable and scalable using technology, right business value proposition and leadership + execution with digital at the core. It is a team-game and my primary function is to ensure people meet their passions in their jobs, help them remove business barriers of any kind (mostly mind & attitude).I’m a father, a lifelong seeker of truth, and always a work-in-progress. If you have a passion and a proven track record of resilience, let’s connect. I promise to treat you to a great coffee!Specialties: Marketing strategy, AI in marketing and business, Brand management, marketing automation, Customer Experience Management,Digital Transformation
Listed skills include Digital Marketing, Mobile Marketing, Integrated Marketing, Marketing Strategy, and 46 others.